Senate Democrats on Wednesday evening unveiled an ambitious proposal to fund the government past Sept. 30 that would restore the nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid made by President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which could cause scores of rural and smaller hospitals
President Trump applauded ABC’s decision to pull new episodes of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” indefinitely after the host made comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk that were deemed “insensitive.” “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel
ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from its network indefinitely sent shockwaves through the media industry and political world, with commentators criticizing the decision as an act of censorship. Disney’s ABC decided to take its flagship late-night program off the
Vernon Sanders is exiting as the head of global television at Amazon MGM Studios after seven years at the company. Sanders’ departure was his own choice, Variety has learned, though he will remain at Amazon for the transitional period as his successor is selected. He announced
House Republicans passed two more bills on Wednesday to overhaul the criminal justice system of Washington, D.C., a day after adopting two pieces of legislation that will restructure how juvenile cases are handled in the nation’s capital. The House greenlighted the District of
The Venezuelan influencer accuses the Colombian singer of invasion of privacy, sexual cyber harassment, and emotional distress
“Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming," the company said in a statement
Preparing to tank the Republican plan to avert a funding lapse on Oct. 1, Democrats are offering their own proposal.
President Trump’s approval rating dropped to its lowest level of his second term in the YouGov/Economist poll released Tuesday. In the weekly survey, conducted this past weekend, 39 percent of surveyed Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency, down from the 41
The Artificial Intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, appeared to improvise ideas and make mistakes like a student in a study that rebooted a 2,400-year-old mathematical challenge.
The Bank rate was cut in August but many analysts do not expect any further reductions this year.
ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel off the air “indefinitely” over comments the late-night host made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to multiple reports. The decision, announced Wednesday, came just minutes after Nexstar Media Group said its
The country's farming and tourism sectors have been heavily affected by a spate of blazes.
Zexion is still hard, but ample checkpoints and boss retries alleviate the usual frustrations.
Borrowing costs are not guaranteed to come down much more than they already have, even after this week's rate cut.
Next month Jenn Wasner unveils her new Flock Of Dimes album The Life You Save . So far we’ve heard “ Long After Midnight ” and “ Afraid ,” and now the Wye Oak member is back with “Defeat.”
The comptroller general of the Government Accountability office will step down in a few short months, leaving a void atop the agency that has found the White House guilty of violating congressional spending law.
If you already dread changing the clocks, a new study from sleep researchers with Stanford Medicine may have you researching a move to Hawaii or Arizona, the two states that do not observe daylight saving time.
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas . “The fundamental issue with “debate me bro” culture [is] that it creates a false equivalence between good-faith expertise and bad-faith trolling.”
Former President Obama’s assertion that the nation is in the middle of a “political crisis” is one of his strongest interventions in recent times — and is itself a demonstration of how much American reactions to the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing have split along predictable
“The Muppet Show” is staging a comeback on Disney+. Variety has learned that the streamer has greenlit a one-off “Muppet Show” event special that will air in 2026 to coincide with the original show’s 50th anniversary. In the special, the Muppets will return to the Muppet
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story CDC vaccine panel vote has lawmakers, former staff on edge Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s remade CDC vaccine advisory panel is set to meet Thursday and Friday. Changes to the
The House on Wednesday voted to table a resolution brought forward by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) to formally reprimand Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and remove her from her committee assignments after Mace alleged she “smeared Charlie Kirk and implied he was to blame for his own
Earlier this year, duendita released a strong desire to survive , then followed the project with the standalone song “ piel .” Now, the NYC-based singer-songwriter is back with two tracks called “bassline” and “big one.”
Disney’s ABC said it would take Jimmy Kimmel’s popular late-night show off its schedule “indefinitely” after one of the biggest owners of TV stations in the U.S., Nexstar Media, said it intended to pre-empt airings of the program following remarks the host made about the
A drone manufacturer and a textile company, which are classified as “fine art” and “fashion” businesses at the building complex, are accused of profiting from Israel’s violence against Palestinians.
