Consumer prices rose in April but not as badly as expected, according to a federal inflation report Tuesday that shows President Trump's tariffs have not taken a major toll on prices so far.
“Democracy is at stake!” “Democracy is on the line!” Oh, you’ve heard this all before from Democrats and their friends in the media: The only thing stopping democracy from dying in darkness are members of the Democratic Party here to protect it. Nobody is above the law, they say. Elections have consequences, they insist. Authoritarianism […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) warned Trump administration officials that they would soon face a "problem" if they continued arresting her fellow Democratic colleagues. Ocasio-Cortez specifically called out Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and "Border Czar" Tom Homan, and accused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of using “public intimidation." “If anyone’s breaking the law in...
Microsoft on Tuesday began laying off nearly 3 percent of its total workforce — or about 6,000 employees. “We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace.” a Microsoft spokesperson told The Hill in an emailed statement. The Washington state-based tech company has a total of...
The U.S. has an immediate and actionable vital national security interest in the economic survival, recovery and growth of Argentina. On April 11, the International Monetary Fund approved a $20 billion balance-of-payments loan to Argentina to shore up the country’s foreign-exchange reserves. On the same day, the World Bank Group and the Inter-American Development Bank...
More than 100 House Democrats urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to spare a crisis service for LGBTQ youth from federal funding cuts, calling the plan, part of a leaked budget proposal, “ill-advised” and dangerous in a letter addressed Tuesday to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. An internal budget document first reported...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday defended moving Newark Liberty International Airport’s airspace control to Philadelphia in a statement released in the wake of recent turmoil in the airport’s operations. “There is a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers, and the FAA for years has not met the staffing goal for the area that...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday hammered the Trump administration for threatening to arrest Democratic members of Congress, saying such a move would constitute a clear case of executive overreach. “It’s a red line,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol. “They know better than to go down that road.” Three House Democrats from...