Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US begins retaliatory strikes in wake of Jordan attack The U.S. military began an initial round of airstrikes on Iranian-backed groups in Syria and Iraq following an attack in Jordan last weekend that killed three American...

The individual appointed to head Arkansas' parole board was fired by a police department for lying about a sexual relationship with a minor.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a lawsuit by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, which accuses the Republican-run Legislature of obstructing "basic government functions."

Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico have advanced a bill that would make it a crime to pose as a fake presidential elector in a party-line committee vote.

New Hampshire lawmakers on Friday considered various bills to restrict or expand gun access in the wake of a deadly shooting at a psychiatric hospital.

Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Action group plans to appeal a trial court ruling claiming voter eligibility challenges do not violate federal law.

The White House stressed Friday evening that the United States is “not looking for a war with Iran," saying the retaliatory strikes carried out in Syria and Iraq were designed to “de-escalate" tensions and “put an end" to attacks on U.S. troops in the region.