Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Israel airstrike hits Gaza refugee camp A series of Israeli airstrikes hit the densely packed Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza Tuesday in what Israel said was an attempt to take out a senior Hamas commander in...

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said that he is most disappointed in former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for backing former President Trump. The Atlantic published the transcript of a conversation between Kinzinger and its Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg held earlier this month at a conference sponsored by the Karsh Institute, where the former...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Autoworkers win back financial crisis concessions The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has won back key concessions to three major U.S. automakers after the 2007-2008 financial crisis after reaching tentative agreements with the companies. © AP Photo/Paul...

The heads of the State Department and Pentagon on Tuesday warned senators that should lawmakers approve funding for Israel but not Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin will win. Speaking during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged senators to keep intact the Biden administration’s $106 billion supplemental...

The Ethics Committee on Tuesday said it will “announce its next course of action” in its investigation into Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on or before Nov. 17. The panel’s scheduling update comes days before the House is set to vote on a resolution to expel the embattled freshman lawmaker, who is facing 23 criminal counts...

Almost eight years after Donald Trump defended his hand size — and more — during a Republican presidential primary debate, the infamous moment is set to loom large at Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday.  California-based attorney Steve Elster’s bid to make “Trump too small” a registered trademark for use on shirts he sells mocking the...

The rise of the staunchly conservative Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) to the House Speakership has united the GOP conference but may alienate moderate voters and imperil the Republican majority — a political opening Democrats are racing to exploit. While House Republicans are hailing Johnson as a unifying force for their fractured party, the Speaker’s unique...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Google CEO takes the stand Google's star witness, chief executive Sundar Pichai, took the tesified as the Department of Justice takes on the company's dominance in the search market. © Greg Nash Pichai is the most high-profile witness yet in the 10-week...

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., took aim at Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas over special agents being reassigned to "make sandwiches" for illegal immigrants at the border.

Three bills that would expand and reinforce anti-hate crime statutes in Pennsylvania were passed Tuesday by its House of Representatives.