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Crime, violence top issues for Maryland voters

Crime and violence are the leading issues to Democratic voters in Baltimore and rank in the top three for Maryland voters in general, a new poll shows.

Senators sworn in for historic Mayorkas impeachment trial

Senators took their official oath Wednesday to act as jurors for the impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, marking the first such event for a sitting Cabinet member in U.S. history.

Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese aluminum, steel

President Biden on Wednesday called for tripling the tariff rate on steel and aluminum imported from China, a move aimed at preventing American manufacturers from being undercut by lower-cost imports.

The bodega visit was Donald Trump at his finest

After a day in court watching jury selection for his criminal trial in Manhattan, former President Donald Trump turned in one of the best performances of his 2024 campaign to date when he visited a Harlem bodega to highlight crime in New York City. The visit was notable, not only because it was an unusual […]

Equal pay? Why don’t women just join the NBA?

The ridiculous “equal pay” debate about the WNBA coming from some Democrats raises an awkward question when it comes to their view of transgenderism: If men and women are indistinguishable and the WNBA doesn’t pay enough, why don’t women’s basketball players join the NBA instead? President Joe Biden is among those who waded into the […]

Johnson brushes off conservative pushback, tries to lower expectations

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended the rollout of a four-bill package on Wednesday that has come under fire from the conservative wing of the House GOP, appearing to lower expectations for Republicans given the party’s razor-thin majority. A trio of foreign aid bills will include military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Indo-Pacific...

House Republicans subpoena Mayorkas over migrant numbers

House Judiciary Committee Republicans subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas shortly before the Senate dismissed articles of impeachment against him. The subpoena issued by Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asks the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to turn over a breakdown of how many “illegal aliens” have been permitted to enter the country during...

Whistleblower details alleged retaliation from Boeing

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon}   Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Whistleblower details alleged retaliation from Boeing A Boeing whistleblower told a Senate committee Wednesday that he was silenced and threatened after raising concerns with the airline giant’s manufacturing process. © Greg Nash Sam Salehpour, a...

Navy has spent nearly $1B in Middle East, including against Houthi threat, secretary says

U.S. naval forces have spent nearly $1 billion in the Middle East, including on efforts to fend off drone and missile attacks from the Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said this week. Del Toro told lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that Navy sailors deployed...

Could a ‘new star’ appear in the sky this summer? Here’s what to know

This is turning out to be quite the year for skywatchers.

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