A known white supremacist was arrested Thursday for allegedly threatening the jury and witnesses in the case against the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter. Hardy Lloyd, from the West Virginia panhandle, sent threatening letters and emails to witnesses and the jury and put up stickers about his white supremacist organization, some containing Nazi imagery, in predominantly...

Ecuador’s Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of six people for the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito Thursday. In a press release on the killing, officials said they arrested six people “all of foreign nationality.” According to The New York Times, Juan Zapata, the head of the Interior Ministry, said the...

Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Medical debt among seniors is soaring Medical debt is rising among older Americans, leading to a crisis where seniors face more than $50 billion in unpaid medical bills. © iStock Nearly 4 million seniors reported unpaid medical bills in...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Housing costs drive inflation uptick Consumer prices ticked up in July for the first time in more than a year. The main driver: housing costs. © AP Inflation hit 3.2 percent year-over-year in July from 3...

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that he hopes his GOP rivals attack him at the first primary debate in Milwaukee later this month. “I hope so,” DeSantis said on NewsNation’s “The Hill” when asked whether he was expecting the other Republican candidates to target him. “Look, when they’re attacking you...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story At least 36 killed in Hawaii fires as Biden dispatches federal help Wildfires have devastated part of Hawaii, with President Biden on Thursday issuing a disaster declaration providing more federal assistance to the state. © AP...

Public investments in research and development (R&D) during the 20th century have powered many of America’s greatest advancements. However, federal funding for R&D has been declining over the past 50 years. Now, as Congress negotiates spending bills for the new fiscal year, investments in R&D are being further starved in an effort to reduce budget deficits....

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story FEC moves to review use of AI in political ads Federal regulators will hear comments from experts and the public about a potential rule clarification that would address the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in campaigns. © Getty The six-member Federal Election...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Biden sends military to aid Hawaii amid fire devastation The wildfires in Maui have consumed hundreds of acres and killed at least 36 people as of Thursday, with the Biden administration issuing additional federal help to...

Vice President Harris said inflation fell for 12 consecutive months, but she was corrected Thursday when the consumer price index report revealed prices instead rose in July.