FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday navigated hours of questions about the credibility of the bureau, as House Judiciary Committee Republicans increasingly seek to pin the agency as politically biased. Wray, a Trump appointee, was at times aided by Democrats who sought to defend the bureau’s actions by highlighting wrongdoing by Trump or his associates. Still, the...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Wednesday slammed “MAGA Republicans” after Iowa passed a six-week abortion ban in the state, highlighting comments by several 2024 GOP White House candidates backing bans on the procedure. “MAGA Republicans just passed a bill that would force Iowan women to give birth,” DNC Chair Jaime Harrison said in a...
Republican turnout drove gains the party made in the popular vote in last November’s midterm elections compared to the 2020 presidential election, according to a Pew Research Center analysis. The analysis found 68 percent of voters from the 2020 presidential election went to the polls to cast a ballot for the 2022 midterms, but the...
A decade ago, the Senate passed much-needed immigration reforms and did it in strongly bipartisan fashion: 14 Republicans joined 54 Democrats in the 68-32 vote. It was a moment of hope and celebration for immigration advocates. The bill would have strengthened border security, created a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants including Dreamers (and...
The head of United Auto Workers (UAW) raised the prospect of strikes ahead of talks with the three biggest automakers in Detroit later this month, as the industry faces major changes amid the shift to electric vehicles. Shawn Fain, the current president of the UAW, said the auto workers will have a chance to attain...
The White House press office on Wednesday issued a formal warning to a journalist over his frequent interruptions at press briefings, cautioning that he may lose his pass to the complex if the outbursts continue. Simon Ateba, a reporter for Today News Africa, posted the text and screenshots of the letter on his Twitter account....
James Beeks, an ex-actor who entered the Capitol with members of the Oath Keepers on Jan. 6, 2021, was on Wednesday acquitted of all charges against him in connection with the Capitol attack. Beeks and his co-defendant, Oath Keeper Donovan Crowl, faced charges of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and civil disorder. Crowl was...
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, announced Wednesday he will be launching and leading a new artificial intelligence firm called xAI. The company provided few details on what the firm will entail but wrote on its website, “The goal of xAI is to understand the true nature of the universe.” In a tweet Wednesday, Musk...
GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie defended FBI Director Christopher Wray as he testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. “What you saw today, I think was an animated and combative FBI director who's defending the men and women who work for him every day and do a great job and protect us from domestic...
Britney Spears is speaking out about claims that she "deserved" to be struck by NBA star Victor Wembanyama's security guard in Las Vegas earlier this month. In footage of the July 5 incident, Spears appears to approach the San Antonio Spurs player and tap him on the back, prompting Damian Smith, Wembanyama's security, to physically push...
FBI Director Christopher Wray fired back at two GOP congressmen Wednesday over their criticisms of the agency with him as director, pointing to an increase in applications from Florida and Texas under his tenure. Wray was appearing before the House Judiciary Committee as part of regularly scheduled congressional oversight. He opened his comments with a...
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story House GOP targets climate disclosure rules Members of the House Financial Services Committee sparred on Wednesday over climate disclosure rules, as the GOP-led body began the first of six hearings attacking sustainable investing. © The Hill, Greg Nash The committee took...
Abortion providers and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Iowa's just-passed bill that would ban most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, the Emma Goldman Clinic and the ACLU of Iowa filed the challenge in district court less than 12 hours after the bill...
Jackpots in America's two biggest lottery games are now at a combined total of nearly $1.3 billion.
An Arizona man at the center of a conspiracy theory about what sparked the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has sued Fox News over what he alleges is the outlet's broadcasting of falsehoods about him. Ray Epps, a former U.S. Marine, is suing the network in Delaware Superior Court, alleging the conservative media...
A man charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and who was arrested late last month near former President Obama’s home will remain in jail until his trial after a federal magistrate judge ruled Wednesday that the suspect would pose a danger to the community if released. Taylor Taranto was...
More than a third of student loan borrowers spent money they otherwise would not have when they believed a portion of their debt would be forgiven by the Biden administration, according to a new poll. Most borrowers surveyed by Intellingent.com were confident they would receive some student debt relief as part of the Biden administration’s...
We can save Social Security by by having the wealthy begin contributing their fair share,
Fox News host Piers Morgan is urging former President Trump to participate in the first Republican presidential primary debate next month, which is slated to air on the network. “Donald Trump is many things,” Morgan said on Tuesday evening during a discussion with former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway. “But in all the time I’ve known...
Vice President Harris met with civil rights and consumer protection advocates Wednesday for a discussion on risks of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. “This is a very multifaceted issue and topic, and we also know that this is technology that is rapidly developing,” Harris said during remarks before the meeting. “We have is a sense of...
A Georgia state lawmaker switched to the Republican Party on Tuesday, citing her disagreements with Democratic policies on education and public safety. State Rep. Mesha Mainor, who represents a swath of Atlanta, is now the only Black Republican member of the Georgia Legislature and the first Black Republican woman to serve in the body, according...
Biden is on track to fall behind former President Trump’s pace in confirmations by the end of the year.
If last-ditch mediation fails on Wednesday, the union representing many Hollywood actors will go on strike at midnight, joining the already-striking television and film writers union. SAG-AFTRA, the largest union for actors representing 160,000 people, including many of Los Angeles's biggest stars, has been in negotiations with movie studios on renewing the union’s contract for...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tighter rules for exposure to lead in residential buildings and childcare facilities. The new draft rules from the EPA would lower its lead dust hazard level to any level greater than zero — meaning that any amount of lead found in a building would be considered hazardous. The Biden...
A gender and LGBTQ rights advocacy group has filed a lawsuit challenging Idaho's "abortion travel ban" on the basis that the law is overly vague and unconstitutional, becoming the first organization to file such a legal challenge. The progressive group Legal Voice filed its lawsuit against Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R), arguing the abortion...
