The unprecedented repeal of the country’s warrant-less spying powers has left the country in legal uncertainty over the extent to which it can conduct surveillance on foreigners abroad. Amid outrage from Democrats, both houses of Congress on Thursday failed to pass a bill to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until…
Republicans are divided over whether to pursue a third-party-line spending package, with some lawmakers expressing skepticism that such an ambitious effort could clear Congress in a high-stakes election year. GOP leaders and top budget writers have already begun laying the groundwork for a third package, which they hope will include defense funding, fraud prevention… Source…
A top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee urged Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Friday to subpoena several Trump administration officials to testify following an explosive report on the White House’s alleged efforts to contain the scandal involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Representative Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) pressured Comer to “take immediate action” in a…
{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story Iran deal could reopen the Strait of Hormuz The deal with Iran is not done, but three-quarters of the way, and should be signed within the next few days, according to a senior Trump administration official. © AP Photo/Vahid Salemi Official… Source link
Welcome to The Hills Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Watch Online Defense & National Security Defense & National Security The Big Story Leaked Iran Deal Details Trump’s Fury President Trump praised the Iran deal on Thursday, saying it could be signed as soon as this weekend. As details of what Iranian state media said were…
{Beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story SpaceX launches IPO, making Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk’s SpaceX made its much-anticipated debut on the stock market on Friday morning, making him the first person with a net worth of $1 trillion. © Matt Rourke, The Associated Press Spacecraft and satellite communications company begins business… Source…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved Paramount’s $110 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for a merger between the two global entertainment giants, according to the DOJ’s Antitrust Division. The DOJ analysis determined that the transaction was “unlikely to harm competition or American consumers”… Source link
A federal appeals court panel rejected the Trump administration’s last-ditch effort to block a deadline to remove the president’s name from the Kennedy Center exterior. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s order allows the deadline to continue until the next stage of the appeal. The schedule indicates the next decision will not…
US forces shot down an unspecified number of Iranian unilateral attack drones in the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday, as an emerging deal between the two countries hangs in the balance. Centcom wrote on the social platform X that Iran has launched “multiple unilateral attack drones” targeting commercial ships… Source…
President Trump announced late Friday that U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) conducted a strike that killed the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Hector Rustenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Nino Guerrero, was killed in a “swift and deadly kinetic attack,” Trump said in a post on his Truth social platform. Tren de Aragua…
