Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday headed a letter sent to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging him to remove The New York Times's "1619 project" from federal g...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in an interview published Friday that he supports measures to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, as well as lowering the Medicare eligibility age and creating a public health...
Intellectual property rights provide the legal basis for our innovation and creative economy. Simply put, strong intellectual property rights are why the United States leads the world in IP intensive industries like the life sciences,...
A high school in Minnesota is investigating a photo of a racist prom invitation.The Big Lake School District said in a statement on Wednesday that it was made aware of the “promposal” after it sparked backlash on social media. Local outlet WCCO...
Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) announced Friday she won't seek reelection in 2022.“As I have rounded each new decade of my career, I’ve taken time to reflect on how I can best serve. That’s how, 10 years ago, I decided to run for Congress,” ...
Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) are reviving their push to allow for remote voting during national emergencies. The two introduced a resolution to change the Senate's rules to allow for "reliable and secure" remote voting...
Disneyland reopened its gates on Friday after being shut down for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.The cast members were getting ready early in the morning with the American and California flags being raised and members lining up at...
The Grammys may reform or cut the nomination review committees it uses on most award categories, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.The changes would come after The Weeknd called the panels “corrupt” after he...
Vermont's National Guard announced this week that it will now allow women to fill roles in its combat arms units, making it the first state in the country to do so.The announcement came in a ...
SPOTTED: Michelle Obama dining out at a restaurant in Washington — perhaps a sign that life is slowly returning to quasi-normal amid the coronavirus pandemic.The former first lady was eyed Thursday night at Rasika West End, a fine dining Indian...
Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), two of the most conservative members of the House, are joining forces.The pair filed...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is suing the Biden administration over its decision not to allow Independence Day fireworks at Mount Rushmore this year.Noem spokesperson Ian Fury confirmed to The Hill that ...
President Biden on Friday afternoon is slated to deliver remarks at an event marking the 50th anniversary of Amtrak.The event is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. EDT.Watch the live video above.
President Biden has not dismissed requiring all U.S. service members to get a COVID-19 vaccine once the shot is fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but says the decision is a "tough call.""I d...
President Biden has not dismissed requiring all U.S. service members to get a COVID-19 vaccine once the shot is fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but says the decision is a “tough call.”“I don’t know. I’m going to leave that...
A sheriff’s deputy in Georgia bragged about beating a Black man as “sweet stress relief” to extremists, federal authorities say.Following an FBI investigation, Cody Richard Griggers pleaded guilty to one count of possessing an unregistered...
A sheriff's deputy in Georgia bragged about beating a Black man as "sweet stress relief" to extremists, federal authorities say.Following an FBI invest...
Former President Obama is going on TikTok to urge young Americans to “get the vaccine as soon as you can.”“It’s the only way we’re gonna get back to all the things we love from safely spending time with grandparents to going to concerts and watching...
An Alabama county commissioner running for mayor of Birmingham is arguing that comments she made that members of the LGBTQ community are "not born that way" are being taken out of context by her political opponents....
The number of unaccompanied migrant children held at border facilities plunged 84 percent in one month, a White House official told CNN on Thursday.The official said there were 954 children in border facilities as of Wednesday, following a...
Forbes Media is discussing going public and is also reviewing at least two offers to sell the company, ...
Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema’s (Ariz.) opposition to filibuster reform is scoring them points among voters in their states, according to conservative polling obtained by The Hill. A pair of polls conducted for...
The Biden dogs, Champ and Major, will soon be getting a feline sibling.President Biden and first lady Jill Biden confirmed in a Friday interview that they are planning on welcoming a cat to the White House."He's waiting in the wings," the first lady...
Pope Francis named a new bishop for President Joe Biden’s Delaware diocese on Friday.Vicar for clergy Monsignor William Koenig at the Rockville Center, N.Y., diocese will be moving to Wilmington, Del., to replace Bishop Francis Malooly, The...