Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Senate clears defense bill after Democratic opposition The Senate passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on a 85-14 vote. © AP The NDAA faced resistance from some Democrats who were concerned about an amendment...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, pledged to support efforts to reimpose restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone if Trump wants to. Hawley told reporters Wednesday he suggested to Kennedy during a Tuesday meeting that “it would be a wise...

The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is urging President-elect Trump to stand with Ukraine in its war against Russia. Starmer and Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday, their second call since Trump won the presidential election last month. On the call, the prime minister congratulated Trump on his recent Cabinet nominations and “reiterated the...

The FBI is investigating the Los Angeles deputy mayor of public safety after reports show he was allegedly tied to City Hall bomb threats made earlier this year. Agents searched the home of Brian Williams on Tuesday for evidence of a connection. Williams, who’s been placed on administrative leave, helps to oversee the local police...

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Montana Supreme Court upholds youth climate activists’ victory Montana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2023 ruling siding with young climate activists who asserted the state government violated their right to a healthy environment. © Thom Bridge/Independent...

{beacon} Evening Report © Greg Nash GOP divisions emerge as shutdown deadline nears SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON HAS A MESS on his hands as Congress faces a Friday deadline to pass a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. What started as conservative grumbling about spending levels in the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund...

The House of Representatives has delayed a planned vote on their government funding bill.

President-elect Trump staunchly came out against the continuing resolution being debated by House members, saying he is "totally against" it.

DOGE chiefs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy jumped into a head on confrontation with Washington, D.C. conventional wisdom this week as they opposed a massive spending bill.

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