Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has ordered flags to be raised on Monday for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, despite the 30-day mourning period for Jimmy Carter's death.
Some women still wore the pink cat-eared hats of yesteryear, but otherwise Saturday's protest was virtually unrecognizable from the landmark 2017 Women's March that signaled the start of the anti-Trump resistance.
The misnamed project of diversity, equity, and inclusion has certainly had a chilling effect on free expression on college campuses, but its price tag, both in dollars and work hours, is equally, if not more, scandalous. A new report from the Goldwater Institute revealed that public universities in the United States have wasted an estimated […]
TikTok blocked access to American users late Saturday night, just hours before a law banning the popular video-sharing platform was set to go into effect. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” a message reads when American users open the app. “We are...
The Congressional Progressive Staff Association (CPSA) announced their official withdrawal of a letter requesting a rotating 32-hour work week in a Friday statement. The initial letter, addressed to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), argued that a reduction in working hours would improve the work done...
It is especially surprising that one of the first federal agencies to come under scrutiny from the incoming administration is one that has returned billions of dollars to many of the same consumers who were counting on leaders in Washington to look out for their wallets.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has threatened to veto any state budget that contains return-to-office mandates for state employees, citing the benefits of remote work in terms of productivity, equity, and cost savings.
President Biden on Monday evening signed the $895 billion Defense authorization bill, despite a provision included in the massive package that restricts transgender care. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed in the Senate 85-14, even with the insertion of a controversial measure that would restrict the use of funds from TRICARE — the health...
A Catch-22 of politics is the fact that once you start governing and making decisions, you’re almost guaranteed to alienate some of the people who put you in office in the first place.
American Airlines flights were briefly grounded Tuesday morning due to a technical issue, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the ground stop was lifted by about 8 a.m. The FAA said that American Airlines “is reporting a technical issue and has requested a nationwide ground stop” in a statement Tuesday morning. In a later...
The incoming administration has the influence, momentum and wherewithal to lead a historic tech transformation that will benefit generations of Americans.
President-elect Trump’s pick to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent Disney CEO Bob Iger a letter warning that he would be "monitoring" ABC's negotiations with local stations to ensure they can serve "local communities." The letter from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, dated Saturday, focuses on so-called "affiliate agreements" with local stations, which ABC is...
The Biden administration is withdrawing a set of proposed rules aimed at expanding access to contraception that would have made it more difficult for employer-sponsored health plans and insurers to exclude coverage of birth control. The move, announced late Monday in a Federal Register notice, will leave in place Trump-era rules allowing employers to cite "non-religious...
Last Friday, a dispute settlement panel convened under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ruled in favor of the U.S. on two Mexican measures blocking imports of genetically modified corn. The U.S. won all its legal claims. Mexico sought to get the panel to forgive any transgressions by invoking three exceptions, but none of them worked. As U.S....
President-elect Donald Trump is enjoying a honeymoon period with high approval ratings, but his second term may be short-lived due to his Nixon-like character and his tendency to seek revenge against his perceived enemies.
IN TODAY'S ISSUE Trump seizes stage from Biden President-elect Trump’s inauguration isn’t for another four weeks, but he is already seizing the reins of power as President Biden keeps a low profile during the final days of his presidency. Lawmakers told The Hill’s Alexander Bolton that while Trump dictated last week’s negotiations on Capitol Hill...
A handful of conservative House Republicans were voicing concerns about Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to President-elect Trump even before last week’s government funding fiasco, multiple sources on Capitol Hill and in Trump's orbit told The Hill, prompting even more uncertainty about the Louisiana Republican’s grasp on the gavel less than two weeks before the Speakership...
President Trump is sparking a new feud with Panama over an old topic: the vital maritime canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. What Trump is proposing would be a massive shift in the operation of the canal, which has been under Panamanian control since the turn of the millennium after a deal struck decades...
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Monday urged Elon Musk to stay out of politics and focus on his successful businesses. “Stick to business. You‘ve done great. You‘ve made a couple hundred billion dollars since the election,” Scaramucci said in an interview on CNN’s “The Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer, describing his advice...
