China on Tuesday accused the U.S. military of “illegally” entering waters around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, saying it had sent its own forces to watch a Navy ship.  China has claimed roughly 90 percent of the South China Sea as its own territory, leading to disputes with the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam…

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) revealed Monday that he would be speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about his country’s loss of access to Starshield, the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink internet, vowing to hold any U.S. officials who limited the application “fully accountable.” In a post to social media, Fitzpatrick said he would speak with…

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Dems float Hegseth’s ouster in lame-duck defense battle Senate Democrats are quietly floating the ouster of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the midterms as the political price for cooperation on key defense-related issues in the postelection…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday again called into question whether the U.S. has continued to share intelligence with the war-torn country a day after he said Washington resumed providing Kyiv with such information to ‌help defend against Russian missile strikes. Zelensky said Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, with…