Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, has released a new audio message more than a week after his mercenary group's fallout with the Russian government. In a Telegram post Monday, Prigozhin expressed gratitude to those who supported him and his group in the attempted rebellion against the Kremlin. “I want you to understand...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Israel launches major military operation in West Bank At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens of people were wounded in an Israeli strike against a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank on Monday, according...
A federal court blocked a Florida election law Monday that would’ve imposed more limitations on voter registration efforts in the state. In a 58-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker agreed with the plaintiffs that the new state law is unconstitutional, saying that implementing restrictions on third-party voter registration organizations violates the Constitution. SB 7050,...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) presidential campaign is facing pushback after his team shared a video attacking former President Trump over his past comments in support of the LGBTQ community. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (D), the first openly gay man to be confirmed as Cabinet secretary, responded to the video on CNN Sunday by asking who DeSantis...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story UPS, Teamsters make progress toward new contract The Teamsters union announced over the weekend that it struck a tentative agreement with UPS on changes to wages and holidays, signaling an apparent breakthrough in talks between both...
Is the Supreme Court’s ruling on Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard a good decision? Well, yes and no. It’s a great decision with regard to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and a bad decision with regard to Harvard. How can that be? The answer is that the court was applying...
LGBTQ Republicans say they feel misled by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) after the GOP presidential hopeful’s “war room” shared a bizarre video widely seen as inflammatory. The video bashed former President Donald Trump’s (R) support for the LGBTQ community and leaned into conservative state policies passed under DeSantis this year that were criticized as...
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) discussed his rare cancer diagnosis in a Monday Twitter thread, saying he originally found out he had the disease after a car wreck in Spain. In the series of posts, Castro, a member of Congress since 2013, said he initially wondered how much time he'd have left with his children. “My...
A new Gallup poll released ahead of Independence Day found just 31% of American adults have confidence in the U.S. government, the lowest of all countries across the G7.