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Homelessness in US surges to highest-recorded level

Homelessness in the United States is at an all-time high due to rising housing prices and a decline in assistance given during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Biden administration. The report, released Friday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), showed the number of people experiencing homelessness has risen by 12 percent...

READ: Jury’s $148M verdict in Rudy Giuliani’s defamation suit

A jury comprising eight Washington, D.C., residents awarded ex-Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss $148,169,000 in their defamation suit against Rudy Giuliani on Friday. With five different sections of damages, the total marks a stunning legal and financial blow for the former New York City mayor, who spread unfounded claims of election fraud about the...

Classified binder on Russian meddling went missing as Trump left office: Reports

A binder containing classified information related to Russian meddling in the 2016 election went missing as former President Trump left office, according to new reports. The binder contained U.S. and NATO-ally "raw intelligence" on Russia and Russian agents, CNN first reported. The binder was last spotted at the White House during the former president’s final...

US says Russia will be held accountable for fate of Navalny

The U.S. State Department said Friday that the international community will hold Russia accountable for “what happens” to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny “in their custody." “We have communicated to the Russian government that they are responsible for what happens to Mr. Navalny in their custody, and they will be held accountable by the international...

Damages in defamation suit hit already-strapped Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer told jurors that awarding two ex-Georgia election workers the $43 million requested in their defamation lawsuit would mark “the end of Mr. Giuliani.” Four days later, the jury instead ordered Giuliani to pay $148 million. As he now stares down the massive price tag, it remains unclear how the former New York...

DeSantis pressures Haley on whether she would accept Trump VP: ‘Yes or no?’

GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis leaned into rumors Friday that rival Nikki Haley could be asked to join former President Trump's ticket in 2024, willing the former South Carolina governor to make a decision now. "There’s a reason why they spend money against me. Haley and Trump spend money against me," DeSantis, the governor of...

Pentagon leaders head to Israel as US urges caution in Gaza

Defense &National Security   The Big Story Pentagon leaders head to Israel as US urges caution in Gaza The Pentagon's top civilian and military leaders will travel to Israel next week as the Biden administration pushes for a new, less deadly phase of the country's conflict with Hamas. © AP Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen....

Meta faces questions on Palestinian content

  Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon}   Technology     Technology   The Big Story  Warren presses Meta on Palestinian content moderation Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) requested information from Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, on Thursday about the moderation of Palestinian content on its platforms amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war....

US Treasury Department issues guidelines around a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel

The new tax credits are part of the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act, which provided major incentives for clean energy production.

Tennessee Gov. Lee grants 22 pardons, 1 commutation

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee granted clemency to 23 people Friday, including one woman who had been convicted of first-degree murder.

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