All eyes are on Rafah. The city in southern Gaza, where more than a million Palestinians have sheltered since Israel’s war against Hamas began in October, is drawing global attention as Hamas’s last stronghold in the enclave — and the planned target of Israel’s next major
Our prehistoric ancestors never went away. This is what Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari argued in his international blockbuster Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2015), which claimed to uncover our species’ most important characteristics. In Harari’s telling, our
Migratory birds are getting a bad rap right now, as avian influenza cases multiply and appear in new species. “The reason it’s become such a threat is because of how widespread it’s become in wild birds,” journalist Emily Anthes said of H5N1 on The Daily recently. “Wild water
There’s one thing both Republicans and Democrats agree upon when it comes to the 2024 election: Voter apathy is real, and it’s a problem both campaigns are quickly trying to solve. Voters seem increasingly tuned out of the election between two candidates they know well and a
Industry marketing campaigns have long conditioned Americans to believe that gas stoves are the height of bourgeois suburban sophistication and the discerning choice of the home chef—Anthony Bourdain meets Instagram trad wife, if you will. What they don’t tell us is that gas
It has never been a better time to be a corporate lobbyist. The Republican Party, having run out of ideas, no longer even pretends to represent anything other than capital. The party’s standard bearer, Donald Trump, has no agenda to speak of for a second term, and I doubt the
Feuds on Capitol Hill are nothing new, but the current Congress has featured some doozies. From the historic toppling of a House Speaker to the profanity-laced sniping between conservative hard-liners, the last 16 months have been chock-full of momentous clashes that have
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is drawing fire from every corner of the media following the launch of her book, which sparked backlash over multiple anecdotes recounted in its pages. Noem, who has long been considered a front-runner to be former President Trump’s running
The Biden administration's move to loosen federal regulations on marijuana could help the president make much-needed headway among younger voters, a group that was crucial to his 2020 win but is showing waning enthusiasm for his reelection bid. The Drug Enforcement
The Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake feud — already dubbed the biggest beef in recent rap history — is a story of two successful individuals, who have large egos, fed up with one another. Sound familiar? Beefs — both personal and policy-based, some of which can take a petty turn — are
On Thursday, Stormy Daniels faced tough cross examination from Donald Trump’s attorneys in his hush money trial in Manhattan. By most accounts, she responded with humor and harsh mockery directed at Trump, which helped parry their assaults on her credibility. The ridicule,
Republican National Committee (RNC) Co-chair Lara Trump said that it is “pretty obvious” that her father-in-law, former President Trump, accepts presidential election results. Trump made the comment when she was asked if recent remarks by former and current leaders of the
Adult film star Stormy Daniels Stormy Daniels trolled former President Trump and his legal team after testifying Thursday in the New York hush money trial. “Real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court. Oh...wait. Nevermind,” Daniels said in a
House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said President Biden and his administration have not been clear on their policy around sending weapons to Israel in relation to an invasion of the city of Rafah. “My main criticism of the administration…
Xavier University of Louisiana, an HBCU in New Orleans, became the second school to cancel the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's address amid the students’ Gaza protests. The institution reversed course on its choice of a commencement speaker after pressure
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is set to hold a hearing on the federal response to the recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, according to a Thursday press release from the committee. “Committee on Transportation and
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said President Biden’s threat to halt weapons to Israel is “deeply misguided.” “Certainly, President Biden has always been a great friend to Israel, but I think that this decision is deeply misguided,” Bennett told CNN’s Erin
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) chief said that Israelis twice set fire to the perimeter of the agency’s headquarters in East Jerusalem on Thursday. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that both UNRWA and other U.N. agency staff were present
The Senate on Thursday wrapped up one of its final legislative priorities for the foreseeable future as it passed a reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), clearing it before Friday’s deadline to potentially avoid a lapse of the program. Lawmakers voted
Former Trump White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said "nobody” wants President Biden to win reelection more than himself Thursday. “Nobody wants Biden to win more than me and I am including [former first lady Melania Trump],” Scaramucci said in a post on the
In a post on his Truth Social site, former President Trump took a dig at George Conway, with pictures of Conway from his 2016 election night win. “Mr. Kellyanne Conway celebrating my Victory in 2016!” Trump posted Thursday. One photo showed Conway wearing a “Make America Great
