As the world contemplates accountability for Vladimir Putin’s international crimes and the Russian Federation’s atrocities against the citizens of Ukraine, we should remember that just 20 years ago, the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) showed the world the true power of the rule of law. On March 10, 2003, the Office of...
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. The big question after President Biden unveiled his new budget on Thursday is not what’s in the blueprint, or how he described his investment wish list or his values,...
An award-winning Ukrainian climate activist was barred from a major energy conference the day before it began — after flying to Houston to attend. Svitlana Romanko, an environmental lawyer, said she had planned to lobby delegates at CERAWeek, — a world-leading energy conference with deep roots in the fossil fuel oil and gas industry hosted...
LGBTQ activists and leaders are sounding alarm bells over a recent report on rising suicide rates among Black nonbinary and transgender youth, which many attribute to the spread of laws that target transgender identities. A quarter of Black transgender and nonbinary youth attempted suicide last year, according to a report last month from the Trevor Project, a...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is hoping to send illegal migrants to college for free, with taxpayers footing the bill that is expected to cost around $1.2 million in the first year.
Tennessee Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty blasted a top Pentagon official who was accused by two other Republican senators of leaking classified information to deflect criticism from President Biden.
Steve Forbes, CEO of Forbes Media, said he was assaulted by protesters Wednesday evening at a launch even for a new conservative book in New York City.
The House Freedom Caucus (HFC) will release its list of demands Thursday for voting to raise the debt ceiling amid a standoff between Republicans and Democrats.
A bill expanding inmate voting rights was approved by a judiciary committee in Oregon. While Democrats want to expand voter access, Republicans are voting against it.
Democrats in the Washington House have approved an assault-weapons ban. The state Senate, where Democrats also hold the majority, will vote on the measure next.