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RNC sues to stop Virginia redistricting referendum

The Republican National Committee (RNC) sued Wednesday in the hopes of stopping Virginia Democrats from moving forward with their new congressional map. The new lawsuit seeks to block an April referendum, when voters could pave the way for lawmakers to approve the new design

DOJ accused of flouting law in Epstein name dump

The Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest disclosure under the Epstein Files Transparency Act — a long list of names as disparate as Janis Joplin, Julian Assange and former Vice President Dick Cheney — has sparked an outcry on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are accusing the DOJ

Move to ax endangerment finding faces challenge

Presented by Panasonic {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Move to ax endangerment finding faces challenge A coalition of health and environmental organizations sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over its decision to repeal a landmark legal

Trump’s surgeon general nominee to finally get hearing

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump’s surgeon general nominee to finally get hearing After months of delay, President Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. surgeon general will appear before the Senate for a confirmation

Tucker Carlson Says He Was Detained in Israel

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson—perhaps the right’s most prominent Israel critic—says he was detained by Israeli authorities in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Carlson told the Daily Mai l that while attempting to leave Ben Gurion International Airport, he and his staff had

NIH director Bhattacharya to temporarily serve as CDC director

Director of the National Institutes of Health Jay Bhattacharya will serve as interim director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) following the reported exit of Jim O’Neill, a Trump administration official confirmed Wednesday. It was reported last week that

U2 releases song 'American Obituary' honoring Renee Good

U2 is releasing a musical tribute to Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis, saying that "the power of the people is so much stronger than the people in power." The song, "American Obituary," is part

Trump Appoints CDC Critic as Temporary Agency Head

Jay Bhattacharya has been tapped to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—after spending years criticizing its pandemic response. Bhattacharya will continue his role as the director of the National Institutes of Health, as well as leading the CDC on an acting

Trump criticizes UK for giving up Diego Garcia

President Trump again took a swing at the United Kingdom on Wednesday for giving Diego Garcia, an island that is part of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius. “I have been telling Prime Minister Keir Starmer, of the United Kingdom, that Leases are no good when

RFK Jr., Kid Rock go shirtless in new HHS ad

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has joined forces with singer Kid Rock in a new ad promoting the department’s Make America Healthy Again initiative. “I’ve teamed up with @KidRock to deliver two simple messages to the American people: GET ACTIVE +

Jeffries: Democrats 'steadfast' in demands for ICE reforms

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Wednesday that Democrats are “steadfast” in their demands for specific reforms to President Trump’s immigration enforcement policies. Those reforms are at the heart of the partisan impasse that’s halted funding to the

Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals

President Donald Trump has said that Americans are now paying or will pay "the lowest price anywhere in the world for drugs," thanks to the administration’s negotiations with pharmaceutical companies. The administration has announced discounted cash prices for a small number of

Moore accuses Trump of 'lying' about Potomac sewage spill

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is accusing President Trump of lying about the Potomac sewage spill after the White House criticized his and other regional officials’ handling of the disaster. In a Wednesday post on the social platform X, Moore wrote, “The President is lying to the

Jesse Jackson funeral: What to know

The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be memorialized in Chicago during funeral services in the coming weeks, his family said on Wednesday. The civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate died Tuesday at 84 after a battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. In an emotional