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Waters backs FDIC chair after scathing report Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.), top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, stood up for Federal Deposit
President Biden’s red line against a major Israeli military operation on Rafah has left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads: Any major move to crush Hamas in its last stronghold in southern Gaza could trigger an unprecedented break in ties with the U.S.,
Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress who says she had sex with former President Trump in 2006, was the central figure once again Thursday at his New York trial. Daniels came under harsh cross-examination before completing her testimony, which had begun Tuesday. In total, she
Presented by AstraZeneca — It's the second year in a row where application numbers dropped {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Medical residents avoiding states with strict abortion laws For the second year in a row, data from the AAMC show students graduating
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) called for Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) to be "immediately removed" from their powerful spots on the Rules Committee after they voted with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday to advance her effort to oust Speaker Mike
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump asks Big Oil to raise $1B for campaign Former President Trump asked oil industry executives to raise $1 billion to support his campaign during a
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is prepping articles of impeachment against President Biden after he warned that the U.S. will stop supplying offensive weapons to Israel if its forces launch an invasion into Rafah. Mills, a first-year lawmaker, unveiled his impeachment resolution
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story TikTok ramps up labeling of AI content TikTok will ramp up how it handles artificial intelligence (AI) generated content by adding labels to content uploaded from other platforms, the
An anonymous Border Patrol agent claimed in a NewsNation interview that cartels, not U.S. officials, control the border. In an interview with NewsNation’s Ali Bradley that will air Thursday night at 9 p.m. on a special edition of "Dan Abrams Live," the agent painted a stark
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story White House pushes Israel over Rafah Biden administration officials are doubling down on warding Israel against a major Rafah operation after the
A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report © AP Stormy Daniels' tawdry Trump trial testimony wraps up Adult film actress Stormy Daniels wrapped up Thursday more than six hours of testimony over an alleged dalliance she had with
China, Russia and Iran are among the foreign adversaries ramping up their efforts to influence the 2024 election with campaigns being aided by artificial intelligence, the FBI warned Thursday. “Election threats are more diverse and expansive than ever,” a senior FBI official
Reps. John Joyce (R-Pa.) and Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) on Thursday discussed why they're pushing to pass their bill that would alter provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), with the congressmen saying the legislation is needed to ensure continued research into treatments
Donald Trump’s attorney Alina Habba thinks it’s a violation of the First Amendment to be prohibited from attacking witnesses. Fox News presenter John Roberts asked Habba Thursday afternoon, seemingly referring to Trump’s former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen , about why “the
The national “Uncommitted” campaign said that President Biden’s halt of some U.S. weapons to Israel is a “step forward.” The coalition, which grew out of the campaign in Michigan to push Biden toward a cease-fire in Gaza, said the president’s announcement presents progress.
How should NATO respond to AI-generated media? There is one approach that NATO should consider more broadly: a “network approach,” a term coined by Tyler McBrian in a paper for the Innovations for Successful Societies program at Princeton University.
While his criminal fraud trial is not in session on May 17, former President Donald Trump plans to attend the high school graduation of his son Barron in Florida as well as a campaign event in Minnesota. A post on Threads misleadingly claims he will "miss his son's graduation
Donald Trump’s attorneys attempted Thursday to throw out his hush-money case on the basis that the trial had unnecessarily turned into an evolving tale about Trump’s less than stellar sexual trysts. During testimony delivered over the course of two days, porn star Stormy
Ascension Health announced Thursday it had been hit with a cyberattack, just months after data was stolen from a third of the country in a separate breach. In a statement Thursday, Ascension said it detected unusual activity on “select technology network systems” on Wednesday,
More than 25,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the recent deaths of two Boeing whistleblowers as the company remains under intense scrutiny. The petition, organized by the progressive advocacy group MoveOn, urges the
The most recent dominant variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are part of a group sometimes called “FLiRT” variants and serve as a reminder that the virus isn’t going away and some people continue to suffer. While most of the country and the federal