Amid leadership shake-up, Hegseth addresses Army conventionWelcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Amid leadership shakeup, Hegseth addresses Army convention Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed a major Army convention Wednesday amid a leadership shake-up in the military's largest branch. © Tyler Tate, Associated Press…The Hill4d agoWhole story →Securityarmy convention speech
The Memo: Crisis and chaos hit Ukraine as questions multiply over Trump’s roleThe war in Ukraine — and the question of the American role in it — has been thrown into a new moment of chaos and crisis. Wednesday brought a blizzard of developments: revelations that Ukraine had been abruptly restricted in its use of a satellite service that is crucial to its wartime efforts; an accusation...The Hill4d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentukraine crisis escalates
Judge extends order allowing CNN, Politico, MS NOW White House press accessA federal judge on Tuesday issued a longer block on President Trump’s ban of three major news organizations from the White House, finding that the revocation of the outlets’ hard badges likely violated their constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly wrote in a late-night ruling that the preliminary injunction was meant to preserve the...The Hill5d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentwhite house press access dispute
Hinson breaks with Trump on Russia diesel dealIowa Senate GOP candidate Ashley Hinson said on Tuesday that she didn’t agree with a recent deal President Trump struck with Russia that would import 300,000 tons of diesel to the U.S. and global marketplace, taking issue with the U.S. making a deal with an adversary. "We need to lower gas prices in this...The Hill5d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyrussia diesel deal
