Sen. John Kennedy and Sen. Cory Booker sit on opposite sides of the dais, but that hasn't stopped Mr. Kennedy, Louisiana Republican, from admiring his New Jersey Democratic colleague.
President Trump has asked a judge to remove his blockade and allow the full shutdown and renovation of the Kennedy Center, saying he's fixed the problems that led to the court issuing an injunction earlier this year.
The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a west Texas section of the Big Bend region, marking the first major construction in an area of the U.S.-Mexico border where the administration's plans have met heavy opposition.
The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks - and a little schmoozing - at the White House with President Trump.
Unlike the pretend populism espoused by those like J.D Vance and Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris has dedicated her entire career to fighting for fair policies and justice.
The Harris campaign on Friday launched a new ad in battleground states highlighting the vice president’s upbringing in an effort to appeal to middle class voters. The ad, titled “Knows,” notes that Harris grew up in a “working class home,” was the daughter of a working mom and worked at McDonald’s while she got her...
A Florida man was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday for threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and his children, federal prosecutors announced. Michael Shapiro, 72, was sentenced during a hearing in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday nearly nine months after prosecutors said he left multiple threatening messages for Swalwell at his office in...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed an executive order Thursday requiring hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status to help the state determine the cost of providing healthcare to noncitizens. Beginning Nov. 1, Abbott is directing hospitals in Texas to gather data on “patients who are not lawfully present in the United States,” as...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) helped clear a homeless encampment in Los Angeles on Thursday while threatening to take away state funding from the state's counties that do not do more to curb homelessness. Newsom was photographed Thursday working alongside Caltrans workers under a freeway in Los Angeles, where he said more than 1,400 encampments...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) illegally fired an employee who the group claimed used racist language and discriminated against some coworkers, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge ruled Wednesday. Administrative law judge Michael Rosas ruled Katherine Oh, who served as senior policy counsel, was terminated for protected concerted activity, a right of workers to...
OpenAI is warning that some people may become emotionally reliant on its lifelike ChatGPT voice mode. In a report Thursday, OpenAI released information on the safety work the company conducted on ChatGPT, its popular artificial intelligence tool, and the new voice mode that sounds human. OpenAI first began rolling out GPT-4o to paid customers last...
President Biden on Thursday met with hundreds of staffers who worked on his 2024 campaign following his decision to end his reelection bid. The president traveled to Wilmington, Del., where he spoke during a closed-door gathering at The Queen Theatre to thank them for their support and work on his campaign. A campaign official told...
Special counsel Jack Smith asked for additional time to settle how to proceed with former President Trump’s Jan. 6 prosecution, asking to bump back a swift set of deadlines ignited when the case returned to a lower court. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan had ordered Smith and Trump’s attorneys to jointly propose how to move...
Presented by American Energy Action — Rep. Ruben Gallego (D), who is running to represent Arizona in the Senate, said Wednesday that the Biden administration needs to do more on extreme heat. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Gallego says Biden should do more for extreme heat Rep. Ruben Gallego...
President Biden on Thursday joined Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari leader Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in urging Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire and hostage-release deal that is on the table and increasingly close to the finish line. In a statement, the leaders said it was "time to bring...
Podcaster Joe Rogan on Thursday threw his weight behind independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over either of the major party candidates, making the online influencer known for dabbling in conspiracies one of Kennedy’s most notable endorsements. Rogan said on his video podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience” that he views both Democrats and Republicans...
Three deans at Columbia University have resigned from the school after text messages that officials said contained antisemitic tropes were revealed. A spokesperson for the school confirmed the resignations of Cristen Kromm, former dean of undergraduate student life; Matthew Patashnick, former associate dean for student and family support; and Susan Chang-Kim, former vice dean and...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Judge tosses Commerce's Medicare negotiation lawsuit A federal judge in Ohio dismissed a lawsuit challenging Medicare negotiations, adding to the growing list of related cases that have met the same fate, finding that the suit filed by the...
