Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) would not answer whether she still endorses Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones at the Virginia gubernatorial debate on Thursday amid the fallout over his violent texts, but she did not call on him to exit the race. Spanberger was asked by the moderators whether she was aware of Jones’s...
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s federalization and deployment of hundreds of National Guard members throughout Illinois. U.S. District Judge April Perry, an appointee of former President Biden, partially granted state and city officials’ request for a temporary restraining order barring Trump from taking over National Guard troops and sending them across...
The U.S. will have roughly 200 military personnel in Israel helping oversee the implementation of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza, a senior U.S. official said Thursday. The official said that Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), will have 200 people on the ground as parties work to get the...
Throughout his second term, President Trump has campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize. The president, his allies and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have renewed the push since Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a peace plan Trump proposed last month. The honor, first awarded in 1901 to France’s Frédéric Passy and...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story New York Attorney General indicted on fraud charge New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) is the second prominent adversary of President Trump to face criminal charges after he vowed to seek retribution against his perceived...
"The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said Thursday that it is “a dark day when Marjorie Taylor Greene is the voice of reason,” as the Georgia Republican has bucked her party on multiple issues amid the government shutdown. “It’s a dark day when Marjorie Taylor Greene is the voice of reason, but like, you know...
New York City on Wednesday sued several major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis. The city, its public schools, and its health and hospital system allege that the companies have sought to maximize engagement among young people at the cost of their mental health. ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on a fraud charge, becoming the second prominent foe of President Trump to face criminal charges after he vowed to seek retribution against his perceived enemies. The indictment came in the Eastern District of Virginia following an investigation into allegations of mortgage fraud,...
The vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to look into the timing of other childhood vaccine schedules, soon after it voted to delay the measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) shared it would be establishing a Childhood and Adolescent...
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) will take on Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a debate Thursday night ahead of November's gubernatorial election. The exclusive debate will be hosted by WAVY 10, an NBC affiliate station owned by Nexstar, which also owns The Hill. It marks the only time voters will see the candidates face...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday said he would fire air traffic controllers who are skipping work because of the government shutdown. “If we have a continual small subset of controllers that don’t show up to work … they’re the problem children,” Duffy said, according to CNN. “We need more controllers, but we need the...
