Paul Whelan, a former Marine who has been detained in Russia since 2018, said he feels as if his life is draining away after being left out of prisoner swaps between Moscow and Washington. Whelan has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges. He has denied the charges and U.S. diplomats have...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday he has agreed to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, announcing the bilateral meeting following his blockage of a $54 billion European Union package to Kyiv. Orbán said he recently met Zelensky in Argentina, and the Ukrainian leader had requested a meeting at a future point. "I accepted...
A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report The Hill illustration DNC, RNC spar over latest finance reports The Democratic National Committee (DNC) says it has the most money on hand — $20 million — it's ever had heading into an election year, reporting double the...
Several Pulitzer Prize winning authors have joined a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, the creator of the popular ChatGPT tool, alleging the tech companies used their copyrighted work to train artificial intelligence (AI) models without permission. The lawsuit, which was originally filed by author Julian Sancton in late November, now features Kai Bird, Taylor...
The Biden campaign on Thursday outlined its arguments and strategy for the president’s reelection bid, focusing heavily in a year-end memo on the threat former President Trump poses to democracy. Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez laid out how the campaign is building out its operation in key states and fine-tuning its message as the...
In light of a recent court ruling, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects to propose a rule allowing a pesticide that has been linked to developmental delays in children to go back on the market for many of its most common uses. The EPA banned the use of the pesticide, called chlorpyrifos, in 2021, but...
Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin called for a humanitarian cease-fire Thursday, just one week after meeting with an anti-Israel group that urged the senator to end aid to Israel.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. blasted the California lieutenant governor's order to the secretary of state to "explore legal options" for keeping former President Donald Trump off the ballot.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is seeking information from the Department of Homeland Security over the screening of migrants being let into the U.S. via the CBP One app.