Israel’s push into Rafah and takeover of a key border crossing Tuesday has ignited international debate and condemnation as roughly 1.4 million sheltering civilians in the southern Gaza city were caught in the crosshairs of potential invasion. Israel late Monday began “targeted
The U.S. repatriated 11 Americans, six Canadians, four Dutch citizens and one Finnish citizen from northeast Syria on Tuesday, according to a statement from Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “In conducting this complex repatriation and resettlement the Department coordinated
Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) has come out on top of a crowded GOP primary in Indiana’s gubernatorial race, according to Decision Desk HQ. Braun, a first-term senator, beat out five other Republican hopefuls, including Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and former state Attorney
Former President Trump has won Indiana’s Republican primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. The win gives Trump, already the presumptive GOP nominee, another 58 delegates, according to a tracker from Decision Desk HQ/The Hill, in a state he’s forecast to clinch this fall.
President Biden has won Indiana’s Democratic primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. The Hoosier State added 79 delegates into Biden’s column, pushing him further past the mark he needed to become the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, according to a tracker from Decision Desk
Presented by AstraZeneca — 'The right to interstate travel is one of our most fundamental constitutional rights' {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Federal judge: Alabama can’t stop abortion fund lawsuit A federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit against
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) and Fox Business host Stuart Varney were speaking over one another during an interview Tuesday, during which the governor attempted to defend her decision to shoot her dog despite mounting criticism, which resulted in her telling him “enough.”
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story U.S. financial system enables environmental crime Aspects of the U.S. financial system appear to help environmental criminals conceal their profits. © AP
Salvage teams recovered the sixth and last missing body of a construction worker killed in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, local officials announced Tuesday. The body of José Mynor López, 37, was found by salvage divers Tuesday at the scene of the
A U.S. soldier detained in Russia last week was on an unsanctioned trip to visit his girlfriend at the time of his arrest, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was arrested May 2 in Vladivostok, Russia, for alleged theft of personal property and
An investigation by a law firm confirmed that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. failed to provide a workplace safe from sexual harassment, discrimination, fear of retaliation, and called for a “necessary” cultural and structural change at the federal banking regulator. The
Tuesday was the most dramatic day yet at former President Trump’s criminal trial as Stormy Daniels took to the stand. The porn actor is at the heart of the case because of her claim that she and Trump had sex at a celebrity golf event in Lake Tahoe in 2006. Daniels would
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} View Online Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Probe exposes toxic workplace at bank regulator FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg has apologized to staff in wake of findings that sexual misconduct, lewd
A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report © AP Stormy day in court as star witness takes stand in Trump trial Stephanie Clifford, more popularly known as adult film performer Stormy Daniels, took the witness stand in former
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story TikTok takes U.S. to court over divest-or-ban bill TikTok sued to block the law that would force the application to be divested from its Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, or be
Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) called on FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg to resign on Tuesday after a law firm's investigation confirmed a report of rampant sexual misconduct, lewd behavior and retaliatory administrative practices at the federal banking regulator. Foster became the
Three dozen law professors from across the country are demanding that a Utah district court hold the Beehive State responsible for the declining water levels in the Great Salt Lake. The professors submitted an amicus brief on Friday in support of a lawsuit — launched by
A Biden administration report that could cut off military aid to Israel has been indefinitely delayed. The State Department was anticipated to issue the report Wednesday, but that’s no longer the case, reported Politico . The report would have defined whether Israel violated
Judge Aileen Cannon, who coincidentally was appointed by Donald Trump, announced Tuesday afternoon that she is indefinitely postponing his classified documents case in Florida. The case was originally scheduled to begin on May 20. Tuesday’s written decision says that that start
In court Tuesday during Donald Trump’s hush-money trial, some new and unusual nicknames were entered into the legal record during adult film actress Stormy Daniels’s testimony. Trump attorney Susan Necheles displayed a tweet from Daniels dated November 9, 2022 where Daniels
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears more amenable to restricting access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors, writing in a social media post that treatments including puberty blockers and hormone therapy should be reserved for individuals older than 18. “The more I learn,
With some thoughtful planning and coordination, we can help overwhelmed cities, answer the demands of smaller cities looking to attract new residents and help migrants seeking a better life in a welcoming community.
