Senior Circuit Judge Jerry Smith delivered a scorching takedown of a fellow federal judge on Wednesday, accusing his colleague of "unrestrained ideological judicial zeal" in a ruling this week that struck down Texas's new congressional map.
The House voted Wednesday night to refer a resolution to censure Rep. Cory Mills, Florida Republican, for a variety of alleged transgressions to the House Ethics Committee.
President Trump signed the bill Wednesday evening that forces the Justice Department to release all the files it has from its investigation into deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes.
Honda is recalling over 400,000 of its popular Civic vehicles after discovering that a manufacturing flaw may cause the wheels to come off while driving.
An airline industry analyst on Friday suggested the effects of flight capacity reductions across the country are generally small, despite an uptick of delays and cancellations as the government shutdown drags on. “The airlines are doing their level best to minimize inconvenience and to avoid canceling too many flights at any one time in order...
President Trump on Saturday took a swipe at Democrats and health insurance companies as lawmakers struggle to find consensus on a bill to reopen the government. Trump, weighing in on the debate around high health care premiums as Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits are poised to expire soon, suggested that funds be diverted from...
"In vino veritas." The Roman proverb — "In wine, there is truth" — reflects the fact that people are often at their most honest when they've had a few. Elections can have the same effect for some to become drunk on even the prospect of power. Partisans can blurt out their inner thoughts with shocking frankness. That was the...
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Friday filed a motion to dismiss the federal fraud charges brought against her by the Trump administration, arguing the case was based on President Trump‘s political animus. "The government targeted AG James for prosecution because of the President’s genuine animus towards her protected campaign speech and fulfillment...
FedEx and UPS on Friday announced a temporary ground stop for fleets of McDonnell Douglas, or MD-11, cargo planes following a deadly crash in Louisville, Ky., earlier this week that killed at least 12 people. "MD-11s are approximately 9 percent of the UPS Airlines fleet," according to UPS in a short statement. "The grounding is...
More than 1,000 flights were delayed or canceled Saturday as airports across the U.S. adhere to the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) decision to reduce flight capacity amid staffing shortages inflamed by the government shutdown. A total of 1,093 flights were delayed, while 805 flights have been canceled, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. These numbers...
As the Trump administration slashes and transforms the National Institutes of Health (NIH), minority health researchers are walking a tightrope, trying to maintain funding without crossing the vague line into “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) projects. Researchers told The Hill they are facing unclear research directives, increasingly competitive grant awards and politicized peer review processes...
States are racing to win their slice of a new $50 billion rural health fund amid worries the program's lack of guardrails and rushed timeline could mean the providers who need the most help will get squeezed out by larger, politically connected health systems. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act created the fund as a...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and his Republican leadership team are scrambling for new ideas to end the 38-day government shutdown after it became clear Friday that tactics to pressure Democrats to vote for a House-passed funding bill have failed so far. Senate Republicans are batting around various ideas to break the stalemate, such...
