Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joked Wednesday evening that he got "sandbagged" when he froze for an extended period of time while delivering remarks to open a press conference earlier in the day. McConnell told reporters that President Biden called to check in on him after the episode. "The president called to check on me. I...
A top United Nations official on Wednesday called recent attacks by Russia on the city of Odesa and other southern Ukrainian port areas “the latest casualties in this senseless, brutal war.” Speaking to the U.N. Security Council in a briefing on Ukraine, Mohamed Khaled Khiari, an assistant secretary-general, called for such attacks to end "immediately”...
A California-led coalition of 22 U.S. states and territories is taking bipartisan legal action against a recently proposed settlement between the company 3M and water utilities affected by “forever chemicals” — arguing that the deal would shift accountability from the polluter to the providers. The group of attorneys general from across the country filed a motion to...
The U.S. Embassy in Ireland warned American tourists to avoid walking alone, after a New York man was attacked in Dublin last week. The embassy issued the security alert on Tuesday, reminding U.S. citizens to “exercise good personal security practices while traveling.” “Be aware of your environment,” the alert read. “Avoid walking alone, if possible,...
House Republicans are showing small signs of progress as leaders try to wrangle the conference’s various factions together to pass their first batch of federal funding bills this week. The House cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday by voting to begin debate on legislation to fund military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and...
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story House Dems look to double down on drug price negotiation House Democrats introduced legislation on Wednesday to allow Medicare to negotiate the price of dozens of drugs, effectively doubling down on the drug price negotiation provisions included in the...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story More than 40M Americans living in urban 'heat islands': study Millions of Americans live in cities dealing with a "heat island effect," which makes urban areas hotter than rural and outlying areas, according to a new...
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is helped by Senators and staff after McConnell unexpectedly pauses while speaking to reporters after the weekly policy luncheon on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (Greg Nash) Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) froze in front of television cameras for about 20 seconds Wednesday as he battled a bout of lightheadedness...
Critics lambasted the Justice Department after a federal judge rejected Hunter Biden's plea deal and over what has transpired during his first court appearance.