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The U.S. military is withdrawing hundreds of troops from Syria, a shift the Pentagon is framing as a “consolidation” that reflects the changing security environment in the country. “Recognizing the success the United States has had against ISIS, including its 2019 territorial defeat under President Trump, today the Secretary of Defense directed the consolidation of...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (R-Md.) on Friday tried to debunk conspiracy theories that he was having a margarita with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, saying government officials there placed glasses down on their table to make it look like they had been drinking. Van Hollen also criticized the Salvadoran government for trying to glorify...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Potential chip tariffs spook tech industry President Trump's threats to tariff semiconductors are stoking alarm within the tech sector as companies brace for ripple effects across the industry. © Ted Shaffey, Associated Press The Trump administration launched an investigation this week into the effects on national security of...

President Trump’s administration is cutting nearly 90 percent of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) employees in a push to significantly downsize the watchdog agency formed to shield U.S. consumers from financial fraud and abuse. Around 1,500 of the agency's workers are scheduled to be cut, multiple outlets reported Thursday. That would leave some 200...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was deported to the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, on Thursday with the approval of the country’s authorities. The lawmaker’s interaction with Abrego Garcia comes after he was twice denied the chance to speak with him in person and...

An American citizen was held in a Florida jail at the request of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite the county judge being able to see a U.S. birth certificate in court. Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, who was born in the United States, was detained Wednesday in Florida by the state’s highway patrol and...

Luigi Mangione was indicted on four charges by a New York grand jury in the December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Mangione, 26, was hit Thursday with a four-charge indictment, which included two counts of stalking, firearms offense and murder through the use of a firearm. The charges would make...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Another Pentagon official out Former top Pentagon spokesperson John Ullyot is resigning from the Defense Department at the end of this week, marking another shake-up in the building. © AP Ullyot was the acting assistant to...

President Trump said former President Carter died “happy” during a Thursday presser in the Oval Office. Carter died in December of 2024, earning the title of the longest living president in United States history. The former president from Plains, Ga., was revered by politicians on both sides of the aisles and earned a Nobel Peace...

The wife of a Maryland man who the United States government mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador stood in defense of her husband while acknowledging that she filed for a civil protective order four years ago. "After surviving domestic violence in a previous relationship, I acted out of caution following a disagreement with...

U.S. forces on Thursday hit a major fuel port in western Yemen used to supply Houthi rebels, the first such airstrike publicly announced since Washington began an air campaign against the militant group in March. “Today, U.S. forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of...

President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are facing off over how the central bank will respond to the economic impact of the White House's trade war. Trump and Powell appear to be locked on a collision course with each other as the Fed has maintained a pause in rate cuts in response to...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump budget document proposes deep cuts to HHS The Trump administration is aiming to cut the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget by a third next year, according to a proposal leaked Wednesday. © AP The...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Thursday denounced the vandalization of the state GOP headquarters in Albany. Police say an individual taped swastikas and a message that read, "If this is not what you stand for, prove it," on the building's doors and windows overnight. “This is unacceptable. No one should ever resort to...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump ratchets up criticism of Powell President Trump on Thursday said he would be able to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he wanted to, adding he’s “not happy with him.” © The Associated Press...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump moves raise presidential power questions President Trump has sought to take shortcuts in the otherwise lengthy regulatory process via executive order that could mark a notable expansion in presidential power. © Greg Nash In recent weeks, Trump has directed federal agencies to withdraw rules...

UnitedHealth Group’s stock dropped sharply on Thursday after the insurance giant slashed its earnings outlook for 2025. The announcement led to a broad drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell 527 points, or 1.3 percent. The reason: People enrolled in its Medicare plans needed more care than anticipated. For an insurance company,...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Google has illegal ad tech monopoly, judge rules A federal judge ruled Thursday that Google illegally acquired and maintained a monopoly over advertising technology, the second time in less than a year that the tech giant has been found in violation of antitrust laws.  © Jeff Chiu, Associated...

Hong Kong's postal service announced that it had halted item mail services by sea and will pause the acceptance of air postal items containing goods bound for the United States starting on April 27.  “For sending items to the US, the public in Hong Kong should be prepared to pay exorbitant and unreasonable fees due...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Newsom doubles down on climate policy California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and top state Democrats announced Tuesday they would seek an extension of the state’s cap-and-trade emissions reduction program — countering Trump administration efforts to thwart such initiatives. © Jeff Chiu, Associated Press file Newsom —...

The Toy Association president and CEO said President Trump’s 145 percent tariffs on China will likely jeopardize the Christmas holiday for children as the world’s two largest economies remain entangled in a trade battle. “No toys are currently being produced in China. And there are reports that major retailers here in the U.S. are starting...

At least six protestors were removed during Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) town hall in Cobb County, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. Three people were arrested -- two of them required stun guns to be used in the process -- according to the Acworth Police Department. “While attempting to remove the subjects from the event,...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Are Trump's nuclear talks Obama Iran Deal 2.0? Hawkish national security experts are slamming President Trump’s opening bid for nuclear talks with Iran as little more than a rehash of the Obama-era nuclear deal. © AP...

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) said he is traveling to El Salvador on Wednesday to check on the status of a deported legal resident. Kilmar Abrego Garcia made headlines after being removed by the Trump administration in an “administrative error” and sent to El Salvador's notorious CECOT maximum security prison to be detained. “Following...