A new motion filed Monday in a lawsuit spanning back two years accuses elite colleges of secretly favoring the wealthy in the admissions process and demanding $685 million in damages. The new filing says the schools — including the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cornell University and others —...

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Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story House AI task force releases sweeping end-of-year report The House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) released its long-awaited report, laying out a roadmap for Congress as it crafts policy surrounding the advancing technology. © Illustration / Samantha Wong; and Adobe...

If you were caught up in last month's panic over black kitchen cooking utensils, you now have a reason to breathe easier.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Tuesday called for the Electoral College to be abolished, arguing the system is outdated. "We, the people, forming a more perfect union, and I strongly believe that the people of New York state and the United States of America, should and must have their votes count equally, and...

{beacon} Evening Report © Greg Nash Shutdown drama consumes Washington as spending bill provokes conservative anger THE DRAMA over a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown appears headed for the wire. Congress has until Friday at midnight to pass a bill to keep the lights on in Washington, but Speaker Mike Johnson’s...

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOE says unrestricted natural gas exports would spike prices Domestic energy prices would sharply increase if the U.S. conducts unrestricted exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Department of Energy said in a long-awaited report released Tuesday....

Lawmakers have agreed to attach a sweeping health care package to a year-end stopgap government funding legislation, according to text obtained by The Hill ahead of the release of the full bill. The health portion contains pharmaceutical benefit manager (PBM) industry reforms, extensions of Medicare telehealth flexibilities, reauthorizations of legislation to prevent pandemics and address...

Aaron Siri, adviser to RFK Jr., pushes back against a New York Times report about him as mischaracterizing the HHS secretary nominee's stand on polio vaccines.

Some rural Republicans are hoping Trump HHS secretary pick RFK Jr. will provide some clarification about his stances on farming and food production.