Sponsors of Simone Biles praised the Olympic gymnast after her decision to withdraw from the all-around gymnastics competition and prioritize her mental health, calling the move “brave” and courageous."We stand by Simone and support her well-...
The House on Thursday cleared a $2.1 billion emergency spending bill that includes funding for the Capitol Police in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.Passage of the bill by a vote of 416-11 came shortly after the Senate advanced the...
First lady Jill Biden will undergo a procedure Thursday to remove an object from her left foot, her office announced.She stepped on the object, which her office did not identify, on the beach in Hawaii last week and it apparently became lodged. The...
Meghan McCain announced this week that she would be executive producing a new Lifetime adaptation of the hit book "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff," with actress Heather Locklear in the movie's starring role. McCain on Monday tweeted a...
President Biden on Thursday is directing all federal employees and onsite contractors to show that they are vaccinated or otherwise submit to regular coronavirus testing, a major step that will likely cause other private sector businesses to follow...
President Biden is scheduled to give remarks Thursday afternoon on COVID-19 vaccination efforts amid the rise in cases of the COVID-19 delta variant.He is scheduled to deliver the remarks at 4 p.m. EDT.Watch...
CNN host Chris Cuomo conducted a testy interview with a California restaurant owner who is requesting customers prove they are not vaccinated, an exchange that ended with the host telling the business man he sounds "like an idiot.""Thi...
Members of the special House committee investigating the Capitol attack will huddle behind closed doors Friday to plot their next steps after holding what they viewed as a very successful first hearing this week featuring emotional testimony from...
Marilyn Manson is asking a judge to toss a sexual assault lawsuit against him from "Game of Thrones" alumna Esmé Bianco.In a Wednesday filing to the Central California District Court obtained by The Hill, lawyers for Manson, who was born Brian...
Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over the simultaneous streaming and theatrical release of Marvel’s “Black Widow.” The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that Johansson's contract was breached when Disney...
The House on Thursday passed a sprawling appropriations package to fund the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Veterans Affairs and other agencies and set a marker in negotiations to avoid a government shutdown when current funding...
President Biden on Thursday called on state and local governments to use funds from his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to offer $100 payments to individuals in order to incentivize coronavirus vaccinations.The...
An Illinois woman on Tuesday was charged with disturbing wildlife after a video was posted online of her approaching a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park with her phone.According to court documents, Samantha...
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Thursday he doubts there is a Plan B for immigration reform if attempts to include provisions through the budget process fail."If we don't have reconciliation...
The Senate passed a $2.1 billion Capitol security bill on Thursday, including providing new funding for the Capitol Police as they face a fiscal cliff.Senators voted 98-0 on the bill, sending it to the House, where it could be passed as...
A group of Republican representatives led by Rep. Lance Gooden (Texas) on Thursday signed a letter to the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, demanding answers regarding its apparent failure to stop "illicit financial activity" and...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday launched a task force aimed at combating violent threats against election workers following a spike in such incidents tied to the 2020 presidential election.The announcement comes after the DOJ last month...
Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) and Chris Smith (R-N.J.) on Thursday announced the creation of the Congressional Uyghur Caucus, which they say will raise awareness of the Chinese Community Party’s (CCP) "systemic human rights...
More than 40 percent of Americans say they would like to see President Biden’s two infrastructure spending proposals passed in their current form, even if they do not receive bipartisan support, according to a new poll.The survey,...
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday repeated his claims that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democrats should be faulted for the violent insurrection carried out by a pro-Trump mob.I...
Ever since Medicare first proposed significant cuts to specialty providers in order to pay for an increase to physician payment for evaluation and management services, the therapy community — including physical, occupational and speech therapists —...
Senate Democrats say they have the votes needed to pass a $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which would green light a massive spending measure packed with President Biden’s top legislative priorities.In addition to the $1.2 trillion bipartisan deal...
The U.S. is reportedly planning to issue sanctions targeting Iran’s drone and guided missile programs, with officials citing potential threats to U.S. national security. The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. officials, who spoke on the...
A German Olympic judoist is defending her coach after a video went viral of him slapping her face before a match in Tokyo.Video circulating online shows judo competitor Martyna Trajdos, 32, being aggressively shaken by her collar and...
A top ethics watchdog is calling on the Justice Department (DOJ) to open an investigation into former President Trump and his one-time chief of staff Mark Meadows, saying the two tried to “weaponize” the department as part of a larger campaign to...
