Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) revealed that he underwent surgery on Monday to remove cancerous tumors that he says he was diagnosed with last summer. "Today, I successfully underwent surgery to remove gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors. Last summer, doctors discovered these small, slow-growing, and mostly asymptomatic tumors after a series of tests," he said in a tweet...
The United States Marshals Service says it was hit with a "major" security breach over a week ago, compromising systems that contained sensitive information. U.S. Marshals Service spokesperson Drew Wade said in a statement to The Hill on Monday evening that the agency discovered the "ransomware and data exfiltration event" on Feb. 17, adding that...
The United States helped lay the groundwork for the quick fall of Afghanistan when U.S. troops left the country in August 2021 by failing to create “an independent and self-sustainable” security force there after 20 years and $90 billion spent, the government’s watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction revealed Monday. In the days leading up to and during the U.S.-pullout,...
As the Supreme Court convenes on Tuesday to weigh whether the Biden administration can forgive billions of dollars in student debt, thousands of borrowers don’t plan to go quietly. Upwards of 100 people were already outside the courthouse on a cold and rainy Monday evening, and groups will bus in many more as President Biden's...
House lawmakers held a moment of silence in the chamber on Monday to honor the victims of this month's shooting at Michigan State University. Three students were killed and five others were injured when a gunman opened fire at two locations on the Michigan State campus in East Lansing on Feb. 13. Rep. Elissa Slotkin...