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House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green to retire

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) announced Wednesday he is retiring from Congress, saying he wants to “go out with a win” after impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “I've accomplished what I wanted to do. I wanted to get a great border security bill done. We did that, and I wanted to...

Top prosecutors in Trump Georgia case under the microscope at high-stakes hearing

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) relationship with a top prosecutor in the 2020 election interference case involving former President Trump will be put under a microscope Thursday as a judge weighs whether she and her office should be disqualified from the case. Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade acknowledged having a “personal relationship”...

Biden to grant 18-month deportation protections to Palestinians impacted by Gaza war

President Biden will grant the deferred enforced departure for 18 months to Palestinians who are currently in the United States, the White House announced on Wednesday. The president signed a memorandum directing the deferral of removal of certain Palestinians who are present in the U.S. in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East...

Washington reacts to cryptic national security threat

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Congress asks White House to share info on mysterious threat The White House declined to say any more about a national security threat, but officials stress there is no need to panic. © Getty House Intelligence...

US ‘very concerned’ about China’s hold on mineral supply chain: Granholm 

Presented by Ceres — “We do not want to be over-reliant on countries whose values we may not share.” {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story US ‘very concerned’ about China’s hold on mineral supply chain: Granholm Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm issued a warning Wednesday about China’s hold on the mineral supply...

Conservatives tank procedural vote to advance SALT bill

A band of House conservatives tanked a procedural vote on Wednesday to advance a bill pertaining to the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, dealing a blow to moderate New York Republicans who have pushed for a vote on the legislation. Eighteen conservatives joined Democrats in opposing the rule to advance the SALT bill and...

Former DNC chair: Fani Willis ‘showed bad judgment’ as prosecutor

A former chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) blasted Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) for her “bad judgement” as a prosecutor over her alleged relationship with the top prosecutor overseeing former President Trump's criminal case in Georgia. “I can’t sit in judgment of her as a human being, but I can say,...

Wisconsin voters conscripted into war over clean energy

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Wisconsin voters conscripted into war over clean energy The Wisconsin state Senate on Tuesday voted to approve a measure that critics fear could jeopardize the state’s renewable energy transition — by restricting the governor’s ability to work with the federal government. ©...

Evening Report — What does Suozzi’s win mean for November?

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © AP Photo/Mary Altaffer White House, GOP split over NY election results BOTH PARTIES are seeking to put their spin on the results of this week's special election in New York, which flipped a red seat blue...

Rashida Tlaib votes ‘present’ on nearly unanimous vote to condemn Hamas’ use of rape as weapon of war

The House on Wednesday passed a bipartisan resolution condemning Hamas terrorists’ use of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war on and since the attacks in Israel on Oct. 7.

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