The night was June 12, 2007, and Lee Edwards was beaming. After years of work, his personal brainchild was coming to fruition: That day, he had unveiled in Washington a statue, a monument, to the “victims of communism,” as the first step toward a later museum, now thriving, on the same subject. At a major […]
The White House on Monday said that the drones that have been spotted in the Northeast are not a national security or public safety risk, just after president-elect Trump questioned why officials have not been more forthcoming about the situation. “Having closely examined the data, having looked at the tips and collating them as best...
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) won a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee vote Monday to succeed Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) as the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, advancing him to a full vote of the Democratic caucus. Huffman won the committee vote x to y, despite Grijalva’s endorsement of Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.),...
A key Democratic panel voted Monday to recommend Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) to be the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee in the next Congress, lending a big boost to the most junior lawmaker in the contest heading into a deciding vote of the full caucus on Tuesday. Craig, a six-year veteran of Capitol...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Federal employees fear push to shrink workforce President-elect Trump said he plans to issue an order to create a new class of federal employees — Schedule F — who could be easily hired and fired, much like...
A bill to officially designate the bald eagle as the national bird will head to President Biden’s desk after passage in the House on Monday. While the bald eagle has been a major national symbol since the Second Continental Congress in 1782 put the bird on the Great Seal of the United States, it has...
A bipartisan effort to speed up the buildout of the nation’s energy projects has failed — or at least will not be attached to a stopgap funding bill — say two key lawmakers who were involved with the effort. Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) both said in separate statements Monday that bipartisan...
Washington, D.C. city councilman Trayon White could be removed from office after an ad hoc committee unanimously voted on Monday to recommend the council expel him.
Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia will make her first visit to Capitol Hill since President-elect Trump nominated her to steer the Small Business Administration in his second term in the White House.