Iraq’s official media regulator has reportedly banned the terms “homosexual” and “homosexuality” on all media and social media platforms and is instead mandating the usage of the term “sexual deviancy,” according to multiple media reports. Iraq’s Media and Communications Commission said the directive aims to safeguard societal values and public order, according to CBS News, which...
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will not sign the loyalty pledge required by the Republican National Committee (RNC) for candidates to participate in the first primary debate. “I wouldn’t sign the pledge. Why would I sign a pledge if there are people on there that I wouldn’t have. I wouldn’t have certain people...
The sweeping indictment brought against Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case touches on nearly every aspect of the former president’s plot to stay in power. But a few eye-catching omissions in the high-profile case point to the complexities facing the Justice Department (DOJ), while raising questions about prosecutors’ future plans to hold to account those involved...
Code: Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Escalating Niger crisis puts US in ‘tough spot’ The military coup in Niger is threatening to engulf the region in a broader conflict while endangering a key U.S. security partnership in West Africa, where instability...
Southwest Airlines said it plans to appeal a federal judge’s order that requires “training on religious freedom” for three of its lawyers, according to a statement shared with The Hill. U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr, a Trump appointee, on Monday ordered the Southwest attorneys to undergo training by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a Christian...
At least six people have died on the Hawaiian island of Maui amid raging wildfires, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said Wednesday. As search-and-rescue efforts continue, Bissen said he is unsure whether the death toll from the fires will rise. The blazes, fueled by strong wind gusts from an offshore hurricane, drove 12 people in...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Watchdog: CFPB returns millions to constituents of lawmakers targeting funding Constituents of Republican lawmakers targeting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have seen hundreds of millions of dollars returned through the agency, according to a new...
The failure of a GOP-backed ballot measure in Ohio has given Democrats new hope as Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) faces a competitive Senate race next year. Voters in the Buckeye State on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Issue 1, a ballot measure pushed by Republican leaders in the state that would have made it harder to enshrine abortion rights in its...
In 2016, then-Vice President Biden launched the Cancer Moonshot Initiative with the goal of developing the next generation of cancer treatments. In 2022, now-President Biden relaunched the Moonshot Initiative with a new goal: reduce cancer deaths by half within 25 years and improve cancer survivors' lives. This is an ambitious and realistic goal welcomed by the millions...
Texas Gov. Abbott's office and the Border Patrol Union fired back at Rep. Joaquin Castro Wednesday after he called the water buoys used to deter migrants from crossing as "inhumane."