A former Hamas hostage who was released after weeks in captivity during a temporary pause in fighting last year accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "forgetting" those in Gaza — as he shifts his campaign to the destruction of the militant group. Aviva Siegel, in an interview with NBC News's Molly Hunter on Thursday,...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP shutdown fears grow Fears of a government shutdown are growing more pronounced as Congress prepares to return to Washington next week, while facing a looming funding deadline to prevent a funding lapse...
Many Americans hold a favorable view of NATO and say the U.S. should continue to defend its allies, according to a new survey. The YouGov poll, released Friday, found 60 percent of respondents believe that the U.S. should defend its NATO allies if they are attacked. Just 13 percent say the country should not honor...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) argued Friday that in vitro fertilization (IVF) and abortion are "on the ballot” in November after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are people, leading to multiple health systems in the state to halt their IVF treatments. “I just want to keep front and center in my heart and...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Friday that he would deploy an additional round of Florida National Guard troops to Texas in an effort to bolster security on the southern border. DeSantis said in his announcement that the next deployment would consist of 50 National Guardsmen and 76 Florida Highway Patrol Troopers. “This is part...
Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said although he is happy President Biden announced more than 500 sanctions against Russia, he questions why it took the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to do so. McFaul, who served as ambassador from 2012 to 2014, applauded Biden for imposing sanctions on Russia during...
The White House slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP House conference for opposing a bipartisan border security package endorsed by President Biden.