By now, almost everyone knows it: Vice President Kamala Harris is a horrible politician, would be an embarrassing presidential nominee, and would not be a good president.

Story at a glance The average lifespan in the United States has taken a hit in recent years in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid crisis. But the nation’s population is growing older with more people living to 100 than in decades past. There were 89,739 centenarians living in the United...

Bono is the latest celebrity to add some star-studded “Elevation” to the State of the Union — presidents have a long history of tapping high-profile names to serve as guests at their addresses before a joint session of Congress. The White House announced Tuesday that the U2 frontman and longtime HIV/AIDS activist would join first...

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to step down from his job in the Biden administration to take over as head of the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA), a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. Walsh is expected to depart the administration in the coming days, the source said,...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is limiting its use of no-knock warrants and banning chokeholds in its activities as part of its updated use-of-force policy.  DHS said in a release Tuesday that it adjusted its policies to be in line with an executive order that President Biden issued last May that requires the department...

What was surprising was neither the killing nor its brutality, but the race of the officers carrying it out.

Climate change is heightening the risk posed by antibiotic-resistant viruses, according to research published Tuesday by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The report found so-called superbugs have been exacerbated by climate change due to increased bacterial growth caused by warmer temperatures and pollutants that gave increased the spread of antibiotic-resistance genes. The analysis notes...

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a North Carolina town's policy that allegedly banned video live-streaming police during traffic stops was in violation of the First Amendment. The ruling stated that Dijon Sharpe was live-streaming his traffic stop on Facebook Live when police officer Myers Helms attempted to take his phone...

A cooperating co-conspirator is the lynchpin of any prosecution, but in Trump’s case, when we reach the scene of crime, the rat just isn’t there.

Twitter restored Sen. Steve Daines’s (R-Mont.) account on Tuesday afternoon after it was suspended earlier in the day for what the company said was a violation of its “media policy.” “I’m free! Thanks, @elonmusk,” Daines tweeted.  The account was restored shortly after Twitter CEO Elon Musk said the suspension was “being fixed." The suspension apparently...