Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, sending the first-of-its-kind measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). The bill, first introduced last week, sped through the legislative process despite widespread opposition from Democrats and LGBTQ rights advocates who flooded the statehouse in Des Moines...
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are expressing concern to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that recent layoffs at U.S. health agencies are threatening the modernization of the organ transplant system. The pair of lawmakers asked Kennedy in a Wednesday letter to disclose which staff at the Health...
China's cyber espionage operations continue to become more aggressive amid the increasing use of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence to help carry out attacks, according to a report published Thursday. CrowdStrike's 2025 Global Threat Report, released Thursday, found China-linked cyber operations surged by 150 percent last year. Attacks targeting the financial services, media, manufacturing and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began the process of firing hundreds of probationary workers Thursday, the latest mass job cuts within federal agencies, three sources with knowledge of internal operations told The Hill. The cuts, which are said to affect between 560 and 1,830 workers at the agency, were planned for at least...
Senate Republicans on Thursday objected to an effort by Democrats to condemn the Trump administration's decision to vote against a United Nations resolution laying blame for the war in Ukraine at the feet of Russia. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) attempted to pass the resolution through the upper chamber via unanimous consent to take direct aim...
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pressed President Trump’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over who will be making key decisions at the agency Thursday, after it dismissed several lawsuits against financial firms while he appeared before Congress. Trump nominated Jonathan McKernan, a former board member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),...
President Trump on Thursday cut off talk during a press conference with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer about his desire to make Canada “the 51st state,” with Starmer insisting there is no daylight between the two leaders on top issues. The White House quickly pushed back on any interpretation that Trump cut off Starmer,...
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the Biden administration was alerted to the explicit chatrooms but decided against taking any action.
The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General is faulting the U.S. Coast Guard for failing to "consistently" stop drug smuggling vessels during the Biden administration.