Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Ukraine maintains hope for US support despite funding cut Ukraine’s top diplomat described Congress’s move to pull Ukraine funding from a short-term deal to avert a government shutdown as an “incident” that does not signal a...

U.S.-based automakers have furloughed hundreds more workers as the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against three major automakers continues to roll on.  Reuters reported Monday that both Ford Motors Inc. and General Motors (GM) furloughed a total of 494 workers from company factories in Illinois, Ohio and Indiana.  This follows Stellantis's, the parent company of...

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government on the House floor. Gaetz — a top McCarthy antagonist — unveiled a resolution on the floor to...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Kaiser Permanente union prepares to strike The largest health care strike in U.S. history could start later this week. © AP Photo/Jeff Chiu The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, which represents more than 85,000 health care...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) engages in nefarious transnational repression activities such as relentlessly pursuing, harassing, and intimidating diaspora religious communities and others with ties to China. In response, the U.S. government has taken significant and consequential actions by prosecuting individuals who engage in these illegal activities on behalf of the Chinese government. For example,...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Microsoft CEO appears in Google antitrust trial Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified Monday and became the highest-profile witness so far in the government’s push to prove Google maintains an illegal monopoly in search. © Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Nadella testified in...

The United Nations on Monday approved a plan to send a coalition of multinational forces to Haiti in a support mission designed to address soaring gang violence and crime in the country. The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a one-year deployment of troops, which would be sent from Kenya to Haiti. The...

Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy clashed on social media following Gaetz's motion to remove McCarthy from his post.

Inflation, labor shortages, and high interest rates have all posed dramatic challenges for small business owners in the contemporary US economy.

Republican Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz introduced a motion to vacate Monday in an effort to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House.