Senate leaders remained at an impasse Monday over proposals to secure the U.S. southern border, despite continued negotiations on ending the logjam over a national security spending package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
The majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate on Monday rejected Democrats' calls to rescind his appointment to the state elections commission, who was one of the Republicans who served as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in 2020.
The nine-count tax fraud indictment against Hunter Biden delves into sex workers and drugs but overlooks unpaid taxes from his million-dollar salary at Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company that new whistleblower emails suggest received a helping hand from then-Vice President Biden.
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against a lower court order that allowed Kate Cox, a pregnant woman whose fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition, from having an abortion. In a seven-page ruling on Monday, the state Supreme Court said that Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble's decision to issue a temporary restraining...
Grumbling over Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plans for a floor showdown on competing House Intelligence and Judiciary Committee bills has punted the debate over how to reform the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers. The House Rules Committee pulled consideration of the two bills after a GOP conference meeting that was staged as a debate over reforming...
Israel is now allowing Palestinian Americans who live in the occupied West Bank to enter its territory for the first time since militant group Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Two Israeli and U.S. officials told Axios on Monday that the White House warned the Israeli government that if they didn’t reverse their decision on barring entry...
The premium channel Showtime will be rebranded with a new name in January and will feature certain original series from the streaming platform Paramount+, the channel's parent company announced Monday. Starting Jan. 8, 2024, Showtime will rebrand to "Paramount+ with Showtime," Paramount Global, Showtime's parent company, said in a statement. Paramount Global said the rebrand...
President Biden on Monday welcomed Jewish lawmakers and community members to the White House for a celebration of Hanukkah with the backdrop of a surge in antisemitism amid Israel’s war with Hamas. “Hanukkah is a timeliness story of miracles,” Biden said, describing it as a symbol of survival and hope. “But we know this year’s...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Monday dug into Sen. JD Vance's (R-Ohio) recent remarks against sending further aid to Ukraine, calling the Ohio Republican's comments "total and unmitigated bull‑‑‑‑." Vance, in an interview with former White House aid Steve Bannon earlier Monday, claimed some lawmakers are looking to cut Social Security benefits for more aid...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Ukraine money likely to be delayed until new year: Cornyn A top GOP senator predicted that additional funding for Ukraine will likely be delayed until 2024 because there isn’t enough time before Christmas to strike a...