The ceasefire between Israel and Gaza offers a helpful reminder of Hamas’s underhanded tactics. As part of the ceasefire agreement, Hamas is to return the remains of Israeli hostages who were killed in Hamas captivity. Hamas has been slow-rolling this process, claiming that some bodies are buried in the rubble of tunnels that were destroyed by Israel. […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied his state’s appeal for federal disaster relief for flooding in May. Moore, in a Thursday release, called the move “deeply frustrating” and said it “leaves Marylanders on their own.” “FEMA has a responsibility to weigh the merits of each emergency request objectively,”...
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called out Robert De Niro on Wednesday and derided the award-winning actor during a Fox News interview. Miller, who appeared on "Hannity," referred to "The Godfather Part II" actor as "a sad, bitter, broken old man who is mostly enraged because he has not made a movie...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story Funds lacking for next troop paycheck as deadline looms Senate Democrats on Thursday sank a vote on a bill to pay active-duty military personnel and others during the shutdown, meaning U.S. forces may not receive their Oct. 31 paycheck....
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Idaho a precursor in continuing ACA debacle While the battle over the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits is stalemated in Congress, Idahoans are the canary in the coalmine for the rest of the country for how...
A new survey from the Pew Research Center found that a clear majority of respondents believe political violence in the U.S. is increasing. The poll, released Thursday, found that 85 percent of respondents believe that politically motivated violence is on the rise, including 86 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning respondents and 85 percent of Democrats...
Senators are hoping to seize the momentum as President Trump goes on the offensive against Russian President Vladimir Putin, though Republicans remain cautious about getting ahead of the commander in chief. Trump’s announcement Wednesday evening that he was, for the first time, imposing sanctions on Russia was welcomed by Kyiv and its supporters, signalling that...
The Pentagon revamped its press corps last week by welcoming a host of new outlets to cover national security after they agreed to adhere to unprecedented protocols that prevent them from reporting on information that has not been cleared by Defense Department officials. The policy was first announced in late September and implemented earlier this...
The DOJ warned California officials to stop threatening federal immigration agents or face prosecution. Deputy AG Todd Blanche tells Gov. Gavin Newsom, Rep. Nancy Pelosi to stand down.