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Judge pauses Trump’s Jan. 6 case amid appeal

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Judge pauses Trump’s Jan. 6 case amid appeal to toss it A federal judge agreed Wednesday to pause proceedings in former President Trump’s election interference case while he appeals a decision rejecting his efforts to toss...

Grassley says he has seen ‘no evidence’ of wrongdoing in GOP Biden probe

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said that he has seen “no evidence” that President Biden was involved in his son Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings. “I’m going to take the same position that I’ve taken since 2019 that all I can say is there’s some indication, maybe some compromise with China particularly, but I have no...

Ohio Senate approves restrictions on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes

The Ohio Senate passed legislation Wednesday to prevent doctors from administering gender-affirming health care to transgender minors and bar trans student athletes from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. Ohio’s House Bill 68 passed the state’s Republican-controlled Senate in a 24-8 vote largely along party lines. One Republican — state Sen. Nathan...

Biden blasts ‘baseless’ House GOP impeachment ‘stunt’

President Biden on Wednesday ripped House Republicans for formalizing an impeachment inquiry against him, bemoaning that GOP lawmakers are wasting time on a “baseless political stunt” rather than focusing on what matters to most Americans. “I wake up every day focused on the issues facing the American people – real issues that impact their lives,...

Former Speaker Ryan: ‘Trump’s not a conservative, he’s an authoritarian narcissist’

Former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who headed the Republican House majority during former President Trump’s first two years in office, says that Trump is not conservative but instead an authoritarian narcissist whose guiding principle is to aggrandize himself. Ryan defended former Republican Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) for standing up to...

Los Angeles freeway shut down by protestors calling for Gaza cease-fire

A Los Angeles freeway was blocked Wednesday by protestors demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The progressive Jewish organization IfNotNow, a pro-Palestinian group which supports ending U.S. support for Israel, said it had organized the protest and that it had been timed for Hanukkah. “On the 6th day of Chanukah, @IfNotNowLA is blocking the freeway to demand a...

COP28: 5 big takeaways on a historic climate agreement

The roller coaster of this year's United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) has ended with a historic new agreement: For the first time, world governments have said countries should transition away from fossil fuels. The deal comes after days of tense negotiations, especially over the fossil fuel language, which caused the Dubai conference to stretch into overtime. Climate...

Thousands of migrants wait a few hours from Eagle Pass, Texas, to catch trains headed for southern border

Video shows thousands of migrants nearly three hours from Eagle Pass, Texas, waiting to catch a freight train heading north to the southern border.

Biden’s impeachment inquiry response urges GOP to address ‘important priorities,’ like the border crisis

President Biden said he was determined to fix the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border as the numbers of migrants continue to overwhelm border agents.

FLASHBACK: Biden said people who defy Jan. 6 Committee subpoenas should be held ‘criminally’ accountable

In October 2021, President Biden said that who defy the January 6 Committee's congressional subpoenas should be held accountable.

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