Most Americans don’t see the value in a four-year degree in higher education, according to a new poll. An NBC News survey found 63 percent of people saying a bachelor’s degree is “not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off,” while...
Since Governor Greg Abbott launched his campaign for re-election, he's been highlighting policies that could have wide-ranging effects on Texans. He's highlighted a new plan to provide property tax relief, and his words are a key part of the court battle over the state's congressional maps.
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee said late Saturday they are seeking “full accounting” of an early September U.S. military attack against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean after a report alleged that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. troops to “kill everybody” aboard the vessel. “This committee is committed to providing...
A Russian drone strike killed at least three people in Ukraine’s capital early Saturday morning while wounding at least 29 others, according to The Associated Press. Two individuals were killed in Kyiv, while the other death occurred in the broader region, the Kyiv City Military Administration announced. The Kremlin strikes consisted of both missiles and...
A company that manufactures organic baby formula said Tuesday it is recalling all of its products nationwide amid a multi-state outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart initially recalled just two batches of formula last weekend after federal officials linked it to a multi-state infant botulism outbreak that sickened 13 babies. The announcement Tuesday came after...
President Trump on Tuesday called in to “The Pat McAfee Show” on ESPN to mark Veterans Day and discuss various sports topics. McAfee, a former NFL punter, was hosting his show from Parris Island, S.C., which is home to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. It marked the first time Trump had called in to the...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defended herself on Tuesday after President Trump said the Georgia Republican has “lost her way” as her public criticism of the GOP on multiple issues has grown more frequent. “I haven’t lost my way,” Greene said in a statement, provided to The Hill by her office. “I’m 100% America first and...
Despite repeated calls from leaders across party lines to increase opportunities for national service, the U.S. has yet to take meaningful action, leaving it to individual veterans to take the lead in creating service networks in communities where AmeriCorps programs have been withdrawn.
A father from suburban Chicago said Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents sprayed him and his 1-year-old daughter while they were leaving a parking lot over the weekend. On Saturday, Rafael Veraza was with his family in their car in a Sam's Club parking lot when they heard a helicopter overhead and cars...
The families of 15 victims who died in July amid the flooding at Camp Mystic in Central Texas sued the camp on Monday, accusing it of gross negligence. One lawsuit, filed by the parents of campers Margaret Bellows, Lila Bonner, Molly DeWitt, Lainey Landry and Blakely McCrory and counselors Chloe Childress and Katherine Ferruzzo in...
The Pentagon’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, and its strike group arrived in the Latin American region on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Navy, as the Trump administration beefs up its military presence in the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) area and strikes alleged drug-trafficking boats on both sides of South America. USS Gerald...
The deal struck between Senate Republicans and Democrats to reopen the government allows for federal paychecks and other funding components to resume with senators also set to hold a vote on health care tax credits. On Monday, the Senate voted 60-40 to pass a bill to fund military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Department of Agriculture and the...
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, and will depart Congress after a decade. "I have a firm conviction, much like our founders did, that public service is a lifetime commitment, but public office is and should be a temporary stint in stewardship, not a...
President Trump in an interview broadcast late Monday dismissed concerns from his base over his administration’s planned 50-year mortgage proposal. “It’s not even a big deal,” Trump told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle." “I mean, you go from 40 to 50 years and what it means is you pay something less. From...
The Senate on Monday night voted to reopen the federal government, advancing the funding package to the House for consideration and opening a rift among Democrats as eight senators made a deal with Republicans. House lawmakers will make their way back to Washington after nearly two months out of session in time for a vote...
