An attorney for Jenna Ellis said her recent plea deal was prompted by the pleas of her fellow defendants Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro. “I think what really accelerated it was Powell and Chesebro falling as they did, one right after the other,” Frank Hogue said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It looked...
A Pennsylvania court ruled Wednesday that former Gov. Tom Wolf (D) unlawfully joined an interstate carbon emissions payment program without legislative approval. In an opinion written by Judge Michael Wojcik, a five-judge panel of Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court found that membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) constitutes an illegal tax. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit included a...
A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report Wednesday, November 1, 2023 © The Hill/Greg Nash Santos expulsion resolution expected on House floor The House will reconvene with a jam-packed agenda one week after electing Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as Speaker, including an expected vote...
Apple could soon be banned from importing some of its smartwatches into the U.S., after the International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled last week that the devices infringed on a medical technology company’s patent rights. Here’s what to know about the potential Apple Watch ban: When could a ban go into effect? Based on the ruling,...
A Colorado judge Wednesday denied a procedural motion to dismiss a suit seeking to ban former President Trump from the state’s presidential ballot. The suit cites the 14th Amendment clause banning those who participate or assist in insurrection from taking office, a legal argument that centers on Trump's actions before and on Jan. 6 when...
Former President Trump has endorsed incumbent Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) a week out from the state's election, where he faces Democratic challenger Brandon Presley. “Now Joe Biden wants to put his candidate — and this is his candidate, Brandon Presley — in as Mississippi’s governor. The citizens of Mississippi must not let that happen,” Trump...
The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled a new online tool for troops and other federal employees to report sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena, or information about related U.S. programs. Current and former U.S. service members, government workers and contractors can now use an online form to share “direct knowledge of alleged U.S. government programs or activities related...
The U.S. lags behind other major tech players such as the European Union, China and Japan.
President Biden on Wednesday afternoon is slated to hold a fundraising rally in Northfield, Minn., just days after Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips (D) launched a long-shot primary bid against him. Biden will tout his economic agenda, which the White House has dubbed "Bidenomics," with a focus on rural Americans having the opportunity to stay and work in...
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story Desert winds fuel SoCal blaze late into fire season Upending months of relatively mild wildfire weather, a Southern California blaze — fueled by Santa Ana winds — has forced the evacuation of thousands over the past three days. © Ethan Swope/Associated...
Nearly 5 million additional Americans should be screened for lung cancer, according to an updated guideline released Wednesday by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The update marks the first change to screening recommendations in a decade. The group now recommends annual screening with low-dose computed tomography for men and women between the ages of 50 and...
Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) dug into President Biden's foreign policy on Iran on Tuesday, claiming he would "take away" the president's car keys if he were his son. "When I look at President Biden in terms of his international affairs, national security and his domestic policy over the last two years and change —...
Mayors of five large American cities are pressing President Biden for a meeting on migrants coming into their cities. The mayors of Denver, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and New York told Biden in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that they require federal help in handling an influx of migrants in their cities. The...
Republicans are cheering the cancellation of two offshore wind farms that would have been built off the coast of New Jersey. The company Orsted announced Tuesday it was canceling its planned Ocean Wind 1 and 2 projects, which would have generated electricity via wind in the Atlantic Ocean. The move was met with cheers from...
Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced Wednesday that Washington, D.C., will be handing out free digital tracking tags for their vehicles, as car thefts have skyrocketed in the city. Bowser unveiled the pilot program, available for drivers in certain areas of the District, alongside Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Officials said these tags could help law enforcement...
It was over ten years ago that I first became aware of an enormous problem affecting my constituents and pregnant workers across the country after reading a 2012 op-ed on pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. I learned how it is a pervasive and persistent issue that pregnant workers were pushed off the job when they simply...
The 14th Amendment clause that attorneys argue should disqualify former President Trump from Colorado’s 2024 ballot can apply to presidents, an expert witness testified Wednesday, going directly against the Trump campaign’s arguments. Attorneys called on a 14th Amendment expert in the hearing’s third day, Indiana University law professor Gerard Magliocca, to lay out exactly how...
The infant mortality rate in the U.S. rose last year for the first time in 20 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with significant increases observed in two of the top causes of death. Between 2021 and 2022, infant deaths in the U.S. rose by 3...
Bernice King, the daughter of late civil rights legend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., corrected comedian Amy Schumer over the use of her father's image in a pro-Israel social media post amid the war between the country and militant group Hamas. “Amy: Certainly, my father was against antisemitism, as am I. He also believed militarism...
The State Department on Wednesday announced a partnership with the nonprofit SAFE on the development of critical mineral supply chains, part of broader Biden administration efforts to reduce foreign dependence on such resources. The partnership, the Minerals Investment Network for Vital Energy Security and Transition (MINVEST), will aim to marshal private sector support for U.S....
The Senate will hold a forum with experts about the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on elections next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday. The forum will be the fifth in a series of AI Insight Forums Schumer convened that bring in stakeholders from tech companies, civil society groups and other experts...
The loudest voices conclude that there is no possibility that one can support human rights for innocent Palestinian civilians while also advocating the destruction of the terrorist-state network that commanded the butchering of babies and abduction of the elderly.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is slated to hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. Powell recently signaled that more rate hikes could be on the way if inflation remains high. The “core” Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.3 percent in September, weighing in at a 3.7 percent annual rate, down from 3.9...
American citizens were among the scores of foreign nationals who began to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Wednesday, the White House confirmed. “The United States has been able to secure safe passage for wounded Palestinians and foreign nationals, including Americans, to depart Gaza through the Rafah crossing,” John Kirby, a...
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) announced on Wednesday that he will not seek reelection next year, putting a bookend on his congressional tenure that, in recent times, was defined by his criticism of the belief among some Republicans that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Buck’s announcement is a reversal from his previous plans — in September, he confirmed to...
