Congressional Democrats in 2021 attempted to ram through a series of draconian election reforms aimed at harassing and limiting the speech of donors to their political opponents. Republicans rightly objected to S.1, laughably called the “For the People Act,” and successfully killed the bill. Now Democrats are back, and since they gussied up their approach with […]
The East Bay Area city of Alameda, Calif., has temporarily halted a boat-based climate research project, as local officials work to determine whether spraying sea salt particles into the air poses any environmental or health risks to members of the public. The University of Washington endeavor, called the Marine Cloud Brightening Program, is exploring how aerosol...
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Maryland’s volatile Senate primary comes to a head A blistering battle in Maryland over which Democrat will go on to face former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) for an open Senate seat in the November election will be decided Tuesday....
WE HEAR: GOP strategist Doug Heye is temporarily trading political punditry for weighing in on the Sultan of Swoon, with a guest DJ gig on a SiriusXM channel devoted to Frank Sinatra. Heye, the former Republican National Committee communications director and a Chairman of the Board mega-fan, will play some hits, but also dive deeper...
The Department of Education announced Tuesday that federal student loan interest rates for the 2024-2025 school year hit 6.53 percent, up from 5.5 percent the previous year. Higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz told CNBC the new undergraduate interest rate is the highest it has been in a decade. Graduate student loans hit 8.08...
People on the ends of the spectrum are not interested in nuance, because absolutes are so much easier to defend — all you need to do is repeat your perspective and refuse to engage in dialogue. After all, you are right, so what else is there to say?
Google will roll out new artificial intelligence (AI) features in search functions and other Google services as the company races with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to stay on the cutting edge of AI technology. Google’s AI Oversights, using its updated Gemini model, will be able to provide users with more thorough answers to questions — even queries...
President Biden has announced that his administration is deploying new tariffs against China in sectors including electric vehicles, steel and semiconductors.
President Biden's re-election campaign said Tuesday that the president does not support full-term abortions, drawing contrast between remarks made recently by Robert F Kennedy Jr.