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.
NEW YORK — Defense attorneys for former President Trump went straight for the jugular on Tuesday, looking to demolish the credibility and character of star witness Michael Cohen who underwent long-awaited cross-examination following some of the most damning testimony against Trump yet to be presented at trial. Trump attorney Todd Blanche wasted no time pinning...
The White House on Tuesday said President Biden would veto a House GOP bill intended to pressure him to send weapons to Israel, calling it a “misguided reaction to a deliberate distortion of the Administration’s approach to Israel.” The push back comes ahead of an expected vote this week on the Israel Security Assistance Support...
Nevada GOP Senate candidate Jeff Gunter hit primary rival Sam Brown on Tuesday over his previous comments showing openness to funding the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility. Brown’s comments have already sparked harsh criticism from Silver State Democrats, including Sen. Jacky Rosen (D). Nevada lawmakers from both parties have strongly resisted a federal plan to...
Former President Trump’s lawyers began their quest to undercut his former attorney-turned-enemy Michael Cohen on Tuesday. The cross-examination got off to a fiery and profane start after Cohen had been questioned by the prosecution for about a day and a half. Cohen is a pivotal figure in the trial because he paid porn actor Stormy...
The East Bay Area city of Alameda, Calif., has temporarily halted a boat-based climate research project, as local officials work to determine whether spraying sea salt particles into the air poses any environmental or health risks to members of the public. The University of Washington endeavor, called the Marine Cloud Brightening Program, is exploring how aerosol...
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Maryland’s volatile Senate primary comes to a head A blistering battle in Maryland over which Democrat will go on to face former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) for an open Senate seat in the November election will be decided Tuesday....
WE HEAR: GOP strategist Doug Heye is temporarily trading political punditry for weighing in on the Sultan of Swoon, with a guest DJ gig on a SiriusXM channel devoted to Frank Sinatra. Heye, the former Republican National Committee communications director and a Chairman of the Board mega-fan, will play some hits, but also dive deeper...
People on the ends of the spectrum are not interested in nuance, because absolutes are so much easier to defend — all you need to do is repeat your perspective and refuse to engage in dialogue. After all, you are right, so what else is there to say?
The Department of Education announced Tuesday that federal student loan interest rates for the 2024-2025 school year hit 6.53 percent, up from 5.5 percent the previous year. Higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz told CNBC the new undergraduate interest rate is the highest it has been in a decade. Graduate student loans hit 8.08...
Google will roll out new artificial intelligence (AI) features in search functions and other Google services as the company races with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to stay on the cutting edge of AI technology. Google’s AI Oversights, using its updated Gemini model, will be able to provide users with more thorough answers to questions — even queries...
A New York appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a gag order against former President Trump in his hush money criminal case. The order, imposed on Trump by Judge Juan Merchan, bars Trump from publicly commenting on witnesses, prosecutors, court staff or the judge’s family. It does not prevent him from attacking Merchan or Manhattan District...
New technologies can make planning and visualization for extreme weather both easier and faster, giving all constituencies a chance to see what’s at stake.
