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What to know about Ukraine’s new counteroffensive

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story What to know about Ukraine’s new counteroffensive Ukraine began launching attacks in the eastern Donetsk region over the weekend in what appears to be the first wave of Kyiv’s long-anticipated counteroffensive. © AP Ukrainian commanders have...

Are congressional Republicans about to greenlight a CBDC? 

If Republicans want to prevent the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that would allow government to track and control your purchases, they’d better scrutinize the two anti-CBDC bills before Congress. There’s a huge difference between them.  One would prevent a CBDC surveillance token from replacing the American dollar. The other would actually...

Democratic senator calls for Biden to release report on Israeli shooting death of American journalist

A Democratic senator is calling on the Biden administration to publicly release its findings into the shooting death of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist who was killed by Israeli forces while covering a security raid in the West Bank in May 2022. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations...

2024 GOP field takes shape

{beacon} Evening Report Monday, June 5   © Greg Nash, The Hill Pence leads latest flurry of 2024 bids The GOP presidential primary is quickly taking shape. Former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday became the latest candidate to officially throw their name into the ring, filing federal election paperwork ahead of an expected in-person...

A ceasefire in Ukraine is in America’s interest

The longer the Ukraine war continues to distract the United States, the greater the risk of a Chinese attempt to throttle Taiwan.

Appeals court to hear arguments about ObamaCare preventive coverage

A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday about whether to continue a pause of a Texas district court's ruling that struck down an ObamaCare provision requiring insurers to cover preventive services for free. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit temporarily paused Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision until a panel could...

Biden golfs with brother who profited from family’s shady China business deals

President Biden spent Sunday golfing with his younger brother James as House Republicans ramp up their probe into the Biden family’s business dealings they say implicate the younger Biden.

Appeals court denies Biden admin request for stay in challenge to migrant release policy

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a motion by the Biden administration to allow migrant releases under two blocked policies to continue amid a legal challenge.

Republicans raise ethics concerns over Biden Cabinet official who ordered oil leasing ban

House Republicans on the Natural Resources Committee are warning that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland may have had a conflict of interest in a recent oil and gas leasing decision.

CT Legislature expected to pass $51.1B budget, first personal income tax cut since 1996

Connecticut's Democrat-controlled Legislature is expected to pass a $51.1 billion budget plan on Monday night, which includes the Nutmeg State's first personal income tax cut since 1996.

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