The House passed a spending package Wednesday that will reopen the government after a 43-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, caused by Democrats' demand to spend more on Obamacare subsidies.
U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The step formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care.
Michelle Obama is seemingly sounding off on President Trump without naming him, saying that commanders in chief have to set "a standard" in the White House around accepting gifts. "When you are the commander in chief, there's a standard at which you have to set for the American people. And some of these things aren't...
Sen. John Fetterman's (D-Pa.) new memoir details a souring relationship between him and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), particularly over the governor's approach to criminal justice. In "Unfettered," Fetterman described an "ugliness between us — from which we have never recovered," Axios reported. He said he saw Shapiro as someone with "political ambition" who sought...
That small whoosh from an inhaler has a substantial environmental toll that could be putting some people with chronic conditions at risk, according to a new study.
Former FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned on Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Va., just outside Washington. The moment will bring enormous media attention — and fire the starting pistol on a legal battle that has huge stakes for President Trump as well as his longtime foe. Critics of the president see the...
The United States military killed a senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner last week in Syria, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on Tuesday. Centcom said its forces conducted a strike on Oct. 2 that killed Muhammad Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad, who the U.S. military says was a member of Ansar al-Islam, an al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group. “U.S....
The state of the country’s health care landscape is in flux, according to top health experts and lawmakers, as the federal government shutdown hinges on the battle over health care access and new priorities crystallize under the second Trump administration. Health policy experts, key lawmakers and industry leaders spoke at The Hill’s “Health Next Summit”...
Senate Republicans on Tuesday confirmed a second bloc of President Trump's nominees, cementing 107 into place after changing the rules last month to grease the skids and overcome Democratic gridlock. Senators voted 51-47 on the package along party lines. “Before Senate Democrats shut down the federal government, they shut down the Senate floor – freezing...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday called the government shutdown "a bad idea,” but also said he didn't know if previous shutdowns impacted the economy or market "in a real way.” “I don't like shutdowns, I think it's just a bad idea. And I don't care what the Democrats, Republicans say, it's a bad...
The Chicago News Guild on Monday joined other news organizations that have sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in connection with allegations of excessive force used on journalists at recent protests in the area. "As a labor union, we fight to protect the health and safety of our...
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Democrats are taking Republicans "hostage" with their demands to extend ObamaCare tax credits, but he conceded that winning the public relations battle over the issue was "very challenging." Speaking Tuesday at The Hill's "Health Next Summit," Marshall, a medical doctor, said he did not believe the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the formation of a new “barracks task force” to improve living conditions for U.S. service members during his Tuesday speech to new military recruits at the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia. Hegseth said the Department of Defense (DOD) task force will be in charge of developing a “department-wide” barracks...
Sen Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) on Tuesday described the choice to have Bad Bunny perform during the NFL's upcoming Super Bowl LX halftime show as political. "Why else would you pick, you know, some second-rate musician to play in our greatest sporting event?" Moreno told independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy. "It makes no sense whatsoever. I thought...
A man arrested outside the annual Red Mass ceremony held at St. Matthew’s Cathedral had over 200 explosive devices in a tent on the church's stairs, according to police. Louis Geri, 41, touted homemade explosives when officers approached him on the step ahead of the service typically attended by Supreme Court justices to ring in a new...
