Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declined an invitation to tour the border with Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), who is running for Senate, according to an email sent to his office. The officials in the email, first reported by Fox News, said "the border is not part of FEMA's mission space." That email...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) have reintroduced the Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services (MOMMIES) Act in an effort to address consistent racial maternal health disparities and mortality rates. The bill, originally introduced by the two legislators in 2019, would push for more affordable health care for...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said a Maryland police officer was arrested and is facing charges for his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol. In a news release, authorities said Justin Lee of Rockville, Md., was arrested Thursday in Washington, D.C., and was indicted on seven charges, including felony offenses...
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) warned former President Trump on social media Thursday that he will have to face him “one way or another”. “Don’t worry, @realDonaldTrump,” said Christie, one of Trump's opponents in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Debate stage or coming out...
President Biden's reelection campaign is fine-tuning its attack language on immigration, making use of former President Trump's remarks on the matter. The campaign Thursday took aim at a Trump speech delivered Monday in which the former president praised U.S. deportation policies of the mid-1950s, days after referring to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as "very...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) scolded Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) during a closed-door GOP conference meeting Thursday, telling the Florida Republican to sit down when he tried to interrupt McCarthy’s remarks. The interaction came as House Republicans met for almost four hours to consider possible paths forward as the conference struggles to coalesce around a...
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Speaker turmoil backs some Republicans into corner Vulnerable House Republicans are in a dilemma: risk their chances in districts President Biden won, or potentially face blowback from conservatives in a primary. © Win McNamee/Getty Images House Republicans in swing districts...
Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.) started Thursday’s House Education subcommittee hearing on book bans with a warning. “Before getting started, I would like to make a disclaimer that we are going to be handling some very sensitive, mature issues today. We will be discussing wildly inappropriate books that are accessible in school libraries,” he said. The...
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) said during a Thursday morning event that labor shortages within the cyber sector present the biggest long-term threat to U.S. cybersecurity. “Workforce — in five years, if we don't fix this workforce problem, that is probably the biggest threat that we have toward ensuring that when it comes to cybersecurity,” Garbarino...
The State Department issued an alert Thursday warning U.S. citizens overseas to exercise caution amid “increased tensions” around the world. “Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Department of State advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased...
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed labeling a cryptocurrency practice that provides customers with anonymity as a money laundering concern, amid a larger effort to crack down on illicit uses of crypto in the wake of Hamas’ surprise attacks on Israel. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said the rule would identify international...
A group of Democratic senators introduced a bill Thursday that would radically change the makeup of the Supreme Court, amid ongoing concerns over court ethics and its increasingly conservative makeup. The legislation would appoint a new Supreme Court justice every two years, with that justice hearing every case for 18 years before stepping back from...
The federal commission responsible for energy permitting Thursday morning approved an expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest, over the objections of Washington state and Oregon officials. In its Thursday meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted to proceed with the expansion of TC Energy’s Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline, which carries...
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Thursday his wife slept with a loaded gun after receiving more threatening phone calls from voters who were angry that he voted against Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) Speakership bid. “She had terrible phone calls,” Bacon told reporters. “I didn't sleep well last night. I called her, and I go, ‘How...
The Supreme Court denied two emergency requests to restart the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map, a process that was likely to add a second majority-Black district. A map passed by Louisiana’s Republican-controlled legislature is currently blocked by a federal district judge’s preliminary ruling, which sided with a group of Black voters racial justice organizations’ claims...
The Senate voted unanimously Thursday afternoon, 97-0, in favor of a resolution stating the Senate stands firmly with Israel and firmly against Hamas. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who withheld his support for the resolution earlier in the week, was able to get language added to the resolution to make clear that it should not...
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) said he will do “everything possible” to prevent the empowering of Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.). “I’m against ‘Speaker Light’,” Gaetz said in a clip posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter Thursday. “I’m against Bud Light. I believe it is a constitutional desecration to not elect...
Climate-driven temperature extremes are taking a toll on bird populations that reproduce on agricultural land, a new study has found. Birds that bred near farms were half as likely to see at least one fledgling successfully leave the nest during heat waves, the study authors determined, publishing their observations on Thursday in Science. Forests, on the...
Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) said Thursday he and his family received death threats after reversing his support for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as Speaker, making him the third lawmaker to make such claims. "Shortly after casting that [second] vote, my family and I started receiving death-threats. That is simply unacceptable, unforgivable, and will never be...
Witnesses say they saw the driver get out of his wrecked car unharmed before being pinned to the ground by several people.
The city of Orlando plans to purchase the Pulse nightclub, the location of what was then the country’s deadliest mass shooting in 2016, potentially ending years of uncertainty over the fate of the site. Mayor Buddy Dyer announced Wednesday that Orlando will purchase the site to create a permanent memorial for the 49 people killed...
Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on innocent Israelis was horrific. Hamas terrorists massacred whole families, gunned down hundreds of young people, murdered sleeping children, raped women, and are currently holding dozens of Israelis and Americans hostage. There is no excuse for such barbarism, which should be universally condemned. Unfortunately, that isn’t what we are hearing from across...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will make a surprise visit to Israel on Friday before embarking on his climate-focused trip to China, his office announced Thursday. “The governor adjusted his planned international trip and will briefly visit Israel ahead of going to China,” said Erin Mellon, director of communications for his office, in a statement. ...
Israel's defense minister Thursday told troops to prepare for an invasion of the Gaza Strip, which would mark a major escalation in its fight against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Meeting with infantry on the Gaza border Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reportedly told the forces to "get organized"...
2024 independent presidential candidate Cornel West defended himself Thursday against criticism that he took a donation from Harlan Crow — the billionaire whose close relationship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has recently come under scrutiny amid reports of undisclosed gifts to the associate justice. The most recent campaign filings showed Crow gave West, who...
