Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Biden to Zelensky: US will ‘quickly provide’ security package President Biden spoke Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to assure him the United States will provide more aid as soon as the Senate passes the national security
Two American senators have filed a measure seeking to boost the alliance of the Philippines and the US through a significant increase in military financing as concerns grow over China’s aggressive acts in the South China Sea.
TikTok says a ban on its platform in the U.S. hurts free speech and American businesses. The social media platform made this argument Sunday (April 21), one day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would outlaw TikTok in the U.S. if the company’s China-based owner ByteDance doesn’t divest its stake within a year. “It is […]
Sex workers and trafficking survivors face financial discrimination from banks, financial apps, and others.
President Joe Biden and senior members of his national security team, seeking to contain the risk of a wider regional war following a barrage of Iranian missiles and drones directed toward Israel, have told their counterparts the US will not participate in any offensive action against Iran, according to US officials familiar with the matter. In a conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Saturday, Biden sought to frame Israel’s successful interception of the Iranian onslaught as a...
The Biden administration has announced an $830 million grant to fortify various infrastructure components across the nation.
About 4 million more workers will qualify for overtime when the rule is fully implemented.
The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay in the U.S.
Platform’s future in US in doubt after House approves bill ordering Bytedance to sell stakeTikTok has said it will fight any ban or forced sale of the app’s US operation in the courts, after the House of Representatives passed legislation targeting the viral video platform.The company’s future in the US was placed in further doubt over the weekend after lawmakers in Washington passed a bill that will ban the app if TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its stake in the American...
Millions of salaried workers will soon qualify for overtime pay under a final rule released by the US Department of Labor on Tuesday. The new rule raises the salary threshold under which salaried employees are eligible for overtime in two stages. The threshold will increase to the equivalent of an annual salary of $43,888, or $844 a week, starting July 1, and then to $58,656, or $1,128 a week, on January 1, 2025. About 4 million more workers will qualify for overtime when the rule is fully...
The Biden campaign, sensing an opening in Arizona following a state Supreme Court ruling upholding a Civil War-era abortion ban, is launching a seven-figure ad buy on the issue in the critical swing state. The 30-second spot sends a message about the loss of rights and bodily autonomy inflicted upon Arizonans by Donald Trump. The ad, which is aimed at younger Latina voters, also prompts viewers to imagine other freedoms Trump might take away if he's elected. “Because of Donald Trump,...
Biden Tells Bibi: US Will Not Support A Counterattack Against Iran After Hundreds Of Drones, Missiles Sent Update(Midnight ET): It is just after 7am Israel local time and Israel's military is reporting the Iranian attack has stopped, several hours after Iran said its 'limited' operation has "concluded" - which involved an unprecedented hundreds of suicide drones as as well as ballistic missiles sent against Israel in retaliation for the April 1st Israeli attack on Iran's embassy in...