New York’s once vaunted civil-rights tradition is a pitiful shadow of its past self, its premier institutions available for rent if not outright sale. American Federation of Teachers chief...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) has agreed to attend a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1, hosted by CBS News, setting the stage for a potential showdown with Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). "Harris for President has accepted CBS' invitation to a Vice Presidential Candidate Debate on October 1. Governor Walz looks forward to debating JD Vance — if he...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is seen more in a positive light than a negative one when it comes to likely Pennsylvania voters but is still relatively unknown for the Keystone State voters, according to a new poll. The Quinnipiac University poll, conducted Aug. 8-12, found that 36 percent of likely voters from Pennsylvania said...
There are several important differences between the type of mpox that was spreading globally (including around the U.S.) in 2022 and the type of mpox that prompted the WHO's new declaration.
Nearly a month since a raucous and successful convention, Republicans are divided on how to win the 2024 election. While former President Trump is focused on crowd sizes and allies are bashing Vice President Harris for not sitting down for media interviews, some Republicans, like former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, assessed that her party’s leaders...
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Kids online safety bill hits roadblock in the House A bill intended to boost privacy and safety for children online that had broad bipartisan support in the Senate is stalling in the House amid resistance from leadership, putting a spotlight on Republican...
An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters about a constitutional amendment to create a right to abortion can use the words “unborn human being” to describe a fetus, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The justices ruled the language was impartial, reversing a lower court’s decision and siding with the GOP state lawmakers who wrote the summary....
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} View Online Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Democrats surprised after Harris backs Trump plan Some Democrats are feeling blindsided after Vice President Harris endorsed a proposal first pitched by former President Trump to nix taxes on tips for service and hospitality...
A majority of voters said the most important issues to them are those involving the economy and immigration in a new poll. The Economist/YouGov poll, conducted between Aug. 11 and 13, found 54 percent of voters saying that the most important issues to them were “Inflation/prices,” “Jobs and the economy,” “Immigration” and “Taxes and government...
Vice President Harris is rising across the board in the key swing states she will need to win to capture the presidency in November. After President Biden struggled against former President Trump in the seven key election battlegrounds, Harris has turned the tide. Several recent polls have shown her leading in the battlegrounds, or at...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden to designate national monument at site of Illinois race riot President Biden will designate a national monument this week at the site of racist mob violence in 1908 in Springfield, Ill., the White House confirmed Wednesday....
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) rallied against Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) while campaigning in Michigan on Wednesday as the two tickets barnstorm battleground states ahead of November. Vance spoke to supporters at the trucking company Cordes Inc. in Byron Center, leaning into the issues of inflation and cost of living in a state...
Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said in a Wednesday interview that Ukraine’s offensive inside Russia’s Kursk region is dealing a “tremendous” blow to the country’s leader, President Vladimir Putin. “I think psychologically, this blow is tremendous to Putin, especially among elites, because he's supposed to be the protector. He's supposed to be the...
A federal judge ruled Tuesday the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) cannot allow Jewish students to be blocked from classes, school buildings or campus activities. UCLA was sued by three Jewish students after Gaza protesters set up check points on campus in the spring, only allowing through students through who wore wristbands and...
