Legacy media outlets are touting a “transgender” athlete who will participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics for Team USA. However, the story is not what it seems. Nikki Hiltz, who identifies as nonbinary, will compete in the women’s 1500-meter race in Paris this summer. Hiltz is a woman competing against other women. That’s been true […]

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story  Senate panel to discuss AI, privacy concerns  The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing Thursday centered on privacy-related concerns stemming from the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the committee announced Monday.   © Annabelle Gordon The hearing will examine how AI has...

Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) revealed Monday he has been diagnosed with blood cancer and started treatment for it.  Garamendi, 79, said in a statement that he has early-stage Multiple Myeloma, which he described as a “treatable” form of blood cancer. He said he began chemo-immunotherapy on Monday at Kaiser Oncology in Sacramento, Calif. “With early...

President Biden is getting aggressive and seeking to go on offense as he seeks to beat back calls that he leave the top of the Democratic ticket after a party uproar over his poor debate performance against former President Trump.  Biden's new take-no-prisoners strategy is a significant change from the last week, when some complained...

6️⃣ Plus: Sixth House Democrat calls for Biden to step aside {beacon} Evening Report   © AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Defiant Biden tells Democratic 'elites' to put up or shut up President Biden struck a defiant tone Monday as he lashed out against the Democratic Party “elites” he accused of trying to force him out...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Biden briefed on Hurricane Beryl after Texas landfall President Biden is receiving “regular updates” about Hurricane Beryl after it made landfall in South Texas, the White House said Monday. © Getty Beryl first hit near Matagorda,...

U.S. troops formally withdrew from a major air base in Niger on Monday, the first of two bases to be evacuated by American forces after Niamey fell to a military coup in 2023 and Nigerien officials ordered Washington to leave. American forces left Air Base 101, near the capital of Niamey, after a ceremony formalizing...

The first original GOP party platform since 2016 establishes closing the U.S.-Mexico border to migrants and conducting mass deportations as Republicans' top two priorities. The document, released Monday, mirrors former President Trump’s rhetoric and style, from the nature of its proposals to its grammatical quirks. Following a preamble that stylistically mimics Trump’s social media persona, the...

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Monday called on President Biden to end his reelection bid, becoming the most senior Democratic lawmaker to publicly do so. "Well, look, I think he should step aside. I think it's become clear that he's not the best person to carry the Democratic message," Smith, the highest-ranking Democrat on the...

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) brushed off a question over the viability of President Biden’s campaign during a Monday event for Brown's reelection. Brown, who is running in what is expected to be one of the closest Senate races in the country, said he won’t wade into discussions about whether Biden should end his campaign. “I'm...