Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Manhunt underway for Maine Army reservist suspected in mass shooting Authorities are still searching for an Army reservist suspected of killing at least 18 people and injuring another 13 Wednesday night in a mass shooting...
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) posted online that the pro-Israel sign outside of his office in the Capitol was vandalized. “We’ve seen many examples of Hamas sympathizers ripping down posters of innocent hostages,” Walberg posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Now, right here in the House office buildings, we see more cowardly acts...
A South Carolina man pled guilty Thursday to obstruction of justice charges in an investigation into the murder of a Black transgender woman. State authorities said they found that the defendant, Xavier Pinckney, provided "false and misleading information" pertaining to the 2019 death of 24-year-old Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe. Pinckney, 24, faces a maximum sentence...
About 900 U.S. troops have deployed or will soon go to the Middle East to “further bolster U.S. force protection capabilities” in the region, the Pentagon’s top spokesman said Thursday. “These include forces that have been on prepare to deploy orders, and which are deploying from the continental United States,” press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat...
Republican presidential candidate Larry Elder is suspending his 2024 campaign for the White House and has endorsed former President Trump for the party nominee. "As I look at the path forward, and after careful consideration and consultation with my campaign team, I have made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign," Elder said in a...
Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) introduced a bipartisan piece of legislation to support additional funding for nursing programs in community colleges. Grants for Resources in Occupational and Workforce Training for Healthcare Act of 2023 — or the Growth Act of 2023 — expands eligibility to the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention...
Vice President Harris on Thursday swore in the new members of the President's Advisory Commission on Advancing Education, Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans. The commission, created under an executive order by President Biden in 2021, aims to provide the president with insight and advice while focusing on creating equitable opportunities for Black students and communities,...
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) said he would pursue an assault weapons ban after a mass shooting killed at least 18 people in his hometown of Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday. The gunman, believed to be Army reservist Robert Card, is still on the run. Golden said the shooting Wednesday had forced him to change his mind...