South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) pitched herself for a top NRA job as early as last fall, Axios reports. Noem offered to step down early as governor for the role, according to a person familiar with her conversation with former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre.

China has hacked the U.K. Ministry of Defense, Sky News reports. “The cyberattack was on a payroll system with current service personnel and some veterans. It is largely names and bank details that have been exposed.”

“Israel launched a volley of strikes in the Gazan city of Rafah and said it would continue military operations there, even as the Biden administration has openly warned against the launch of any large-scale mission in the city without civilian protections,” Politico reports.

“Sen. Bob Menendez will be allowed to argue at his federal corruption trial that he thought he was acting for the ‘good of the public’ when helping Egypt and Qatar, while prosecutors will be able to present evidence to the jury that they allege shows the lawmaker and his wife took bribes in a

“Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX) indictment marks the third high-profile Hispanic lawmaker to have been indicted in recent months,” Politico reports. “Critically, the influential Congressional Hispanic Caucus is coming to his defense.” “That’s a marked difference from how the group treated Sen. Bob