New York City Democrats asked a group of elected parent leaders to rescind a resolution that could prevent transgender student-athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity, panning the measure as “hateful, discriminatory, and actively harmful” to
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Humanitarian aid struggles to get into Gaza The United Nations said it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where
Artificial intelligence companies agreed on Tuesday to a set of voluntary safety guidelines and reaffirmed their commitment to developing their AI technology in a way that incentivizes the security of their platforms and the public. At the AI Seoul Summit – hosted by the South
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Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump waffles on possible birth control ban Former President Trump can’t seem to pin down whether he wants to restrict access to birth control or not as reproductive issues continue to vex
The Louisiana House voted Tuesday to criminalize possession of mifepristone and misoprostol without a prescription. The two drugs are used to induce a medicated abortion. The unprecedented effort would be the first instance of a state declaring abortion drugs as controlled
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson's media company says a Russian state television agency that is airing portions of his show is doing so without legal permission. Newsweek initially reported on Tuesday that Carlson was launching his show on Russian state TV. It later updated
Russian troops began practicing major exercises to ensure troops' readiness for the potential deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield, as Moscow warned against an encroaching threat from Western allies. The Russian Ministry of Defense published a video Tuesday
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared online that he invested in GameStop, showing support for meme stocks and their investors. Kennedy, who has pledged to impose stronger regulatory oversight and tougher penalties for stock market manipulation, posted
Nestle will launch a line of high-protein and fiber foods aimed at those taking Ozempic or Wegovy for weight management, the company announced Tuesday. The line, dubbed Vital Pursuit, is "well-suited to support a balanced diet for anyone on a weight management journey," and are
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Scarlett Johansson 'angered' by 'eerily similar' ChatGPT voice Actor Scarlett Johansson said she is "shocked" and "angered" after ChatGPT rolled out its voiced artificial intelligence (AI)
Democratic voters head to the polls in Oregon on Tuesday to cast votes for the state’s primary. President Biden is set to rake in more delegates in the primary, less than six months out from their Election Day rematch. He is his party’s frontrunner and has already clinched the
Jamie McLeod-Skinner, the former nominee for Oregon's 5th district in 2022, will go head-to-head against state Rep. Janelle Bynum on Tuesday. The district flipped into Republican hands in the midterms, and Democrats this year are seeking to snag back the seat, which could be
State Rep. Maxine Dexter and Susheela Jayapal, a former county commissioner endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), lead the pack of candidates in Oregon's 3rd district Democratic primary. Dexter has given Jayapal, the sister of Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wa.), a run for her
Voters are headed to the polls in Kentucky on Tuesday for the Republican Primary. Former President Trump is the only major candidate in his party who has already clinched the nomination. The state’s 46 delegates for the Republican National Convention are at stake as the former
California voters will chose their replacement for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R) on Tuesday night. California Assemblyman Vince Fong, who used to work for McCarthy, and Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux will face off in the race for the state's 20th District. The House
Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), a staunchly anti-abortion Republican, introduced a bill this week he said is aimed at protecting in-vitro fertilization (IVF), the latest sign the GOP feels vulnerable on reproductive rights and is trying to shore itself up against Democratic attacks.