A Western New York judge on Tuesday invalidated a ballot measure known as the Equal Rights Amendment that would have codified reproductive rights and protections against other discrimination into the state constitution. State Supreme Court Justice Daniel Doyle, a
Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents case, punting some court dates into late July while declining to set a trial date. The Tuesday order — issued less than two weeks before Trump’s trial was still on the books to kick
The House on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at making it more difficult for the Energy Department to enact energy efficiency rules for household appliances — the latest in Republicans’ efforts related to such appliances. The vote was 212-195, with seven Democrats voting with
Panera has faced at least three lawsuits over its Charged Lemonade drinks.
Rising US demand for electricity is being met almost entirely by renewables, a new federal report has found. The new numbers from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) suggest that the U.S. isn't moving fast enough to reach the Biden administration's climate targets.
Few college students list the conflict in the Middle East as one of the top three issues most important to them, in a new survey released Tuesday. The Generation Lab survey, conducted from May 3-6, asked college students to select up to three issues that are most important to
The U.S. military has finished building a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “As of today, the U.S. military has completed the off-shore construction of the Trident pier section, or the causeway, which is the component
While many voters may have well made up their minds on their chosen candidate, the election promises to be so tight that even the small sliver of people who have not yet settled on a favorite may well determine the direction the country takes.
The U.S. and several other world leaders boycotted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s swearing-in ceremony for his fifth term on Tuesday, though the ceremony did draw a few famous faces. Putin was sworn into his fifth presidential term at a Kremlin inauguration on Tuesday,
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) crossed the aisle Tuesday, showing off his homemade longboard on the floor of the House and to progressive colleague Rep. Alexandria Ocacio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). "It's upcycling!" he told Ocacio-Cortez, with the pair posing for a photo after votes.
Stormy Daniels used an all-too-familiar line to get out of having sex with Donald Trump. Recounting one instance in 2007 when the pair met at a bungalow in Los Angeles, Daniels testified Tuesday that Trump had once again tried to pressure her into sex, including putting his
Why do so many companies and government agencies treat whistleblowers with such contempt?
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced a bill that would boost competition in the airline industry and cut prices for consumers. The legislation, named the “Airport Gate Competition Act,” was introduced Tuesday. The bill aims to increase the number
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) said Monday that she would not be testifying before a Republican-led Georgia state Senate panel investigating her. At an event where she earned the endorsement of many local Black religious leaders, Willis said the committee
The White House on Tuesday criticized sharing of the video of University of Mississippi students mimicking a monkey to harass a Black protester at the college’s pro-Palestine protest after GOP Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) shared it on social media. The video, which went viral last
Stormy Daniels’s testimony in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial Tuesday went too far and warrants a mistrial , his lawyers tried to argue. Part of the culprit? A detail about condoms on the night of the alleged sexual encounter. The adult film actress testified about her affair
The United Nations and aid groups are raising urgent alarm for Israel to reopen Gaza’s border crossings and deescalate military operations in the southern city of Rafah to address a humanitarian catastrophe for more than one million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. U.N.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is softening her threat against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying she will give the Speaker more time to demonstrate his commitment to conservative priorities before forcing a vote on her resolution to boot him from power. Last week,
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story What to watch for in today’s Indiana primaries The top of the ticket may be decided, but Hoosiers still have a lot of decisions to make as they cast their ballots in several
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki says one of the biggest obstacles President Biden's campaign faces is how to navigate former President Trump's legal troubles. "The unique challenge the Biden campaign has right now is that their opponent is in a courtroom under
A group of more than 100 House members from both sides of the aisle is pushing for a permanent ban on horse slaughter in the United States. In a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, the group of 120 lawmakers requested language be included in the U.S.
Grocery delivery service Instacart is expanding into restaurant takeout, it said in a press release Tuesday. Instacart is partnering with Uber Eats, the restaurant delivery service app, for the new line of business, according to the release. It said in upcoming weeks, its