Two activists accused of throwing a red powder on the U.S. Constitution display case at the National Archives last month are now facing felony charges, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced Friday. Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green, 27 of Utah, were charged with felony destruction of government property for dumping the fine red...
President Biden said Friday that the United States will begin airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza amid negotiations for a temporary cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Biden confirmed the planned airdrops during an Oval Office meeting with the prime minister of Italy. The effort will provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza as watchdogs and...
Young leaders from both sides of the aisle discussed topics ranging from the impact of climate change on health to ways to engage with politicians during a Thursday environmental policy panel hosted by The Hill. The online event, "Building Consensus Around Environmental Policy," was the inaugural installment in a partnership between The Hill and the...
Black Americans have made significant advancements in the 60 years since the passage of the Civil Rights Act, but economic, educational and voting rights disparities persist, according to a report by the National Urban League on the State of Black America. “This year marks the 60th anniversary of that landmark legislation, but the journey toward...
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, updated its abuse and harassment rules to revive regulations around content that misgenders or deadnames individuals. The quiet update comes less than a year after the platform, under Musk's ownership, revoked its ban on content that uses a transgender person’s name before they transitioned — known as...
President Biden signed a government funding bill to punt the threat of a shutdown later into the month and buy lawmakers time to hash out spending deals. The president signed a stopgap bill that maintains funding for the departments of Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs, Energy, Justice, Commerce, Energy and other...
Biden and his campaign don’t seem to understand that different voters use different strategies to make decisions, requiring different ways to reach and persuade them.
Major pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens announced Friday they would begin selling the abortion pill mifepristone. The pharmacy chains concurrently said Friday they had received Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) certifications from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which prescribers and pharmacies are required to have to dispense mifepristone. The REMS program is required...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer recommending Americans stay home from work or school for five days after testing positive for COVID-19, a major shift in policy that comes as much of the country has moved on from the height of the pandemic. The new guidance aligns COVID recommendations with other respiratory...
A new rule allowing federal candidates to more easily draw salaries from their campaign funds went into effect Friday. The new rule aims to remedy a commonly cited barrier to working Americans considering running for office, which is often an all-consuming and expensive endeavor. “It’s an exciting day in campaign finance world! Today our updated...