Twitter, the platform now known as X, was fined $350,000 after being held in contempt for failing to provide timely access to former President Trump's account, as ordered by the court, according to a newly unsealed court filing. The fine was imposed after special counsel Jack Smith secured a search warrant of the account in...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has returned hundreds of millions of dollars to consumers who are also constituents of Republican lawmakers who support changes to the bureau’s funding structure, according to a new report watchdog Accountable.US shared exclusively with The Hill. Accountable.US’s analysis focused on 10 states: Arizona, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North...
A large majority of Americans said abortion is an important issue for them in a new The Economist/YouGov survey. The poll, published Wednesday, found that 77 percent of respondents said abortion rights are either very or somewhat important, while 23 percent of those surveyed said the issue is not very important or unimportant to them. ...
Special counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed and obtained a search warrant related to former President Trump’s account on X, according to court filings unsealed Wednesday. The case, decided in July, ordered X, formerly known as Twitter, to turn over the documents sought by Smith and also fined the company $350,000 for a three-day delay in complying...
Kelly Ripa says it’s “depressing,” but she doesn’t expect to see a woman in the White House in her lifetime. “This goes regardless of political affiliation: Women have to deal with so much bulls--- in every facet of life,” Ripa said on her “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast, released Wednesday. “But when it comes to politics,...
The Hawaii National Guard has been activated to help deal with wildfires raging on the island of Maui. According to a Facebook post late Tuesday local time by Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, adjutant general of the Hawaii National Guard, the guard is helping the Maui Police Department “at traffic control points.” The fires have already...
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s presidential campaign on Tuesday released an energy plan with the goal of “overtaking China as the world’s number one energy producer.” Pence’s new plan is largely focused on promoting fossil fuels and removing climate-related regulations. “We can lead the world once again to a more prosperous and a secure future...
You can’t raise interest rates – a core cost of doing business – by more than 20x in just 15 months and not expect it to have an impact.
Eight Amazon Basin nations on Wednesday announced an agreement on preservation of the rainforest to “avoid the point of no return,” but fell short of a shared goal on deforestation. The declaration comes at the conclusion of a two-day summit this week of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) member states, which include Brazil, Colombia,...
The Florida state attorney suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Wednesday was defiant in her response, saying his move was purely political and represents a “loss of democracy.” “If we are mourning anything this morning, it is the loss of democracy," Monique Worrell said Wednesday. "I am your duly elected state attorney for the 9th...
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg (R), former national security adviser to then-Vice President Mike Pence, defended his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, and his endorsement of former President Trump’s White House bid, in response to harsh criticism from former Pence chief of staff Marc Short, in an interview Tuesday. Kellogg and Short’s exchange began...
The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, in which criminal hackers have dumped online sensitive student data, including medical records, psychiatric evaluations and even sexual assault reports. “If we want to safeguard our children’s futures we must protect their personal data,” first lady Jill Biden,...
A group of congressional Democrats visited the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday to tour the recently constructed barriers on the Rio Grande River and look into other controversial border security measures put in place by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R). The group, led by Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), included fellow Reps. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.),...
President Biden is slated to deliver remarks Wednesday afternoon on the impacts of his economic agenda, focusing on energy and manufacturing investments. Biden is set to tout investments from the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act during a speech in Albuquerque, N.M., as part of his multi-state tour out West this week. A recent report...
What were the traits and accomplishments that made Reagan the model for many subsequent GOP candidates?
Former federal judge Michael Luttig doubled down Wednesday on previous comments about former President Trump, who he says now poses an even greater danger to the U.S. than when Luttig testified to the House Jan. 6 committee last year. “More so today than he was last summer when I testified before the Congress,” Luttig said...
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Wednesday said that it's "ridiculous" to talk about a climate emergency when the country is facing an emergency at its southern border. During an interview on "Fox & Friends," Scott, who is running for the GOP presidential nomination, was asked about President Biden's recent interview with The Weather Channel, in...
Actor Billy Porter claimed over the weekend that due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, he has to sell his house. In an interview with the Evening Standard published Sunday, Porter told the news outlet that he has to refinance his values due to the strike, adding that he was scheduled to work on several film and...
As it stands, the proposed legislation risks hurting Latin American development and the U.S. standing in the region more than it would hurt Chinese firms.
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales took aim at Republicans who accuse the Justice Department of being biased, warning them to not use former President Trump’s indictments as “political fodder.” “While Trump has a right to defend himself, his language and actions since 2016 have fueled a growing sense among many Americans that our justice system...
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) announced Tuesday that his state will ease restrictions on student teachers to address difficulties in recruiting and retaining educators. The request for emergency rulemaking to “temporarily allow expanded use of student teachers” came from the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board (ESPB) as it calls for help to...
There are several very old geopolitical dynamics at play in the Gulf that would have been familiar to diplomats, generals and their political bosses or 100 years ago.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) took a quick trip to the hospital Tuesday after tripping and falling at her home. “Sen. Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home. All of her scans were clear and she returned home,” a spokesperson for Feinstein told The...
The Biden administration on Wednesday launched a new information system to map emergency medical services (EMS) responses to heat-related illness across the country. The online dashboard is run by the Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agencies said the system is meant to help public...
Most Americans across party lines say they are concerned about rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology, according to a poll released Wednesday. In a survey of 1,001 registered voters in the United States, 62 percent of respondents said they were mostly or somewhat concerned about growth in AI, 21 percent said they were mostly or somewhat excited...
