President Joe Biden announced that he would run for reelection, but his 2024 campaign will more likely only serve as a vehicle to let Kamala Harris become president.
For the first time since the Cold War, Washington and Seoul have agreed that U.S. Ohio-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines will make frequent port visits to South Korea. The public message is that of deterrence against North Korea. But it's clear that U.S. deterrence of China also looms large.
A politician does not have to be a woman in order to opine on the abortion issue, but it's probably not a coincidence that it was the first woman to enter the Republican presidential primary who gave the most profound pro-life speech since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Tim Robbins won an Academy Award in 2004 for portraying a victim of two terrible crimes in the neo-noir drama Mystic River. On Monday, Robbins made it clear he’s not content to be a silent victim.
Tokyo-based ispace confirmed Wednesday that its HAKUTO-R spacecraft, which was scheduled to make a historic lunar landing on Tuesday, likely crashed into the Moon's surface. That failed landing came roughly three months after the 7-foot-tall lander launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The lander then entered into orbit around the moon on March 21 and...
House Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill to raise the borrowing limit and implement sweeping spending cuts, marking a victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after days of grueling negotiations that put the deep divisions within the GOP conference on full display. The bill — dubbed the Limit, Save, Grow Act — cleared the chamber...
Twitter CEO Elon Musk was seen on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), according to reports. Reuters initially reported on the meeting, citing an aide, but it was not immediately clear what the meeting would cover. The Hill has reached out to Schumer's office for details. Twitter CEO Elon Musk...
The Biden administration on Wednesday asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a ruling that would revoke federal approval of mifepristone, part of a two-drug regimen used in medication abortions. Calling U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling an “unprecedented order countermanding the scientific judgment” of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed a top nominee to the Department of Veterans Affairs after a contentious blockade from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who objected to his consideration due to past ethics violations and other concerns at the department. Joshua Jacobs was confirmed as the Under Secretary for Benefits for the VA on a 74-25 vote, with...
The Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-led effort to undo a Biden administration rule that aims to cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks. The vote was 50-49. Sen Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted with Republicans to get rid of the rule. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who has been absent from the Senate amid health issues, did not vote....