More than 100 House Republicans signed an amicus brief arguing against the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan as the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the case later this month. Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) led 126 Republicans...

A white officer involved in the fatal arrest of Tyre Nichols last month has been fired from the Memphis Police Department for several conduct violations during the incident. The department said in a statement on Friday that Preston Hemphill was terminated from his role for violations of personal conduct, truthfulness, compliance with regulations concerning a...

The U.S. economy surpasses Wall Street expectations with the recent jobs report. We’ll also look at some of the hurdles House Republicans face in trying to unify as the party works to hash out a cost-cutting budget strategy, the conference’s newest group targeting ESG investing, and more. 🎈 But first, why is everyone talking about a Chinese...

President Biden on Friday evening slammed Republicans at a Democratic National Committee event in Philadelphia that appeared very much like a presidential campaign event, but the president has not officially announced his re-election bid. “I know the Republicans ran on inflation last year, I didn’t know they were trying to make it worse,” the president...

A Chinese balloon is still flying over the U.S. after it shocked the nation and postponed Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing. We’re breaking that down for you, along with stories on the latest advanced weapons for Kyiv and a new report showing roughly 200,000 Russian soldiers have been wounded or killed in...

The backlash against so-called “woke capitalism” is fundamentally anti-capitalist. Companies that prioritize positive environmental and social impacts in addition to profit are responding rationally to the market and to a business case that’s been proven over decades. It’s hypocritical and short-sighted for political leaders to coerce the market to align with their interests, rather than...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been cleared of wrongdoing related to tweets he posted in 2018 announcing plans to try to take Tesla private. A jury found that Musk did not violate federal securities laws in posting his plans and hinting that the arrangement would go through before it failed to come together.  “Am considering...

Did anyone have “Balloon causes international diplomatic crisis” on their 2023 bingo card? In health news, seasonal flu levels continue to fall nationwide as the early season surge fades. But first, Senate Democrats are trying to push ahead on marijuana banking reforms. Welcome to The Hill's Overnight Health Care roundup, where we’re following the...

Harvard University is shutting down a project that has tracked misinformation on social media for the past few years. Nancy Gibbs, the director of Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Safety, said in an email to members of the center’s advisory board on Friday that the school has been...

First lady Jill Biden will attend the Super Bowl in Arizona later this month, the president announced during a fundraiser in Philadelphia on Friday. Jill Biden, a Philadelphia native, is a devout Eagles fan and has been donning Eagles shirts recently while the team made its way to the Super Bowl “Jill is out in...