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Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story GOP nominees call for end to Iran war while on campaign trail The Republican Senate candidates in Iowa and Michigan on Monday both called for an end to the U.S. war in Iran, citing the rising…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will now oversee a new Pentagon advisory committee focused on homeland security and defense — the first such department panel to do so. The Homeland Defense Board (HDB), announced in the Federal Register on Sept. 11 and first reported by Defense News, is meant to fill what the Pentagon sees as…
California has the most expensive diesel in the U.S. at an average of $8.42 per gallon, according to AAA.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation launched a new artificial intelligence tool in the Washington, D.C., area Monday intended to predict flight delays and advise air traffic controllers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a press conference that the Strategic Management of Airspace, Routing and Trajectories (SMART) tool is the most…
A concealed knife hidden inside a baseball bat-shaped flashlight was found sewn into a bag's lining at Tampa International Airport in Florida by TSA officers. An expert shares analysis.
“It’s always going to be a human that manages the airspace in America,” Duffy said.
The Trump administration is reportedly putting together an executive order to move the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) grant approval process away from the agency and giving political appointees more control. Reports emerged over the weekend that the Oval Office was considering enforcing more political oversight into NIH’s grantmaking process. The Washington Post was first…
Your VPN may quietly drop protection when switching between airport Wi-Fi and hotel Wi-Fi. Key settings like auto-connect and kill switch help.
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will likely need to hike interest rates further to lower inflation resulting from str...
The claim process has opened for a massive settlement involving select iPhones.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said in a new interview that he has dropped 80 pounds using a GLP-1 drug. “I have been driven my whole life to lose weight,” Pritzker said in an interview that aired Monday on “CBS Mornings.” “The fact that I am now able to do it because this GLP-1 became…
A South Carolina caregiver allegedly gained power of attorney over a 75-year-old with Parkinson's, then transferred his home via quitclaim deed for $5.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will give remarks Monday as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rolls out a new artificial intelligence tool aimed at helping air traffic controllers manage congestion and reduce flight delays. The Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories (SMART) program will use AI to analyze air travel, airport capacity and weather. The…
Major cryptocurrency super PAC Fairshake plans to spend $30 million in Ohio opposing former Sen. Sherrod Brown’s (D) bid to return to the Senate, the group confirmed to The Hill. Brown, who spent nearly two decades representing the Buckeye State before being ousted in 2024, is facing off against incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R) in…
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have reportedly reassured the Trump administration that they won’t attack U.S. ships in the Red Sea. Senior Houthi official Mohamed al-Bukhaiti told The Associated Press that the administration reached out to his group earlier this month after Houthis took several towns and islands along Yemen’s western coast, which are crucial to…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the U.S. is proposing a notification system between Washington and Beijing on AI amid growing concerns about the technology’s risks to humanity. The system, called the “U.S.-China AI dialogue,” would create a mechanism for the two superpowers to communicate when there are incidents that rise to “a national security…
President Trump on Monday acknowledged major Ukrainian military strikes have hit Russian energy infrastructure hard, saying Russia has lost control of its diesel oil industry and calling for an end to the war. “A large number of their Diesel refineries have been blown up and are, at least temporarily, out of commission,” Trump wrote in…
A three-way squeeze on American businesses is forcing price increases, inventory hoarding, and in some cases bankruptcy filings
