Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Biden announces hundreds of new sanctions targeting Russia The U.S. is imposing more than 500 new sanctions targeting Russia, marking two years since President Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and responding to the...

Two Mississippi National Guardsmen are dead after their helicopter crashed during a training flight Friday in Mississippi, according to the state’s Gov. Tate Reeves (R). The two-seat AH-64 Apache crashed in rural Prentiss County in the northeast corner of the state around 2 p.m. while on a routine training flight, Reeves wrote on X. “Tragically,...

Former National Rifle Association (NRA) head Wayne LaPierre was ordered to pay more than $4 million for mismanaging charitable funds to the organization he led for over three decades. The Manhattan jury found that LaPierre, along with other leaders of the prominent gun rights group, diverted millions of dollars for lavish personal trips and other...

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Former President Trump rallied a packed, raucous crowd here on Friday afternoon as he sought to deliver a final blow in the battle for the GOP nomination. Around 6,000 people lined up hours in advance to see Trump in a Winthrop University sports arena on the eve of the South Carolina...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Marijuana legalization a potential campaign boost, advocates say As Biden boasts his accomplishments on the campaign trail, activists and strategists say stronger action on marijuana reform could add some extra energy to his reelection bid. © AP Photo/Alex...

Former President Trump on Friday signaled he would engage in escalatory trade wars with foreign nations if reelected, a tactic he employed during his first term that economists have warned could worsen inflation. Trump, speaking at a rally in South Carolina on the eve of the primary there, told supporters that would enact the “Trump...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Supreme Court to weigh social media bans The Supreme Court on Monday will hear two cases stemming from controversial laws in Texas and Florida imposing social media restrictions after lower courts issued differing opinions. © AP The laws aim to block social media companies...

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the city of Fargo, which challenged North Dakota's statewide ban on firearms-related zoning ordinances.

A judge has rejected a Chicago ballot measure proposing a one-time luxury property tax hike to subsidize services for the city's homeless.

Alabama lawmakers are advancing legislation aimed at prohibiting so-called diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives universities, schools and other public institutions.