Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Republican candidate Steve Garvey are now in a statistical tie in California’s nonpartisan Senate primary, polling released Friday shows. The poll from the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) at the University of California, Berkeley found Garvey with 27 percent support and Schiff at 25 percent. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) came...
A man from New York who was convicted of second-degree murder for shooting a woman in an SUV who accidentally pulled into his driveway was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday. Kevin Monahan, 66, was convicted last month of shooting Kaylin Gillis, 20. Gillis and her friends pulled into Monahan’s driveway...
As our April 15 filing deadline approaches, we should take a moment to celebrate the IRS’s renewed strength and the considerable benefits flowing from it.
Maybe you've seen one in your neighborhood, or maybe you have one of your own — here's what they mean.
Many Americans want the president and Congress to prioritize reducing the influence of political spending on the eve of what could be the most expensive election cycle in United States history. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say reducing the influence of political spending should be a top priority, second only to strengthening the economy and defending...
He’s no longer living in the executive mansion, but Commander is still one of the stars of this year’s official White House Easter eggs. The colorful eggs, considered the “official keepsake” of the White House Easter Egg Roll scheduled to take place in April, were unveiled Friday by the White House Historical Association. Four of...
A district court in the state of Texas has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Ken Paxton against Yelp, after he claimed the company misled the public that crisis pregnancy centers in the state offer limited services. A judge in Bastrop County dismissed “with prejudice” all claims against Yelp in an order filed Wednesday....
If this reads like a love letter to Guzman, well, it is.
A snowstorm is heading into the Sierra Nevada, prompting “dangerous” blizzard conditions and avalanche warnings in the region. The storm is expected to drop 5-12 feet of snow over the weekend, making travel difficult. It is coupled with a blizzard warning covering an area of more than 300 miles. “The most intense combination of snow...
Elon Musk sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, accusing the ChatGPT maker of breach of contract for failing to adhere to its original mission to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) for the benefit of humanity. Musk, who co-founded the artificial intelligence (AI) company, alleged that Altman and OpenAI set the company’s founding...
Progressive pundit Mehdi Hasan blasted President Biden for not doing more to end Israel's ongoing war in Gaza, which he argued the president could end with one phone call. "Joe Biden has the power to pick up the phone and end this war. He can ring the Israeli prime minister and say, 'We’re cutting you...
More than a third of the U.S. workforce is now over 50, and this figure is set to grow. This statistic is reflective of changes in social security and the decline of traditional defined benefit pensions, both of which mean people are working longer. Despite this normalcy, the reality is that older people in the...
A federal judge ruled Thursday that a new Arizona law requiring voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship is not discriminatory. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton concluded Thursday that state legislators did not discriminate when they adopted the voting laws in 2022 and the state has an interest in preventing voter fraud, The Associated Press...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday is tightening safety rules for chemical plants loosened under the Trump administration. The rules are designed to prevent chemical accidents, and EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe said the rule had the “strongest safety requirements ever for industrial facilities.” It restores measures rolled back by the Trump administration, including...
Building trust in diverse communities gives officers a leg up in doing their duty more easily and more responsibly.
Can a defendant in the courtroom of a sympathetic judge simply delay his case indefinitely?
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is mourning basketball star Caitlin Clark's decision to declare for the WNBA draft instead of playing another year with the University of Iowa team. “Sad news for Hawk fans w Caitlin Clark declaring for the draft I love watching her play Clark fans will live on no matter where she plays,”...
A Georgia judge will hear arguments Friday over whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) and her office should be kicked off the 2020 election interference case involving former President Trump as the inquiry winds down. Defense attorneys claim that Willis’s once-romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade renders the sweeping racketeering indictment against Trump and his...
Republicans should not hold this annual tradition of democracy hostage as part of their partisan squabbles.
Effective leadership doesn’t just spring out of a master’s program; it occurs when men and women with moral authority form character in their students, not by lecturing about it, but by living it out in front of them.
With the Black vote stagnating at about 13 percent since 2008, the growing Hispanic vote is now expected to meet and exceed it.
Harvard University is staring down a Monday deadline after the House Education Committee issued unprecedented subpoenas against school officials in its investigation into antisemitism on the elite college’s campus, sparking concerns of deteriorating academic freedom. The GOP-controlled panel and Harvard have battled for months over documents lawmakers requested that dive into how students have been...
Mexico's safest state is betting big on nearshoring, hoping to attract foreign investors who are weary of the rising criminality and government corruption in other parts of the country. Yucatán, a state that occupies about a third of its namesake peninsula, has historically been low-crime in part because it is geographically isolated from the rest...
President Biden will use his State of the Union address next Thursday to tout his accomplishments during his first three years in office as he looks to make his case to the public in pursuit of a second term. A White House official told The Hill that Biden will use the speech to lay out...
Democrats are going on offense over access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), looking to hold Republicans' feet to the fire and force them to answer uncomfortable questions about the full impact of fetal personhood. In the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, Republicans have publicly spoken up to say they fully support IVF. ...