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Evening Report — Republicans rally at border

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © AP Republicans rally at border House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) led a group of about 60 GOP members of Congress in a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border near Eagle Pass, Texas, as the Senate and White House hash...

Trump’s lawyer confirms his concern about Supreme Court ballot ruling 

Former President Trump's attorney Alina Habba on Wednesday said the former president is concerned the U.S. Supreme Court justices may "shy away from being pro-Trump," and rule against him in regard to the recent decisions in Colorado and Maine that kicked him off the states' 2024 primary ballots. Responding to New York Times reporter Maggie...

National debt tops $34 trillion 

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story National debt tops $34 trillion The U.S. national debt hit $34 trillion for the first time last Friday, according to new data from the Treasury Department. © AP Photo/J. David Ake The nation's debt topped $34 trillion...

Christie says Haley ‘knew exactly what she was doing’ in Civil War remarks

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Wednesday that fellow candidate Nikki Haley “knew exactly what she was doing” when she failed to mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War at a town hall last week — in a moment that prompted broad criticism from Democrats, as well as her GOP primary opponents. In...

ChatGPT incorrectly diagnosed more than 8 in 10 pediatric case studies, research finds

The popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT had a diagnostic error rate of more than 80 percent in a new study looking at the use of artificial intelligence in pediatric case diagnosis. For the study published in JAMA Pediatrics this week, texts from 100 case challenges found in JAMA and the New England Journal of...

Trump appeals Colorado ballot ban to Supreme Court

Former President Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a Colorado court’s landmark ruling disqualifying him from the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban. The appeal likely sets up an extraordinary battle at the nation’s highest court, which has never ruled on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. That...

Ground beef distributed to 4 Midwest states recalled over E. coli concerns

Valley Meats, LLC, based out of Illinois, has recalled 6,768 pounds of raw ground beef products after a third-party test confirmed the presence of E. coli in samples of the meat.

New study helps explain ‘Darwinian paradox’ of same-sex attraction

Men carrying genetic factors linked to bisexual attraction tend to have more children, a new study has found. The paper published Wednesday in Science Advances found evidence for genetic variations that contribute to both bisexual attraction in men and a heightened appetite for risk. Those findings help resolve a paradox at the heart of evolutionary theory — while also raising difficult...

Virginia drops last remaining charge against DC-area elections official

Prosecutors have dismissed their last remaining charge against former Prince William County, Virginia registrar Michele White, who stood accused of 2020 election-related misconduct.

Johnson calls migrant crisis ‘truly unconscionable’ during visit to besieged southern border

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday called the Biden-era crisis at the southern border an "unmitigated disaster" after record numbers of encounters at the border.

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