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Sheetz pulls controversial ‘smile policy’ from handbook

Sheetz has pulled its controversial "smile policy," the company confirmed Wednesday.

The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden, McCarthy talk debt divisions without breakthrough

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. President Biden says it shouldn’t happen. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says no one wants it to happen. And the Federal Reserve chairman said on Wednesday that it’s up to...

Living near a ‘food swamp’ could raise stroke risk in adults 50 and older: research

Adults ages 50 and older who live near fast food-dense environments may be at heightened risk of stroke, preliminary research has determined.  So-called “food swamps” typically contain an abundance of fast-food chains and convenience stores — essentially “swamping” neighborhoods with unhealthy eating options, the authors explained. Meanwhile, food swamps also often overlap with food deserts, where...

General’s memo spurs debate: Could China invade Taiwan by 2025?

A private memo from an Air Force general telling his charges to prepare for war with China in just two years has stoked worst-case fears for rising global tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea. The forecast from Air Mobility Command head Gen. Mike Minihan in a now widely seen Friday memo set off debate among U.S....

New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour shot dead outside home in ‘despicable criminal act’

Eunice Dwumfour, a 30-year-old Republican councilwoman in Sayreville, New Jersey, was shot and killed outside her home Wednesday evening.

China is ‘laughing’ as US culture war erodes combat readiness, says former defense secretary

EXCLUSIVE: Former Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller said China “must be laughing hysterically” at the U.S. as senior defense leadership gets “caught up” in “culture wars."

Omar shares death threat on Twitter before House vote, blames GOP for ‘continued targeting of women of color

Rep. Ilhan Omar shared a recording of a profane death threat she says was received by her office, blaming Republicans who are trying to remove her from a House committee.

ESG investment rule emerges as top ‘woke’ target for Republicans battling Biden

Democrats and Republican lawmakers are sounding the alarm that the Biden administration's ESG priorities may be detrimental to the financial well-being of Americans.

Schiff ally ‘disappointed’ that Democrats denied him House Intel committee spot: ‘Hit by friendly fire’

Rep. Mike Quigley, one of the more senior Democratic members to sit on the House Intelligence Committee, learned of the news "second or third hand."

Government wants to tax drivers by the mile. This bill from Darrell Issa could stop it

A new bill from Rep. Darrell Issa would prevent the federal and state government from pursuing plans to tax drivers by the mile, an idea officials have been looking at for a decade.

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