Rioters who were passive during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, but can be convicted of disorderly conduct, a federal court ruled Friday. The case focused on a rioter, Russell Alford, who received a year-long sentence for his “role” in the insurrection. He was attempting to challenge “the reasonableness of his sentence and...
The government has issued a public health alert over a potentially mislabeled frozen mushroom product sold in nearly a dozen states that could be dangerous for people with allergies.
Americans are becoming increasingly less optimistic about how democracy is working in the United States, according to a recent survey. The Gallup poll, released Friday, found that only 28 percent of adults in the U.S. are satisfied with democracy — a record low. That number is down from the prior record, 35 percent, that was...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Iraq wants US military out Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Friday said he would set up a dialogue to discuss the removal of the U.S. military presence in his country after an American strike...
Randy Roedema, a former Aurora, Colo., police officer, has been sentenced to 14 months of jail with work release and four years of probation after being convicted of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault in the death of Elijah McClain. Roedema was sentenced on Friday by Adams County District Judge Mark Warner. Roedema, who was convicted Oct. 13,...
House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is looking into discussions between the office of U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and environmental advocacy groups in relation to its joining a group of countries that want to move away from coal. Late last year, Kerry announced that the U.S. would join the Powering Past Coal Alliance —...