Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US reacts after Israeli officials targeted with arrest warrants After the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday filed arrest warrants against two top Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza, U.S. officials went on the offensive....

A federal judge will reopen the sentencing hearing for the man convicted of assaulting Paul Pelosi after the judge failed to let him speak during last week's sentencing hearing. The decision comes just days after Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley sentenced David DePape to 30 years in prison for breaking into the California home of Pelosi....

All eyes turned to Robert Costello on Monday after he was called to the witness stand in former President Trump's hush money trial and was quickly admonished by the judge for his courtroom behavior. Minutes after Costello, a former legal adviser to ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen, took the witness stand Monday, Judge Juan Merchan asked...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Small plant may play key role in Colorado River's future A water district that serves on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains is preparing to invest $98.5 million in a tiny hydropower plant as part...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s sudden death has thrown into question who will take the place as Tehran’s next supreme leader. Raisi, 63, who was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday along with Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, was widely considered a leading candidate to take the place of current Islamic Republic Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

The prosecution rested its case Monday in the New York criminal trial of former President Trump. Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney-turned-enemy, was the last witness for the prosecution. Much of last week was dominated by Cohen’s testimony. He endured some more rough moments Monday. The defense has now moved onto its shortlist of witnesses. Closing...

President Biden on Monday said his administration stands with Israel after the ICC announced it will seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.

Voters in Montana will have an opportunity this year to audit the powers and structures of their county and city governments through a 'local government review' on their primary ballots.

Legal and compliance costs in the overhaul of Arizona's Maricopa County Sheriff's Office are expected to reach $314 million by next summer.

The Biden administration is threatening to sue another Republican-led state over its anti-illegal immigration law, after it sued Iowa and Texas over similar bills.