The problem Democrats have when trying to address crime is that their own governance makes it impossible to execute their plans. San Francisco Mayor London Breed has been one of the leading Democratic city officials in focusing on crime. Her problem is that her city is in California, which is run by a Democratic supermajority […]
Taiwanese groups on Monday outlined a major disinformation campaign employed by Chinese actors during the island nation’s national elections, which concluded in January and delivered a blow to Beijing with the victory of a pro-U.S. candidate. The alleged tactics from Chinese actors involved using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate videos and sow discord in...
Chief Justice John Roberts and Attorney General Merrick Garland paid tribute to legal aid lawyers on Tuesday evening, insisting more work remains to achieve equal access to the legal system. Both men addressed a crowd of hundreds gathered in the nation’s capital to mark the 50th anniversary of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), an independent...
The popular kids snack Lunchables contains relatively high levels of lead and sodium, a consumer watchdog group warned Tuesday. Consumer Reports (CR), a consumer advocacy group, said it tested 12 store-bought versions of Lunchables — which are made by Kraft Heinz — along with similar lunch and snack kits and found "relatively high levels of...
The House on Tuesday approved a package aimed at boosting the nation’s access to outdoor recreation. The bipartisan EXPLORE Act, contains provisions that seek to open up more opportunities for spending time in national parks, forests and other public lands. The legislation passed by a voice vote. If the Senate takes up the legislation, it’s...
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, to Washington, D.C., with a seafood dinner on Tuesday evening. The couples went to BlackSalt, a seafood restaurant in the Palisades neighborhood of Northwest D.C. The Bidens welcomed the couple to the White House earlier on Tuesday...
A new study suggested that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy is not linked to an increased risk of autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or intellectual disability among children. The new study published in the JAMA Network on Tuesday analyzed the data of more than 2.4 million children born in Sweden from 1995 to 2019 with...
Some low-income families in the U.S. could see more expensive broadband bills starting next month when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) makes cuts to its monthly broadband benefits, the agency announced Tuesday. The agency said the monthly benefits cuts are due to Congress not having approved further funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program. The program, which stopped accepting...
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon chief claims no evidence Israel has committed genocide Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said there is no evidence that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in its war against Hamas, a claim that came during...
President Biden on Tuesday called Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza a “mistake,” piling on his criticism of the Israeli leader one week after the White House threatened to alter its support. "I think what he's doing is a mistake. I don't agree with his approach," Biden told Univision in...