Top Democratic leadership and key party allies are calling on Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to exit California’s gubernatorial race after allegations of sexual assault surfaced on Friday. Two separate reports revealed allegations against the sitting lawmaker. A former staffer
In California, roughly 200 billionaires collectively hold about $2 trillion in wealth. Yet much of that fortune goes virtually untouched by income taxes. Why? Because it isn’t treated as “income” at all.
Experts are warning of a surge in scam websites created to take advantage of taxpayers trying to file their returns online before the deadline.
Vice President Vance arrived in Islamabad early Saturday to lead U.S.–Iran talks mediated by Pakistan as the temporary ceasefire appears to buckle under pressure. The U.S. delegation included Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and political adviser Jared Kushner — President
The 5% annual wealth tax on billionaires expands upon proposed legislation in California, backed by a health care labor union.
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) firmly denied allegations of sexual assault that emerged on Friday, as calls mount for the lawmaker to drop his campaign for California governor. A former staffer accused Swalwell of sexually assaulting her twice when she was too drunk
Make no mistake about this: Online sports betting is a growing public health problem.
The Education Department took an unprecedented step this week to nullify Title IX agreements previous administrations had made with school districts over gender identity, laying the groundwork for an environment that turns such settlements into political ping-pong. The
Who’s the biggest nut job in MAGA? That question pretty much sums up the civil war that has broken out between Donald Trump and a growing number of right-wing influencers, media personalities, and other former loyalists who have criticized the president over his war on Iran—and
The spotlight of war inevitably shines on the Defense secretary’s personality and priorities. Donald Rumsfeld, Pentagon chief when President George W. Bush launched the Iraq War, stepped into the briefing room almost every day, sometimes at his own peril. In his memoirs, he
Democratic leaders are walking a delicate line as liberals clamor for President Trump’s removal over the Iran war. On one hand, the minority Democrats are well aware that they have virtually no power to boot Trump from office — an effort that’s opposed by even some in their own
Researchers have documented a permanent split between the largest-known group of wild chimpanzees, which erupted into a lethal civil war over the past several years — findings that could help scientists better understand the roots of human conflict. The study, published
More than one in four Americans who use artificial intelligence at work said it has replaced some of their daily tasks, as a new survey shows more employees are turning to the technology in everyday life. The Epoch AI/Ipsos survey released Thursday found that half of U.S.
The four Artemis II astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft safely returned to Earth on Friday evening, completing a historic 10-day journey to the far side of the moon and back. The spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif., at 8:07 p.m.
While the EPA celebrated their proposed extension of the the flaring window for natural gas wells to 72 hours, which Zeldin estimates will save the industry $2.5 billion over the next 15 years, an inflation report found energy prices rose 10.9% from February to March.
The former speaker said the sexual assault allegations “must be appropriately investigated with full transparency and accountability.”
The Justice Department (DOJ) is asking a federal judge in Virginia to allow it to conduct its own search of a Washington Post reporter’s seized electronic devices, rather than have the court do the review. Federal prosecutors urged U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in a
Former Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), who chaired the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has died at the age of 79, according to a statement shared on social media by a family member. Engel’s family said that the former congressman, who represented parts of New York City and its
Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) campaign for California governor lost two co-chairs and key endorsements on Friday after the San Francisco Chronicle reported on allegations that he sexually assaulted a former staffer. The Chronicle reported that a woman who previously worked
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Energy prices supercharge inflation figures Consumer prices in the U.S. rose by 3.3 percent over the past year and by 0.9 percent in March, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The stakes are sky-high and the potential prize is massive in Saturday’s talks between the United States and Iran. But acrobatic leaps of faith will be needed from both sides if they are to even come close to a definitive agreement. Experts suggest that a more realistic hope is
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Hunter Biden said Thursday he would be willing to challenge President Trump's eldest sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, to a "cage match." Hunter Biden, son of former President Biden, said he received a call from YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan, who the younger Biden said was
The Iranian delegation has arrived in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad ahead of high-stakes negotiations with the U.S. on Saturday regarding the fragile ceasefire reached by the two countries this week. Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry shared video footage on the social
French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly invited President Trump to a dinner at the Palace of Versailles following the upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit in June. France will host this year’s G7 summit, an annual forum among the leading industrialized democracies of the
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making some of its staffers relocate and reassigning an even larger share of employees as part of its efforts to reorganize its scientific research. The agency is reassigning a total of 124 staffers, 35 of whom are being asked to
The U.S. government can now use a counterdrone laser along the southern border after the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed the weapons are safe, the two agencies announced Friday. The Defense Department and FAA “completed a thorough safety assessment of
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK Jr. launching his own podcast Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching his own podcast which he says will focus on “telling the truth, especially when
President Trump said Friday that no backup plan is needed if the peace talks in Pakistan between the U.S. and Iran go south. “You don’t need a backup plan,” Trump told reporters before departing Washington. “The military is defeated. Their military is gone. We’ve degraded just
His support for a narrow budget reconciliation measure is a boost for Senate GOP leaders who want a tightly controlled process.
