Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. rejected an invitation by Senate Democrats to testify about the high court's ethics next week. In a six-page letter, he said chief justice testimony is exceedingly rare.
A "disruptive" passenger caused a United flight crew to turn a Tel Aviv-bound plane around Sunday, delaying the rest of the passengers for hours, United said.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) urged Russia and Ukraine to reach a ceasefire, making the comments during a visit to Japan on a multi-stop international tour. "You don't want to end up in like a [Battle of] Verdun situation, where you just have mass casualties, mass expense and end up with a stalemate,” DeSantis said in...
President Biden is laser focused on preventing former President Trump from returning to the White House, a message voiced loud and clear in his Tuesday reelection announcement. Facing no formidable primary challengers yet, Biden is taking direct aim at Trump, warning the country — and anxious Democrats — that four more years of Trump is...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Manchin escalates feud with Biden, floating climate bill repeal Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is threatening to support a repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act — legislation he helped craft last year — amid disputes over how...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country is prepared to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC), which in March issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. South Africa has expressed frustration about how the arrest warrant will impact an upcoming BRICS summit in which Putin, Ramaphosa, and the leaders of Brazil, India and...
Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation to testify before the Senate about the Supreme Court’s ethical standards, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Tuesday. In a letter responding to Durbin, Roberts wrote “I must respectfully decline your invitation” and noted a sitting chief justice has testified before the Senate Judiciary...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Lower tax receipts prompt debt ceiling fears Experts are raising concerns about what lower-than-expected tax receipts seen this month could mean for Congress’ timeline to strike a deal to raise the debt limit and stave off...
The ransomware attack of the U.S. Marshals Service which compromised large amounts of sensitive data was just the latest in a long line of data breaches of government agencies. Preceding them was the Office of Personnel Management, which conducts background checks for the government, where the personal information of 21 million people was stolen; the...