Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth: US to ‘take back’ Panama Canal from Chinese influence The United States and Panama will work together to "take back" the Panama Canal from "China’s influence," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said while visiting the country....
President Trump said Tuesday he's supportive of "major spending cuts" after a meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republicans who have expressed skepticism about a budget resolution to proceed with his legislative agenda. "I had a very good meeting today with the Speaker of the House and some of our more Conservative Members,...
While President Trump has pledged to be a friend to the fossil fuel industry and taken steps intended to bolster it, several of his recent moves have garnered pushback from oil, gas and coal executives. In a recent anonymous survey, oil and gas companies expressed that Trump was creating “uncertainty” and pushed back against his...
StopAntisemitism, an advocacy organization, reportedly wrote a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate popular children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel over posts about the conflict in Israel. Rachel Griffin Accurso, who goes by Ms. Rachel to her more than 14 million subscribers on YouTube, makes videos for children for speech therapy and learning preschool skills....
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem joined ICE and other law enforcement agents in Arizona during operations Tuesday, targeting illegal immigrants wanted for murder and human trafficking.