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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...

Trump announces Israel-Lebanon 3-week ceasefire extension

President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks following talks at the White House.  Trump posted news of the extension on Truth Social following a meeting at the White House that included “high ranking” representatives from Israel and Lebanon in addition to Vice President Vance,...

Lutnick says Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ visa approved for 1 person so far

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday said only one person had been approved for President Trump’s $1 million “Gold Card” visa that offers an expedited pathway to U.S. citizenship. “They have approved, recently, one person, and there are hundreds in the queue," the Commerce secretary said during testimony before the House Appropriations Committee.  "They wanted...

Soldier in Maduro raid charged over prediction market bets on operation: DOJ

A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of using classified information about the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to place bets on the prediction market Polymarket, federal officials said Thursday. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg who was involved in the planning of the operation, was charged with using confidential government information...

‘Lame duck’: Jeffries rips DeSantis after Florida invitation as redistricting fight heats up

Hakeem Jeffries rips Ron DeSantis as a "lame duck" governor amid a heated Florida redistricting battle ahead of the key 2026 midterm elections.

Dems jockeying for Newsom endorsement give passing grades on issue that ignited ‘poop map’ crisis

Democratic candidates gave Newsom no lower than a B-minus on homelessness, drawing sharp criticism from Republicans at a California gubernatorial debate on Wendesday.

Conservative nonprofit investigates Virginia redistricting vote after court blocks certification

The America First Policy Institute launched an investigation into the Virginia redistricting amendment vote, targeting mail-in ballot procedures and alleged school political activity.

Sen Hawley warns it would be ‘unconscionable’ if billions of taxpayer funds flow to trans kids’ sex changes

Sen. Josh Hawley urges House Speaker Mike Johnson to immediately block taxpayer funding for sex change treatments for minors in a new letter Thursday.

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