David Hume Kennerly, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, resigned as a trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation on Tuesday, citing the group’s decision not to give former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) its annual Medal for Distinguished Public Service as the reason for his departure. Kennerly, the chief White House photographer during President Ford's administration,...
Japan will gift the U.S. 250 new cherry trees to replace those taken down during construction at the Tidal Basin in Washington, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday during a visit to the White House. Cherry blossoms, now an icon of the city, line the Tidal Basin in front of the Jefferson Memorial and National...
A bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives introduced a pair of bills Wednesday to counter antisemitism, calling for a federal interagency task force against the hate. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) led the Senate’s Countering Antisemitism Act, while Reps. Kathy Manning (D-N.C.), Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), and Randy Weber (R-Texas)...
A federal judge in Florida tossed out Miami’s city district maps on Wednesday, ruling that the city racially gerrymandered for decades, throwing the electoral future of the city into question. A group of civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and NAACP, sued Miami in 2022, claiming that its makeup of council...
California state employees are getting codified policy on how often they can work from home, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) office announced Wednesday. Cabinet Secretary Ann Patterson wrote in a memo acquired by The Hill that the governor’s administration will require all state employees to work at least two days a week from the office starting...
A starry guest list — including Robert De Niro, Jeff Bezos, former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi — descended on the White House for the state dinner for Japan. While rib eye steak and pistachio cake were poised to be served at the gala event, political talk apparently wasn't...
A man was arrested and charged Wednesday with detonating an explosive outside the Alabama Attorney General’s Office in February, the Department of Justice announced. Prosecutors said Kyle Calvert, a 26-year-old from Alabama, detonated a small explosive device at about 3:45 a.m. outside the office in Montgomery on Feb. 27. No injuries or property damage were...