President Biden will name a senior Interior department official as the department’s No. 2 official on an acting basis, a person familiar with the Biden administration’s plans told The Hill. The administration is expected to name Laura Daniel-Davis, Biden’s nominee for assistant secretary for land and minerals management, as acting deputy Interior secretary. She will...
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is backing newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) plans to move forward on an emergency aid package for Israel, but not Ukraine. Johnson has suggested a separate vote should be held on additional funding for Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia. And he has said aid to both...
U.S. and coalition forces in the Middle East have come under attack 23 times since mid-October, a senior defense official said Monday. Between Oct. 17-30, American troops were attacked with rockets and drones 14 times in Iraq and nine times in Syria, the official told reporters. Most of the attacks were “unsuccessful” as they were “successfully...
As the New England Patriots were preparing to win their sixth Super Bowl title, high above Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta a different face-off was taking place. During Super Bowl LIII’s pregame flyover, members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team avoided a mid-air collision with an unauthorized drone operating in restricted airspace. Thankfully, the...
The White House on Monday issued veto threats against two GOP-led House appropriations bills expected to come up for a vote this week as lawmakers seek to avoid a government shutdown in November. The administration expressed its opposition to two funding bills likely to come up on the House floor in the coming days —...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby on Monday afternoon are slated to hold a press briefing. The event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET. Watch the live video above. One subject that could come up is the sweeping executive order on artificial intelligence...
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier who was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 was freed overnight during ground operations, the IDF said Monday. The IDF released a statement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, saying Pvt. Uri Megidish was now home with her family. “She is home. PVT Megidish was abducted by...
A new report on how medical students view the future of their careers has found that a quarter of aspiring physicians in the U.S. say they are considering quitting their studies, with many expressing concerns about their mental health and how they can find a study-life balance. The report "Clinician of the Future: Education Edition,"...
President Biden on Monday is slated to sign a highly anticipated, sweeping executive order on artificial intelligence into law. The order is focused on seizing on the emerging technology and managing its risks, and it includes several new actions that focus on areas like safety, privacy, protecting workers, and protecting innovation. The event is scheduled...
If we have learned anything from the history of the speakership, it is that both intra- and inter-party divisions can turn an election of Speaker into a nasty and often prolonged process.