Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have an abysmal approval rating back home, but he’s the man of the hour in Washington. The Japanese premier is spending a few days in Washington for talks with President Joe Biden at the White House, leading up to the first trilateral summit between the United States, Japan, and the Philippines […]
The U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reduced its forecast for U.S. coal exports this month by about a third following the closure of the Port of Baltimore due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. As a result of the closure, the EIA reduced its forecast for April coal exports by 33...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing next week on several technology policy bills, including a newly unveiled comprehensive data privacy bill and kids online safety bills, the committee announced late Tuesday. Wednesday’s hearing will include discussions of the American Privacy Rights Act, which was released by Committee Chair Cathy McMorris...
Former CIA Director John Brennan criticized former President Trump in an interview with a Belgian state broadcaster published Sunday, saying Trump isn't qualified to handle national security matters. “I think he didn't believe what we were telling him,” Brennan said in the interview with RTBF, referring to a meeting on national security he had with...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said at an event Tuesday that he is no longer the leader of the House because “one person” in Congress wanted to avoid an ethics complaint about sexual misconduct. McCarthy was speaking at an event at Georgetown University, where he linked his historic ousting as Speaker to the allegations against...
A conservative group rolled out an ad on Wednesday encouraging other Republicans to look to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on the issue of immigration following Youngkin's decision to veto state legislation that would strengthen a federal program that conservatives say has led to undocumented immigrants receiving subsidized health care. The 30-second ad, which was released by the...
Senate Democrats sent a letter to a federal contractor on Wednesday demanding answers about the tumultuous rollout of the new Free Application for the Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the CEO of General Dynamics asking about its role in the “bungled...
Hamas has told negotiators it does not have 40 Israeli hostages that it can release as part of a temporary cease-fire deal with Israel, a source familiar with the talks confirmed to The Hill. The admission raises questions over how many of the remaining hostages kidnapped Oct. 7 are alive and who is holding them....
Guests at the state dinner for Japan at the White House will dine on house-cured salmon and pistachio cake with matcha ganache, and are set to get some A-list entertainment with a performance by Paul Simon. The White House released its menu for Wednesday's state dinner, the fifth such black-tie event of the Biden administration, a...