When asked to select which category of people they most associated with courage, 4 percent of Americans selected elected officials — tying with social media influencers, according to newly-published Gallup survey results. In the new poll, released Wednesday, respondents were given a list of 16 different groups of people — such as first responders, scientists,...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story What's in the permitting reform bill? This week, a set of bipartisan senators announced a major permitting reform bill aimed at speeding up the buildout of the nation's infrastructure, especially energy projects, here's what the bill, known as the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs...
This week, a bipartisan group of senators announced a major permitting reform bill aimed at speeding up the build-out of the nation's infrastructure, especially energy projects. While it’s not clear if the bill will become law, it appears to have the backing of a significant number of legislators as well as leaders in both parties....
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled the Trump administration must turn over a Department of Justice (DOJ) memo that legally authorizes the Pentagon’s lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer rejected two of the administration’s three arguments to keep the document secret in a 66-page opinion, requiring that the...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon increases pay for troops in hostile fire for first time in over 20 years The Pentagon increased the pay for U.S. troops in hostile fire and imminent danger, marking the first rate adjustment for those...
President Trump will rally supporters in Oklahoma Thursday evening as he ramps up his midterm campaign push with Election Day just more than a month away. The event marks a rare presidential visit to a reservation and kicks off a monthlong campaign blitz for Trump through red states — as Republicans hope to maintain control...
The Pentagon is sending more than 4,000 Marines and sailors aboard three warships to the Middle East as the Navy buildup ramps up in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) theater. The USS Makin Island, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, the flagship vessel of the amphibious readiness group, was spotted departing San Diego on Monday. The...
The FBI arrested a Department of Energy (DOE) employee Thursday at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear site under suspicion of trying to aid the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, according to the Justice Department. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Wash., was charged with “attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis” after...
Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) said Thursday that former President Nixon was “absolutely couped out of office” and added that he was “framed” during the infamous Watergate scandal. “We now know more about the deep state and its power and ability to literally change things at the top,” the lawmaker said during his remarks at the...