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House Republicans urge Olympics to stop using ‘Chinese Taipei’ for Taiwan

Three House Republicans are calling on the International Olympic Committee to stop requiring Taiwan to compete under the name "Chinese Taipei," accusing the organization of capitulating to "bullying" from the People's Republic of China.

Hogan starts Senate campaign in Maryland with veterans’ pitch

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has decided to run for the Senate, and has named his first campaign coalition group. The name tells all: Veterans for Hogan, to be chaired by retired Air Force Brig. Gen. John Teichert.

Clark says Ukraine war an endurance contest 

Former U.S Army Gen. Wesley Clark on Wednesday suggested Ukraine's war with Russia is a test of endurance as both countries appear against compromise in the more-than-two-year conflict. "I don't think Ukraine is willing to compromise and give up its territory. I don't think the Ukrainian military is going to collapse even though things are...

Pentagon admits 2023 airstrike killed civilian, not al Qaeda leader

{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon}     Defense &National Security     Defense &National Security   The Big Story  A year later, Pentagon admits 2023 airstrike killed civilian, not al Qaeda leader The Pentagon acknowledged Thursday that it mistakenly killed a civilian in a 2023 airstrike in northwest Syria after U.S. service members...

North Carolina congressional candidate drops out of race after Trump endorses rival

The one-time front-runner in the GOP congressional primary race in North Carolina ended her campaign on Thursday, citing former President Trump’s endorsement of her opponent. "In light of President Trump's endorsement of Brad Knott for the Congressional seat in District 13, it has become clear that a pathway to victory is no longer feasible. I...

Trump on debating RFK Jr.: ‘He’s not a serious candidate’

Former President Trump went after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after being asked if he would debate him, stating that he was “not a serious candidate” and had “low” polling numbers. On Thursday, while in New York City for his hush money trial, the former president was asked if he would debate Kennedy. ...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders orders state to ignore new Title IX rules

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) ordered the state on Thursday to defy new changes to Title IX that add protections for transgender students. Sanders, the onetime press secretary to former President Trump, is the latest in a growing coalition of Republican governors to explicitly reject the Biden administration’s update to the federal civil rights...

5 takeaways from Day 10 of the Trump trial: ‘What have we done?’

Former President Trump’s trial in New York entered its 10th day on Thursday, with Keith Davidson on the witness stand. Davidson is a Los Angeles lawyer who represented adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, both of whom claim they had sexual encounters with Trump roughly a decade before he was...

Biden expands California national monuments

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Biden expands California national monuments President Biden on Thursday expanded the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in California. © David McNew, Getty Images The monuments' expansion will protect around...

Trump trial invokes celebrity scandals as shadowy witness takes the stand 

NEW YORK — Lindsay Lohan, Hulk Hogan and Tila Tequila were among a who’s who of celebrities name-dropped on the sixth day of testimony in former President Trump’s ongoing criminal trial. The trial took a detour Thursday into a graveyard of celebrity scandals, exhumed by the former president's attorney as he attempted to diminish the...

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