Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story President Trump’s ‘final determination’ that wasn’t President Trump on Friday left a two hour meeting in the White House Situation Room without making a “final determination” on an agreement between the U.S. and Iran. © Asghar...

A federal judge in Florida agreed to reopen President Trump’s bid to sue the IRS for $10 billion, siding with intervenors who said a settlement to create an “anti-weaponization” fund tainted the case. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Trump agreed to voluntarily dismiss his suit against the IRS in exchange for the creation of...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Where things stand between tech executives and Trump It’s been nearly a year-and-a-half since leaders from the country’s largest technology firms worked to win President Trump’s favor as he returned to the White House. What’s the status of their relationship with Trump today? © Illustration / Samantha Wong;...

The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race has a slight edge over his Republican opponent in a new poll released Friday.   Forty-seven percent of likely general election voters in the state backed state Rep. James Talarico (D) in the poll from Texas Public Opinion Research, compared with 44 percent for Texas Attorney General Ken...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story SEC proposes to ax climate disclosure rule The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally proposed Friday to rescind its 2024 rule that would have required publicly traded companies to disclose certain information related to climate change. © AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson The SEC, which...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday endorsed a $250 bill to commemorate the U.S. semiquincentennial featuring President Trump.  Larry Kudlow, a conservative contributor for Fox Business, asked the Trump administration official about his opinion of the proposed currency during a sit-down interview at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.  “We are going to have the...

A Democratic strategist allegedly deployed a candidate named Dan Sullivan to challenge the incumbent Republican senator in Alaska's ranked choice system.

Authorities say the driver of a deadly Virginia bus crash that killed five people on I-95 doesn't speak English, according to Secretary Sean Duffy.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed admitted on a podcast to destroying a bottle of vodka in a Detroit liquor store after being confronted about his beard.

The U.S. Coast Guard will end race-based preferences in its officer pre-commissioning program under the Trump administration's anti-DEI initiative.