The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, which represents over 85,000 health care workers in seven states and the District of Columbia, said Saturday it had not yet reached an agreement with the organization, setting the stage for the possibility of the largest health care strike in U.S. history late this week. Hours before workers' contracts...

A report from a board tasked with overseeing the protection of civil liberties of Americans amid anti-terrorism efforts has caused a stir among the White House, Congress and even the board itself as it evaluates the prospect of renewing America’s warrantless spy program. The nearly 300-page report from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) released Thursday...

Former Trump adviser Stephen Miller said Sunday that he is not "celebrating" Congress avoiding a shutdown and funding it for the next 45 days. "Well, I, for one, am not celebrating the fact that we have extended government funding without making any change at all in the direction of this corrupt government," he said on...

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) is stepping down from his Democratic leadership role as he mulls a primary challenge to President Biden. A spokesperson from Phillips’s office confirmed with The Hill that the congressman will be stepping down from his position as co-chairman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. “My convictions relative to the 2024...

As our nation grapples with the fast-paced evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), it is crucial to strike the right balance between preventing AI's potential risks and fostering innovation. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bipartisan AI framework, despite its laudable intentions—such as protecting children and promoting transparency—threatens to stifle AI innovation by regulating AI development...

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.) said Sunday he supported Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) proposal for a Ukraine and border funding bill, after the bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) that passed Saturday night failed to include either measure.  In a joint interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” Fitzpatrick and his Democratic co-chairman of the Problem Solvers Caucus,...

CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Sunday accused Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) of seeking clicks and press attention with his dramatic moves leading up to the government shutdown.  In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Tapper pushed Gaetz on his motivation to deny a stopgap measure and on some of his demands that are...

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin played in his first regular season game since suffering a cardiac arrest episode during a regular season game last season.  Hamlin took part in the Bills’ special teams unit in their Week 4 contest against AFC East divisional rival the Miami Dolphins Sunday, according to the Associated Press. The 25-year-old...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, said in a Sunday interview that she would "absolutely" vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, calling him a "weak speaker."

Attorneys for New College of Florida, the traditionally progressive public liberal arts college that was taken over by allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis as part of his "war on woke," last week threatened to sue a group of former faculty members and students who have formed an alternative online institute named "Alt New College" after departing the school following the takeover.