Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is making a high-stakes bet that a combative public pressure campaign targeting President Trump — in coordination with his allies in Congress — will push the president to reverse course on concessions to Russia. Zelensky, under intense strain from relentless Russian strikes and depleted air defenses, has lashed out at Trump...

The Saudi government has postponed its annual investment conference — known colloquially as “Davos in the Desert” — to next year, after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels carried out multiple deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia earlier this month. Organizers at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute postponed the 10th edition of the conference, which was set...

Presented by {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare PRESENTED BY The Big Story Trump establishes new women's health divisions President Trump on Monday signed an executive order creating new executive offices dedicated to bolster research into women's health, crediting first lady Melania Trump for pushing the issue. © AP Photo/Alex Brandon “Today we’re taking historic action to...

President Trump called on New Mexico to change its name to “New America” following his decision to alter the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario to include “America.” “New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America,” the president wrote...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Dems float Hegseth’s ouster in lame-duck defense battle Senate Democrats are quietly floating the ouster of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the midterms as the political price for cooperation on key defense-related issues in the postelection...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Interior will hold first offshore mining lease sale The Trump administration is officially moving ahead with a decision to lease ocean tracts off the coast of American Samoa for deep-sea mining. © Fili Sagapolutele, Associated Press file The decision, announced Monday, would represent the...

President Trump’s focus with two weeks to go before the midterms is squarely on the Senate, as he travels to a series of red states, some of which are threatening to turn blue. The president’s travel schedule has included stops in states seen as deep red such as Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee, as well as...

President Trump will head back to Texas exactly one week before Election Day, underscoring the competitive nature of the red state's battleground races. The Republican National Committee announced Monday that Trump will campaign in Waco, Texas, on Oct. 27. The trip will mark Trump’s third visit to the Lone Star State this month alone and...