Iran flexed its leverage in the Strait of Hormuz this week, forcing President Trump to lean on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back deadly strikes in Lebanon ahead of ceasefire negotiations planned in Pakistan this weekend. However, Israeli attacks on
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Prediction markets ramp up DC messaging Prediction markets are making their presence known in Washington with eye-catching advertising and events, as the platforms face growing criticism from lawmakers concerned about insider
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman on Thursday slammed National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett's statement that President Trump’s policies will create a golden age and cause the economy to grow by 4 percent to 5 percent this year. Hassett, Trump’s top economic
A new poll found that most Americans say they pay too much in taxes, a metric that has remained high for the fifth year in a row. Gallup's poll released Friday shows that nearly 6 in 10 Americans, or 59 percent, said their taxes are too high. A slightly smaller portion at 37
The Artemis II crew is set to return home Friday, with the four astronauts completing their 10-day trip to the moon and back after they traveled farther into space than any human in history. The crew — Cmdr. Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) committed on Friday to holding hearings with victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as part of his committee's ongoing probe, a day after first lady Melania Trump called on Congress to let them
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin on Friday demanded that Donald Trump get his brain tested in light of the president’s recent comments on Iran. The Maryland lawmaker sent a letter to White House physician Sean Barbabella, imploring the doctor to administer
Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, about a massive donation his organization made that may have lined the pockets of President Donald Trump. In a letter Friday to Pulte, Senate Finance Committee Ranking
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday denounced President Trump's threatening posts about Iran as sounding like the "prelude to becoming one of the greatest war criminals in history." Kerry told MS NOW's Jen Psaki on "The Briefing" that the president's Truth Social
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she’s unsure whether she still considers herself a Republican following months of dispute with President Trump and the GOP. “I don’t really know if I do consider myself one right now,” Greene told Politico's Dasha Burns on "The
President Trump has already promised presidential pardons to his staff, just barely over a year into his second term. This is the same move that Trump criticized former President Biden for at the end of his four-year term. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Trump told
Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly (D) and Ruben Gallego (D) are demanding that the Trump administration immediately end its investigation into the state’s 2020 election results. The Democratic lawmakers urged new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to end
Greenland’s prime minister pushed back on Thursday against President Trump’s latest slight on the Arctic territory and urged NATO countries to uphold international law amid tensions between the U.S. and the transatlantic alliance over Iran. Trump has become increasingly
A Massachusetts high court ruled Friday that the state attorney general's social media addiction case against Meta Platforms can move forward. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled the case can proceed as Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's (D) case
Marathon arguments over President Trump’s 10 percent global tariff left judges toiling over the meaning of a 1974 trade law on Friday. The U.S. Court of International Trade in New York heard arguments in a challenge by small businesses and blue states to Trump’s new tariffs,
A new law President Trump signed at the end of last year authorizes the automatic registration of most young men into the military draft pool. The change is not tied to the U.S.’s military operations against Iran, which began after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes at the
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday pressed the White House physician for a full evaluation of President Trump’s cognitive abilities. In a letter to Sean Barbabella, a Navy captain serving as Trump’s official doctor, Raskin argued that Trump’s words and actions in recent
Palantir’s stock briefly jumped Friday morning after President Trump praised the data analytics company for its “great war fighting capabilities.” “Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment. Just ask our enemies!!!” Trump
Donald Trump’s administration admitted that it spread faulty claims of health care fraud in New York state, raising questions about the federal government’s crusade to cut waste in Democratic states across the country, according to an exclusive report from The Associated Press
Enthusiasm to actually fund the Gaza redevelopment proposal is waning. The Board of Peace, a pet project cooked up by Donald Trump late last year, has received just a tiny part of the total $17 billion pledged to the charter by various countries, reported Reuters Friday. Ten
