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DOJ threatens to cut billions in welfare funding from states for failing to report illegal migrants

The Justice Department warns states they could lose billions in welfare funding if they fail to report illegal immigrants to DHS under new rules.

Trump’s new birthright citizenship order blocked by federal judge

President Trump's second attempt at an executive order limiting birthright citizenship was blocked by a federal judge, who said the president was trying to eat away at citizenship for some of the people the Supreme Court just ruled were entitled to it.

Pentagon orders mandatory testosterone tests for male troops 30 and older

The Pentagon's new mandatory testosterone deficiency screening for troops ages 30 and up includes mandatory blood tests and voluntary hormone replacement therapy for men.

Stephen A. Smith on Trump, Democrats and the politics of chaos

Stephen A. Smith on Trump, Democrats and the politics of chaos lead image

Hollywood celebs who defend Mark Ruffalo did nothing for Gina Carano

There’s a list of celebrities supporting Mark Ruffalo after the “Avengers” star’s latest anti-Israel...

Trump: US has control of large slice of Venezuela’s oil

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump: U.S. has control of large slice of Venezuela's oil President Trump said Friday evening that there will be “majority U.S. control” of a large swath of Venezuela’s oil reserves. © AP Photo/Matias Delacroix “BREAKING NEWS: The United States of America has just entered...

El-Sayed edges Rogers in Michigan Senate poll

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leading opponent former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) by a few points in the battle for a seat in the upper chamber, according to new polling. In the EPIC-MRA poll, 43 percent of respondents either said they would back Rogers or leaned toward him if their ballots were due that...

Army Secretary Driscoll resigns after months-long turf war with Hegseth

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is set to depart his role at the Pentagon in the coming days, leaving the Trump administration after being embroiled in a months-long turf war with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to two sources familiar with internal deliberations. Driscoll spoke with President Trump about the “current state” of the Army and...

Trump touts Venezuela deal, but political, logistical hurdles stand between US and oil

President Trump announced last week that the U.S. would team up with a Venezuelan company to pump oil from a large swath of the South American nation's reserves — but actually getting that petroleum out of the ground could come with significant hurdles. Announcing the agreement with Venezuela, Trump said Friday evening it would “substantially...

Pentagon inks 7-year deals to bolster interceptor production

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Pentagon inks 7-year deals to bolster interceptor production The Pentagon announced on Monday that it reached two seven-year framework agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Lockheed Martin to bolster production of interceptors. ©...

Chief justice dissents on ballroom construction: ‘No victory for separation of powers’

Chief Justice John Roberts broke with his conservative colleagues in a Supreme Court decision Monday that allowed construction on the proposed White House ballroom to continue, saying the ruling upsets the separation of powers. Roberts, joined by the three liberal justices, contended that the majority’s reasoning likely infringed on Congress’s power of the purse and...

Federal judge delays a mifepristone lawsuit until after midterms

A federal judge on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion pill mifepristone until after the midterm elections.  Judge Reed O’Connor, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, granted a request by the Department of Justice to delay the lawsuit filed...

El-Sayed: If you’re starting a trade war with Canada, ‘you’re the a‑‑hole’

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, whose own state borders Canada, on Monday slammed the recent trade tensions between the Trump administration and its northern neighbor. “Now, over the last couple of weeks, Michiganders have been struck by yet another disastrous Trump policy: the expansion of a trade war with Canada,” El-Sayed said during a...

Why the left can’t stop obsessing over Trump

Trump's supporters aren't the mystery — his critics are more interesting.

Pentagon erupts over classified leak of Iran war dissent

In today's issue: ▪ U.S. strikes Iran after monthlong pause ▪ Trump touts Venezuela oil deal ▪ House back in session ▪ GOP midterm convention frustrations The Pentagon is seething over a Washington Post report that top military leaders recently warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against extending large-scale Iran war operations. People familiar with a classified assessment prepared...

GOP soul-searching for life after Trump is ramping up

Republicans say their party will need to do a lot of soul searching to find its direction before President Trump leaves office in 2029, something that is coming into sharper focus with the approaching midterm election and the realization that Trump will soon become a lame duck. GOP strategists and political experts say the discussion...

Jewish Dems in Michigan question place in party

Jewish Democrats in Michigan are facing a moment of reckoning in the Democratic Party, as they grapple with a Senate nominee who has alienated some Jewish voters and with broader questions about their place in the party amid a rise in antisemitism. Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s primary victory over moderate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) earlier...

Mark Walter scandal, LA Lakers sale raise concern about ownership in pro sports 

Billionaire Mark Walter’s purchase of the Los Angeles Lakers and his subsequent forced sale of the team less than a year later amid allegations of financial crimes at his companies are sparking fresh concern about who owns the biggest brands in pro sports.  It is also highlighting how clubs are being leveraged as profit-driving mechanisms...

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