The two National Guard troops had been sworn in for less than a day when a gunman critically wounded the soldiers Wednesday afternoon in an ambush just blocks from the White House, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
A newly released House bill to protect children online omits a key provision from the Senate version that sponsors and advocates argue is what gives the measure teeth against social media companies.
The Chilean national accused of stealing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse earlier this year pleaded guilty last week to charges of wire fraud, aiding and abetting and first-degree theft, and he may now be subject to deportation. The suspect, identified as Mario Bustamante Leiva, allegedly committed several thefts across Washington, D.C.,...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is slated to release a list on Thursday of the airports affected by the planned reduction in flight operations as the government shutdown stretches into a record 37 days. FAA administrator Bryan Bedford announced on Wednesday that the FAA is reducing flights by 10 percent in 40 “high-volume markets” throughout...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to bring back the Russian empire; indeed, he has staked his political fortunes on achieving that goal. Unfortunately, the target nations — the non-Russian former Soviet republics and the former East European satellite states — don’t appear to be cooperating. Having tasted independence, most of them appear committed to...
Two men have been charged in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired terrorist plot planned in Michigan, acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba said Wednesday. Habba said in a video on the social platform X that the men, one from New Jersey and one from Washington state, are charged with conspiring to material support...
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts apologized to staff for his controversial video defending Tucker Carlson, and faced brutal criticism from the think tank's scholars for how he handled the matter, in a leaked all-staff meeting on Wednesday. "I made a mistake, and I let you down, and I let down this institution. Period. Full stop,"...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday she pressed charges against a man who groped her on the street Tuesday. A video of the incident circulating on social media shows a man approach Sheinbaum from behind, put his arm around her and kiss her on the neck. Another man, later identified by Sheinbaum as her aide,...
What started as a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on transportation nominees turned into a verbal confrontation between Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), with the former accusing the latter of spying on her and her staff. While questioning Ryan McCormack, President Trump's nominee for under secretary of transportation for policy, Moreno said he...
The latest briefing on the U.S. military’s strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, did not quell the concerns of some Democrats in attendance, who are demanding more information about the operations that have killed more than 60 people. The...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Bipartisan lawmakers want legal answers on alleged drug boat strikes A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is demanding more answers from President Trump’s administration about the ongoing U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the...
President Trump said Wednesday he wants to see New York City succeed in the wake of the election of self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani (D) but cautioned that the mayor-elect must be "respectful of Washington." "I would like to see the new mayor do well, because I love New York," Trump, a New York City...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said that some conservative justices on the Supreme Court appear “willing to put the brakes” on President Trump, as the high court considers the legality of the president’s sweeping tariffs. During Wednesday’s oral arguments on whether Trump overstepped his emergency authority to impose the levies, Chief Justice John Roberts and Trump-appointed...
