The South Carolina state Senate rejected a near-total abortion ban on Thursday, after the chamber’s five female lawmakers led a multi-day filibuster against the bill. Three Republicans, a Democrat and an Independent joined together as the only five women in the state senate to block the legislation, which sought to ban abortion from conception with...
Three soldiers were killed and one was injured in a collision between two Army helicopters over Alaska on Thursday, the Army said. Two AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment crashed near Healy, Alaska, while returning from a training mission. Two of the soldiers were declared dead at the scene, while...
Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) chess moves paid off this week with the passage of a GOP spending bill that will never become law — but that paves the way...
A Utah court will consider a request from Planned Parenthood to delay a ban set to take effect next week. The ban would restrict abortion clinics from applying for new licenses.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders ruled out a 2024 bid this week, endorsing President Biden for re-election and calling for progressives to unite around Biden's candidacy.
New Biden administration mortgage rules that will see borrowers with good credit forced to pay increased fees could disproportionately impact Asian American applicants.
One of the country's most prominent animal welfare groups is sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars while giving 2% of its budget to pet shelters, according to a new report.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) met for more than an hour in his Capitol Hill office with tech magnate Elon Musk this week to discuss the future of artificial intelligence, a sign of a possible thaw in relations between Democrats and one of the nation’s most powerful CEOs. Relations between Musk and Democratic...
The Supreme Court’s recent defense of its ethical standards is being met with scorn from Democrats and judicial watchdog groups, who are pushing to intervene in the wake of the high court’s recent controversies. A ProPublica investigation into undisclosed luxury trips that Justice Clarence Thomas received from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow has set off a...