Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles recently released a new policy banning transgender people from changing the gender listed on their driver’s license or ID card. The new rule is a frightening addition to an ever-growing list of escalating attacks on transgender people across the country.
Former President Trump argued Friday night that he should “not be charged” in his federal classified documents case since a special counsel announced this week that President Biden would not face charges for Biden's handling of classified materials. “If Biden is not going to be charged, he said, that’s up to them, you know, look,...
Democrats are outraged over a special counsel report that raised new fears about President Biden's memory, super-charging a long-standing issue that threatens to be the party's biggest political liability in November. In a 388-page report, special counsel Robert Hur argued it would be unlikely for a jury to convict the president for his handling of...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched billboards in Michigan on Friday, hitting independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his aligned Super PAC, American Values 2024, receiving donations from a former President Trump mega-donor, the committee first told The Hill. The committee is launching four billboards in Grand Rapids, Mich., as Kennedy kickstarts his tour...
Former President Trump praised the demise of the bipartisan border deal Friday, taking credit helping to tank the legislation that took months to negotiate. Trump urged Republicans to vote against the bill before it was unveiled last Sunday, arguing its passage would be a political victory for President Biden in the election-year matchup that is...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) scrutinized language in the special counsel's report, released Thursday, on President Biden's retention of classified documents — including comments about the president's age and memory. "I smell a rat," Pritzker, one of the top surrogates in Biden’s reelection campaign, said during a press conference Friday. "It was extremely unfair for...
One of former President Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case filed a new complaint Friday, reiterating his belief that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) began her relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade before the case began. A lawyer for Roman filed the motion on Friday, claiming the team had a witness that...
Former President Trump made a new vow to National Rifle Association (NRA) members Friday, promising stronger protections for Second Amendment rights if he's reelected in November. "I promise you this, with me at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, no one will lay a finger on your firearms — just as took place for four years when I...
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne slammed Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after the rapper used part of the group's 1983 live performance reportedly without consent. "@KANYEWEST ASKED PERMISSION TO SAMPLE A SECTION OF A 1983 LIVE PERFORMANCE OF 'IRON MAN' FROM THE US FESTIVAL WITHOUT VOCALS & WAS REFUSED PERMISSION BECAUSE HE IS AN...
Former Congressman Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) associate is cooperating with the House Ethics Committee probe into whether the member had sex with an underage girl while serving as an elected official. The attorney for Gaetz’s former associate confirmed to The Hill on Friday that his client, Joel Greenberg, is cooperating with the pending Congressional investigation. “I...
American political ideology as a whole has shifted left in recent years, but women are becoming even more liberal, according to Gallup. The survey data, released Wednesday, shows that while the country remains largely center-right, the percentage of those identifying as or leaning liberal has increased over the past three decades, and is now just...
People from Hilo to Kauai confirmed they felt shaking, with one person in Hilo describing it as a "huge" earthquake.
Two people were killed after a plane crashed onto a southwest Florida highway after attempting an emergency landing. Five people were onboard the plane, three of whom were able to safely exit it. The jet, a Bombardier Challenger 600 series, crashed onto Highway I-75 near Naples, Fla., in Collier County, around 3:15 p.m. local time...
Vice President Harris has launched a community number, which will allow Americans to text her and receive information about her work, her office announced Friday. The community number is the first time in history that all Americans can text a vice president, according to her office. “As Vice President, I've traveled our nation and met so...
An earthquake with a 4.6 magnitude shook Southern California on Friday afternoon, striking an area close to Malibu. The earthquake struck at a depth of around 8 miles at 1:47 p.m. local time. It has not caused injuries or damage so far, according to The Associated Press, citing the U.S. Geological Survey response. The Los...
Presented by Kidney Care Access Coalition — Democratic lawmakers are making a bet that the GOP's efforts to roll back abortion rights will drive more people to vote for President Biden and congressional Democrats. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Abortion poised to be top issue for House Democrats House Democrats are...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story What the ‘record numbers’ of jets en route to the Super Bowl mean for emissions Hundreds of private jets, a major source of planet-warming carbon emissions, are expected to descend on Las Vegas for Super Bowl...
People and health care providers forced to leave states with laws limiting access to gender-affirming medical care and abortion may soon be eligible for a $500 tax credit if they move to Illinois. Legislation filed Thursday by Illinois state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, a Democrat, would create the income tax credit. The benefit would be available only...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, deleted the accounts associated with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei due to pro-Hamas rhetoric following the militant group's surprise attack on Israel last October that sparked the ongoing war in the region. While the social media company did not offer specifics on why the accounts were...
Attorneys general from 10 states and Washington, D.C., are calling on the Biden administration to issue “emergency” protections for workers from extreme heat this summer. In a petition on Friday, the Democratic top prosecutors, led by New York’s Letitia James, said the Biden administration should issue a temporary emergency heat standard for this summer to...
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) blamed GOP leaders in Washington for the “devastating impact” the collapsed bipartisan border deal will have on the Mile High City. “I’m here to talk a little bit about the devastating impact of the failure of Republican leadership in Congress this week to pass comprehensive immigration change and the impact...
