The United States is preparing to withdraw all troops deployed to Syria, two US officials told The Hill on Wednesday, ending its military presence in the country deployed to fight against ISIS. The move comes as the US military withdrew service members from the al-Shaddadi base in northeastern Syria… Source link
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called conservative media personality Tucker Carlson a “chickens—” over claims he made about what happened to him and his team at an Israeli airport. “Tucker Carlson is a chicken—. The man who has been lying about Israel for the last two years landed at Ben Gurion Airport today, took……
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NetSec newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security The Big Story Hegseth takes military culture war to civilian universities Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expanding his culture war into academia, potentially threatening to pull service members’ tuition aid at dozens of top colleges and universities… Source…
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {Beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Hassett attacks Fed researchers for tariff analysis President Trump’s top economic adviser wants researchers punished for analyzing tariffs in a way he felt was inadequate. © AP In an interview Thursday, the director of the National Economic…
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday countered Iran’s supreme leader’s threat against US warships with a famous movie quote. This week, amid nuclear talks between the two countries, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has threatened to sink American ships. “The Americans constantly say that they have sent a warship towards Iran,” Khamenei said. “Of……
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will serve as interim director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) following Jim O’Neill’s reported exit, a Trump administration official confirmed on Wednesday. Last week it was reported that O’Neill, who also served as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and… Source link
Billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner denied knowledge of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activity in a deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday, raising doubts from Democrats. Wexner, who employed Epstein as a financial manager in the 1990s and early 2000s, told the panel that he was defrauded… Source link
Three House ranking members are requesting a classified briefing on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision last week to temporarily close the airspace over El Paso, Texas. In a joint letter to several of President Trump’s Cabinet officials on Wednesday, Democratic Representatives Rick Larson (Wash.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.) and Adam Smith (Wash.) said they… Source…
It’s part of a growing movement to ban the purchase of sugary drinks and candy with federal food benefits. Source link
The Inspectors General’s consultation on integrity has become increasingly politicized and weaponized, expanding its powers and demanding more authority, while neglecting its original mission of coordinating training and best practices for Inspector General offices. Source link
