Who would have thought government was full of “bureaucratic barriers?” Not longtime politician Karen Bass. Asked this week why she’d failed to meet her own goal of ending the...
California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter acknowledged in an interview on Tuesday that “I could have handled things better” after several videos published over the last week generated criticism around her behavior. “When I look at those videos, I want people to know that I understand that I could have handled things better. I think...
Senate Republicans are ramping up pressure on Democrats over the shutdown, taking away a vote on a Democratic alternative to open the government and blaming the party for worsening hardships for military families. In a now familiar scene Tuesday night, the Senate rejected a House GOP measure to open the government by a 49-45 vote....
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story DOL: Trump immigration plan could raise food prices The Labor Department warned that the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts could cause an uptick in food prices amid a decrease in labor and an increase in demand...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story The Pentagon press badge showdown Starting on Wednesday, all but one media outlet that regularly covers the Department of Defense is set to lose access to the Pentagon for refusing to sign a restrictive new set...
Starting on Wednesday, all but one media outlet that regularly covers the Department of Defense is set to lose access to the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded that reporters agree by 5 p.m. Tuesday to a new policy, under which they would need to pledge to not obtain or use any unauthorized material, even...
A Florida county judge on Tuesday granted a restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) requested by a woman who accused him of harassing and threatening her after their break-up earlier this year. Lindsey Langston, a Florida Republican state committeewoman who was crowned Miss United States 2024, filed the emergency petition for injunction in August...
Actress Cheryl Hines defended her husband, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin challenged Kennedy's knowledge and qualifications on Tuesday. Hines appeared as a guest to discuss her memoir, "Cheryl Hines Unscripted," when Hostin referred to Kennedy as the "least qualified person" to lead HHS. She...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy faces serious threats regardless of the approach the central bank takes to bringing down interest rates. In a Tuesday speech, Powell said the Fed is trying to balance a weakening labor market with rising inflation as it plots a plan for interest rates, but...
(NEXSTAR) – An estimated 20 million taxpayers will need to file before this week's deadline, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned Tuesday. While most people filed earlier this year, returns are due by midnight on Wednesday for taxpayers who filed an extension for tax year 2024. For anyone wondering if the congressional stalemate in Washington...
Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban announced on Tuesday that he would be suspending his campaign and backing Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) in the Democratic primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) next year. “Today, I am suspending my campaign for U.S. Senate and enthusiastically endorsing Governor Janet Mills,” Kleban said in a...
Republican Reps. Tom Emmer (Minn.) and Lisa McClain (Mich.) blamed Democrats for continued air travel issues amid the government shutdown on Tuesday. “Airports will be flooded with flight cancelations and delays, amid the busiest time to travel all year,” Emmer, the House majority whip, said at a press conference alongside McClain, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.),...
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says after experiencing a rollercoaster relationship with social media she sees value in showing up online "on the side of good." "I have had a very complicated relationship with social media," the 44-year-old face of Netflix's "With Love, Meghan" said while speaking at the Fortune Most Powerful Women summit in...
