Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Air Force searches for ‘lessons’ after airman’s self-immolation Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin addressed an airman’s recent self-immolation in protest of America’s role in Israel’s war in Gaza, saying the service is investigating the “tragedy,”...

A judge in Illinois has removed former President Trump from the state’s ballot, citing the 14th Amendment’s Insurrection Clause making the Prairie State the third to attempt to boot Trump from the ballot. Judge Tracie Porter in Cook County, Ill., issued her lengthy ruling Wednesday, ordering the state election board to remove the former president from...

The House on Wednesday evening approved bipartisan legislation that aims to bolster nuclear energy. The vote was 365-36, with one additional lawmaker voting present. All of the "no" votes were Democrats and included several members of the Progressive Caucus. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) voted present. The legislation aims to bolster the U.S.’s nuclear energy production...

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said President Biden needs to prove he has the "mental acuity" to handle another term in the White House. “I think he needs to come out of the White House and show Americans that he has the cognitive capacity to — and the mental acuity to handle his...

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon}   Evening Report     © Greg Nash / The Hill After McConnell it's the battle of 'the three Johns' Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the longest serving GOP Senate leader ever, announced Wednesday that he'll be stepping down from his leadership duties...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Older adults can get another COVID-19 shot this spring The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended Wednesday that adults 65 and older should get a second dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine that was introduced last...

Former President Trump thanked the Supreme Court Wednesday for agreeing to weigh whether he can be criminally prosecuted for efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “Legal Scholars are extremely thankful for the Supreme Court’s Decision today to take up Presidential Immunity. Without Presidential Immunity, a President will not be able to properly function, or make...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Bitcoin breaks $60K for first time since 2021 The price of one bitcoin topped $60,000 Wednesday for the first time since November 2021, when the world's largest cryptocurrency hit its current record of $67,000. © AP Photo/Kin Cheung The boom is a massive...

Presented by AFPM — The effort follows a report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found that more than 2,700 idle oil wells and 500 platforms in the Gulf of Mexico had not been cleaned up.  {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Green groups to petition Biden for...

The fossil fuel industry is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a series of key questions related to ongoing litigation accusing it of causing global warming.