The U.S. Embassy in Iraq is the State Department‘s largest and most expensive overseas facility. Size, however, is not proportional to effectiveness. The embassy campus is sprawling and fortified, but it is more a prison than an effective representation. For an American diplomat to leave the embassy can require providing the regional security officer 48 hours advance notice, […]
The White House said Friday that Russia's offensive in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region has stalled and is unlikely to advance any further. John Kirby, the White House national security spokesperson, said the arrival of U.S. weapons has helped change the trajectory of the battle around Kharkiv, which Russian forces mounted a major attack on around...
The judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money criminal case informed the parties Friday that a person on Facebook claimed to have advance knowledge of the verdict in the case. Judge Juan Merchan wrote Trump’s attorneys and the Manhattan district attorney’s office that on May 29 – the day 12 New Yorkers began deliberating Trump’s...
The State Department congratulated the U.S. cricket team for their upset victory Thursday against a “formidable” Pakistani team at the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup. The U.S. men’s national cricket team beat Pakistan, a powerhouse in the sport, on Thursday in a tiebreaker. They kept Pakistan to 13-1 to secure their second victory in the...
President Biden’s reelection campaign is placing ads to run during Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever WNBA game against the Washington Mystics Friday night. The ad buy during the game is part of the campaign’s June media blitz, the campaign told The Hill. The campaign did not say which ads and how many will run. Clark has...
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Actor and singer Patti LaBelle, Grammy-winning singer Gladys Knight and comedian Roy Wood Jr., are among those featured in the lineup for a Juneteenth concert to be held on the White House's South Lawn, the Biden administration announced Friday. The concert, set for Monday, boasts award-winning Black artists from across music genres, from rap to...
Health departments in the Midwest are warning of the emergence of a new deadly animal tranquilizer that’s linked to overdose deaths. The drug, medetomidine, is a powerful sedative used in veterinary medicine to keep dogs sedated and comfortable during exams and medical procedures, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said when it approved the...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Strong jobs report double-edged sword for Biden The surprisingly strong May jobs report presents a conundrum for President Biden as low unemployment and strong employment gains have failed to translate to positive perceptions of the economy among...