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Trump commutes sentence for donor Imaad Zuberi

President Trump has commuted the sentence of top political donor Imaad Zuberi, who had been sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2021 after giving illegal campaign contributions to former President Biden and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). A White House official confirmed Trump commuted his sentence to The Hill’s sister network NewsNation on Wednesday. Zuberi […]

Ron Johnson suggests he might not run for reelection

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Wednesday suggested that he might not run for reelection in 2028, possibly resulting in a race for an open Senate seat in a notable battleground state in a few years. “I learned in my second run, when I absolutely meant ‘second and final,” you can’t say never, never, okay?” Johnson […]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology shutters DEI office following monthslong ‘comprehensive assessment’

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is shutting down its diversity, equity and inclusion office following a comprehensive assessment that began nearly 18 months ago. MIT President Sally Kornbluth announced the closing, or “sunsetting,” of the Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO) last Thursday. “As I’ve said many times, MIT is in the talent business,” […]

Judge says Trump’s bid to deport Mahmoud Khalil is unconstitutional

Michael Farbiarz stops short of ordering Khalil released from jail, saying lawyers must first address another charge The Trump administration’s bid to deport Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist, is likely unconstitutional, a US judge has said. In a lengthy order issued Wednesday, Judge Michael Farbiarz wrote that the government’s primary justification […]

HHS slams ‘under-tested’ mRNA technology as Trump cuts Moderna’s vaccine funding

President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is terminating awards totaling more than $750 million dollars that were provided to pharmaceutical manufacturer Moderna to help facilitate its production of mRNA-based bird flu vaccines.  During President Joe Biden’s final week in office, his administration awarded $590 million to Moderna to help speed up […]

Court of International Trade blocks Trump’s tariffs in sweeping ruling

A federal court ruled Wednesday that an emergency law does not provide President Trump with unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every country, blocking a series of tariff announcements dating back to February that have rattled financial markets. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade unanimously ruled Congress did not delegate “unbounded” tariff authority to […]

Trump escalates war of words on Putin 

96 <!– Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security <!–   The Big Story  Trump escalates war of words on Putin  President Trump and Russian officials are engaged in a war of words, a sign of escalating tensions between the two powers. © Illustration / Courtney Jones; […]