The Republican National Committee won't act on a proposal that would have barred it from paying former President Donald Trump's legal bills, after the proposition failed to get enough support among RNC members.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday that Democrats will have a better shot at nixing the filibuster next year to force through a liberal agenda.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found elevated levels of lead in six brands of ground cinnamon spice, months after the agency recalled lead-contaminated applesauce pouches last fall. The FDA on Wednesday said the six brands of ground cinnamon contained lead at levels potentially unsafe for people, especially people, if they have prolonged exposure. The products...
Experts told representatives Wednesday that supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve weather models and predictions is crucial to saving lives and lowering recovery costs. The U.S. was hit by 28 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2023, making the costs related to helping communities recover from natural disasters the highest...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed a bill Wednesday protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from the state Supreme Court’s recent ruling that frozen embryos are to be considered children. The legislation, titled SB159, will shield IVF providers from lawsuit or criminal charges over the “death or damage to an embryo,” during the IVF process....
Angela McArdle, the chair of the Libertarian National Committee, said no decision has been made about whether independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will join the Libertarian Party’s presidential ticket. “I’m not allowed to actively recruit anyone for the presidential nomination,” McArdle said on a Wednesday appearance of “The Hill on NewsNation.” “I’m certainly friendly...
A federal appeals court has dismissed a child labor case against major tech companies like Apple and Google. The ruling, released Tuesday, ruled in favor of the tech companies, Google parent company Alphabet, Apple, Dell Technologies, Microsoft and Tesla, and rejected an appeal by former child miners. The former child miners argued that the major...
An arrest warrant has been issued, naming former GOP Congressional candidate Dan Rodimer as the suspect in a homicide. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced Wednesday that Rodimer, 45, has been identified as the suspect in a suspicious death that is now being investigated as a homicide that occurred on Oct. 29, 2023, on the...
The Florida State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local agencies from implementing heat protections for workers. The GOP-controlled Senate voted 28-11 to pass the bill, which would ban cities and counties from adopting mandatory water breaks and other extreme heat relief measures that go beyond what is required by state or federal...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 159, which protects in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments in the state, into law Wednesday night. It is effective immediately.