Defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton has agreed to pay a $377 million settlement over allegations that it improperly charged the U.S. government over a 10-year period, the Justice Department announced Friday. The consulting firm allegedly charged the government for indirect services provided to its non-government customers in the U.S. and abroad, the Justice Department said....
President Biden had high praise for music legend Tony Bennett following news of his passing Friday. “For more than 70 years, Tony Bennett didn’t just sing the classics – he himself was an American classic," Biden said in a statement. "Resisting the pull to adjust his style to fit in with the times, his distinct...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Top Democrat warns of looming shutdown Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) warned Friday that he thinks Congress is on track to its first government shutdown in years as both sides appear to be moving further apart on federal...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Friday said his administration has seized more than 422 million lethal does of fentanyl so far under it's Operation Lone Star. In a statement from his office, Abbott claimed the program, which began in 2021, has resulted in “394,200 illegal immigrant apprehensions” and “31,300 criminal arrests.” "Operation Lone Star...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Franchetti picked as first woman to lead US Navy President Biden on Friday selected Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be the next chief of naval operations after Pentagon leadership reportedly passed over her when recommending for the...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden administration urges Supreme Court to back pipeline The Justice Department is joining Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and a coalition of GOP members of Congress in support of asking the Supreme Court to back the Mountain...
With two key congressional committees voting to refer the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) to both chambers this week, the crucial bill inches closer towards reauthorization. The authorization for PAHPA is set to expire on Sept. 30 if a reauthorization bill isn't passed. First signed into law in 2006, the PAHPA was last reauthorized...
Most Americans’ view on former President Trump hasn’t changed much in the last year, according to a newly released study from the Pew Research Center. About 63 percent of respondents had an unfavorable view of Trump and 35 percent a favorable one, nearly identical results from a poll taken in March of this year. It...
Alabama lawmakers have chosen not to create a second Black-majority Congressional district in the state in potential defiance of a recent U.S. Supreme Court order.