Planet-warming emissions in the U.S. dropped nearly 2 percent last year while the economy grew by about the same amount, according to a new analysis. Research firm Rhodium Group determined that U.S. emissions fell 1.9 percent when compared to 2022, and were 17.2 percent lower than they were in 2005. At the same time, the...
Republican Presidential candidate Chris Christie denounced talk that he would drop out of the 2024 presidential race, accusing New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) — who floated the idea — of lying. “It pains me to say this, but Gov. Sununu is a liar,” Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, said Tuesday in an...
Tonight’s debate will be as much about face-saving for the future as it is a serious effort by Haley and DeSantis to push back against the tidal wave of Trumpism tearing toward them at breakneck speed.
Former President Trump claimed Tuesday that if U.S. presidents were not broadly protected by presidential immunity, their retirement years would be plagued with legal battles that would make it difficult to enjoy their “golden years.” In a series of posts Tuesday, Trump doubled down on his presidential immunity defense, hours after attending arguments before federal...
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, said Wednesday the hack into the account for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wasn’t due to a breach of the social media company’s systems. In a post Wednesday from X’s safety team account, the company blamed the SEC's security for the hack that led to a false post...
The House Education Committee sent a letter to Harvard University on Tuesday requesting a plethora of documents relating to the panel's investigation into antisemitic activity on campus. Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) gave the university two weeks to produce records going back as far as 2021 to assess how the school is handling antisemitism....
Former President Obama believes there would be “incalculable damage” if former President Trump were to win reelection this year, former Attorney General Eric Holder said. In an interview with USA Today, Holder, a close friend of Obama, said he and the former president both believe that the damage would be great if Trump were to...
The Fulton County, Ga., district attorney who brought election interference charges against former President Trump was subpoenaed in an ongoing divorce case of a top prosecutor also involved in the matter, according to a court filing obtained by The Hill. Mike Roman, one of Trump’s co-defendants in the case, earlier this week accused District Attorney...
The MACH 1 Caucus - comprised of four former military pilots in Congress - is demanding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's resignation or dismissal after his delayed hospital treatment notification.