Former President Trump is using the audition process for his running mate to create an army of surrogates willing to defend him and echo his talking points while he is tied up in a Manhattan courtroom. As vice presidential contenders vie for Trump's attention and favor, they are flooding the airwaves to lift up his...
A new report from the center-left watchdog group Accountable US found that most major drugmakers spent more on marketing costs and shareholder payments than on research & development. The report looked at eight companies that manufacture the 10 drugs whose prices are currently being negotiated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS). These companies...
The Biden administration on Thursday will announce new measures to more quickly screen asylum applicants for potential public safety or national security risks. The proposed regulation will essentially move up those screenings to an earlier stage in the asylum process, increasing the chances that migrants who do pose a potential threat would be quickly removed...
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Move over, Miami Sound Machine — Gloria Estefan is teaming up with a Miami submarine. The "Conga" singer was on-hand as the U.S. Navy announced its latest vessel would be named after the Florida city. “Miami is a shining example of what happens when a city welcomes all who come seeking a better life," Navy Secretary...
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) appeared to link the story about presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. saying a doctor told him a parasite ate a part of his brain to the assassinations of his father and uncle. “You either die a Kennedy with a hole in the brain or live long enough to become a...
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday ripped former President Trump over his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal six years ago, saying the move made Americans “less safe.” “When Donald Trump refused the appeals of our closest allies and pulled the United States out of the JCPOA, it created...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said in an interview published Wednesday that he is backing a primary challenger to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — marking the latest development in their high-profile feud. McCarthy told Politico he is he is backing former naval aviator Aaron Dimmock in the primary. In the interview, the former Speaker also...
Unless Congress steps in, NIST will be unable to do the work assigned, jeopardizing the success of the administration’s cyber ambitions.
A pair of GOP lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation to protect the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), college conferences and member schools amid ongoing legal challenges and allow them to continue regulating student-athletes’ compensation and other matters. Republican Reps. Russell Fry (S.C.) and Barry Moore (Ala.) unveiled The Protect the Ball Act on Wednesday, which...
A group of nearly 700 Jewish college faculty signed a letter to President Biden on Wednesday encouraging him not to back the controversial Antisemitism Awareness Act. The academics took issue with the act’s use of the International Holocaust Awareness Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, which has raised concerns that legitimate criticisms of the state of...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters that he has “faith” in what President Biden is doing to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza, including a decision to pause the delivery of 3,500 bombs as his administration assesses a potential Israeli invasion of Rafah. “I believe that Israel and America have an ironclad relationship, and...
It's unclear who will represent the Republican party in the race for Indiana’s 7th Congressional District, as the winner of the party's primary Tuesday night died earlier this year. Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) currently represents Indiana’s 7th District, which is forecast to be a “safe” seat for Democrats in the upcoming 2024 House elections. Carson...
WarnerBros. Discovery (WBD) leadership is looking to make further job reductions as a cost cutting measure, according to a new report. WBD, which owns CNN, Max, TNT and a number of other media properties, is eyeing cuts to its budgets on streaming by hundreds of millions of dollars, Bloomberg reported. The company also plans to...
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story US West braces for wildfire season as ‘Flying Bucket’ burns in Arizona A burgeoning blaze dubbed the "Flying Bucket Fire" is raging south of Phoenix, as much of the U.S. West braces for wildfire season. © New Mexico National Guard via...
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday went after the leaders of prominent K-12 school systems in the U.S. over what they say is a lack of enforcement when antisemitic incidents occur in their districts. “The topic of today's hearing is particularly troubling. It's hard to grasp how antisemitism has become such a dominant force in our...
More than two-thirds of Americans fear pro-Palestinian demonstrations at college campuses will result in violent confrontations, according to a new poll. The survey, released Wednesday by USA Today and Suffolk University, found that nearly 32 percent of Americans said they are "very concerned" the protests will end up in violence, while just more than 35...
SPOTTED: Lawmakers putting the "checks" in checks and balances, going head-to-head in games of chess at the Capitol. Sens. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) hosted the bipartisan Congressional Chess Tournament on Wednesday. As part of the event at the Russell Senate Office building, members of Congress were invited to show off their best...
President Biden declared Wednesday that the Trump administration's much-touted efforts to bring a Foxconn facility to Wisconsin were nothing more than a "con," contrasting the failed project with a new investment in the state from Microsoft. Biden traveled to Racine, Wis., to announce Microsoft would invest $3.3 billion to build a new artificial intelligence data...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) warned that if people choose not to vote in November, they will have to own the “tragedy” of former President Trump getting reelected. In a new interview with USA Today, the first-term senator said he isn’t worried about progressives who threaten to abstain from the general election over the United States’s...
President Biden is speaking Wednesday at an event in Wisconsin to highlight a new, multibillion-dollar Microsoft AI facility. The project is expected to employ thousands of workers in construction and operation. The site in Racine County, south of Milwaukee, allows the Biden administration to draw a contrast with former President Trump’s record. In 2017, Trump...
Former President Trump leads President Biden by 4 points in a Pennsylvania survey of the November election released Tuesday. The former president received 49 percent of support in the poll compared to Biden’s 45 percent. Trump’s lead grows to double digits when voters older than 50 were surveyed, with him amassing 52 percent while Biden...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) described the humanitarian situation as “heartbreaking,” while arguing only Hamas is able to end the war with Israel. Fetterman, a steadfast supporter of Israel, told USA Today in an interview published Wednesday that the situation in Gaza is “worse than horrible, it’s heartbreaking” and said the responsibility lies on Hamas to...
The Republican primary race for West Virginia governor has tightened, according to a new poll, with the top two contenders within the poll’s margin of error. The Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released Wednesday showed state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey leading with 28 percent, followed closely by former state Rep. Moore Capito with 25 percent....
prompted numerous studies and reports discussing how exposure to plastics may negatively influence human health. Most recently, the impact of plastics on cardiovascular disease has been in the public eye, after a study reported that small plastic particles can travel through a person’s circulatory system, lodging and restricting flow in certain blood vessels that can lead to cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes.