President Joe Biden made addressing the opioid crisis a central point of his State of the Union address in January. "Fentanyl is killing more than 70,000 Americans a year," he said while explaining his "United Agenda," a group of issues that enjoy bipartisan support.
Dozens of students, teachers and education activists marched to a Miami-Dade County school board meeting on Tuesday to protest Florida’s teaching standards on Black history. The standards include an instruction describing slavery having as some positive outcomes, such as teaching skills to the enslaved. They have been widely criticized by Black leaders and Democrats across...
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump's Twitter DM's obtained by special counsel Former President Trump's direct messages, as well as his draft tweets and location information, were sought by special counsel Jack Smith in his battle for information about Trump's account on X, the platform formerly called...
The White House on Wednesday seized on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act going into effect to hit Republicans for their push to repeal portions of the law. “President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law one year ago today — an anniversary Americans look at as a day that helped drive down...
Florida Democratic Rep. Darren Soto slammed former President Trump and Republicans for their criticism of the Biden administration's response to the Maui fires, drawing a contrast with the Trump administration's response to Hurricane Maria in 2017. Republicans have been sharply critical of President Biden, who did not publicly address the disaster for several days after...
A majority of Americans says former President Trump should be prosecuted on federal criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to a survey published Wednesday. The national Quinnipiac University poll showed 54 percent of Americans said Trump should be face federal criminal charges, while 42 percent said he...
President Biden took a victory lap Wednesday on the anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, swiping at Republicans who uniformly opposed the sweeping legislation that contained provisions to lower health care costs and tackle the climate crisis. Biden hosted a ceremony at the White House with Democratic leaders and private sector officials...
New research from the University of Pittsburgh suggests fracking may increase the risk of rare cancers and asthma. Teams working on a pair of publicly funded studies filed through medical information in southwest Pennsylvania near large natural gas fracking operations. They found children were more likely to have rare cancers, and children and adults were...