House Democrats are bashing Israel’s wartime strategy in Gaza, warning that the military approach adopted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will only empower the Hamas militants he’s targeting at the expense of Israel’s long-term security. The criticisms echo those coming
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s requests for arrest warrants for himself alongside Hamas officials to charging former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and former United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston
Doctors working in emergency departments might soon be able to use artificial intelligence to help determine which patients should be admitted to the hospital, according to a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association. As part of
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) will undergo surgery to remove a tumor near his brain, the lawmaker announced Tuesday. Murphy, 61, said following a series of tests and scans, he was diagnosed with a pituitary macroadenoma, or a tumor at the base of his skull. It is believed to be a
Kentucky is holding its Democratic presidential primary Tuesday. President Biden is his party’s frontrunner and has already clinched the nomination after receiving enough votes last month. He is expected to rake in the state's 53 Democratic delegates in the primary, less than
President Biden said that former President Trump’s language isn’t representative of the United States after the former president shared a video on social media referencing a “unified Reich.” Biden’s reelection campaign released a video that displays the president watching and
A California bill that aims to help Arizonans seeking an abortion is back on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) desk, just about a month after he introduced the legislation. The bill, Senate Bill 233, allows Arizona abortion providers to be quickly approved for work in California and is
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Labor unions have had enough of Trump’s tax cuts Top U.S. labor unions are calling for the repeal of former President Trump's signature tax cuts. © Jake May/The
Former President Trump's campaign announced Tuesday that it is accepting donations via cryptocurrency — marking the first time a presidential nominee has expanded its fundraising to include digital currency. Donors will be allowed to give to the Trump campaign through its joint
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell apparently has no issue with Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s decision to fly a symbol of the insurrection shortly after the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Images published on Friday revealed that the conservative justice had flown
At least one election denier has advanced to the November ballot in every state to hold congressional primaries so far this year, according to a new tracker from States United Action. The nonpartisan nonprofit’s tracking tool found that, in the 13 states that have held
A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report © Dave Sanders/The New York Times via AP, Pool Trump optimistic as trial winds down Former President Trump says he’s feeling “very good” after his defense team rested Tuesday and his
Additional classified records were discovered in former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago bedroom after the FBI search of his Florida estate, court records filed Tuesday reveal. The detail is buried in filings stemming from a separate legal battle as Trump asks a judge to toss his
Former National Security adviser John Bolton argued that the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, citing evidence of war crimes, shows it's "not tethered to a rule of law” during Monday comments on CNN. Bolton joined CNN’s
Boeing on Tuesday offered its "deepest condolences" after a flight heading for Singapore experienced "severe turbulence," killing one passenger and injuring others. A Singapore Airlines flight was traveling on a Boeing 777-300ER from London on Monday when severe turbulence over
HIV infections in men decreased by an estimated 12 percent in 2022 compared to 2018, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the largest notable decline observed among the youngest age group. The data published in the CDC's
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) offered Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) an ultimatum this week: join his letter inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, or the House will move ahead with an invitation on its own. Johnson told reporters
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Progressives square off against establishment in Oregon Oregon voters are coming to a potentially pivotal decision Tuesday — stick with the establishment or trot down the
Regardless of outcome, if Trump does in fact win reelection in 2024, history may well look back on the decisions of one man as more responsible for that outcome than any other: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D).
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan during America’s 2021 withdrawal said he repeatedly warned the Trump and Biden administrations that pulling out all troops would make the security situation in the country “very bad, very fast,” but officials failed to grasp the danger.
Rudy Giuliani’s new coffee business must be grinding hard to hock its beans as the dirt-broke former mayor fills his cup with another debt: a $10,000 bond issued Tuesday by an Arizona state court after Giuliani unsuccessfully evaded a subpoena at his own birthday bash. During
President Biden's campaign appears to be adopting a “Mean Girls”-esque motto in trying to claw back some coverage from former President Trump's hush money trial: On Wednesdays, we make news. Biden’s camp has utilized Wednesdays — the single weekday during which there’s a break
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday said it had ran out of food supplies in Rafah, the city in the southern part of the Gaza Strip at the center of a possible new Israeli military push. The UN said food distribution was halted due to insecurity and the lack of supplies,
House Republicans' new farm bill proposal is drawing opposition from a coalition of left- and right-wing groups that agree on little else. The proposed version of the $1.5 trillion omnibus unveiled last week by House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) includes
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said Robert Costello’s behavior in former President Trump’s hush money case reinforced “mobby” behavior in the former president’s circles. Haberman joined a CNN panel Tuesday, where they discussed the transcript released by the court from
A new Biden administration rule will make recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals eligible to obtain health insurance plans established by the Affordable Care Act. But former President Donald Trump has mischaracterized the regulation, claiming that it is “giving