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Ukraine seizes major town in Russia

Welcome to The Hill’s defense and national security newsletter {beacon} Defense andNational Security Defense andNational Security Full text   Top Democrat urges Secretary of Defense to reverse 9/11 plea deal withdrawal Chairman of the Senate Judiciary CommitteeDick Durbin(Democrat, Ill.) is calling on Secretary of DefenseLloyd AustinReconsider the decision to revoke plea deals made with 9/11 […]

Dems try to block Green Party candidate from presidential ballot in major swing state

The Democratic National Committee is seeking to remove the Green Party’s presidential candidate from the battleground state’s ballot, who won more votes in the state than former President Donald Trump won in 2016. DNC officials filed a complaint Wednesday about Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s inclusion on the ballot, arguing that because the Wisconsin Green […]

USMNT lands former Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino in ‘major coup’

The U.S. national team has found an established player to lead its 2026 World Cup effort. Former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the next head coach of the United States men’s soccer team. According to multiple reports. The 52-year-old Pochettino enjoyed a successful playing career, including playing for Argentina at the 2002 […]

Major medical association breaks from the herd on the issue of sex-change mutilations for kids

American Academy of Plastic Surgeons Some The organization, some of whose members are currently being sued by transgender people, is reportedly distancing itself from the practice of performing sex-reassignment surgery on children, raising questions about the value and effectiveness of such procedures. The organization, which represents about 11,000 members in the U.S. and Canada, recently […]

Wikipedia Falsely Labels Tim Walz ‘Command Sergeant Major’

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s military rank is incorrectly listed as “master sergeant,” but multiple reports say he did not hold that title when he retired from the National Guard. Social media users began sharing screenshots of Wikipedia, pointing out that the site listed him as a “master sergeant,” but as of this writing, it had […]

Tim Walz Falsely Calls Himself ‘Retired Command Sergeant Major’ in Ad

In a 2006 radio ad, Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz falsely identified himself as a “retired Army sergeant major” during his first run for Congress. In the ad, unearthed on Aug. 2, before Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate, Tim Walz calls himself a sergeant major and then talks about how his time […]