More U.S. voters support banning assault weapons over arming citizens to reduce gun violence, according to a Fox News poll released on Thursday. While 45 percent of those surveyed said they would encourage more citizens to carry guns to defend against attackers, 61 percent said they favored banning assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons. Huge majorities in the...
Rap and hip-hop artists are asking Congress to pass legislation that would prevent lyrics from being used against artist defendants in criminal cases, which advocates say is a clear hit on the First Amendment. Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr., the head of the Grammys, joined with Democratic Reps. Hank Johnson (Ga.) and Jamaal Bowman...
Writer E. Jean Carroll, who has accused former President Trump of raping her in the 1990s, said during her second day on the stand that she came forward with the allegations in 2019 because of the #MeToo movement. "I thought it was time not to be silent," Carroll said amid questioning from Trump attorney Joe...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is relaxing COVID-19 restrictions on international travelers as the national public health emergency is set to expire next month. The CDC said in an update on its website posted Thursday that it will consider anyone who has received a single dose of a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine...
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story CBO says Medicaid work requirements won't make people work The Republican-passed debt ceiling bill would impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries as a way to cut federal spending. But a federal analysis shows there won't be much impact on...
A top aide in the White House’s Office of Management and Budget is leaving her position in the coming days, administration officials confirmed Thursday. Rachel Wallace, the chief of staff to OMB Director Shalanda Young and a veteran of President Biden’s 2020 campaign, is leaving her job to work as a consultant. Wallace has spent...
Former President Trump on Thursday went on the attack against President Biden, questioning his competence and ability to do the job for a second term days after Biden officially announced his reelection campaign. Trump spoke to supporters in Manchester, N.H., where he sounded like a candidate already campaigning for the general election: He referenced recent...
The Vermont Legislature has passed bills protecting providers of abortions and transgender procedures, with an added provision ensuring protection of abortion-inducing mifepristone.