Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joked about his “brain worm” while speaking to attendees at the Libertarian National Convention on Friday, a comment that came after The New York Times reported earlier this month that he once claimed a parasite ate part of his brain. The quip came as he was listing examples of what...

Four families of Marines who died in a 2022 V-22 Osprey crash in California have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturers of the military aircraft, accusing the companies of not disclosing known safety issues to the Pentagon. The federal lawsuit, filed Thursday against Boeing, Bell Textron and Rolls-Royce in California, alleges that the makers...

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © Greg Nash Trump, RFK Jr. to battle for voters on the margins at Libertarian convention Former President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will both address the Libertarian Party convention this weekend, underscoring the importance third-party...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story The uninvited guest at the Memorial Day cookout: inflation The annual Memorial Day barbecue this weekend will likely cost more thanks to sizzling inflation. © Getty Images For the 52 percent of Americans who plan to barbecue...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will transfer his powers to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks temporarily, as he undergoes a medical procedure, the Pentagon announced Friday. The nonsurgical procedure on his bladder is “scheduled, elective, and minimally invasive” and will be performed at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Pentagon spokesperson Major Gen. Patrick Ryder...

Experts are warning that more and more people younger than 40 years are being diagnosed with colon cancer, saying they could be missing the early signs. A study released Friday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open said the most common warning sign for the cancer is passing blood in the stool. Abdominal pain, changes...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) slammed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) Thursday. While at the the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute’s Reagan Institute Summit on Education (RISE) Thursday, Sununu noted mostly friendly relations among state governors but said in his eight years in his current...

Key Democratic senators, both sitting on the Senate Judiciary Committee, are seeking to meet with Chief Justice John Roberts over recent reports of controversial flags being displayed at Justice Samuel Alito’s homes. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) demanded to meet with Roberts “as soon as possible” to talk about the Supreme Court’s...

Billionaire Steve Schwarzman announced he will be supporting former President Donald Trump after previously calling for the GOP to move on to fresh leadership.

The heart of the government’s case is Hunter Biden checking a box on a government form, stating he was neither using drugs nor addicted at the time he was buying a gun.