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Advocates again hold school arts programs hostage: Don’t pay the ransom

Advocates are once again ramping up their scare tactics over school arts programs to squeeze more funding, but New York City already spends more...

D.A. suggests Trump violated gag order with post about daughter of hush-money trial judge

Manhattan prosecutors suggested Friday that Donald Trump violated a gag order in his hush-money criminal case this week by assailing the judge's daughter and making a false claim about her on social media.

Georgia House and Senate showcase contrasting priorities as 2024 session ends

Georgia's 2024 legislative session again showcased contrasting Republican approaches to governing, while minority Democrats couldn't leverage those differences to advance top policy priorities.

Judge questions Border Patrol stand that it’s not required to care for children at migrant camps

A federal judge on Friday sharply questioned the Biden administration's position that it bears no responsibility for housing and feeding migrant children while they wait in makeshift camps along the U.S-Mexico border.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams gets baptized in jail by Rev. Al Sharpton on Good Friday

New York City Mayor Eric Adams marked Good Friday by receiving a jailhouse baptism from the Rev. Al Sharpton, joining in on the religious rite with a group of men incarcerated at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex.

What is the Comstock Act of 1873 and how is it tied to abortion pill case?

On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could reinstate restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, the first time abortion rights returned to the justices since the court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. During the arguments, conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito repeatedly invoked the Comstock Act. What is the...

DNC releases song panning RNC to counter Lara Trump’s single

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled a new song Friday to counter the single released by Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump. “Lara Trump’s ‘music career’ is just like a waste of money. But we can appreciate the effort — and wanted to help Lara tell her own story about how she and her...

White House on Ukraine energy grid attack: Putin’s effort to ‘plunge them into darkness’

The White House on Friday called Moscow’s latest attack on Ukraine’s energy grid an attempt by Russian President Vladimir Putin to “plunge” the country “into darkness.” “Overnight, Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults against Ukraine’s energy grid since the war began—depriving many people across the country of heat, water, and electricity in the...

Biden finalizes truck climate rule

Presented by Panasonic — {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment     The Big Story EPA finalizes rule likely to make more heavy trucks electric The Biden administration on Friday finalized a rule that's expected to push a greater share of new truck sales toward electric vehicles. © AP Photo/Noah Berger, File Administration officials...

WSJ reporter marks one year in Russian jail

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story WSJ reporter marks one year in Russian prison Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, was arrested March 29, 2023, by Russian authorities accusing him of collecting state secrets on the Russian military on behalf...

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