The Senate passed landmark legislation Monday night intended to regulate the Wild West of college sports compensation and transfers, teeing up a vote in the House after the November midterm elections.
Opening statements in Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-N.J.) federal bribery and obstruction trial are set to begin Wednesday in Manhattan. Federal prosecutors have alleged Menendez and his wife Nadine accepted “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in bribes in exchange for the senator’s political power, which they said enriched several New Jersey businessmen, as well as the...
President Biden’s campaign on Wednesday proposed two debates with former President Trump, bucking the Commission on Presidential Debates and potentially setting the stage for a face-off as soon as next month. The Biden campaign called for the first debate to take place in late June, after Biden returns from the Group of Seven (G-7) Summit...
Inflation slowed down in April after several months of faster-than-expected price increases, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department. The consumer price index (CPI), a closely watched inflation gauge, rose 0.3 percent in April and 3.4 percent over the previous 12 months, in line with economist expectations. Both monthly and annual inflation fell...
Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley garnered significant shares of the vote in three Republican primaries Tuesday, despite dropping of the race over two months ago. In Maryland, Haley brought in 20 percent of the vote to former President Trump’s 80 percent, according to election results from Decision Desk HQ. In Nebraska, she garnered 18...
Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will introduce legislation Wednesday that would extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver program past its 2024 expiration date. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) introduced several waivers and flexibilities in 2020, allowing for various inpatient-level hospital services...
A Democratic-aligned health advocacy group is launching a series of digital ads in key Republican districts, highlighting how lawmakers there opposed the Biden administration's efforts to lower drug prices and health costs. The $1 million campaign from Protect Our Care, shared first with The Hill, launches Wednesday and is targeting House Republicans representing districts won...
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks clinched the Maryland Senate Democratic primary over Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) on Tuesday, putting her a step closer to becoming the first Black woman to represent the Old Line State in the Senate. First, however, she must defeat popular former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) — by no means a sure...
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) pledged to “put the country first” and work across the aisle, in his victory speech Tuesday after securing the GOP nomination for his state’s open Senate seat. Hogan made his pitch to the ideological middle, in his speech to supporters Tuesday night, saying political leaders in Washington who show...
President Biden referred to former President Trump as “that loser” in remarks Tuesday at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ (APAICS) annual gala. In his speech, Biden took aim at Trump for his role in killing a bipartisan border agreement earlier this year that initially had the support of even some of the...
Former Biden administration official April McClain Delaney has won the Democratic nomination for the seat representing Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. McClain Delaney previously served as deputy assistant secretary for communications in the U.S. Commerce Department and is the wife of former Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), who represented the district for six...
