The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, deciding against a hike days before midterm elections that pivot on inflation and affordability concerns.
President Trump's short-lived former press secretary, Katie Zacharia, says the media and D.C. politics are to blame for her being ousted from the role.
President Trump’s administration sent a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that would allow the kingdom to enrich uranium to Congress this week, kick-starting a congressional review process required under the Atomic Energy Act. However, President Trump's retroactive condition for the deal — that it will only move forward if Saudi Arabia joins the Abraham...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering new life-extending care for patients with one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. The once-daily pill, called daraxonrasib and manufactured by Revolution Medicines, will be sold under the brand name Rasonque. It was approved for patients who already tried...
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Wednesday called President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Canadian imports "irrational." Reich warned in an interview with "Squawk Box" co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC that prices would rise, particularly for housing, as a result of the trade war. "And as Canadian wood products become even more expensive, you're...
United Airlines will add 10 new destinations next year — the largest international expansion in the Chicago-based company’s nearly 100-year history. The airline announced Tuesday that it will introduce nonstop flights to Okinawa, Japan; Toulouse, France; Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; Marseille, France; Ibiza, Spain; Valencia, Spain; Terceira, Portugal; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Olbia (Sardinia), Italy; and Catania (Sicily),...
A majority of Senate Democrats have signed a Wednesday letter urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the “surge” in violence in the West Bank amid tensions from the Gaza war. The conflict is driven in part by Israeli settlers who are forcefully laying claim to land where Palestinians reside. “Incidents of fatal violence...
President Trump referred to CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s trip to Russia this week as “semi-routine” after the Kremlin confirmed Ratcliffe was in the country to meet intelligence officials. "I hate to disappoint people," Trump told conservative talks show host Glenn Beck on Wednesday. "John Ratcliffe is a fantastic guy. He's the head of the CIA,...
President Trump said in an interview Wednesday that the late country music icon Dolly Parton liked him but was not “a very political person." “She was unique. She was amazing, and to lose her, it’s like losing a member of the family,” Trump told conservative talk show host Glenn Beck. “We all knew her so...
In his reflection on 30 years of patient advocacy, Matthew Zachary argues that the movement must transition from organizing around specific diagnoses to uniting all patients under a single, powerful civic identity.
The State Department on Monday issued a travel advisory for Americans visiting the northern Mexican city of Mexicali. The advisory, issued by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, noted the U.S. government was suspending its consular activities in the border city on Tuesday. The Hill has reached out to the State Department for clarification on whether...
President Trump said Wednesday he does not believe Iran’s supreme leader is dead after a report suggested he could be deceased or brain-dead. "He was very seriously wounded, but I don't think he's dead,” Trump said in an interview with conservative commentator Glenn Beck. “And if he is, they're putting on a pretty good show...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking the Supreme Court to sign off on President Trump’s Day 1 proclamation shutting down asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border, accusing lower courts of “judicial interference” in declaring it illegal. Solicitor General D. John Sauer described it as one of the president’s most important initiatives as he urged the...
Fox News host Laura Ingraham warned Republicans on Tuesday that they could be headed for trouble in November if the party does not shore up support from states that have typically been thought of as safe. “They better get their act together in Iowa,” she said on “The Ingraham Angle,” as guests discussed a Senate...
