A former top U.S. ambassador was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine Friday for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and for not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser.
A Georgia state senator won't be suspended from office after he was one of 18 others indicted along with former President Donald Trump on charges that he sought to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state.
The Seattle police union on Friday said the video of an officer joking about the death of an Indian woman run over by a police car doesn’t “explain the full story.” Jaahnavi Kandula was struck and killed by a speeding police car while she was using a crosswalk on Jan. 23 in Seattle. The police...
The Southern District Court of Ohio on Friday heard oral arguments from the federal government and the Chamber of Commerce in the latter's lawsuit challenging the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, with both sides rehashing long-held assertions. The Chamber has requested that the Medicare negotiation program be blocked from operating, with the organization asking for...
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Friday doubled down on claims of a Pentagon "cover-up" over information about UFOs — commonly dubbed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). Burchett requested that the inspector general of the intelligence community investigate claims that military officials are withholding information from Congress about UAPs following a hearing last month. Inspector General Thomas...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said the top diplomat and others are “literally being held hostage at the French embassy” by the country's new military leaders. During an exchange with reporters in the eastern town of Semur-en-Auxois, Macron relayed the grave situation that is currently unfolding for French Ambassador Sylvain Itté, and the other...
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) hit back at Republicans in the Badger State on Friday after the state Senate voted to oust the top elections official in the state, claiming "we have had consistent attacks on our democracy in Wisconsin." On MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Kaul said the administration had seen relentless attacks on our...
The White House reiterated on Friday that President Biden would not pardon his son Hunter Biden if he is convicted of a crime. When asked if Biden would commute his son's sentence if convicted on gun charges, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said no. This marks the first definitive answer the administration has given...
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Could rising COVID-19 cases give DeSantis a lifeline? COVID-19 infections are steadily rising across the country, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) appears to be eagerly weaponizing the issue as he tries to gain ground in the GOP presidential...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) addressed striking United Auto Workers (UAW) members in Detroit on Friday, throwing his support behind a first-of-its-kind strike against the “Big Three” automakers. “The fight you are waging here is not just about decent wages and working conditions and pensions in the automobile industry,” Sanders told the crowd. “It is a...