Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Zelensky asks NATO leaders for aid amid Hamas attacks Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday directly lobbied dozens of Western defense officials for more military aid, assistance that is sure to stretch thin with the conflict between...
CNN’s Jake Tapper pushed back on claims from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) that there are some Democrats who trust Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as a possible new Speaker of the House this week. Tapper asked Mace on Wednesday about possible alternative Speaker candidates after the GOP named Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) its pick for...
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) urged his Republican colleagues to go through with voting for a new House Speaker quickly, so the body can focus on important legislation like support for Israel amid its escalating war against Hamas in Gaza. “We don't want to go through the 15 rounds of ballots like we did last time....
The European Union urged Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to be “very vigilant” about removing “illegal content” and disinformation from its platforms, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Thierry Breton, the EU’s commissioner for Internal Market, sent a letter Wednesday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about...
A number of Democrats facing battleground Senate races are calling on President Biden to again freeze $6 billion in Iranian funds following Hamas’s attack on Israel. Since Hamas launched fatal attacks on Israel Saturday, many lawmakers have questioned the Biden administration for its decision to unfreeze $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds as part of a...
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) put his support behind Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Wednesday amid criticism over her flying a Palestinian flag outside her Capitol Hill office and a statement she made about the war. Criticism has mounted against Tlaib after the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday, starting a war that has...
The State Department increased its travel advisory for Israel on Wednesday, urging Americans to “reconsider travel” to the country as its war with Hamas in Gaza intensifies. Hamas militants launched a wide-scale attack on Israel on Saturday. Military actions between the nation and the militant group have continued since then, leaving more than 1,200 Israelis...
The Biden administration has not removed the option of refreezing $6 billion in assets released to Iran last month, as officials look for links between Iran and the Israel attack.