Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) compared Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to a house slave character in the film “Django Unchained” in an interview last week. Speaking with the Michigan Chronicle, Ellison, who previously served in Congress, argued that there should be term limits for Supreme Court justices and urged Congress to impose ethical...
White House national security spokesman John Kirby on Monday passionately defended the Pentagon’s policy of paid leave and travel reimbursement for abortions, calling it the right thing to do for Americans who volunteer to serve in the U.S. military. “You go where you’re told, that’s the way orders work,” Kirby told reporters. “What happens if...
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday called on Democrats to “do something” about antisemitic remarks being made by members of their caucus, after Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) stirred up a firestorm for calling Israel a “racist state,” a comment she later walked back. Asked about Jayapal’s comments — which were made during a progressive conference...
Mark Hamill says the force is with Rep. Adam Schiff, with the “Star Wars” actor making a fundraising pitch for the California Democrat’s Senate bid. “Over the last six years, our democracy has been tested like never before. And in those dark times, Adam gave me hope,” a Monday email from Schiff’s Senate campaign and...
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) says he thinks it would be a mistake for former President Trump not to attend the upcoming Republican presidential primary debates as the former president threatens to skip it. “[The race] is certainly his to lose right now. He’s an unconventional candidate. When some people talked about him not...
Former President Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly said a second term for the ex-president would result in a “nonstop gunfight” with Congress. Kelly was Trump's second chief of staff and came into the job hoping to instill discipline on the White House. He ended up lasting in the role for nearly a year and...
Navy veteran and former congressional candidate Phil Ehr (D) announced on Monday that he's launching a Senate bid to take on Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) next year in Florida. Ehr last ran for Congress in 2020 against Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida's 1st Congressional District, losing by more than 30 points. "A storm is brewing...
“Opportunity does not wake those who are asleep.” So opines a proverb from East Africa, where the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center recently returned from Kenya, where at the invitation of Kenya’s government it hosted a policy dialogue on the African Continental Free Trade Area, the world’s newest and biggest trade bloc. Before...
A coalition of advocacy groups sued an array of Florida officials Monday, claiming that the state's new prohibitions on transporting undocumented immigrants "could sweep in all manner of immigrants." The lawsuit specifically targets Section 10 of the new bill, which makes it a felony to transport into Florida a foreign national who "entered the United...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing fierce backlash over his claims that the COVID-19 virus was manipulated to target white and Black people while avoiding Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people. The conspiratorial comments, which were first reported by The New York Post, have caused a firestorm among Democrats, many of whom have already shared concerns...
Goldman Sachs is cutting its probability forecast of a recession this year as inflation rates fell to the lowest level in two years. In a research note published Monday, Goldman Sachs economists said they will be cutting their probability that a recession in the United States will happen this year from 25 to 20 percent,...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday she does not expect a recession in the United States despite slower-than-expected economic growth in China. While Yellen acknowledged China's economic problems could also slow growth in other parts of the world, she argued that the strong U.S. labor market suggested the U.S. could avoid a recession. “Many countries...
Kerry Kennedy, the sister of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has publicly condemned her brother’s recent remarks on COVID-19 and ethnic targeting. “I strongly condemn my brother's deplorable and untruthful remarks last week about Covid being engineered for ethnic targeting,” Kennedy said in a statement Monday through her family’s nonprofit organization, Robert F....
Home prices are ticking up amid a sustained housing shortage, making it even more difficult for people to enter the market. Mortgage rates remain well above recent historic lows, and even with new homes coming on the market soon, according to recent data, experts don't expect first-time buyers to see lower prices right away. Home...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is signaling a pivot in his campaign strategy amid growing concerns over his viability against former President Trump. In one of the clearest indications yet that his campaign has hit choppy waters, DeSantis’s team confirmed last week they were shedding employees. That news followed a string of disappointing polls and...
The United Nations agency focused on ending the AIDS epidemic released a new report that claims there is a clear path to end the epidemic by 2030. The report titled “The Path that Ends AIDS,” states the ending of the epidemic is a political and financial choice. “The data and real-world examples in the report make it...
Setting a trial date is a routine matter in most federal criminal cases, but in this one, it could be the ball game.
The majority of Americans want even higher amounts of food aid for struggling families, according to a new poll from the Save the Children Action Network. The survey, shared exclusively to The Hill, could be a warning sign for conservatives seeking to cut payments under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that are a part of the...
Two former top officials on former President Trump's 2020 White House campaign said on a new podcast that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has a "candidate problem" he needs to address in the 2024 primary. Trump 2020 campaign manager Bill Stepien and deputy campaign chief and attorney Justin Clark launched a new podcast through their...
LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey 's lawyers enlisted the help of an A-list star Monday in his sexual assault trial, calling on Elton John and his husband to cast doubt on one of the Oscar winner's accusers at the end of the defense case. John appeared briefly in the London court by video link from...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) dodged a question Monday about potentially being GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis’s running mate if he won the Republican primary. “Well, thank you for the question," Reynolds said when Fox’s Ainsley Earhardt asked her about DeSantis possibly considering her as a running mate. "I appreciate the comments. But look, I'm...
It is a sure sign of summer when you begin to see those lightning bugs (or fireflies) glow across the land. But have you ever wondered how these bugs glow, and why?
The last time U.S. labor laws were significantly changed was 1947, the same year actor Gregory Peck won a Golden Globe for his performance in “The Yearling.” Peck was barely in his 30s when he won that award and he lived to the ripe age of 87 when he died—which was nearly 20 years ago....
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is speaking out against changes to the perimeter and slot rules at Reagan National Airport (DCA) that currently limit how many flights go in and out of the airport as well as the distance of those trips. In a letter to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who...
First lady Jill Biden will travel to France next week to speak at an event to mark the United States rejoining a United Nations-led education group, the White House said Monday. The first lady will head to Paris from July 23-26, where she will deliver remarks at a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
