Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security The Big Story Americans among those killed in Israel President Biden announced Monday that the number of Americans killed in attacks against Israel has risen to 11. © AP Photo/Fatima Shbair Biden also warned that American citizens may...

President Biden sat this week for an interview with the special counsel overseeing an investigation into his handling of classified documents from his time as vice president, the White House confirmed Monday. Biden met Sunday and Monday with special counsel Robert Hur, who was appointed earlier this year to handle the probe into classified documents...

President Biden along with fellow leaders from Western-allied countries expressed their “steadfast and united support” for Israel as the country reels from the wave of terrorist attacks against them by militant group Hamas.  “Today, we — President Macron of France, Chancellor Scholz of Germany, Prime Minister Meloni of Italy, Prime Minister Sunak of the United...

The United States is “surging” air defense and munitions to Israel following terrorist attacks against the country over the weekend, a senior defense official said Monday. “We remain in constant, ongoing contact with our counterparts in Israel to determine and then support their most urgent requirements,” the official told reporters Monday. They declined to specify the...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story What does the violence in Israel mean for oil prices? Global oil prices have jumped, inflamed by violence in Israel over the weekend. © AP Over the weekend, militants with Hamas, which governs Gaza and...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} View Online Technology Technology The Big Story US lawmakers, journalists targeted with spyware: probe Vietnamese government agents apparently tried to install Predator spyware on the phones of U.S. lawmakers and journalists using social media posts. © AP Photo An investigation by Amnesty International and a consortium of a...

Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Abortion put to the test as a voter issue in Virginia The battle for control of Virginia's General Assembly this year will test how strong abortion remains for both parties. © Annabelle Gordon, The Hill Democrats are leaning heavily...

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Monday fired more rockets and artillery at Israel in retaliation for the deaths of three fighters, raising fears of another front opening as Israeli forces combat the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In a statement carried by state media, Hezbollah said it struck two Israeli command centers in the Galilee...

Global oil prices have jumped, inflamed by violence in Israel and Gaza. Over the weekend, militants with Hamas, which governs Gaza and has been designated by the State Department as a terrorist organization, attacked Israel, killing hundreds and also taking hostages. As of Monday, at least 900 Israelis, most of them civilians, had been killed. More...

Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd announced Monday that he was dropping out of the 2024 GOP primary and endorsing former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley instead. "Unfortunately, it has become clear to me and my team that the time has come to suspend our campaign. While I appreciate all the time and energy our supporters have...