A Texas appeals court on Wednesday denied a request to consider whether to reverse Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of a man who was convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter demonstrator.
Nebraska lawmakers are set to address property tax relief next month in a special session being sought by Gov. Jim Pillen. But the Republican also has signaled his hope that the session could be used to take Nebraska back to a winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes ahead of this year's tight presidential election.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he supports Louisiana’s new law mandating the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms and said he thinks the law will survive legal challenges. “I'm supportive of it, yeah,” Johnson told reporters Wednesday. “And I think it should pass court muster. I think there's a number of states...
The nation’s largest school district could move to ban cell phones for students as early as this January. New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks said Wednesday that phone use is significantly impacting education. “We recognize the problem and that it is a major issue,” he told WNYW. Banks said the district is finalizing...
Advocates are calling for President Biden and former President Trump to answer for their LGBTQ records and policy proposals at Thursday evening’s debate. The debate, hosted by CNN in Atlanta, is the first to take place during LGBTQ Pride month, which is recognized each year in June. A second debate is scheduled for Sep. 10,...
House Republicans on Wednesday approved a measure that would prohibit money for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from funding the salary of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the latest example of GOP lawmakers targeting the embattled Cabinet head. The House cleared an amendment — led by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) — to the DHS appropriations bill for fiscal...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed AIPAC for pouring tens of millions into Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (D-N.Y.) divisive primary race on Wednesday after Bowman lost the primary to a more moderate Democrat. Bowman, a second-term progressive, faced tough opposition from the pro-Israel political advocacy group AIPAC because of his criticism of the Israeli government. The group,...
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas denied reporting by NBC News about 400 migrants linked to an ISIS-affiliated group who got into the U.S. in recent years. “That reporting is incorrect,” Mayorkas said Wednesday in Tuscon, Ariz. “We do not have identified 400 people with potential ISIS ties.” The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) labeled more...
President Biden’s reelection campaign is expecting more than 12,000 people at its debate watch parties in battleground states on Thursday night, the campaign first shared with The Hill. Biden is expected to make an appearance at the watch party in Atlanta following the first presidential debate, a campaign official also told The Hill. The campaign...