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Pentagon's school system director stepping downWelcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon's school system director stepping down The director of the Pentagon's school system, Paul Craft, is resigning at the end of this month — less than eight months after being selected to lead the agency, a...

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Questions flare over US role in Ukraine's Starlink shut-off: What to knowOn Wednesday, Elon Musk’s Starlink was pulled into the center of a controversy after Ukraine’s military faced restricted access to Starshield, the military version of the satellite-based system. Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source…

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4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon inspector general investigation of Ukraine’s Starlink outageFour Republican senators have signed on to a letter to the Defense Department’s inspector general expressing “grave concern” over Ukraine’s sudden loss of access to intelligence-sharing and high-speed Starlink data, which it needs to intercept Russian drones, and asked him to investigate whether senior Defense officials played a role. “We urgently…

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Trump shuts down Pentagon plan for public execution: 5 takeawaysPresident Trump put an abrupt end on Thursday to questions about whether the Pentagon would really livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. In a Truth Social post, he said the public execution could serve as a deterrent but didn’t want to subject “good and well-meaning”...

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CNN legal analyst: Biden-era inquiry into Omar hurts her case against TrumpCNN anchor Jake Tapper questioned whether Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) should have come forward about any potential issues with her immigration status during the Biden administration rather than face a criminal investigation under President Trump. Federal agents raided Omar's Washington, D.C., home with a court-authorized search warrant Monday as part of a…

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9 former FBI agents sue, saying they were wrongly fired over Mar-a-Lago caseNine former FBI agents sued the Justice Department on Thursday, alleging they were wrongly fired solely because of their work investigating President Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Attorneys for the agents write that their “fate was sealed by virtue of simply having worked on an investigation into Trump’s wrongdoing,” noting Attorney General…

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Federal lawsuit accuses Matt Gaetz, 2 others of sex traffickingFormer Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is being sued by two anonymous women over allegations that he and others sexually exploited them when the women were in their early 20s. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Middle District of Florida, also names former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg and former Florida state Rep. Chris Dorworth...

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DOJ sues California after pushing state to match voter list with USB driveThe Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state of California on Thursday after giving it a USB drive and demanding that within 48 hours it compare 20,000 names its data rolls with information provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DOJ sent the letter to the state and local election officials Tuesday, threatening...

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Democratic senators set up vote on blocking Saudi nuclear dealSens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a measure Thursday that would block President Trump’s deal to allow Saudi Arabia to build a civilian nuclear program. The Democrats’ measure is a joint resolution of disapproval, a legislative tool that requires a vote after Nov. 29. The senators expressed concern that the deal gives...

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Live updates: Zacharia downplays bar exam; Trump quashes Hegseth's plan to livestream executionPresident Trump said Thursday the plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former U.S. Army major who killed 13 people in the 2009 attack on Fort Hood, would not go forward. Trump cited the substantial criticism that had accompanied Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan, saying that while Hasan deserved to be executed, it...

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5 GOP House members join letter urging Trump to cancel Russia diesel deal, up sanctionsFive House Republicans signed on to a letter Thursday urging President Trump to cancel the Russian diesel deal he announced last week. GOP Reps. Don Bacon (Neb.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Michael McCaul (Texas), Dan Newhouse (Wash.) and Joe Wilson (S.C.) joined 17 of their Democratic colleagues in writing they were “particularly concerned” about the deal....

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Noem 'confident Ilhan Omar will finally be held accountable'Kristi Noem, the former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said she was assured that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) would be “held accountable” if the lawmaker is found to have committed immigration fraud after federal agents raided her home Monday. Noem, whom President Trump fired in March after a tumultuous stint leading the...

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Pentagon spokesperson: Hegseth 'completely aligned' with Trump nixing execution livestreamA spokesperson for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stressed Thursday that the Pentagon chief is “completely aligned” with President Trump's decision to not livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. Trump said the planned Dec. 3 livestream execution of Hasan, a former Army major who killed 13 people in the November 2009 attack...

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Judge tosses Brennan suit demanding preservation of records in 'grand conspiracy' probeA federal judge on Thursday agreed to toss a lawsuit from former CIA Director John Brennan, arguing he did not yet have standing to sue over an investigation targeting him for his role in reviewing the 2016 election. Brennan brought the suit in July, seeking to compel the Department of Justice (DOJ) to preserve records...

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Lawmakers 'horrified' by mass shooting plot on Chicago-area Hindu templeSeveral lawmakers have expressed shock and outrage about an alleged racially motivated two-year plot to massacre people at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Ill., which led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Palatine, Ill., man. Alexandros Paporakis was arrested Sunday at an apartment he shares with his mother in the 1300 block of North Baldwin Court...

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GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick promises 'consequences' if US goes dark on UkraineRep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) called Ukraine’s loss of access to Starshield, the military version of Starlink internet, a “major problem” and said Congress would respond if the U.S. abandons its support for Ukraine. Ukraine said it was suddenly unable to use Starshield on Wednesday, which could have major impacts on its defense operations and ability...

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MAGA donor hits Guilfoyle, attorneys with defamation lawsuitEric Deters, the donor to President Trump whom former U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly asked to wire $100,000 to her American Express account, leading to her ousting from the Trump administration, sued her and her lawyers for defamation. Deters filed the lawsuit against Guilfoyle and defense attorneys Jesse Binnal and David M.…

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NCAA president warns Congress: Transfer portal killing graduation ratesThe president of the NCAA is urging Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act for the sake of timely student-athlete graduation rates. Charlie Baker, NCAA's president, in a new letter to lawmakers Thursday argued "the court-imposed unlimited transfer policy is leading to worse academic outcomes for student-athletes who transfer multiple times." A…

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Trump on Iran talks: ‘I don’t know who the hell we’re negotiating with’President Trump said Wednesday night at a rally in Montana that he wasn’t sure who U.S. officials were negotiating with in their efforts to bring an end to the Iran war. “They don’t have a navy. They don’t have an air force. Their army is decimated. Their leaders are gone,” the president said, referencing the...

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Cait Conley tells Rep. Mike Lawler not to ‘mansplain’ about domestic abuseDemocrat Cait Conley told Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) during a televised debate Wednesday night not to "mansplain" to her about domestic abuse as the pair discussed an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity in 2024. During the debate, the moderator from PIX11 News—an affiliate of Nexstar Media Group, which also owns The Hill—...

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