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Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Friday is expected to approve a new policy that would ease restrictions on troops interacting with migrants entering the country, a move that would expand the military’s activities at the U.S.–Mexico border, The Washington Post reported. Shanahan will reportedly sign off on a request from the Department of Homeland Security to allow military lawyers, […]

The Senate is set to take up President TrumpDonald John TrumpForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants ‘one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany’ Financial satisfaction hits record high: survey MORE‘s veto of legislation cutting off U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen next week, […]

Silicon Valley giants are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in its annual effort to combat the opioid epidemic, a campaign known as National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.  Throughout the day on Saturday, participants will be able to use Google and Twitter to identify locations to drop off any prescription drugs they have at home, while Facebook runs advertisements […]

Happy Thursday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Ellen Mitchell, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.   THE TOPLINE: The Pentagon’s watchdog has cleared acting Defense Secretary Patrick ShanahanPatrick Michael ShanahanPentagon watchdog clears acting Defense chief in ethics probe Overnight Defense: Trump claims border incident tied to drug smuggling […]

President TrumpDonald John TrumpPresenting the 2020 Democratic bracket The time has come for the Democrats to act, finally DHS expedites border wall replacement in Arizona, Texas MORE is getting a big boost from the economy, which grew at a strong rate of 3.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, according to statistics released […]

A federal judge on Friday ordered Russian agent Maria Butina to serve 18 months in prison, the term demanded by federal prosecutors in the case. Butina, who was arrested in 2018, had pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered foreign agent on behalf of the Russian government. She will get credit for nine months she has […]

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerBiden to face pressure on Medicare for All Biden makes hard push for African American vote Judge agrees to release Coast Guard officer accused of plotting domestic terrorism MORE (D-N.J.) on Friday unveiled an environmental justice proposal, saying it’s time to address regulatory practices at the Environmental Protection […]

The FBI will brief Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisFBI to brief Florida governor, senator on election hacking Hispanic grass-roots groups warn 2020 Dems not to overlook them Florida House passes bill banning ‘sanctuary cities’ MORE (R) on election hacking that was detailed in the Mueller report.  Scott spokesman Chris […]

Two top Republican senators want the Department of Justice (DOJ) to brief them on its efforts to investigate alleged “spying” during the 2016 election after Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrSessions: It’s time to accept the results of the Mueller report and move on George Conway lashes out at ‘Deranged Donald’ on Twitter The Hill’s […]

One of President TrumpDonald John TrumpForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants ‘one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany’ Financial satisfaction hits record high: survey MORE’s top tech advisers is leaving the administration to join the newly restructured Fox Corp. as head of the broadcaster’s federal […]