Americans are pondering their annual flu shot along with a new COVID-19 vaccine at the moment. It's complicated. And yes, there are partisan differences here.

Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida Republican and member of the chamber's Freedom Caucus, said Sunday morning he thinks House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is "in trouble" following the passing of the stopgap measure that kept the government open on Saturday over the objections of GOP conservatives.

House Republicans want Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who admitted he pulled a Capitol building's fire alarm hours before a possible government shutdown, to get the same justice as the Jan. 6 protesters got for their 2021 breach of the Capitol to obstruct official business.

October is recognized as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month, an annual tradition to honor the contributions and achievements to the nation by people of Italian heritage. The month of October was chosen so that it would coincide with October 12, Columbus Day (long before the explorer’s legacy became a cultural target).

Police are asking the public for assistance in locating a 9-year-old girl who was abducted from a New York campground Saturday evening. New York State Police issued an Amber Alert for Charlotte E. Sena Sunday morning, saying that she was abducted near Moreau Lake State Park in Gansevoot, N.Y. She was last seen at 6:15...

The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, which represents over 85,000 health care workers in seven states and the District of Columbia, said Saturday it had not yet reached an agreement with the organization, setting the stage for the possibility of the largest health care strike in U.S. history late this week. Hours before workers' contracts...

A report from a board tasked with overseeing the protection of civil liberties of Americans amid anti-terrorism efforts has caused a stir among the White House, Congress and even the board itself as it evaluates the prospect of renewing America’s warrantless spy program. The nearly 300-page report from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) released Thursday...

Former Trump adviser Stephen Miller said Sunday that he is not "celebrating" Congress avoiding a shutdown and funding it for the next 45 days. "Well, I, for one, am not celebrating the fact that we have extended government funding without making any change at all in the direction of this corrupt government," he said on...

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) is stepping down from his Democratic leadership role as he mulls a primary challenge to President Biden. A spokesperson from Phillips’s office confirmed with The Hill that the congressman will be stepping down from his position as co-chairman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. “My convictions relative to the 2024...

As our nation grapples with the fast-paced evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), it is crucial to strike the right balance between preventing AI's potential risks and fostering innovation. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bipartisan AI framework, despite its laudable intentions—such as protecting children and promoting transparency—threatens to stifle AI innovation by regulating AI development...