A Colorado provider allegedly billed Medicaid hundreds of thousands for ghost rides and a dead patient as a new report exposes billions in healthcare fraud.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case involving public school students who were banned from wearing "Let's Go Brandon" sweatshirts to class, because officials said the slogan was "profane."
In today's issue: ▪ 30 days away from midterms ▪ Hassett’s hot take on polling ▪ Oil companies v. localities ▪ Moscow ramps up strikes Sunday marked 30 days until Election Day. Democrats are favored to win the House and have a slight edge in the Senate, according to The Hill’s partner Decision Desk HQ...
It is good, heartening even, that the Times handled last week's foiled hijacking with care and caution. Yet somehow, it seems no claim about supposed Israeli perfidy is too stupid, outrageous, or ridiculous to make its way into the Times.
The Supreme Court will hear a major climate case on Monday that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. The case in question, Suncor v. Boulder, is an appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that allowed claims of climate...
Key Republican senators say they were blindsided by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announced 20 percent reduction of the U.S. military’s general and admirals, and they're voicing concerns about the lack of consultation with Congress and the possibility that qualified senior officers were sacked for political or ideological reasons. Senior Republicans on Capitol Hill are questioning...
House Democrats are preparing legal strategies to challenge any efforts by the Trump administration to disrupt midterm voting or otherwise corrupt the election results. Heading into November, President Trump has sought a greater federal role — and new federal limits — over the election process, which is typically controlled by states, raising concerns in the...
The Democratic candidate for Texas Attorney General launched a seven-figure television ad buy on Monday amid signs of the party’s momentum in the red Lone Star State. Nathan Johnson, a Democratic state senator, argues in the ad that “Texas could use a good lawyer” to replace current Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), the scandal-clad prosecutor...
Calls for congressional reform have bubbled up on both sides of the aisle after two lawmakers' months-long absences fueled debate over what to do when lawmakers go missing. With regular reminders that this is one of the oldest Congresses in U.S. history — Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (Iowa), 93, contended with his own...
The Pentagon pulled all 12 B-1 bombers this weekend from the U.K.’s RAF Fairford air base to their home stations in the U.S. weeks after an alleged terror threat against a U.S.-operated post in England. “While operational security precluded us from confirming the movement of our assets and forces in real-time, we can acknowledge now...
Seven of the world’s largest oil-exporting countries agreed Sunday to maintain their baseline production levels for November, as fuel prices remain elevated amid the Iran war. The “OPEC+” group, which includes Algeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Russia and Saudi Arabia, decided to “maintain” oil production levels they agreed to in September, the Organization of the...
The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday threatened to hit Ukrainian military and industrial facilities, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his military would target Russia’s oil refineries. “Strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation against military and military-industrial facilities, as well as related infrastructure in Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine, will be...
With both chambers of Congress out of session, lawmakers are trading the Capitol for the campaign trail as the midterm elections enter their final stretch. The shift will be especially visible this week, with a slate of high-profile debates pitting candidates from both parties on the same stage. In Iowa, Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) will...
