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House GOP makes new bid to overhaul FISA spy laws

House Republicans offered up a new plan Thursday to tweak laws for spying on foreigners.

Trump defends length of military operation in Iran: ‘Don’t rush me’

President Trump on Thursday defended the duration of his military operation in Iran, saying there is no need to put a timetable on reaching a deal.

Feds bust ‘slave labor scam factory’ that stole from Americans

Federal authorities said they've disrupted a vicious "scam factory" network in Asia that recruited local workers, enslaved them in fraud centers as large as cities, then turned them loose to steal from Americans through phone scams.

Rogan blasts Trump’s Iran strategy after extending ceasefire: ‘Doesn’t make sense’

Podcaster Joe Rogan said Thursday that President Trump’s strategy in Iran “doesn’t make sense," renewing his criticism of the conflict days after appearing alongside the president for an executive order signing at the White House. The comment came as Rogan was discussing the current situation in the Middle East on his podcast, “The Joe Rogan...

Navy secretary’s removal points to Trump’s anxiety over shipbuilding

The abrupt firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest head to roll in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s turbulent Pentagon, points to President Trump’s anxiety over his ambitious and divisive vision for U.S. shipbuilding. Phelan, a billionaire and Trump fundraiser, was ousted on Wednesday, 13 months into the role, becoming the first service secretary to...

Haberman: Trump ‘would like to just be done’ with Iran war

New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Wednesday said her "sense" is President Trump would like to “just be done” with the Iran war as negotiations linger.  “Look at his Truth Social feed now, or listen to the roughly 40 minutes that he spent on 'Squawk Box' yesterday. … He's clearly frustrated. He's...

Trump faces conservative blowback over Spirit Airlines rescue

The Trump administration is facing growing opposition on the political right over its plan to bail out Spirit Airlines, with conservatives raising concerns about the precedent it sets for government involvement in business.  President Trump first floated the idea of a bailout Tuesday when reports surfaced that the administration was considering a $500 million bailout...

US military intercepts another Iranian ship

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security   The Big Story US military intercepts another Iranian ship The U.S. military said on Thursday that its forces seized an Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight as part of the naval blockade approved by President Trump. © AFP The U.S....

Desire to move to US drops to new low: Survey

A new poll released Thursday shows that respondents' desire to move to the U.S. has dropped to a new low despite still being the most preferred destination among foreign citizens to permanently move to. Global polling taken by Gallup in 2025 found that 15 percent of surveyed adults worldwide say they would move to the...

Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore Anthropic’s new Mythos model is keeping the company’s foot in the White House’s door despite the Trump administration blacklisting the firm’s products from military and government work earlier this year. © Prakash Singh, Bloomberg via Getty Images Mythos, Anthropic’s most...

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