The U.S.-Mexico border has essentially been porous for most of the last three years. Because of the prolonged and public nature of this border insecurity, foreign criminals, intelligence officers/agents, and terrorists have had the time, incentive, and means to infiltrate the United States. In 2024, the FBI’s key border concern has focused on the Central […]
Texas and Montana are suing the Biden administration over a new rule that would prohibit state Medicaid programs from banning gender affirming care. The lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), filed Monday, asks a federal court to vacate a sweeping final rule aimed at bolstering health...
Survivors of two of the nation's most infamous mass school shootings are facing an emotional week as some graduate high school while others will watch the building where their tragedy took place be demolished. Sandy Hook Elementary survivors are walking across the stage Wednesday 12 years after the massacre in Newtown, Conn., that killed...
Migration flows to the United States ebb and flow in parallel to the country’s labor market tightness, according to an analysis of economic and border encounter data by the Center for Global Development. According to the study, there’s a strong correlation between the number of jobs available per unemployed person — market tightness — and border encounters...
A federal judge in Texas halted President Biden’s proposed changes to the interpretation of Title IX on Tuesday, which added protections for transgender students. The changes are the subject of multiple lawsuits from GOP attorneys general nationwide. The Education Department in April unveiled a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX, the civil rights...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story A peek behind the dark money veil The U.S. Chamber of Commerce received an $800,000 wire transfer from billionaire donor Hank Meijer days after it endorsed his son, then-Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), in a contentious 2022...
Hunter Biden was found guilty Tuesday of all three charges relating to a 2018 gun purchase. Jurors in Wilmington, Del., deliberated for about three hours before convicting President Biden’s only surviving son. The charges centered on Hunter Biden lying about drug use on his paperwork to buy the gun. He possessed the gun for less...
The Biden administration on Tuesday said it is evaluating a response from Hamas to a proposal for a temporary, cease-fire that would halt fighting with Israel in the Gaza Strip. The response comes a day after the United Nations Security Council passed a U.S.-drafted resolution that laid out the three phases of a temporary cease-fire deal with a pathway...