Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida says the state's Department of Education should update a section of its new Black history standards that says some slaves used skills developed in captivity for personal benefit later in life.
With millions of Americans facing broiling heat across the Southwest, President Biden on Thursday plans to announce new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible, the White House says.
Ankara’s reputation for smuggling is not new, and its portfolio in facilitating the free flow of illicit goods is growing to include drugs. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Turkey was implicated in questionable practices that included the alleged purchase of stolen Ukrainian grains, illegally shipped across the Black Sea and delivered to Turkish ports in Russian vessels, which originated in internationally sanctioned Crimea.
The best thing he could do for the court, the country and his legacy would be to pledge in September to leave the court in June 2025, after 20 years as chief justice.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is offering to help mediate the writers and actors strikes that have left Hollywood in a standstill, his office said. Anthony York, Newsom’s senior adivisor for communications, told The Associated Press that the governor’s office has contacted all parties involved in the strike to help broker a deal. He noted...
Wednesday the Federal Open Market Committee met and decided to raise interest rates yet again — for the 11th time — a step they argue is necessary to contain inflation. No one disputes that inflation has been a serious issue and a drag on the U.S. economic recovery. From global supply chain and labor market...
Kyiv is launching a major effort against Russians in southern Ukraine, according to officials and analysts. This new push, which includes deployment of Western-supplied weapons and increased numbers of soldiers, is a part of the weekslong counteroffensive launched by Ukraine and comes as fighting continues to intensify along the front line of the war. A...
New Orleans social worker Ursula Newell-Davis thought she had everything necessary to open a respite care business for children with special needs. Then the regulators stepped in.
Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Georgia Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R) began agitating to impeach President Biden almost as soon as he took the oath of office. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), a Greene ally and supporter of former...