The Pentagon has approved the transfer of some of its military and civilian lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, the Defense Department confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the Department of Justice (DOJ) requested that the Pentagon identify “qualified Judge Advocates and civilian attorneys...

California’s biggest irrigation district is throwing its support behind a controversial water diversion project that aims to help relieve the Golden State’s historic battle with drought but also faces widespread local opposition. The Imperial Irrigation District — the biggest district not only in California, but also the nation — declared on Tuesday that it was...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Google avoids a breakup A federal judge declined to order the search giant to sell off its Chrome browser, as sought by the DOJ. © Jeff Chiu, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Tuesday barred Google from entering into exclusive agreements to prioritize its search engine, browser...

Two senior homeland security and cyber officials have left their roles at the Department of Defense (DOD) in another shake-up at the executive department.  Ashley Manning, the principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for cyber policy, and Jonathan Owen, the acting deputy assistant secretary of Defense for homeland defense integration and defense support to civil...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said he plans to call a special session of the state Legislature to consider tougher gun laws after a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school last week left two children dead and nearly two dozen people injured. Walz told reporters on Tuesday he plans to propose a “very comprehensive” package...

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi is moving to block a recent, controversial Illinois law extending student financial aid to illegal immigrants.

A federal appeals court allowed a Biden-appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission to keep her job for now as part of a lawsuit centered on President Donald Trump’s authority to remove members of independent agencies without cause.

The House Oversight Committee is releasing thousands of files on Jeffrey Epstein in a surprise Tuesday evening document dump.

The Senate teed up debate on the $925B National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday, a bill focused on Pentagon reforms rather than gutting “woke" policies.

Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson enters the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, pledging to campaign across all 99 counties starting with a Friday kickoff event.