Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the House will vote on a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, one day after a second Republican holdout — Rep. Ken Buck (Colo.) — revealed that he would back the congresswoman’s ouster. McCarthy’s announcement of a Thursday vote came shortly after...
Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut have introduced a bill to bar state agencies from using the term “Latinx,” a word that has been targeted by lawmakers in a number of states. The bill would prohibit state agencies or state employees on behalf of a state agency from using “Latinx” on any official communications or forms for...
The Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates again, but this time it was a relatively small bump. We’ll also look at the McCarthy-Biden debt ceiling meeting, new federal rules targeting credit card fees and the surprising rise in job openings. 🎤 But first, see why Beyonce fans are not OK right now. Welcome to On...
A survey of 10 of the largest cities in the country found that office occupancy is at its highest level since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey from the security company Kastle Systems found that the average occupancy rate of offices in the 10 cities was 50.4 percent on Jan. 25, the first...
🎤 Beyoncé has officially announced the dates for her Renaissance Tour this year. Will Ticketmaster be able to handle the demand or should we expect another congressional hearing? In health news, COVID-19's public health emergency label will end May 11, which likely spells the end of free tests. Welcome to The Hill's Health Care roundup,...
The United Nations is putting forward a plan aimed at streamlining how countries monitor harmful air pollutants, the group’s weather agency announced Wednesday. This initiative would establish a network of ground-based measurement stations that can verify air quality data, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The network, which would confirm alarming findings flagged by satellites or airplanes,...
First-term Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) is hitting back at Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for his comments that police reform legislation may have failed to prevent the "evil" of Tyre Nichols's fatal beating at the hands of Memphis, Tenn., officers. Jordan made his comments during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, telling host...
The Arkansas House on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban public schools from allowing transgender students into bathrooms that do not correspond to their biological sex.