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Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & National Security newsletter, I'm Ellen Mitchell — your guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. There will be no newsletter tomorrow due to the July 4th holiday but we will be back Monday.
Essential Reads
The Trump administration is sending some 200 Marines to Florida to aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its deportation raids in the state, the U.S. military announced Thursday. The Marines, which will come from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 based in New River, N.C., will support ICE in its “interior immigration enforcement mission” via “critical administrative and logistical capabilities at locations as …
Senate Democrats launch investigation into Trump’s pause of Russia sanctions
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed a waiver allowing 17 miles of “waterborne barrier” to be constructed quicker in Texas as part of a broader effort to erect President Trump’s border wall. “A capability gap has been identified in waterways along the Southwest border where drug smuggling, …
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With the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” headed to President Trump’s desk for signature Friday, wealthy Americans are poised to receive significant tax … Read more
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Did the Pentagon spread false UFO stories? We’re skeptical. Elbridge Colby’s bleak vision could lead to Ukraine’s defeat Did Trump make us more or less safe with the strikes on Iran? Read More Details
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