House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) on Wednesday floated using annual government funding bills to advance a legislative effort for a special commission tasked with addressing the nation’s growing debt. Arrington raised the prospect on Wednesday shortly after his committee held a hearing focused on the need for a fiscal commission, calling potential appropriations...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) announced new measures created to take action against dealers of the street drug “tranq” on Tuesday. “As part of the state’s multi-pronged plan to address the opioid and overdose epidemic, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced proposed new legislation to increase penalties for the illicit trafficking of the drug xylazine, also known...

Billionaire Mark Cuban said he has “no plans” to run for the White House in 2024 amid renewed speculation that he might be preparing to launch a campaign. “No plans to run,” Cuban wrote in an email to NBC News on Wednesday, when asked whether he has changed his mind about a potential bid. In...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the highest ranking Jewish congressional leader in American history, on Wednesday confronted members of his own party and the progressive movement, such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), over what he called the historic increase in antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israeli civilians.  The powerful speech, which drew the...

Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday to end involuntary facial recognition screening at airports. The pair of senators are aiming to repeal the authorization of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to use facial recognition screening at airports, saying that the Travelers' Privacy Protection Act (TPPA) would prevent the...

For the good of our nation and the world, we must create another nuclear power renaissance allowing future generations to inherit a world that is prosperous, clean, safe, resilient and secure.

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s national political director, Brian Swenson, is departing the campaign to work on former President Trump’s team, Ramaswamy senior advisor Tricia McLaughlin confirmed to The Hill.  “He was primarily based in New Hampshire, and about a month and a half ago Mike Biundo came on as a national senior adviser and...

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is requesting information on the Department of Commerce’s 90-day pause on issuing new export licenses for certain firearms and ammunition. In a letter dated Tuesday to Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo, Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized the department for targeting the firearms industry and questioned whether the department was acting...

Electric vehicles are significantly less reliable than cars powered by gas or hybrid vehicles, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports. The annual car reliability survey by Consumer Reports found EVs are 79 percent more likely to have problems than conventional cars. Consumers reported electric drive motors, charging and EV batteries had the most common issues...

While the American public continues to support their government’s decisions to continue aiding Ukraine, there is growing opposition amongst Republican presidential candidates.