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Israel begins Gaza City ground offensive

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Israel begins Gaza City ground offensive The Israeli military launched its long-planned ground offensive into Gaza City on Tuesday. © AP Photo The offensive escalates the nearly two-year war that has killed thousands as Israel hopes to...

BLS chief fired by Trump over jobs report comments publicly for first time

The former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, on Tuesday made her first public remarks since she was fired by President Trump last month following a poor jobs report and substantial revisions to earlier data. Speaking at the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College, her alma mater, McEntarfer recounted her experience learning she had...

London mayor: Trump ‘perhaps done the most to fan the flames of divisive, far-right politics’

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, in a Tuesday opinion piece for The Guardian, called out President Trump for boosting “divisive, far-right politics” worldwide in recent years. “We must unite to take on the reactionary populists and nativists who are exploiting economic concerns, the atomisation of modern life and a growing distrust of political and media institutions...

GOP rebels extract tariff concession from House leaders 

A handful of House Republicans extracted concessions from House GOP leaders on tariff policy after rebelling on a procedural vote Tuesday. GOP leaders agreed to shave two months off the length of a prohibition on votes that could end President Trump’s tariffs, and agreed to create an informal tariff working group, according to two members...

Energy, chemical industries slam proposed rail merger

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Energy, chemical industries slam proposed rail merger Trade associations representing various industries issued a letter Tuesday expressing “serious concerns” about a proposed merger between major rail companies Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. © AP “We write to express our serious concerns and reservations about...

Moody’s economist: US avoids recession if well-to-do ‘keep spending’

Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said Tuesday the U.S. economy will likely avoid a recession if the wealthiest individuals continue to spend at the current rate. In a post on the social platform X, the chief economist highlighted updated charts showing spending levels by income group, saying the new data suggest “the U.S. economy...

Parents press Senate for AI rules

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Parents push lawmakers for chatbot guardrails Parents called for guardrails on artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots Tuesday as they testified about how the technology drove their children to self-harm and suicide. © Katie Adkins, Associated Press Their pleas for action come amid increasing concerns about the impact of the rapidly developing...

Former CDC leaders to blast Kennedy at hearing

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Former CDC leadership to go after Kennedy in hearing Two former leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will appear before a Senate committee Wednesday to discuss the recent turmoil at the agency, with their...

Senators grill Patel in combative hearing: 5 takeaways

FBI Director Kash Patel struck a combative tone in a Tuesday hearing that included multiple shouting matches with Democratic lawmakers and a prediction that President Trump “will cut you loose.” The appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was Patel’s first sitting with lawmakers since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the Justice Department’s compliance with a House...

Pence joins George Mason as distinguished professor

Former Vice President Mike Pence has joined George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government as a distinguished professor of practice, the university announced Tuesday. Pence will begin teaching undergraduate courses and public-facing seminars starting in the spring semester. The former vice president will also be available via moderated discussions and mentorship programs to...

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