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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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Anthropic PAC splits Q3 donations down the middle{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Anthropic PAC splits Q3 donations down the middle Anthropic’s corporate political action committee poured $161,000 into campaigns across the aisle last month, bringing their total third-quarter spending to more than $250,000, according to spending records first shared with The Hill. © Patrick Sison, Associated…

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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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Musk bankrolls PAC spending big on Paxton in TexasTech mogul Elon Musk poured $158 million into a key super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's (R) Senate run as part of his push to keep Republican majorities in Congress. Musk was the single donor to Texas PAC — a political action committee backing Paxton's run — in the third quarter, according to...

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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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What does Trump's Russia deal actually mean?{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story What does Trump's Russia deal actually mean? President Trump’s controversial diesel deal with Russia may not actually bring down prices ahead of the midterms. © Greg Nash Trump announced last week that Russia would “immediately” supply 300,000 tons of diesel to the U.S. and...

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Trump berates Cornyn, Rove for not backing Paxton: 'They are hurting Texas'President Trump is once again attacking Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), now saying the outgoing lawmaker is not doing enough to support his state's GOP Senate candidate, Ken Paxton. He also called out Karl Rove, former President George W. Bush’s White House adviser, for supporting a Democrat in one of the Lone Star State's downballot...

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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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Trump: Musk has 'a little problem'President Trump took a slight jab Wednesday at tech mogul Elon Musk, who remains a close ally despite a rollercoaster relationship between the two. Trump made the swipe while going after Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) while speaking at a rally in the state, calling the Democrat “horrible.” “First of all, she’s a dumb person....

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Trump ballroom donors revealed in Washington Post reportMajor donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project were revealed in a new list obtained by The Washington Post on Thursday. According to the Post, the list reveals more than $330 million in private donations to fund the ballroom effort, most of which was donated prior to the demolition of the East Wing in...

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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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Hinojosa stages empty lectern at Texas governor's mansion amid Abbott debate snubTexas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa (D) spoke next to an empty lectern in front of the Lone Star State’s governor’s mansion Thursday after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) did not accept her debate invitation. “I guess the governor is a no-show, which is not surprising because he has been a no-show for Texans for years,” Hinojosa...

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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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Zacharia 'tracked every news hit' to capture Trump's attention in press secretary searchWhite House press secretary Katie Zacharia said Thursday that she tracked President Trump’s interests and intentionally discussed them in television appearances ahead of being selected for the role. “I tracked every news hit to be in accordance with what policies he was pushing for, particularly on Truth Social, since I was the senior communications…

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