President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes
Together, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to Trump and his administration.
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Pentagon awards $6.3 billion contract to Raytheon for missile interceptors
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon awards $6.3 billion contract to Raytheon for missile interceptors The Pentagon awarded Raytheon a $6.3 billion multi-year procurement contract on Thursday to produce Standard Missile–3 Block IB (SM-3 Blk IB) interceptors. © Carolyn Kaster, Associated…
Trump exempts oil exploration in Arctic petroleum reserve from environmental reviews
The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. The Interior Department issued a notice exempting wintertime oil and gas exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska from the reviews. The exemption will apply to seismic surveys to assess where oil is located, construction of…
US Army identifies systemic breakdowns that led to DC midair collision
A newly released U.S. Army report identified systemic breakdowns that led to the 2025 midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter. Some of the families of the 67 people who died in the crash have pushed for the release of the 50-page report — obtained by Politico — which was made…
Judge Sides With Importers to Expand Trump Tariff Refund Fight
A US trade judge approved class-action status for a legal fight over refunds for President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, siding with importers who contend t...
ICE detainees in Georgia used the facility’s video calling software to expose the conditions inside
Asylum seekers at the Folkston ICE Processing Center decried Trump’s ‘deportation courts’ in a video taken behind bars.
St. Louis Fed's Musalem sees more rate hikes in the next 6 months
St. Louis Federal Reserve president Alberto Musalem said inflation is elevated, driven by persistent demand pressures and recurring negative supply shocks, w...
HHS launches NIH clinic to study vaccine injuries
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a clinic dedicated to studying “patients experiencing health problems following vaccination” as it mulls reimbursement program for doctors who report vaccine-related injuries. HHS said the new office — located within the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) headquarters in Bethesda — opened earlier this week, it…
Bust of Robert F. Kennedy stolen from outside RFK Stadium
A bust of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy was stolen from outside the Washington, D.C., stadium that bears his name. In a statement, Events DC, the company that manages the stadium, said that it “learned that the bust of Robert F. Kennedy, located in a publicly accessible space on the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium…
In drought-hit Maharashtra, tech glitch forces teachers to fund mid-day meals
Maharashtra drought: PM Poshan fund delay due to SPARSH tech glitch forces teachers to pay for mid-day meals as cooks’ salaries remain pending.
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in San Diego after grueling deployment
The USS Abraham Lincoln docked in San Diego on Thursday, completing a lengthy and grueling deployment to the Middle East, which was mired in tight food supplies and degrading mental health onboard the massive ship. The Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, completed the 322-day deployment, which was expected to end this summer. It was extended…
Trump administration says Microsoft ‘abused’ worker visa program and is cutting off access
The Trump administration is suspending some tech companies, including Microsoft, from an immigration program that lets an employer hire foreign workers and give them permanent US residency.
Watch live: Trump to honor Elon Musk, tech leaders at science summit
President Trump is set to recognize some of the biggest names in technology Thursday at the Science: A New Golden Age summit in Washington. Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su. Microsoft CEO Satya…
New York accuses TikTok of serving users ‘placebo’ safety features
Unsealed allegations in New York’s lawsuit against TikTok claim it ran a test that gave thousands of users a non-functional version of safety features like Algo Refresh.
A bipartisan bill aims to hold data centers accountable for their energy use.
The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would require data centers to report their electricity use, and allow utilities to charge them more for transmission costs. The bill aims to speed the construction of new infrastructure needed to meet soaring electricity demand, but won’t come up for a Senate vote until after midterm elections. [Link: Data centers face a sweeping new power regime | https://www.axios.com/2026/10/08/data-centers-power-regime | Axios]
Vance says foreign workers at Microsoft will no longer be able to apply for permanent status
Vice President Vance said Thursday that foreign workers at Microsoft will no longer be able to apply for permanent resident status in the U.S. through an employer-based program, after he accused the company of abusing the process. The tech giant has been suspended from the permanent labor certification program, referred to as PERM, which allows…
Asos confirms hackers stole names, addresses, phone numbers, and search history.
As reported by BBC News, search terms like “reclaimed vintage”, “glamorous wide fit” and “Asos petite” appeared in the breached data. Asos says an “unauthorised party” accessed an Asos employee’s account by “impersonating a trusted contact,” The Guardian reports. Earlier this week, alleged hackers sent a push notification to Asos users, warning they have “fully compromised” the UK-based clothing retailer. [Link: Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3zxjdw5ywgpo | BBC News]
NFL urges Supreme Court to take up prediction market dispute
The NFL urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to take up a case over who has the authority to regulate prediction markets, arguing that wagers on the platforms should fall under state gambling laws. The league filed an amicus brief as part of a dispute between Kalshi and the state of New Jersey, which has…