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Raskin reveals Oversight Republicans have quietly sent six subpoenas in probe of Biden family finances

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee quietly sent six subpoenas as part of their investigation into Biden family finances, according to a memo from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). Raskin, the ranking member of the committee, wrote in a memo to other Democrats on the committee that Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has issued six subpoenas and...

Federal judge bars FDA from changing abortion pill availability

A federal judge in Washington state issued a ruling on Friday prohibiting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from changing the availability of the abortion drug mifepristone. The decision came out almost concurrently with a separate opinion by a federal judge in Texas that ruled to block the approval of the same drug after seven...

White House issues regulatory reforms

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story White House reforms process for regulations The White House issued a new executive order and draft guidance on the rulemaking process — which could have big implications for climate and other environment rules. © Greg Nash...

Judge blocks approval of decades-old abortion pill

Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Judge blocks approval of decades-old abortion pill In an unprecedented decision, a federal judge in Texas has issued a stay that will shut down the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone in seven days. © AP Photo/Allen G. Breed A...

READ: Federal ruling to block FDA approval of abortion pill

A federal judge in Texas issued a stay on Friday that will bar the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone — one of two drugs used for medication abortions that has been on the market in the U.S. for more than two decades — in just seven days. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who was appointed...

Two Black state lawmakers in Tennessee are expelled: Five takeaways  

Nashville has suddenly become the center of the political world, after the GOP-led Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two Black Democrats on Thursday.  State Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled for breaking House rules as they protested in favor of gun control on March 30. Jones and Pearson had marched to the well...

Federal judge blocks abortion pill approval

In an unprecedented decision, a federal judge in Texas has issued a stay that will shut down the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone in seven days, one of two drugs used for medication abortions that has been on the market in the U.S. for more than two decades. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee...

Biden invites Tennessee lawmakers subjected to expulsion votes to White House

President Biden on Friday spoke with the three Tennessee state lawmakers targeted with expulsion votes for protesting gun violence on the House floor and invited them to visit the White House. Biden spoke via conference call from Camp David with Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson, the White House said in a...

Key numbers from the latest jobs report

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Key numbers from the latest jobs report Friday’s jobs report depicts a labor market that remains strong despite historic inflation and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to slow the economy. © Susan Walsh/AP The U.S. economy added...

‘A backwards betrayal’: Biden Title IX proposal draws criticism from LGBTQ community

Some LGBTQ advocates this week slammed the Biden administration’s proposed revision to Title IX, accusing the president of backtracking on his commitment to protecting transgender young people. The proposal, released Thursday by the Education Department, would prohibit the adoption of policies that “categorically” ban transgender athletes from school sports teams consistent with their gender identity, rebuking...

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