How will a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas work?
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec Newsletter {beacon} Defense &national security Defense &national security Full text The topic of strengthening Greenland's security emerges after President Trump's threat President-elect Trump's comments regarding the seizure and acquisition of Greenland highlight bipartisan discussions about the need to strengthen security around the Arctic island and strengthen regional […]
Dem senator quizzes Noem on how she will work with Homan: ‘Who is in charge?’
Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump's nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, was asked Friday how she would work with Tom Homan, the “border czar” in charge of securing the U.S. border. Sen. Andy Kim (D.N.J.) asked Noem during her Senate confirmation hearing, “Who's in charge of the border?” and how her role relates to […]
Rift on the right: Entitlement vs. hard work revisited
In the wake of recent social media debates about the state of the American economy, the Republican Party should consider whether it should rebrand the party of self-empowerment as the party of rights. Christopher Rufo is a journalist best known for his work on the culture war movement against critical race theory in K-12 schools […]
Congressional Dem staffers drop their request for 32-hour work week after mockery
They will need to make more efforts to reduce working hours. Liberal parliamentary staffers on Friday withdrew their short-term demand for a 32-hour work week after their “tone-deaf” demand a day earlier drew bipartisan ridicule. The Congressional Progressive Staff Association (CPSA) on Thursday urged Congressional leaders to adopt a rotation schedule that would allow staffers […]
FISCHETTI: Trump Can Make Immigration Work Again
Next week, President-elect Donald Trump will begin fulfilling his campaign promise to increase deportations from the interior. Tom Homan, Trump's border czar and former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), filled in the blanks, stressing that “the focus will be on threats to public safety and threats to national security.” did. Meanwhile, the House […]
Southwest Airlines pilot arrested for showing up to work drunk
A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested Wednesday in Georgia on suspicion of showing up to work intoxicated shortly before takeoff, police said. David Alsop, 52, of New Hampshire, was arrested at Savannah Hilton Head International Airport around 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Chatham County Sheriff's Office. He was charged with drunk driving. Allsop was […]
We Will ‘Labor to Make the American Government Work Again’
The incoming administration will “work to make American government work again,” Russ Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for the Office of Management and Budget, said in his opening statement before the committee Wednesday. He said the support and love from his family “beyond my eagerness to be by President Trump's side are the main reasons […]
America PAC volunteers bemoan lack of payouts for work on Elon Musk’s $100 petition promise
More than a dozen Trump supporters in swing states who supported thousands of petitions circulated by Tesla CEO Elon Musk's America PAC during the 2024 election told the Post this week that they have yet to receive their benefits. He said he has not been contacted, or has not been contacted at all. In October, […]
‘He Has Done A Lot Of Work’: Joni Ernst Endorses Hegseth For Defense Secretary
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, confirmed her support for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defense secretary late Tuesday following his first confirmation hearing in the Senate. Mr. Ernst had previously expressed skepticism about Mr. Hegseth's nomination. In an interview with local radio host Simon Conway, Ernst said he was able to persuade Hegseth because […]
‘Faith and Hope Work Miracles’
Bishop Rolando Álvarez, bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa, said in a public interview nearly a year after Nicaragua's communist dictator Daniel Ortega exiled him that he believes “our peace is the will of the Lord.'' He said that Mr. Alvarez was an outspoken critic of Mr. Ortega and his communist government. exiled He was […]