Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ripped San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich for his comments about gun control, in which he criticized the senator for his policy proposals to curb school shootings. Popovich poked fun at Cruz’s proposal of doubling the number of armed officers at schools in the U.S. to help prevent shootings, sarcastically saying...
A document with details about the security arrangements for President Biden's visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland, was found on the street Wednesday in what local police called a "security breach," according to reports. USA Today reported local police lost the document containing the names of Belfast police and where they would be posted, but no...
Laura Coates is getting a chance to live her best morning person life, and Julie Mason can finally hit the snooze button as the pair swap time slots on their respective SiriusXM shows. Starting this week, Coates’s eponymous show will make the move from afternoons to the 7 to 9 a.m. spot on SiriusXM’s POTUS,...
Former President Trump sued his former fixer Michael Cohen on Wednesday over breach of contract and other claims, hitting back at his former personal attorney who has since turned against the 45th president. The 32-page complaint takes aim at Cohen’s book, podcast and many media appearances, alleging he maliciously worked to acquire attention and wealth...
Police responded to a Rockford, Illinois, school Wednesday morning for a reported shooting, while police in Freeport and Dixon responded to similar reports there.
A top official for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the risk of a “hard landing” for the U.S. economy remains despite data showing inflation gradually subsiding. Gita Gopinath, the first deputy managing director for the IMF, told CNBC in an interview on Wednesday that the IMF has raised its predictions for economic growth...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is set to headline an Iowa fundraiser hosted by Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) next month, which will mark the governor's second trip to the state this year ahead of a potential White House bid. Feenstra announced DeSantis's planned appearance at his "Feenstra Family Picnic" event on social media platforms Wednesday....
Transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney this week addressed her critics after right-wing protests unfolded on social media over her recent partnership with Bud Light. "The reason I think I'm an easy target is because I'm still new to this," Mulvaney said Tuesday during an episode of “Onward With Rosie O' Donnell.” "I think going after a...
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) has been reinstated to the state House after the GOP-controlled legislature banned the freshman lawmaker for joining a protest against gun violence on the House floor. In a special meeting of the Shelby County Commission on Wednesday, the commission voted to send Pearson back to his House seat as...
A judge in Delaware has sanctioned Fox News for withholding evidence in Dominion Voting Systems' blockbuster lawsuit against the company just days before the matter is set to go to trial. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis expressed anger with the network's lawyers and suggested he could order an investigation into an effort to withhold evidence from...
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story FEMA sued over efforts to rebuild Puerto Rico's grid A coalition of Puerto Rican community groups is suing the federal government over plans to invest $12 billion in the island's centralized, fossil-fuel based grid. © Getty The lawsuit filed this week comes as the...
As the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, I am responsible for the National Defense Authorization Act, which covers issues from military personnel policy, to authorizing the number of surface vessels in our Navy, to congressional oversight of military operations, in a way that balances the spending of taxpayer dollars and guaranteeing our readiness...
President Biden on Wednesday toured Carlingford Castle in County Louth, Ireland, where his maternal ancestors are from and expressed that it felt like coming home. From the castle, Biden looked across the water to Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland and the port where his great-great-grandfather Owen Finnegan departed on March 31, 1849, to travel to New York,...
Oil and gas companies drilling in New Mexico have been using toxic “forever chemicals” in their extraction processes for the past decade, a new report has found. Between 2013 and 2022, drilling operations have injected at least 261 New Mexico wells with 9,000 pounds of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for use in fracking, according...
Electronic cigarette company Juul has reached a multimillion dollar settlement with six states and the District of Columbia to resolve multiple lawsuits alleging the company illegally targeted young people with its advertising campaigns. Without admitting to any wrongdoing, Juul agreed to pay out $462 million in the multistate settlement. The plaintiffs included California, Colorado, D.C.,...
Almost half of transgender adults in a new Washington Post-KFF poll said that they felt unsafe in school as a child and teenager. The survey, published Wednesday, reported that 45 percent of transgender respondents said they felt generally unsafe in school settings, and 37 percent said they felt unsafe at religious gatherings. Additionally, 30 percent...
A coalition of news organizations filed a lawsuit on Wednesday demanding access to surveillance footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack released exclusively to Fox News. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) earlier this year provided about 44,000 hours of the surveillance footage to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who aired portions of it on...
Prince Harry, is poised to be there for King Charles III’s coronation in London next month, while his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will miss the ceremony. The king’s 38-year-old son will attend the May 6 coronation, Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday. Meghan will “remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lillibet,” the palace...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that he had a "very productive" meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, noting that he looks forward to tightening the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia. "I just had a very productive, candid meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince and his senior leadership team," Graham...
Former President Trump’s attorneys have asked for a four-week delay in a defamation and sexual battery lawsuit brought by author E. Jean Carroll, citing the media coverage surrounding Trump’s indictment. The trial is currently slated to begin on April 25, but Trump’s lawyers said prospective jurors would have the recent indictment top of mind when...
National Public Radio (NPR) is quitting Twitter. The outlet announced on Monday morning it would let its accounts go dormant and no longer publish its work on the social media platform, citing a recent decision by CEO Elon Musk to label it as state-affiliated media. "We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have...
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) announced on Wednesday that she is running for reelection to her seat in what will be a key battleground state for control of the Senate in 2024. Baldwin highlighted in a release that she has worked with Democrats and Republicans to pass legislation promoting “Made in America manufacturing,” lowering the...
Fox News will host the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee later this year, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel announced on Wednesday. “We are going to host the very first debate with Fox News. It’ll be a Fox News Republican primary debate,” McDaniel said during an appearance on “Fox & Friends.” She also...
The Biden administration announced new actions on Wednesday focused on safeguarding patient privacy following the ruling by a federal judge in Texas putting a hold on a common abortion pill. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing a new rule that would prevent an individual’s information from being disclosed "to investigate, sue,...
Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” Jimmy Buffett’s classic hit “Margaritaville” and Mariah Carey’s yuletide smash “All I Want for Christmas is You” are among the latest songs to be inducted into the Library of Congress. The tunes are among 25 songs that will be included in the National Recording Registry, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday....