Democratic senators say that unless Republicans scrap their plan to advance a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, they don’t see any option other than defeating it as a way to send a “message” to President Trump. Doing so would almost certainly trigger a government
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) press office said President Trump was “making things up again” after Trump made a claim about low-income housing in an area of Los Angeles destroyed by wildfires. On Tuesday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he had “just learned,
House Republicans on Wednesday advanced a funding stopgap to avert an end-of-month government shutdown, teeing up a final vote on the continuing resolution (CR) later this week and setting up a showdown with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats.
An unusually fierce monsoon has derailed daily life more than ever in the South East Asian nation.
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Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Fed cuts rates as threats to job market rise The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time this year as the central bank attempts to ease
Officials say Claude chatbot usage policies block FBI, Secret Service contractors' work.
Turkish arms deals and deployment by Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have made the news recently, putting the spotlight on this non-traditional source of weapons.
Susan Monarez testified for more than three hours Wednesday about her ouster as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after less than a month on the job, accusing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of putting politics over public
{beacon} View Online Technology Technology The Big Story American tech giants ramp up AI investments in UK Top U.S. tech firms, including Microsoft, Nvidia and Google, have unveiled billions of dollars’ worth of new artificial intelligene (AI) investments in the United
The Trump administration says it will defend a Biden era-rule that is expected to keep polluters on the hook to clean up toxic “forever chemicals.” The rule in question designated two types of these chemicals as “hazardous substances,” giving the Environmental Protection Agency
Production workers at Netflix Animation, animation artists at SpindleHorse and production workers at “Ted” have made the movie to unionize with Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 (TAG). These campaigns underscore the significant momentum for labor organizing across the animation
You know you’ve reached the boiling point when you’re tweeting at a large corporation hoping to get your problem resolved. Johnny Marr found himself in such a state today. As Vulture points out, the Smiths guitarist turned Morrissey adversary posted repeatedly on X this morning
By Maya Gebeily DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Wednesday that ongoing negotiations with Israel to reach a security pact could lead to results "in the coming days." He told reporters in Damascus the security pact was a "necessity" and that it
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -World leaders gather in New York every September for several days of speeches at the annual United Nations General Assembly, which on Tuesday begins its 80th session. WHO SPEAKS WHEN? The United Nations was formed in 1945 with 51
There’s a fine line, if any, between “Wish You Were Here” and FOMO. When David Gilmour returned to touring last year after eight years of not doing live dates, it was only in four cities, globally, leaving many fans of his solo material and Pink Floyd classics looking at the
A proposed casino in the heart of Times Square – backed by Caesars Palace, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and building owner SL Green Realty – will not be moving forward, per a vote this morning by the project’s Community Advisory Committee (CAC). “The question of whether to advance the
The UK government is calling this the largest commercial deal of its kind and expects it to create more than 7,600 "high-quality jobs".
Rob Lowe is attached to lead a comedy series currently in development at ABC, Variety has learned exclusively. Titled “The Ram,” the show is said to be a “workplace romantic comedy in which Rob Lowe plays a daily sports talk show host who falls for the new producer brought in
After years of waiting, millions of Americans are beginning to receive their portion of the massive $725 million Facebook privacy settlement. But was it worth the wait?
Ya Dodon’t say? Scientists at a Texas-based company made a major breakthrough towards reviving the dodo bird nearly 300 years after extinction. Colossal Biosciences announced on Wednesday that researchers had, for the first time, successfully grown pigeon primordial germ cells,
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday delivered on a widely anticipated quarter percentage point interest rate cut.
The Broadway controversy over Andrew Barth Feldman’s casting in “Maybe Happy Ending” has continued, and actor Constance Wu has called him out for accepting the role. Feldman has taken over the lead role from Tony winner and original actor Darren Criss, who is of Filipino
