The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two counts Thursday, just days after President Trump signaled to Attorney General Pam Bondi that the department should prosecute more of the president’s political foes. In a Truth Social post last week, the president asked Bondi why Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and New...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Mikie Sherill's military records cause a stir Top Democrats on Capitol Hill are demanding an investigation into the release of former Rep. Mikie Sherill’s (D) military records weeks before New Jersey’s gubernatorial election.  Greg Nash The...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  California AI efforts run up against GOP's hands-off approach California state lawmakers have ramped up efforts to regulate AI in their latest session, putting the Golden State on a collision course with a Republican effort to impose a national ban on such policies. © Tayfun Coskun, Anadolu via...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story  Trump can't tie disaster aid to immigration policy: judge A federal judge this week blocked the Trump administration from conditioning disaster and security funds for states on their immigration policies. © AP Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued terms and conditions...