The Biden administration is looking to avoid hiccups in the rollout of new COVID-19 vaccines as it begins shifting coverage of coronavirus treatments to the private market. Private insurance companies will need to start covering treatments beginning Wednesday, but the federal government's supply will remain available for providers to order and distribute from until it...
The conservative advocacy group And To The Republic rolled out a six-figure ad campaign in Iowa hitting former President Trump over his criticism of six-week abortion bans. The $550,000 ad campaign will target conservatives in Iowa on mail, digital, television and text messaging platforms, according to a release provided exclusively to The Hill on Monday. The nonprofit...
The U.S. has reportedly begun buying Japanese seafood for its military stationed there to offset the impact of China's ban on seafood, according to a new report from Reuters. In an interview with Reuters on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said there will be a long-term contract between the U.S. armed forces and...
House Republicans unveiled a $14.3 billion aid package for Israel on Monday, a show of support for the embattled U.S. ally amid its war against Hamas. To pay for the foreign aid, however, the legislation includes $14.3 billion in cuts to funding for the Internal Revenue Service, a key detail that will likely be a nonstarter...
Time is running out for Republicans searching for an alternative to former President Trump to coalesce around a single candidate as the Iowa caucuses rapidly approach. The departure of former Vice President Mike Pence was the latest shake-up to the primary and could up the pressure on other low-polling candidates to drop out as well,...
Whether former President Trump instigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack is at the core of a Colorado lawsuit seeking to disqualify him from the state’s 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause.” Opening remarks in the trial began Monday, where a lawyer for the plaintiffs – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington...
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith has been hospitalized after experiencing a “medical emergency” Sunday evening, the service has revealed. The short Monday statement from the Marines didn’t offer details on Smith’s condition or specify the type of medical emergency. Serving as the interim acting head is Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the deputy commandant for...
Nearly half of Americans in a new poll say they sympathize more with Israelis than with Palestinians amid Israel’s war with Hamas. A NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll released Monday found 49 percent of respondents said their sympathies lie more with Israelis, while 10 percent said their sympathies lie more with Palestinians. Another 26 percent said...