Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump looks to inflict economic pain on Iran President Trump is turning his focus on economic warfare, leaning on crippling sanctions and a U.S. naval blockade to force Iranians to the table in peace talks. ©...

President Trump’s efforts to bring the Iran war to an end have faltered several times. The U.S. military’s limited airstrike campaign did not move the needle. Trump’s threats to wipe Iran off the face of the earth didn’t either. Every time there appears to be a breakthrough in diplomatic talks, a wrench gets thrown in...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Gasoline prices remain stubborn at about $4 Prices that U.S. consumers are paying at the gas pump have stubbornly stuck around $4 per gallon, a high price for this late in the summer, as the Iran war’s trajectory remains uncertain. © Nam Y. Huh, Associated Press...

Major heat is heading to the Southeast and Florida, starting this weekend and lasting most of next week, as a near-record heat dome grows across the region.

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Vaccine policies are a political risk that Trump's sticking with President Trump on Monday abruptly upended his administration’s reset of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). © AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin For a few months this spring and early...

Jon Ossoff said in 2019 he would support reparations legislation, calling slavery a "debt unpaid." His resurfaced comments now raise questions.

Troy Jackson leads Susan Collins by two points in the latest poll, and Maine voters worry more about her Trump ties than Jackon's progressive links.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she never realized former President Joe Biden was declining in office, but argued that those around him who did know "should have acted" on it.