House Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee are calling for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to abandon plans to equip immigration agents with electric shock gloves and “halt this procurement before more innocent lives are lost.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month published a notice of their plan to...
Vice President Vance said Thursday night that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a “very discreet plan" to shrink the nation’s debt. “He [Bessent] has had a very discreet plan, of course, supported by the president of the United States, to get the United States to a point where our economy is growing faster than our...
Rep. Seth Moulton and Sen. Ed Markey exchanged blows from the onset of the final Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary debate as the 47-year-old House lawmaker mounts a longshot bid to oust his 80-year-old progressive opponent. Moulton and Markey appeared for their last televised debate on Thursday, which was hosted by WCVB-TV, WBUR-FM and The Boston...
Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (Va.), whose own district lies in a hotbed of data center activity, pushed to rein them in on Thursday, but not enough where the U.S. would lose the technology race to China. “The reality is, if we want to grow and develop some of these emerging technologies like AI and others,...
First lady Melania Trump poked fun at her low profile throughout her husband's second term during a White House event Thursday, making her first major public appearance since mid-July. “Good afternoon,” the first lady greeted press at the White House Rose Garden for an event highlighting her new foster care scholarship initiative. “I heard you...
President Trump and his fixer-turned-enemy Michael Cohen have seemingly turned over a new leaf, with the president saying he respects that Cohen took back things he’s said. Portions of the interview played on Cohen’s radio show on 77 WABC radio in New York City Thursday. The rest is expected to air on Sunday. Cohen was...
President Trump suggested Michael Cohen was “forced” to testify against him in the 2024 New York hush money trial in a Thursday clip from the president’s upcoming interview with his former personal attorney. “They weaponized government against you and against others, Michael. There were plenty of others too, and it’s a disgrace,” the president told...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US approves $4.5 billion sale of refueling planes to Qatar The U.S. approved on Thursday a possible $4.5 billion sale of four aerial refueling aircraft and related equipment to Qatar. Christopher Pike, Bloomberg via Getty Images...
The U.S. Army plans to phase out a drone unit that was studying and incorporating lessons from foreign wars, including the use of uncrewed systems in the Russia-Ukraine war, an Army official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday. The infantry battalion, known as the Unmanned Assault Battalion, will participate at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center...
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Mike Rogers calls for one-year data center moratorium Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the GOP nominee in a critical Senate battle in Michigan, on Thursday called for a one-year pause on data center construction, the latest sign of the political toxicity of the server warehouses fueling the AI boom....
A sports columnist with The Seattle Times announced Thursday he has resigned after the outlet declined to run his piece on transgender athletes in women's sports. “After 11 years as a sports columnist at the Seattle Times, I have decided to resign. It was entirely my choice, and it was not an easy one. The...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Schwartz recognizes CDC strife in first talks with staff Erica Schwartz, the newly confirmed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), acknowledged the agency she is now tasked with leading faces an uphill battle in terms of...
Progressive California state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) is projected to defeat Bay Area Rapid Transit Board President Melissa Hernandez in the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) term in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ. Swalwell, once seen as the front-runner in the California governor’s race, dropped out...
