Supreme Court concludes revolutionary term
The Supreme Court this term seemed to embody William F. Buckley’s adage that “A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling ‘Stop.’” In a country of 330 million people and 390 million guns, the conservative supermajority returned America to a historical moment of looser firearm laws. It delivered the country to an era where religious schools, even those which openly discriminate against LGBT students, must be eligible for state funding that is available to nonreligious schools. And at a time when an unwanted pregnancy can be medical
Read MorePentagon: Ukraines using rocket system to hit Russian command posts
Ukrainian forces are having “a good deal of success” using a U.S.-given advanced rocket system to target Russian command posts, a senior U.S. defense official said Friday. The Ukrainians have used the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) advanced rocket system to target the Kremlin positions in its fight for the eastern region of the country known as the Donbas. “Because it is such a precise, longer-range system, Ukrainians are able to carefully select targets that will undermine the effort by Russia in a more systematic way, certainly than t
Read MoreDefense & National Security — More rocket systems for Ukraine
The Pentagon on Friday unveiled an $820 million weapons package for Ukraine, including several more advanced air defense systems. We’ll detail what’s in the latest package, plus the new Navy probe into the fuel leak at a storage facility in Hawaii last year and what’s happening now that the COVID-19 vaccine deadline has passed for Army National Guard and Reserve troops. This is Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. For The Hill, I’m
Read MoreAfter Roe’s demise, military women sacrifice even more
On Friday, June 24, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abruptly discarding 50 years of precedent. Three days later, South Carolina’s law outlawing abortion after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect. Given the substantial military presence in South Carolina, these draconian legal developments will be felt in the uniformed ranks; indeed, they will affect military communities across the country where access to abortion is similarly disappearing. The following reveals
Read MoreHillicon Valley — Uber report finds thousands of assault claims
Uber released its latest safety report revealing thousands of sexual assault claims, though the report emphasized that the overall rate has declined from previous years. Meanwhile, more former Tesla employees sued the company over allegations of racial abuse. This is Hillicon Valley, detailing all you need to know about tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. Send tips to The Hill’s Rebecca Klar,
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