Taylor Swift’s pair of concerts in Seattle last weekend may have caused more than just an emotional ground-shaking in the Emerald City. Fans at Swift’s “The Eras Tour” may have been screaming, crying and jumping so loud during the American singer's Saturday and Sunday shows that they caused an earth-shaking equivalent to a 2.3 magnitude...
The New Hampshire attorney general’s office is “actively working” with local police to investigate an alleged attack on a gay couple in a city along the state’s eastern border with Maine. “Our Civil Rights Unit is certainly aware of this incident and is actively working with the Somersworth Police Department and our law enforcement partners...
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) had a friendly ribbing for Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) on Friday, sharing photos of the Capitol Rotunda ceiling after Van Orden yelled at Senate pages who were resting on the rotunda floor Wednesday night. “TGIF after a rough week, Senate Pages? I got a great photo, how about you?” Roy...
A $629 bill for a 1-year-old to receive a Band-Aid. A $722.50 charge for every push of medicine through an IV. A $17,850 bill for a single drug test. These are real stories of patients charged exorbitant prices for services. There are numerous examples like this across the country. Far from being fluke occurrences, the hospital industry has institutionalized anti-competitive practices...
The Biden administration on Friday proposed to increase the stringency of fuel economy requirements for new passenger cars and light trucks as well as for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans. This means new vehicles that are sold in the U.S. would have to get more miles to the gallon — something the administration said is...
Senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled legislation that would make it easier for people who have legally changed their names to receive accurate credit information. The Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act, introduced Thursday by Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require that all...
Justice Samuel Alito said Congress has “no authority” to regulate the Supreme Court in an interview with the Wall Street Journal's opinion section published Friday, pushing back against Democrats’ attempt to mandate stronger ethics rules. Alito, one of the high court’s leading conservatives, is just one of multiple justices who have come under recent scrutiny...
When pounding rain and lightning force you to take cover inside, a warm shower might be an inviting thought – but experts warn it could be more dangerous than you think.
Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips (D) is toying with a potential 2024 primary challenge against President Biden, a development likely to bring additional scrutiny to the incumbent’s reelection campaign. A well-placed Democrat in the state confirmed to The Hill that Phillips is talking to various people about possibly mounting a White House challenge to Biden. “True...
United Airlines announced Thursday it is adding Braille to its entire fleet “by the end of 2026." United said it already has “equipped about a dozen” of its aircraft with Braille markings “for individual rows and seat numbers as well as inside and outside the lavatories.” United is the first U.S. airline to add Braille...
Carlos De Oliveira was indicted on three criminal charges alongside former President Trump and his longtime aide Walt Nauda in a superseding indictment Thursday, part of the classified document investigation at Trump’s Florida club. De Oliveira, the Mar-a-Lago Club’s property manager, allegedly assisted Trump and Nauta in attempting to delete security footage that showed the...
Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she was ready to go party with “Barbie” — until a broken elevator turned her Barbie dreams into a wheelchair-inaccessible bummer. The Illinois Democrat recounted how she had plans this week to join the millions of theatergoers heading to see “Barbie,” which stars Margot Robbie as the famed doll. The hit...
The State Department has ordered U.S. government personnel to leave Haiti, issuing a "do not travel" advisory for the country amid soaring gang violence and civil unrest. The Biden administration updated its advisory Thursday to order all nonemergency government personnel, including those at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, to immediately leave the country, citing the...
Two teachers in the Houston area were reportedly fired this month for attending a drag show, the Chron in Houston reported.
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is slated to appear Monday on Fox News in an interview with its chief political anchor, Bret Baier. The one-on-one, which will air during the nightly "Special Report" newscast Baier anchors on the network, will focus on the governor's "economic agenda and campaign strategy," a promotional video...
During my time in uniform, I observed firsthand servicemembers and veterans who returned from service with injuries and chronic pain. Unfortunately, due to these issues many have become dependent on dangerous opioids for relief and sadly, many will wind up as another of the 80,000 opioid overdose deaths per year in the United States. One...
A group of Democratic senators on Friday urged the manufacturer of the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S. to set an affordable retail price and begin “broad distribution” as soon as possible. Opill, which is made by the Dublin-based Perrigo, was approved for sale without a prescription by the Food and Drug...
President Biden on Friday touted the strength of the economy, suggesting during a speech in Maine that Republicans would move to impeach him because of progress on inflation. Biden made his first visit to Maine since taking office, where he spoke at Auburn Manufacturing Inc., a textile manufacturer. The president’s trip was intended to highlight...
This week, a panel of energy regulators approved a rule that is expected to help more renewable energy get onto the nation’s electric grid. The rule, passed Thursday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, seeks to cut down on the long line for new energy projects to plug into the grid. According to the commission,...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said on the possibility of him issuing a pardon for former President Trump that he does not believe having “an almost 80-year-old former president” serve time in prison is in the country’s interest. DeSantis said during an interview on Megyn Kelly’s podcast, looking at the example of former President Gerald...
In the end, the best chance of success is for the Biden administration to target areas where government sponsorship creates incentives for the private sector to innovate.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule this week that will require publicly traded companies to report significant cyber incidents that are “material” to investors. Companies will have four business days to report to the agency from the time they determine that the incident was material. “Whether a company loses a factory in...
Voters in four battleground states said they trust Republicans to do a better job than Democrats in education, according to a new poll released by Democrats for Education Reform (DFER). The poll focused on four battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina — asking voters who they trust to ensure “public schools are...
Disney is accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of attempting to “evade responsibility” after he claimed =he and another state official were “immune” from litigation and asked a federal judge to dismiss the company’s lawsuit against them. “[The] Governor seeks to evade responsibility for his actions on a narrower ground, asserting that a governor cannot...
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first version of over-the-counter naloxone from a non-profit company, a move that could bring cheap and even free doses of the opioid overdose drug to Americans who need it most. FDA approved RiVive, made by Harm Reduction Therapeutics, the company said. Naloxone is a medicine that...
