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Shouting match erupts between RFK Jr and Dem lawmaker over his comments about Black children

RFK Jr. and Rep. Terri Sewell clashed during a budget hearing over his past podcast comments about Black children allegedly needing to be re-parented.

Hillary Clinton rips Trump on migrant child detentions, but Bill Clinton’s own record cuts deep

Hillary Clinton takes aim at Trump immigration policies over ICE child detentions, though thousands of juveniles were detained under Bill Clinton.

US general warns Russia may be developing nuclear anti-satellite weapon in orbit

U.S. Space Command chief says he is very concerned Russia may be developing a nuclear weapon in space that could disrupt satellites and daily life on Earth.

House lawmakers express disgust over Swalwell not being exposed sooner: ‘It’s shameful’

Lawmakers from both parties express alarm over Rep. Eric Swalwell's alleged sexual misconduct as Capitol Hill debates how to prevent future abuses.

To ensure true inclusion, here’s the flag to fly

The American flag includes everyone –– gay, straight, trans, believer, skeptic –– without ranking...

Trump’s looming deadline for Iran 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump's looming deadline for Iran President Trump on Monday doubled down on his Tuesday evening deadline for Iran to make a deal with the United States or else face destroyed infrastructure. © Greg Nash...

OPEC+ agrees to boost output when Strait of Hormuz reopens

A group of OPEC+ members met on Sunday and agreed to increase their oil output once the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.  The plan is set to be implemented in May and the countries said they would plan to produce 206 thousand barrels per day, upon the waterway reopening, according to a press release.  Eight...

GOP super PAC announces $342M investment in midterm Senate races

The Senate Leadership Fund, a big-dollar fundraising group affiliated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), announced Monday a whopping $342 million investment across eight high-stakes midterm Senate races.  In its largest-ever ad buy, the Republican-led group is making an aggressive push to take the Democratic-held Senate seats in Michigan, Georgia and New Hampshire, according to...

Education Department rescinds previous Title IX agreements with schools over gender identity

The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights said Monday it would rescind Title IX agreements that six schools made with the federal government under past administrations over gender identity. The department said the previous administrations' enforcement of Title IX was “illegal and burdensome" over “improper use of preferred pronouns” and “asking questions about a student’s preferred ‘gender.’”    Title IX is...

Trump suggests US could charge toll for Strait of Hormuz passage 

President Trump suggested Monday that the U.S. could impose its own tolls on vessels trying to transit through the Strait of Hormuz — a strategy employed by Iran as it continues to control the key energy shipping choke point. During a White House press conference, a reporter asked Trump whether he would end the war...

Trump brushes off questions about potential war crimes in Iran

President Trump on Monday brushed off questions from reporters about whether strikes on civilian infrastructure in Iran would constitute war crimes. When asked by a New York Times reporter at the White House press briefing if he was concerned that bombing power plants and bridges, as he had threatened to do, constituted war crimes, Trump...

Trump doubles down on Tuesday night deadline for Iran to meet US demands

President Trump on Monday doubled down on his deadline for Iran to make a deal with the United States by Tuesday evening, or else face destroyed infrastructure. "We're giving them until tomorrow at 8 o'clock. And after that, they're going to have no bridges, no power plants,” Trump told reporters at a White House news...

Trump details rescue operation of missing F-15 airman in Iran: How it unfolded

President Trump and his top national security officials on Monday offered details on the harrowing rescue of a U.S. service member from Iran after a fighter jet was downed inside the country on Friday. Trump authorized the U.S. forces to start the search-and-rescue operation and within hours, the U.S. military deployed 21 aircraft into Iranian airspace. “You...

Loomer takes credit for arrest of former Iranian commander’s niece in California

Far-right media figure Laura Loomer took credit on Saturday for the arrests of the niece and grandniece of former Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. strike on Iraq during President Trump’s first term in 2020. Loomer said in a social media post that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Soleimani’s...

Former NATO commander on Iran rejecting ceasefire proposal: ‘They still have cards to play’

James Stavridis, a former NATO commander, on Monday said Iran hasn’t accepted a ceasefire because they “still have cards” to play in the war.  Stavridis, during an appearance on CNN’s “Situation Room,” said that “Iran wants to hold on to its high-value cards: number one, Strait of Hormuz closure, and number two, almost 1,000 pounds...

Democrats have too many troubles to cheer Trump’s failures

Public disillusionment with the Democrats is widespread.

OpenAI’s Altman releases blueprint for taxing, regulating artificial intelligence

OpenAI published a policy blueprint for artificial intelligence on Monday, recommending a revised social contract to prepare for the technology’s likely impact on the economy, workforce and overall state of humans. The 13-page document suggests superintelligence, an AI that will surpass the smartest humans, is on the horizon and argues the governing of AI must “keep...

Why you can’t see any stars in photos from Artemis II

We've seen some stunning photos from the Artemis II crew – but you may have noticed some missing features.

Regulator closes investigation into Tesla ‘actually smart summon’ feature

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed its investigation into Tesla’s “actually smart summon” feature after finding that incidents occurred infrequently and were not particularly severe. The agency opened an investigation into the feature, which allows Tesla users to summon their cars to a particular location without a driver, in January 2025 after...

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