Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NetSec newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security The Big Story Trump’s Blockade Bet President Trump’s new blockade of the Strait of Hormuz took effect Monday as talks with Iran faltered over the weekend, with the President betting he might be able to get Tehran back…
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) condemned conservatives who advocated for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban before his party lost parliamentary elections on Sunday. In a Fox News opinion piece published Monday, McConnell wrote that American politicians “have traditionally adhered to the idea that politics stops at the water’s edge” and “even tried to avoid it…” Source…
{Beacon} Technology The Big Story Amid AI, universities are struggling to adapt as students rethink majors. A recent survey shows AI playing a growing role in how students decide about college majors, creating a rapidly developing situation for universities that are still struggling to determine how the technology will shape higher education. © Adobe Stock…
Former President Biden will deliver remarks Tuesday at the unveiling of his portrait at New York College at his law school alma mater, Syracuse University. Biden earned a Juris Doctor degree from Syracuse College of Law in 1968, five years before he was first elected to the Senate. He received an honorary degree… Source link
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) threatened former Attorney General Pam Bondi with contempt of Congress on Monday, a day before her previously scheduled deposition with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case. “Our bipartisan subpoena was very clear: Pam Bondy has to testify tomorrow, whether she… Source link
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Monday that she believes more members of Congress are guilty of conduct similar to that of Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.). “Congress is no place for this type of behavior. But I have to tell you, it’s very prevalent. I think… Source link
The US military said on Monday it attacked a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two male “narco-terrorists”. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) social platform Source link
Vice President Vance said Monday that “the ball is in the Iranian court” regarding next steps toward reaching an agreement to end hostilities with the U.S. During a nearly 20-minute interview with host Brett Baier on Fox News’ “Special Report,” the Vice President said the delegation he accompanied to Islamabad, Pakistan, returned without meeting… Source…
President Trump’s social media posts depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure drew sharp reaction from factions of his conservative and Christian base, who called the image blasphemous and urged the president to remove it. The president — who ultimately removed the post on Monday amid the investigation — posted the image on his Truth social……
{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story Trump halts NOAA grant funding The Trump administration is halting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant funding. © Photo by NOAA via Getty Images Earlier this month, the University of Colorado released a statement saying that the federal freeze on grant funding… Source link
