Jacqueline Smith, the ombudsman of outlet Stars and Stripes who was ousted in April after she criticized the Pentagon’s new restrictions on the newspaper, is suing the Defense Department. In a complaint filed Thursday in federal court in Washington, D.C., Smith alleges that her firing was retaliatory and violated her First Amendment rights as it happened 10 days after...

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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Why are gas prices still so high? Oil is nearing its pre-war price after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to end the conflict, but gasoline remains significantly elevated. © Nam Y. Huh/AP While President Trump has blamed...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Back at it with Iran? The U.S. military said it conducted strikes against Iranian sites on Friday, less than an hour after President Trump indicated action would be taken against Tehran. The president cited Thursday’s attack...

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Thursday re-upped Democratic-led warnings about election interference ahead of the midterm elections.  Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly voiced concerns about the Trump administration’s efforts to access voter data from many U.S. states and cited President Trump’s false claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.  “There is no question...

The U.S. military said it conducted strikes against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar locations on Friday, a day after Tehran struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. {beacon} EVENING REPORT EVENING REPORT   Friday, June 26 Sign up © Associated Press US strikes Iranian missile, radar sites after Tehran hits...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Trump a "man-child" throwing a "tantrum" over his refusal to sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Border czar Tom Homan defended President Donald Trump's immigration agenda, recalling extremely graphic scenes from his career during an address in the nation's capital Friday.

President Trump unveils the new U.S. passport design featuring his image and the Declaration of Independence as part of the America250 celebration.