There have been a lot of stories in recent years regarding the public paying, or not paying, the money they owe to the federal government. For most of the past few years, the media coverage has been told almost exclusively from the government’s perspective, ignoring the fact that people suffer when the government takes their money.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) pressed President Biden on the “untenable” influx of asylum seekers in the state, marking the latest state-level demand for more White House action on the issue. In a letter dated Oct. 2, Pritzker said the accelerating arrival of asylum seekers is “overwhelming” the state’s ability to provide aid to this...
The Biden administration's recent moves on immigration have earned it goodwill among Hispanic Democrats steeped in the issue, even as tensions with local jurisdictions over shelter space bubble up. Several members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) are touting the administration's actions, such as granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to more than 400,000 Venezuelans, while...
Five years ago, my constituent was brutally murdered yet justice and accountability for those who carried out this heinous act remain absent. As the world collectively remembers the life of Jamal Khashoggi and the indelible mark he left on the fight for reform in the Arab world, it’s long overdue that Congress and the administration...
Midwestern states are seeing temperatures rising above average just as fall begins. Just a week after the first day of fall — Sept. 23 — highs reached the 90s in at least 15 states between Arizona and Minnesota and even approached 100-degree days up to the Iowa and Nebraska border over the weekend, The Washington...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Activists seek broader compensation for Americans exposed to radiation A coalition of activists sees victory in sight after an amendment to broaden compensation for those exposed to radiation by the government cleared a key Senate hurdle....
Former President Trump on Monday was quick to fundraise off of his fraud trial in New York after proceedings wrapped for the day. Trump’s campaign blasted out a fundraising email with a subject line of “I just left the courthouse” roughly 20 minutes after court was dismissed in Manhattan, where the former president had been...
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) condemned the use of the word "Nazi" in a list of talking points sent to Democratic colleagues Monday amid a GOP push to punish Bowman for pulling a fire alarm before Saturday's House vote on a measure to fund the government. "I just became aware that in our messaging guidance, there...