A New York judge has denied former President Trump's motion for a mistrial in his civil fraud case that claimed the judge and his principal law clerk had "tainted" the trial with bias. Judge Arthur Engoron issued a scathing rebuke of Trump's mistrial motion Friday afternoon, describing it as "utterly without merit." He defended the...
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) company known for creating ChatGPT, said on Friday that Sam Altman would be stepping down as CEO after a review found that he “was not consistently candid in his communications with the board.” Mira Murati, the company’s chief technology officer, will take over in the meantime, the company said in...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} View Online Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bank regulator comes under bipartisan scrutiny The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is facing scrutiny from both parties after bombshell Wall Street Journal reports on a culture of sexual harassment. © Greg Nash “I am...
A group of Senate Democrats are demanding answers about a shortage of a new drug that prevents respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants. In a letter led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) sent Friday, the lawmakers asked manufacturers AstraZeneca and Sanofi for more information about the current supply of nirsevimab, when the companies first became...
Joe Biden says he’s a fan of “trust but verify” when it comes to Xi. At least he’s got that one right.
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Celebrities press TikTok over antisemitic content Jewish celebrities and content creators urged TikTok executives to take more action to address antisemitic content during a Wednesday night call. © AP Photo The call was reported by The New York Times on Thursday, citing a recording...
President Biden this week again called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator,” despite touting “positive steps” between the two nations after key talks with his Beijing counterpart in San Francisco. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was caught on camera reacting to Biden’s remarks. “After today, would you still refer to President Xi as a dictator?”...
Israel will allow a daily shipment of fuel to cross over from Egypt into southern Gaza, making the concession after more than a month of blocking access to large amounts of the critical energy source and appearing to bend to U.S. pressure to help besieged Palestinians in the coastal strip. Israeli officials convened a war...
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a motion Friday by former President Trump to strike some language about Jan. 6 from the indictment in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election. In a late October filing, Trump’s legal team argued certain portions of the indictment “include repeated references to...
Arizona State University (ASU) has canceled a Friday afternoon event that would have featured Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), according to a university spokesperson. Tlaib, who has been at the center of controversy in Congress for her criticism of U.S. involvement with Israel in its war against Hamas, was scheduled to give a speech at the...
Physicians and policymakers are, in different ways, both responsible for the health and well-being of patients. While physicians care for patients to the best of their ability, policymakers ensure that the structures that make up the health care system are effective and equitable. Whenever and wherever there is a threat to these goals, both groups...
The House Financial Services Committee plans to open an investigation into the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in response to recent reports that the banking regulator fostered a toxic work environment plagued by sexual harassment and misogyny. The investigation will focus on the allegations of “widespread and entrenched misconduct and toxic work environment,” as well...
Longtime Trump adviser Stephen Miller’s legal group saw a major jump in revenue last year, raising $44 million, significantly more than the $6 million garnered during 2021. Miller’s national non-profit, America First Legal, registered as a 501c(3), saw a near 600 percent revenue jump, according to a Bloomberg New analysis of tax fillings provided by...
A liberal activist group appealed a Michigan court’s decision on Thursday to throw out their case attempting to bar former President Trump from the presidential ballot, taking the case to the state Supreme Court. Free Speech for People sued the state of Michigan in September, arguing that Trump’s involvement with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots...
There is a direct line from anti-globalist rhetoric to the 2018 attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Vice President Harris recently shared the advice she gave to her stepson and his new wife after their wedding. "There were a couple of pieces," she told People magazine. "One of them was, 'Pay attention to your marriage. Pay attention to it and be purposeful and intentional about nurturing it.'" “I gave them a piece...
A 9/11 families group called out TikTok on Friday over a letter by Osama bin Laden that has recently gone viral. “No American should ever not know Osama bin Laden was a terrorist who helped mastermind the murder of nearly 3,000 innocent Americans on September 11, 2001,” Terry Strada, National Chair of 9/11 Families United,...
He should heed the message of voters and change his economic playbook before it is too late.
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Friday. 'Twas the week before Thanksgiving across Capitol Hill, no sounds were stirring except for crickets (and the occasional George Santos joke). Everyone is SO ready for Thanksgiving break. Here’s what is happening today: House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) introduced a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday slammed an Osama bin Laden letter that has gone viral on social media. “Taking a brief, and what should be unnecessary, pause to remind anyone who is confused…Osama Bin Laden was a genocidal terrorist personally responsible for one of the biggest crimes in modern history,” the IDF posted...
The White House on Friday said it plans to appoint W. Kimryn Rathmell as the next director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the federal government's principal agency for cancer research. Rathmell is an oncologist and kidney cancer expert who leads the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. As leader of the NCI, Rathmell...
A group of protesters supporting Palestine reportedly entered the News Corp building, which houses Fox News’s headquarters, Friday morning in New York City. NBC News reported protesters were in the lobby chanting, “Fox News, Fox News, you can’t hide, your lies cover up genocide.” According to the ANSWER Coalition activist group, activists were staging a...
Jewish celebrities and content creators urged TikTok executives to take more action to address antisemitic content on the platform during a call Wednesday night, a TikTok spokesperson confirmed Friday. The call was reported by The New York Times on Thursday, citing a recording of the meeting. The meeting reportedly included more than 30 people, including...
We are now less than one year away from Election Day 2024. On the Republican side, three debates have already been held featuring a diverse group of presidential hopefuls. The one person who has been absent has been the favorite in the polls, Donald Trump, declining to participate. Not surprisingly, the number of candidates...
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) holds the edge in the competitive California Senate race for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) seat, new polling shows. An Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey of California voters, released Friday, found Schiff took 16 percent of support, followed by fellow Rep. Katie Porter's (D-Calif.) 13 percent. Republican former baseball...
