If the BEAD program fails and several years from now millions of Americans still lack broadband internet access, we all should remember where to place the blame. It's not lawmakers in Congress, who in a rare example of bipartisanship tried to do the right thing.
Forty-four percent of respondents in a new survey say their vote would not be affected if former President Trump is convicted in the New York hush-money case. The Politico Magazine/Ipsos poll found that about half of Americans believe Trump is guilty in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush-money case against him, where the former president is charged...
Once college students learn about the BDS movement, a sizable bloc of college students recognize the antisemitism at its core, and the risks Jewish students are facing from the uncontrolled spread of BDS and pro-BDS resolutions on campus.
As the framing of more and more economic issues are politicized, it becomes increasingly dangerous to have large amounts of power in the hands of regulators who may succumb to the temptation to become political vigilantes.
There is trouble in rural America.
Members of Congress should let the administration know how market conditions are affecting solar manufacturing in their districts — and urge the administration to reconsider the Chinese tariff holiday.
President Biden is narrowly leading Donald Trump by one point, according to a new national survey first shared with The Hill. A poll released by the Democratic super PAC Progress Action Fund, which was conducted by the left-leaning firm Public Policy Polling, showed Biden leading Trump 46 percent to 45 percent. A separate 9 percent...
Former President Trump’s remarks about “cutting” Social Security has given a major opening to President Biden while underscoring how the entitlement program has become a third rail in politics. Trump in a CNBC interview said there was “a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting.” His campaign quickly clarified that...
Congress is scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown by Friday’s funding deadline, a threat that became more pronounced after leaders failed to unveil a deal over the weekend. Top lawmakers were aiming to release their plan to avoid a shutdown on Sunday but a last-minute snafu delayed the process — forcing Congress to begin the...
It’s a rematch. President Biden and former President Trump each hit a key marker last week, clinching enough delegates to become the presumptive nominee of their respective party. The outcome of the general election will come down to a handful of states, as usual. The map maintained by The Hill and Decision Desk HQ lists...
Senate Republicans are burying former President Trump's call to take another shot at repealing the Affordable Care Act if Republicans regain control of the White House and Senate next year. Democrats, who are getting pummeled over border security, are looking to elevate the issue of health care in 2024 election and Trump is giving them...
President Biden on Monday will sign an executive order aimed at expanding research and improving government initiatives on women’s health, a move that will coincide with a White House Women’s History Month reception. The president’s executive order will “ensure women’s health is integrated and prioritized across the federal research portfolio and budget,” the White House...
Former President Trump on Sunday took his latest swipe at late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, whose response to the former president’s criticism during the Oscars went viral on social media. When asked on Fox News’s “MediaBuzz” about his long-time feud with Kimmel, Trump said, “Now look, look, Jimmy Kimmel is every is…every night, he hits me...
Authorities removed a 750-pound alligator from a residence in upstate New York last week, officials announced Friday. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wrote in a Facebook post that its officers seized a 750-pound alligator from an individual’s residence in Hamburg, New York on March 13. The department noted that the individual had a license...
Former President Trump on Sunday doubled down on his push for former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to be prosecuted over allegations she and the other Jan. 6 committee members purposely withheld testimony and details from their investigation into the former president's actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection. Trump, on Truth Social on Sunday,...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) ripped into Israel’s allegations that the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) is a proxy for Palestinian militant group Hamas, arguing the accusations are an attempt by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayanhu to eliminate the agency. “There's no doubt that the- the claim that Prime Minister Netanyahu and others are...
Seven people were shot in an early morning shooting in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, leaving two killed and another five wounded, police said. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said its officers responded at the intersection of 7th and P Streets, Northwest, to reports of a shooting just past 3 a.m. on Sunday morning. They found two men...
Lawyer and investor Nicole Shanahan is among the possible contenders to be independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, his campaign suggested over the weekend. In a lengthy post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Kennedy’s campaign director and daughter-in-law, Amaryllis Fox, responded to the swirling rumors that Kennedy tapped Shanahan as his running...
A bipartisan deal to fund swaths of the government and avert a shutdown later this week is hitting a snag as negotiations over the annual Homeland Security Department (DHS) spending bill sputter. The package initially planned for release on Sunday would have included five full-year funding bills covering the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and...
The marriage rate in 2022 returned to pre-pandemic highs, new government data show, after a year of pandemic lockdowns put many engagements on hold temporarily. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 2,065,905 marriages in total in 2022 – the first...
Washington, D.C.’s, signature cherry blossoms tied for their second earliest peak bloom record on Sunday. “PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! Did we say PEAK BLOOM?! The blossoms are opening & putting on a splendid spring spectacle. See you soon,” the National Park Service (NPS) for the National Mall wrote on X, the platform formerly known...
The Biden administration’s legal battle over social media content moderation will reach the Supreme Court on Monday, when the justices are set to hear arguments over whether federal officials violated the First Amendment by urging platforms to remove posts they deemed false or misleading. Two Republican attorneys general brought the case in a challenge to...