President Trump went after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his former U.K. ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, who has faced scrutiny over files linked to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom acknowledged that he ‘exercised wrong judgment’ when he chose his Ambassador to Washington. I...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump extends Iran ceasefire and naval blockade President Trump said he would extend the U.S. ceasefire with Iran until Tehran provides a unified proposal, but added that the U.S. military blockade of the Strait...

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced an 11-count indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) including bank and wire fraud, charging the group in connection with a now-defunct program that used paid informants to monitor extremist groups. The charges include six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story HHS posts, then removes notice to remake preventive services task force Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking to remake an influential but little-known task force that determines what preventive medical services insurers must cover for free. © Jacquelyn Martin, Associated...

FBI Director Kash Patel got into a shouting match with a reporter amid questions over his job performance following an explosive article from The Atlantic alleging excessive alcohol use by the director. The outlet reported that while in charge of the bureau, Patel has consumed alcohol “to the point of obvious intoxication” in front of...

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Court curtails Trump anti-renewable moves A federal judge on Tuesday curtailed enforcement of several Trump administration policies that would have otherwise been expected to hamper renewable energy. © AP Judge Denise Casper, an Obama appointee in Massachusetts, granted a preliminary injunction preventing the federal government from...

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Congress on Tuesday that he has not faced pressure from the White House to scale back his vaccine skepticism, even as a top Trump health adviser recognized "ongoing conversations about where to prioritize." The denial contradicts a mounting body of reporting from sources inside...

A group of NASA veterans came together on Tuesday to launch a new nonprofit organization aimed at defending Americans’ constitutional rights.  Astronauts for America is a group of over 100 former astronauts with common “patriotic, not partisan” goals, the founding members wrote in an open letter.  “We are Republicans, Democrats, and Independents from many different...

Mike Pence warns Congress that Planned Parenthood will get a massive taxpayer-funded windfall if Republicans fail to extend the federal funding ban.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Texas law mandating Ten Commandments be displayed in all public schools.