A St. Louis Cardinals fan accused of storming the Capitol in all red during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack pleaded guilty Friday to charges related to the insurrection. The man, who legally changed his name from Daniel Donnelly, Jr. to Rally Runner in 2017, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to a felony offense...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story House agrees on defense spending, sends Senate bill to avert shutdown The House approved a $1.2 trillion government funding bill Friday — including $825 billion for military spending — sending the sprawling package to the Senate hours before the...
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Moscow concert hall Friday that left at least 40 people killed and over 100 civilians injured. The group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement Friday evening shared by SITE, an intelligence group. Russia’s Health Ministry released a list of 145 people injured,...
President Biden’s reelection campaign dropped a Latino-focused ad targeting former President Trump for his remarks in which he called immigrants "rapists" who were "poisoning the blood" of the country. The 30 second ad entitled “Change,” shared exclusively first with The Hill, features remarks from Biden in Arizona this week calling out his political rival’s controversial rhetoric. “This...
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LGBTQ advocacy groups are decrying Tulsa County District Attorney Stephen Kunzweiler's announcement that no criminal charges will be filed in connection with the death of Nex Benedict, an Oklahoma high school student who died a day after a fight broke out in the girls’ bathroom at their school. Kunzweiler said in a statement Thursday that...
The $1.2 trillion government funding bill moving through Congress Friday includes a provision that would functionally prohibit Pride flags from flying over U.S. embassies. The provision didn't explicitly say as much, but its text mimics language from similar efforts to ban Pride flags from flying over government buildings. According to the text, "None of the...
PA Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration is being pushed by Republican lawmakers to more thoroughly investigate the deaths of people 65 and older who have been the subject of abuse or neglect complaints.
State Senator Merrill Piepkorn, who has served in the ND Legislature since 2016, is believed to be preparing for a longshot gubernatorial bid in the heavily red state.