Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) denied clemency to Brian Dorsey, who faces execution on Tuesday for the 2006 murder of his cousin and her husband. “Brian Dorsey punished his loving family for helping him in a time of need. His cousins invited him into their home where he was surrounded by family and friends, then...
Former President Trump's legal team on Monday asked the judge in his hush money case to subpoena adult film actress Stormy Daniels' communications with Michael Cohen, the former president's ex-fixer, other witnesses and any material related to NBC’s documentary on the actress. In a letter to Justice Juan Merchan, Trump's attorneys asked the judge to...
Former President Trump on Monday fired back at GOP criticism of his position on abortion, arguing he "won" against the Democrats, whom he claimed were "reeling" after his statement on the subject earlier in the day. "You know the Democrats are 'reeling' when they have no response to my recent Statement on Abortion, other than,...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Millions impacted by Biden’s new student loan plan More than 25 million student loan borrowers who owe more money than they did at the start of repayment because of the interest rate on federal student loans could...
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) on Monday asked a Georgia appeals court not to reconsider a trial judge’s ruling allowing her to continue overseeing the election interference case against former President Trump and several allies. Judge Scott McAfee ruled last month that Willis’s previous romance with ex-special prosecutor Nathan Wade created an appearance...
Pandemic-era inflation has placed a financial burden on many Americans, but it seems Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say their financial situation has gotten worse over the last three years. A new Bankrate survey published Monday shows 69 percent of Americans think their cost of living has gone up since 2020. The 2,000-person...
More than 200 couples got married at a Monday event in Russellville, Ark., just before the solar eclipse reached totality. At an event titled, “Elope at the Eclipse,” hundreds of people gathered to tie the knot in the moments before totality, according to CNN and local reports. Totality there lasted 4 minutes. The ceremony was...
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the governing body for primarily small colleges, approved a policy on Monday that will ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. The NAIA’s Council of Presidents approved the policy in a 20-0 vote on Monday, the organization confirmed to The Hill. The decision stands in contrast to how the...
University of South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley on Saturday said transgender women and girls should be allowed to compete on female sports teams, giving a lift to transgender rights before her team’s NCAA championship victory. “If you’re a woman, you should play,” Staley said during a press conference, responding to a question about...
Former President Trump on Monday pushed back against Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and other conservatives who were critical of his statement on abortion earlier in the day, in which Trump declined to take a position on federal legislation limiting the procedure. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that Graham was "doing a...
