Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says President Biden should step aside, adding he was "impressed" by Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who launched a long-shot primary challenge to Biden last month. "I think Biden's done a lot of good things. But I think his legacy will not [be] a good one if he is the nominee," Ackman...
Chinese dominance of LIDAR is a national security threat. Better leveraging traditional and emerging trade tools will bolster U.S. national security.
House Republicans are weighing whether to shore up their impeachment inquiry by taking a formal vote on the matter, with Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) telling members in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that they could vote in the coming weeks on a move that could bolster the investigation's legal standing. GOP members told The Hill...
A county music venue in Scotland voted this week to end its controversial display of the Confederate flag. The Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow previously would end evenings of live music with “a salute to the war’s dead” and a ceremonial folding of the Confederate flag, which to many is a symbol of white supremacy,...
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story Face-offs on fossil fuels, meat expected at COP28 On the eve of this year’s global climate summit, participating nations and stakeholders are preparing to face off on hot-button issues such as fossil fuels and meat consumption. © AP Photo/Olivia Zhang Delegates from...
A Texas man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a hate crime and arson after he set a local synagogue on fire, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday. Franklin Sechriest, 19, of San Marcos, admitted he targeted the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Austin, Texas, "due to his hatred of" Jewish...
Vice President Harris will attend a major United Nations climate summit in Dubai this week, the White House said Wednesday, serving as the leading representative from the Biden administration after the president opted to skip this year's gathering. Harris will be in Dubai on Friday and Saturday for the the conference known as COP28, her...
Maine's public universities will offer free tuition to those who were injured, and the families of those killed last month in the deadliest mass shooting of 2023, the University of Maine System announced Wednesday. The Lewiston Strong Tuition Waiver will be provided to eligible recipients seeking a bachelor's degree through any of the state schools....
Britain placed restrictions on weighing gymnasts after a 2022 report found that there was a significant pattern of abuse within the sport. British Gymnastics announced new policies Tuesday aimed at protecting the welfare of its athletes, including implementing restrictions on weighing gymnasts, standards for keeping athletes hydrated and ensuring that athletes’ training schedule does not negatively impact...
Deutsche Bank eagerly pursued former President Trump as a "whale" of a client more than a decade ago, and over the years, their partnership became mutually beneficial, according to documents introduced by Trump's legal team Wednesday during his ongoing fraud trial. Trump's counsel on Wednesday introduced 2011 emails between then-bank managing director Rosemary Vrablic and...
Israel is both powerful and vulnerable. Conveying such an image to an international audience, often impressed by images devoid of context, is a particularly daunting task.
The Supreme Court’s conservatives expressed concerns during oral arguments Wednesday about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) abilities to use in-house judges in seeking civil penalties for fraud. One of several attacks being waged by conservative and business interests against the executive branch, the case could claw back the SEC’s and other agencies’ powers to...
An Arizona grand jury indicted two Republican county supervisors for allegedly delaying the certification of last year’s midterm elections, Arizona’s attorney general announced Wednesday. Cochise County Supervisors Peggy Judd (R) and Tom Crosby (R) were charged with felony counts of interference with an election officer and conspiracy. Arizona became an epicenter for GOP challenges to...
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) on Wednesday floated using annual government funding bills to advance a legislative effort for a special commission tasked with addressing the nation’s growing debt. Arrington raised the prospect Wednesday shortly after his committee held a hearing focused on the need for a fiscal commission, calling potential appropriations legislation...
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) announced new measures created to take action against dealers of the street drug “tranq” on Tuesday. “As part of the state’s multi-pronged plan to address the opioid and overdose epidemic, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced proposed new legislation to increase penalties for the illicit trafficking of the drug xylazine, also known...
Billionaire Mark Cuban said he has “no plans” to run for the White House in 2024 amid renewed speculation that he might be preparing to launch a campaign. “No plans to run,” Cuban wrote in an email to NBC News on Wednesday, when asked whether he has changed his mind about a potential bid. In...
Electric vehicles are significantly less reliable than conventional cars powered by gas or hybrid vehicles, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports. The annual car reliability survey by Consumer Reports found that EVs are 79 percent more likely to have problems than conventional cars. Consumers reported that electric drive motors, charging and EV batteries had the...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) moved to force a vote on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, the second time this month that the firebrand Republican launched an effort to boot the Biden administration official. Greene called her impeachment measure — which charges Mayorkas with “high crimes and misdemeanors” — to the floor as...
The U.S. and Canada are waging another round of their trade dispute over softwood lumber.
House Democrats on Wednesday elected Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) to join their official messaging arm, a seat that opened up last month when Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) stepped down from party leadership to challenge President Biden in the 2024 primary. Trahan, a third-term lawmaker who currently sits on the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, defeated...
Though gerrymandering occurs at the state level, how governors support or counter it is a good barometer for how they will support democracy for all voters.
Jezebel, the popular feminist news and opinion website, could be resurrected after being sold to Paste Magazine, a music and culture outlet. Jezebel CEO Jim Spanfeller announced in early November that the company had made the “very, very difficult decision” to suspend the publication of its site, saying the outlet’s business model and the audiences...
A Georgia judge has refused to dismiss charges of misconduct against a former prosecutor who is accused of hampering the investigation into the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. In a one-page ruling, Senior Judge John R. Turner announced his decision after former District Attorney Jackie Johnson filed a motion arguing the case against her lacks evidence...
Former GOP Speaker also warns if Trump's 2024 message is "about revenge, he’ll lose."
Paul Whelan, an American who has been detained in Russia since 2018, was attacked by another inmate at a Russian prison labor camp in Mordovia, according to his brother, David Whelan. Paul Whelan was working at a sewing table Tuesday when a prisoner blocked part of the production line, forcing Whelan to ask him repeatedly...
