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Bessent is arguing for something Washington has spent decades avoiding: a serious American industrial policy.

The U.S. military on Tuesday struck another boat it claimed was carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors. U.S. Southern Command announced the strike on social platform X, claiming that the vessel was “transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.”  Following...

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Tuesday said he wouldn’t rule out a White House bid after nearly a decade in the upper chamber. His second term is set to end in January 2029. “I'm planning on running for the United States Senate. But if you're asking me what if a lot of people enter the...

Millions of Cubans are being forced to leave their home due to the economic crisis caused by U.S. sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a new migration crisis.

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump invokes Defense Production Act to boost munition production President Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) in an effort to bolster the production of key munitions and supply chains as the U.S....

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) will close to airline traffic on July 4 after noon, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) said Tuesday. The MWAA cited aerial rehearsals, performances and fireworks that evening in restricting inbound and outbound flights. A host of celebrations are set to take place in Washington, D.C., for the 250th...

All the relevant authorities dealing with security issues have reinforced the new strategy against drug cartels.

President Trump on Wednesday cautioned that the preliminary deal with Iran isn't yet final, and the U.S. could "resume strikes" if needed. “No, it’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding, and if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head,” Trump said, speaking next to Egyptian...

President Trump said on Wednesday that people can decide to invest in Iran while dismissing reports that the preliminary deal between Washington and Tehran includes a $300 billion fund for Iran as “false.”  “We’re not investing. We’re not putting up 10 cents,” Trump told reporters while sitting next to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at...

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A group of Democratic lawmakers are pressing the three largest U.S. credit bureaus over allegations that the agencies have let incorrect reports from federal student loan servicers go unchecked. In a letter shared exclusively with The Hill ahead of its release on Wednesday morning, Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised concerns that...

If the GOP keeps treating rural Americans with such blatant disregard, they’ll reap the political whirlwind in November. 

President Trump emphasized on Wednesday that memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Washington and Tehran is not final and threatened to resume strikes on Iran “if they don’t behave.”  “No, it’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding, and if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head,”...

President Trump announced on Wednesday morning that he is pausing the confirmation process for federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) until Congress approves the nation’s warrantless spy powers and a voter ID bill. The president nominated Clayton to appease concerns from lawmakers that acting DNI Bill Pulte did not...