People in Vermont that want to get married have to be at least 18 starting in July, according to a new law signed on Thursday. Republican Gov. Phil Scott's signature officially made the Freedom and Unity State the eighth in the country to end child marriage. Under current law, Vermonters aged 16 and 17 can...

Former President Trump has marginally extended his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), his presumed chief White House contender, in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll shared exclusively with The Hill. The poll found that 55 percent of respondents who identified as Republicans said they would back Trump...

The Supreme Court of the United States has continued to delay a decision on a Texas trial judge’s ruling concerning the FDA’s approval of mifepristone. But make no mistake, SCOTUS is in trouble.

{beacon} Evening Report Friday, April 21   © Greg Nash, The Hill Biden may announce 2024 bid next week A source close to the Biden administration said the president may make a 2024 announcement next week, The Hill's Alex Gangitano and Brett Samuels report. Fresh off last week's Ireland trip, President Biden told reporters he'd...

Stand Your Ground does not allow anyone to “shoot first and ask questions later.” Not within the law, at least. Please stop saying it does.

Twitter's move to remove thousands of legacy verification check marks Thursday resulted in chaos as users were left scrambling to prove their authenticity in the face of fake impersonation accounts emerging. Twitter began to remove thousands of its iconic legacy verification check marks on Thursday, nearly three weeks after CEO Elon Musk initially planned to...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is suddenly facing a rash of attacks within the nascent GOP presidential field, with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) seeking to quash his candidacy before it even starts. Christie, who is openly mulling a 2024 bid of his own after ending far back in the pack during the...

Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she confronted the hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" at an airport in Florida this week. "I happened to be at the airport in Palm Beach and I happened to see Joe Scarborough ... and I told him I just wanted to introduce myself because you guys spend...

Twitter has removed the “government-funded” labels from outlets like National Public Radio and PBS after the outlets and others protested that their accounts were flagged and many decided to leave the platform. The decision marks a 180-degree turn for CEO Elon Musk, who originally plastered NPR with a “state-affiliated media” label previously only reserved for...

Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday the Department of Commerce has recommended $562 million in funding that would help make communities "resilient" to the the impacts of climate change.