Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Administration Committee, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) have discussed a proposal to further boost security for lawmakers with their Republican counterparts, a senior Democratic committee aide told The Hill Monday evening. The aide said that Morelle and Jeffries “have regularly discussed innovative solutions...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that she recommended a “full travel ban” to President Trump during a Monday meeting. “I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies,” Noem said Monday on the social platform...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth in hot water amid fallout from boat strike Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing pressure over a Washington Post report that he ordered the military to “kill everybody” in a boat strike in the...
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said on Sunday he plans to refile a war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for any military action taken in Venezuela. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the senator said he is optimistic that his resolution would get more support from Republicans in Congress this time around, noting...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said Sunday that President Trump is “demonizing” Somali migrants in his state. “As far as demonizing our Somali community, maybe, he could help us on some things,” Walz told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “Demonizing an entire community, folks who are in the professions, educators, artists, doctors,...
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Sunday that the White House “should be very concerned” after a call featuring special envoy Steve Witkoff and a senior Russian official was leaked. “I think you can't take just one slice of someone's conversation during long, stretched-out aspects of negotiations as reflective, but I think it's certainly important that...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that the body will put military officials “under oath” regarding reported follow-up strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. “We're going to have an investigation,” Kelly told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “We're going to have a...
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday said if the U.S. military ordered a second strike targeting survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, as reported by The Washington Post on Friday, it would constitute an “illegal act.” In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Turner stressed that...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said he thinks it’s “very possible” that a reported follow-up strike on two survivors of an initial U.S. attack in the Caribbean in September could constitute a war crime. “I think it's very possible there was a war crime committed,” Van Hollen said in an interview on ABC News’s “This...
At the U.S.-Central Asia Summit, the U.S. and Kazakhstan announced initiatives to deepen cooperation in digital infrastructure and high-performance computing, including the establishment of a $2 billion regional AI Compute Hub in Kazakhstan, to address the growing demand for energy and critical minerals for AI systems.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) predicted Sunday that the Senate will hold a vote on extending subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this year. “That vote will happen. And whether it will pass is in the hands of Donald Trump and the Republicans,” Klobuchar told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.”...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on Sunday there’s no evidence that the Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., was admitted to the United States because of faulty vetting procedures. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” host Jonathan Karl asked the Democratic senator whether he has concerns...
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) dismissed concerns about the legality of U.S. strikes on alleged "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean and East Pacific. “These individuals don't care about the lives of our friends and families,” Mullin told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Why do we care if we take them out in international...
The Trump administration should focus on enforcing anti-dumping laws and reforming the WTO's rules on anti-dumping to protect American manufacturers from unfair competition and to encourage investment in the U.S.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Sunday the Trump administration is “harassing” Afghan migrants through its crackdown on those from the country. “Going after a large group of people, most of which I think are just trying to live their lives, raise their families, go to work every day, the U.S. government harassing them years later...
U.S. officials say the suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House on Wednesday was “radicalized” in the U.S. after leaving Afghanistan. Attorney General Pam Bondi, in an interview on Fox News’s “Fox News Sunday,” was asked about reports that the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was vetted by the CIA and the...
