South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is releasing a new book called "No Going Back," but on Friday her office said she would actually be going back to correct some errors - including a false claim that she once met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) is set to become top Democrat on the House subcommittee that crafts Homeland Security Department (DHS) funding, replacing Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) shortly after he was indicted on bribery charges. Aides confirmed the news, first reported by Bloomberg Government, to The Hill on Friday afternoon. A House Democratic aide said Underwood,...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} ou Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story How much time is left before the Rafah invasion? Reports emerged Friday that the Israeli military told the Biden administration of a plan to begin removing civilians from Rafah in Gaza ahead of a long-threatened...

The U.S. military had to pause its project of building a pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian due to bad weather, the Pentagon said Friday. U.S. Central Command officials “temporarily paused offshore assembly of the floating pier” off the coast of Gaza after high winds and sea swells caused unsafe conditions for...

Former President Trump’s trial closed out the week in dramatic style as former aide Hope Hicks took the stand. Hicks, who served as press secretary in the early, ramshackle days of Trump’s first campaign for the presidency, went on to become his White House communications director. It appears the two have been estranged since it...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) pushed back against “threats” Friday as it faces intense pressure following reports of possible arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials over their conduct in the Oct. 7 attack and war in Gaza that has followed. A number of pro-Israel U.S. lawmakers and the Biden administration have urged the ICC...