Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey praised the platform he founded, now known as X, as “freedom technology” on Saturday, shortly after revealing he was no longer serving on the board of directors for Bluesky. Dorsey confirmed that he had left Bluesky — a decentralized
Congressional Democrats demanded information about the corporate spending by the operators of three of the country's largest public, for-profit nursing homes, after the companies said they can’t afford the Biden administration’s new minimum staffing threshold. In letters sent
Hamas has accepted an offer for a temporary ceasefire with Israel, a Hamas official confirmed to The Hill. The news comes amid rising fears that Israel is set to launch an invasion of Rafah, a southern city in Gaza where about a million Gazans are sheltering. Hamas's head of
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) stressed her affection for dogs on Monday, as she sought to defend herself against an onslaught of criticism and mockery over the revelation in a new book that many years ago, she shot an ill-behaved 14-month-old puppy. In a Monday interview on
You may have seen two different phrases for tornado "ratings," EF and F, but what is the difference?
The president of George Washington University (GW) released a statement Sunday saying the pro-Palestinian encampment on its campus is “potentially dangerous” and has been “co-opted” by individuals unaffiliated with the school. Ellen Granberg started her message by reiterating
Seen through the decolonization lens, Ukraine closely resembles the colonies that rebelled against European political domination by resorting to oftentimes horrific violence against their exploiters.
The Japanese and Indian governments pushed back Saturday against President Biden’s description of the nations as “xenophobic” last week, after he said at a campaign event the countries and others do not welcome immigrants. Biden grouped Japan and India alongside China and
Khaya Njumbe, 15, has dreams of attending medical school, but will have to wait until he's 18 because of child labor laws.
A group backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for president released a new long-form ad in which he reads aloud personal attacks from media outlets for the first minute. The 30-minute video, released by the super PAC American Values 2024 (AV24) on Friday, takes a comical approach in
Palmer Candy has issued a recall on several "white coated confectionary items" sold in 17 states due to a salmonella risk.
At one point in time, bigness alone could trigger antitrust scrutiny, but for the last 40 years, antitrust law has been about protecting consumers, not competitors. On this score, Google looks to be in very good shape.
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Welcome back, party people! How was your Star Wars/Cinco de Mayo weekend? Here’s what’s kicking off our week: Former President Trump violated his gag order for the 10th time. The judge warned him that more violations could land him in jail.
Antisemitism surged worldwide in 2023, especially in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, according to a new report. The new report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Tel Aviv University found that there was an increase in antisemitic incidents in Western countries in
President Biden on Monday spoke with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reiterating his concerns during the conversation about an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah, even as Israel appeared poise to move forward with such an operation. Biden "updated the Prime Minister on
A pair of campaign managers for former Presidents Trump and Obama are teaming up for an across-the-aisle podcast that promises to "engage rather than enrage" while diving into the 2024 White House race. Kellyanne Conway, who headed up Trump's 2016 campaign, and David Plouffe,
The Biden administration will grant roughly $285 million in funding from the CHIPS for America Program for development and research of digital twins in the semiconductor industry, the Commerce Department and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced
Utah Senator Mitt Romney revealed the motivation for the bipartisan consensus to ban TikTok, and it has little to do with protecting users’ data. Speaking at the McCain Institute on Friday alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Romney lamented Israel’s inability to
President Biden, Secretary Blinken: change course now, implement U.S. and international law. You do not want Gaza to be your legacy.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sent out a statement Monday blasting Columbia University for canceling its main graduation ceremony. “President Shafik and Columbia University administrators have displayed a shocking unwillingness to control their campus. They’ve allowed outside
Senator Tim Scott over the weekend exposed exactly where the Republican Party is headed, when he refused to answer a question on whether he would accept the 2024 election results. MSNBC’s Kristen Welker on Sunday asked the South Carolina Republican point-blank if he would
A toxic agricultural insecticide banned four decades ago is still contaminating deep-sea fish and sediments off California's southern coast, a new study has found. While the U.S. banned the compound dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in 1972, the study authors believe the
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is running for a fourth term in the Senate, he announced Monday, likely cementing the longtime progressive for the coming years in the upper chamber. Sanders, 82, is the second-oldest member of the upper chamber behind only Sen. Chuck Grassley
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will meet with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday afternoon as the Georgia Republican vows to force a vote on the GOP leader’s ouster, two sources familiar with the matter told The Hill. The meeting is set to take place at 3:30 p.m. EDT,
People will credit (or blame) the pandemic for this, but there's actually a much simpler reason.
Former President Trump took a shot at ABC News after Kim Godwin, the outgoing president of the network, announced she was leaving Sunday. "Happy to report that Kim Godwin, Head of ABC, has resigned," Trump wrote on his Truth Social website just minutes after the news was
Russia announced Monday it will hold military exercises that simulate the use of nuclear weapons after some Western officials suggested there could be more involvement in the war in Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it will hold military drills practicing the use of
Fewer Black Americans are certain they will vote in this year’s election than in the 2020 election, according to a new Washington Post/Ipsos survey. Only 62 percent of Black voters said they are “absolutely certain” they will vote in November's election, a 12-point decrease
Miles Taylor, former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said Sunday that Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) interview in which he dodged repeatedly on whether he would accept the election results in 2024 sends a “very chilling signal” ahead of the November
Kristi Noem just dug her grave deeper over the revelation that she lied in her upcoming book about meeting North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un while she served in Congress. Politicians’ books are typically barely read and quickly forgotten, bought back in bulk by campaigns
After all, young progressives aren’t the only ones who grew up in an era of school shootings and other mass violence: Today’s young Republicans did, too.
President Biden is leading former President Trump by 4 percentage points among likely voters, according to a new national poll from ABC News/Ipsos. The poll found that 49 percent of likely voters would support Biden in a head-to-head match-up with Trump, who received 45 percent
The oligarchs are on the move, and they know who they want leading America. The Republican National Committee held an annual fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend, attended by Republican senators and members of Congress, along with a few hundred morbidly rich individuals.
Donald Trump’s repeated violations of the gag order in his hush-money trial have reached their limit, Judge Juan Merchan said Monday, warning the former president that jail time would come next. A contempt of court hearing was held for Trump Monday morning, where Merchan noted
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who has recently come under fire for shooting her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, suggested in a Sunday interview that President Biden’s dog, Commander, should have met a similar fate. Commander bit Secret Service personnel at least two dozen times
Over the next several months, voters need to make clear that they do not want a repeat of 2020. And in November, Americans need to go to the polls and vote against anyone who refuses to discharge his “obligation to concede.”
The executive editor of The New York Times is saying it's not up to the news organization he runs, or any other, to stop former President Trump from winning a second term in office this fall. "So there are people out there in the world who may decide, based on their democratic
Voter confidence about President Biden’s ability to make economic decisions is among the lowest in more than two decades. Gallup has tracked confidence in presidents to do the right thing on the economy since 2001, when former President George W. Bush took office. Confidence in
Police are investigating after a 14-year-old was killed and multiple teenagers hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
Feel like you're struggling to save money? A new report suggests it could be because of where you live.
NEW YORK — Former President Trump’s hush money judge found he violated a gag order a 10th time, giving Trump his sternest warning yet that future violations could carry jail time. Judge Juan Merchan on Monday ordered Trump to pay $1,000 for attacking jurors in his historic
MARYSVILLE, Ohio — The incarcerated women looked eager as they gathered outside the building where they would attend a course on Black feminism. The class of 11 convened last month in a room at the Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW) that was mostly empty except for chairs, with
Haley stands as the last major contender from this year’s GOP primaries to refuse to bow down and endorse former President Donald Trump.