A Milwaukee jury has found a former election official guilty of fraud and misconduct in office after she obtained fake absentee ballots in the 2022 election. Kimberly Zapata, 47, was charged in November of that year with one felony count of misconduct in public office and three misdemeanor counts of election fraud. The jury found...
The Transportation Department announced Thursday it will review the privacy practices of the top 10 airlines in the United States. Federal officials said they will look into how the airlines collect, handle and use their passengers’ personal information. The department specifically will look into whether airlines are protecting customers’ private data and whether they are “unfairly or...
The U.S. has submitted a resolution at the United Nations that calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and the release of all hostages held by Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Blinken said in an interview Wednesday with an outlet in Saudi Arabia that the U.S. put forward a resolution that calls for...
As part of the FCC’s voluntary U.S. cyber labeling program, manufacturers will be able to place a U.S. Cyber Trust Mark on their connected products.
Three of the seven known surviving members of a secret group during World War II are set to accept Congressional Gold Medals on Thursday. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will host the three members of the Ghost Army for the ceremony at the Capitol, more than 75 years after they served. Here’s what you need to...
Python "may offer a flexible and efficient response" to food insecurity, according to researchers.
A new campaign is underway to help Hispanics in battleground states access federal climate funds they are entitled to but may not be aware of. Poder Latinx, a Latino voter engagement advocacy group, is launching Nos Ayuda a Vivir — "It Helps Us Live" — Thursday, focused on educating Hispanics about the benefits of the federal Climate...
In the Middle East, we are facing a triple threat from increasingly sophisticated groups that are rising in power and reach, acting as proxies for official governments and flexing their muscles in deadly ways.
This requires behavioral changes, educational innovation, sustainable consumption and a significant effort to aid the poorest in the world as we adapt to climate change emergencies.
From their voting habits to their leadership roles, Black women play a defining role in our political system. Over the last few years, more and more Black women have made history, and their roles and voices are being recognized in newfound ways — and it’s leading to change. What are the top issues for Black...
The Biden campaign took a victory lap on Wednesday over its major fundraising and cash advantage compared to the Trump campaign. Election filings made public on Wednesday showed Trump’s 2024 campaign brought in $10.9 million last month, while his joint fundraising committee raised nearly $11 million. His operation overall had about $42 million in cash...
A great place to start would be to require transparency around the hiring and funding of private attorneys working on behalf of the state.
A ballot measure that would require California counties to address the homelessness crisis narrowly clinched enough votes to pass Wednesday night. About 50.2 percent of California voters have now backed Proposition 1, according to the state’s unofficial election results from March 5. If passed, the measure will authorize $6.38 billion in bonds to build mental health facilities and more...
A new poll has found that a majority of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults in the United States are highly supportive of legal abortion. The poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that nearly 8 in 10 of AAPI adults said that they think abortion...
The current Democrat fundraising advantage should worry all those pulling for Donald Trump.
Congressional leaders rolled out a sprawling $1.2 trillion legislative package to fund swaths of the government into the fall. The 1,012-page, six-bill funding package dropped in the wee hours of Thursday, as lawmakers push to get the legislation quickly across the finish line to avert a shutdown this weekend. Here are just some of the highlights: Homeland Security The package...
Venezuela's regime won't take its criminals back. Biden can at any time stop admitting Venezuelans until it does so.
A focus on the poles of income distribution distracts from the real story: the stagnation of the middle over the last 50 years.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday evening that he was not sure the House GOP ever had enough votes for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Burchett is a member of the House Oversight Committee, which held a hearing yesterday with two Republican witnesses who had little connection to Hunter Biden’s business dealings. The lawmaker suggested that...
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Wednesday he hopes former President Trump plans to make speeches in larger cities to attract members of President Biden’s base. Gingrich was responding to Fox News host Sean Hannity, who said the sitting president is losing members of his base "in massive numbers." Hannity added that he sees...
Six of the Republicans who voted against Abbott's school choice measure lost outright this month. Four others are headed to runoffs in May, which they are all expected to lose.
Best Buy is looking to close some stores this year and work to offer a smaller experience for customers in some markets.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made a decision about his 2024 vice president, a pivotal step toward becoming an independent option for voters on Election Day in November. The environmental lawyer’s forthcoming announcement, planned for Tuesday in Oakland, Calif., brings him closer to meeting a necessary ballot qualification for a number of states. Here are...
They were being honored for hits including “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting,” but there was just dancing — and no battling — between feuding lawmakers as Elton John and Bernie Taupin were awarded the Library of Congress’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle joined fans and other...
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is narrowly leading former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in Michigan’s Senate race, according to a new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released on Thursday. In a hypothetical matchup between Slotkin and Rogers, 41 percent of Michigan voters said they backed Slotkin, while 39 percent said the same about Rogers. Twenty percent...