Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Poland says Pentagon has 'greenlit' permanent US base Poland said this week that the Pentagon leadership has "greenlit" a permanent U.S. military presence in the country, but the final decision will be made by the White...
Some Senate Democrats are looking to use a looming government funding deadline to force the Trump administration to end the war in Iran. While party leaders have yet to decide on whether to risk a shutdown, the desire for action from a mix of progressives and moderates could throw a wrench into the end-of-year legislative...
Corporate America is in the midst of its most dramatic scandal in years. Jensen Huang, the CEO and co-founder of Nvidia, resigned Thursday after admitting one extramarital affair, with a woman suspected of being a Chinese agent, and amid new reporting of a second affair, this time with an Nvidia colleague. The vast company is...
Kalshi has ended Donald Trump Jr.’s advisory role with the company after his firm, 1789 Capital, increased its investment in Polymarket earlier this year. “We have mutually agreed to end Don’s advisory role after his firm’s significant investment in a competitor this past summer,” Kalshi spokesperson Dani Lever said in a statement. “We are grateful...
The FBI said Thursday that North Korean hackers have stolen more than $400 million in cryptocurrency over the past 18 months using a social engineering scheme called “FaceStealer.” The scheme uses imposter versions of video conference platforms and secretly recorded web camera videos along with computer intrusions to target people working in the cryptocurrency industry,...
The top Democrats on the House and Senate's trade committees are requesting the Commerce Department preserve its records on President Trump's decision late last year to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to China. The investigation was announced Thursday by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee; and Rep. Richard...
Texas Rep. Chip Roy (R) issued a scathing rebuke of the Republican Party on Thursday, after the GOP lost control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections last week. Roy, who will depart his role on Jan. 3 after launching an unsuccessful bid for Texas attorney general, spoke for nearly half an hour...
Outgoing bipartisan senators outraged over Ukrainian reports of interruptions to military-grade satellite access are calling for Congress to pursue accountability for the shutdown, focusing on Elon Musk’s company SpaceX and the Pentagon. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) issued a statement obtained exclusively by The Hill urging Congress to conduct oversight on Kyiv’s...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth survived another battle with Democrats when House Republicans this week sent back eight articles of impeachment brought by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). While Massie won’t be back next year, Democrats are not done with the Defense secretary, who remains a key target for scrutiny — and possibly another impeachment vote —...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is moving quickly to quash a brewing rebellion in his caucus by telling colleagues privately that he’s locked up the votes to be majority leader and laying out a comprehensive plan for the new Democratic Senate in 2027. Senate Democrats say that Sens. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Elissa...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is poised to take the reins of the Senate Banking Committee, a crucial perch from which the progressive senator aims to put corporate America under the microscope. Warren, who made her name as a consumer advocate in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, has been one of the Senate's fiercest critics...
The Trump administration appears to be gearing up for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide less assistance to states — but it’s not entirely clear what will change. Michael Coen, who was the agency’s chief of staff during the Biden administration, told The Hill that during a recent emergency management conference, FEMA’s administrator...
Republicans for years have made religion a cornerstone of their politics, while Democrats struggled to find their own voice on matters of church and faith. The divide was stark, and it at times hurt the Democratic Party in red and purple districts where Republicans targeted their opponents as out of step on local values. But in...
An Alaska judge denied former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) campaign request for a list of rejected absentee ballots amid the state’s competitive Senate election that is yet to be called. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthew ruled that Alaska’s Division of Election (DOE) is “currently busy processing ballots from the 2026 general election” and “simply lacks...
