With just three days until the government funding deadline, Congress is running out of options. Glimmers of hope for cooperation between the House and Senate emerged Tuesday, but by Wednesday, both chambers were once again approaching the spending conundrum from entirely different angles. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is grasping at straws that could get House...
Story at a glance Jen Reinmuth-Birch decided to go to medical school two years ago, at age 50, in part because of the struggle her ailing parents faced getting care in a medically underserved part of Oregon. Due to the lack of primary care doctors in their area, Reinmuth-Birch told The Hill her parents have...
Greenwood, Missouri, Mayor Levi Weaver impeached and removed from office after allegedly brandishing a gun during an argument with an alderman in October 2022.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lauded New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for demanding federal help on the migrant crisis.
The White House warned Thursday that nearly 2,000 long-term disaster recovery projects would be delayed in the event of a government shutdown, as the Sept. 30 deadline looms. The administration said in a memo that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), which President Biden has supported increased funding for, would be impacted...
High school seniors are preparing for the first round of college applications since the Supreme Court decision nixing universities' use of affirmative action in the process. In the new landscape, school counselors and advocates are urging students to find ways to take advantage of their essays to talk about their “lived experiences" after the high...
President Biden will give a speech on democracy, the fourth major speech on the topic since taking office, in the critical swing state of Arizona on Thursday. This speech will focus “on the importance of America’s institutions in preserving our democracy and the need for constant loyalty to the U.S. Constitution,” a White House official...
House Republicans are set to hold their first impeachment inquiry public hearing, where they will present all evidence uncovered to date as part of their investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings, while examining “the value" of the inquiry.