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Trump: U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country's oil reserves.

X finds Chinese bot farm pushing anti-data-center messages on Americans

The social media platform X said it uncovered a Chinese influence operation to turn Americans against AI development and construction of data centers.

Susan Collins calls for tariff truce as trade war emerges as hot issue in Senate races

GOP Sen. Susan Collins, who is in a hotly contested reelection race in Maine, is calling on the Trump administration to cut a trade deal with Canada.

ICE plans to deport right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos

Homeland Security officers have arrested right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos and are holding him in preparation for deportation, the government said Friday, saying he's in the country illegally.

National Park Service backs Trump’s arch, despite its impact on Washington’s sightline

A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump's proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.

House returns from recess with plan to fund government weeks ahead of shutdown deadline

The House returns Monday from its summer recess prepared to pass a government funding bill four weeks ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline.

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in D.C., ahead of midterm elections

Voting rights, the work of the civil rights movement and racial justice took center stage on the National Mall Friday, with protesters gathering ahead of midterm elections and following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that some have condemned as detrimental to Black Americans.

RFK Jr. questions measles deaths in Pennsylvania

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story RFK Jr. seizes on Shapiro's measles statements Top Trump administration health officials are seizing on vague information from Pennsylvania to openly question the circumstances of two deaths that state health authorities attributed to measles. Natasha Kaiser Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D)...

Trump says he secured ‘majority U.S. control’ of large slice of Venezuela’s oil reserves

President Trump said Friday evening that there will be “majority U.S. control” of a large swath of Venezuela’s oil reserves. “BREAKING NEWS: The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “At my...

Trump to give speech at Pentagon for 25th anniversary of 9/11

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump to give speech at Pentagon for 25th anniversary of 9/11 President Trump is set to give a speech at the Pentagon for the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and will not visit...

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