‘Right to Try 2.0’ would bring innovative medicine to desperate Americans
Americans desperate for hope shouldn’t have had to move across the globe for a chance at a life-saving treatment.
Americans desperate for hope shouldn’t have had to move across the globe for a chance at a life-saving treatment.
After years of brutality, co-option and suppression against Muslims, Vladimir Putin may be reaping the violence he has sowed.
Conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. making a long-shot independent run for the White House “could be a good thing” for former President Trump. Ramaswamy said Wednesday on Fox News’s “Hannity” that Kennedy’s positions are “not aligned with the
Bold steps in the next several months could equip Ukraine to make major gains in a 2025 offensive. Only major Ukrainian gains on the battlefield can persuade Moscow to back off its current objective of establishing political control in Ukraine.
The "Abandon Biden" campaign is calling for protesters to descend upon President Biden’s star-studded fundraising event Thursday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The group, which formed to protest Biden’s “reluctance to call for a ceasefire in Gaza,” told its
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story Biden turns to old friends in fundraising battle A president, two former presidents and a Queen (Latifa): President Biden is holding a star-studded reelection fundraiser in New
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Israel to take more steps to protect civilians in Gaza and alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the coastal strip where Israeli troops are fighting against Palestinian militant group Hamas. The court ordered Israel to
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday re-upped his call for Congress to provide additional aid for Kyiv, directly warning Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of Russian advances as GOP opposition has blocked assistance for the embattled U.S. ally. After a phone call with
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his petition for more U.S. aid, arguing his embattled nation is not prepared to defend against a "major" Russian offensive anticipated in the months ahead. Zelensky, in an interview with CBS News published Thursday, said Ukrainian
The Atlantic has topped 1 million subscribers and is profitable, the company announced this week. Overall revenue for the company is up more than 10 percent year over year, while advertising booked year-to-date is also up 33 percent from 2023, it said. Subscriptions to The
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said it was critical that former President Trump’s federal election interference case goes to trial before voters select their next president in November as she called on the Supreme Court to recognize Trump’s appeal as a delay tactic. “It cannot
Donald Trump’s former lawyer has been recommended for disbarment, and according to the presiding judge, it’s for a very good reason. State Bar Court of California Judge Yvette Roland recommended Wednesday that Eastman’s law license be put on “involuntary inactive” status
Mi Familia Vota, a Latino political organization known for its voter turnout efforts, is aggressively expanding its reach as an issues-based advocacy group and as a political clearinghouse to quantify, reach and promote the Latino vote. Mi Familia Vota President and CEO Héctor
A record 59 percent of surveyed Americans believe abortion should be legal, according to a new Fox News poll published Wednesday, as the Supreme Court argued over whether abortion pills should be outlawed, and GOP politicians consider support for a national abortion ban.
Kansas could become the latest state to ban gender-affirming health care for minors after its Republican-dominated Legislature sent a bill prohibiting transgender youth from accessing treatments such as puberty blockers and hormones to the governor’s desk. The bill, which
The first day of C-SPAN, March 19, 1979, was the day the House began televising its proceedings to the public — hence the cable company’s 45th birthday celebration last week.
The closure of the Port of Baltimore due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge could have major implications for coal exports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River on Tuesday after it was struck by
Tuberculosis rates in the U.S. rose by 16 percent in 2023, marking the third year that cases went up following nearly 30 years of decline. In the most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of TB cases
That most conventional and familiar electoral prize, the white “swing” voter in affluent (and racially homogenous) suburbs, is something of a riddle.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republican impeachment managers informed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a letter Thursday that they will send two impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10. House
The Biden administration is cracking down on insubstantial health insurance plans that don't have to meet ObamaCare’s consumer protection requirements. A final rule issued Thursday would roll back a Trump-era policy that drastically expanded what Biden officials and critics
The Biden administration on Thursday announced a finalized update to Endangered Species Act (ESA) rules that advocates say reverses some Trump administration rollbacks but fails to fully restore them. In 2019, the Trump administration made a number of alterations to the ESA
Lawyers for former President Trump argued at a hearing Thursday that the charges he faces in Georgia target core political speech and urged the judge to dismiss them under the First Amendment before the case heads to trial. Trump attorney Steve Sadow asserted that statements
Maryland lawmakers are expecting the federal government to cover the lion’s share of the cost of the collapse and subsequent rebuilding of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge — with Congress potentially on the hook for only a fraction of the total as talk about an emergency
The Harvard Library announced Wednesday it removed a human skin binding from a 19th century book that has been in the building for decades. "Des Destinées de l’Ame," a book written in the 1880s by Arsène Houssaye, has been held at the Houghton Library, and 10 years ago it was
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Thursday. Happy MLB Opening Day! ⚾️🌭 That means spring is officially here, with first pitch being thrown at 3:05 p.m. (Here’s an ESPN schedule of today’s games.) 🧢 Alright, here’s what’s in today’s edition: Reading the tea leaves of the Supreme
Representative Dan Meuser had an unusual take on the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge: It’s not the government’s job to fix it. During an interview on Fox Business on Thursday, the Pennsylvania Republican slammed President Joe Biden for daring to say the
Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Chair Matt Schlapp agreed to a $480,000 settlement with the GOP strategist who had accused him of sexual assault, according to media reports. A source familiar with the details told CNN that the sum was paid to Carlton Huffman,
President Biden on Thursday hit former President Trump with a video highlighting the many campaign events the incumbent has had in March, while Trump has been at his golf club in Florida. “I’ll tell you this: There’s a difference between the two candidates in this election,”
"Seinfeld" co-creator and comedian Larry David tore into former President Trump for denying the results of the 2020 election during a recent interview, calling him a “little baby.” CNN's Chris Wallace asked David how much the issue of the previous election "and everything that
Jail and prison are treacherous places for people with opioid addiction.
Former President Trump — in lashing out against the daughter of hush money trial Judge Juan Merchan — pointed to a social media account that is no longer connected to Loren Merchan, according to a court spokesperson. In a statement first reported Wednesday, a spokesperson for
Former billionaire and tech wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years on Thursday for defrauding clients around the world out of billions of dollars via his crypto exchange, FTX. Once a poster boy for the emerging virtual market, Bankman-Fried was found guilty on
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday, a court spokesperson told The Hill. The disgraced cryptocurrency mogul was convicted last fall in the Southern District of New York on federal fraud and conspiracy charges related to his role in the
On Tuesday, as he announced Nicole Shanahan, a top donor and little-known 38-year-old Silicon Valley lawyer with no political experience, as his running mate for president, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the quiet part out loud. “Our campaign is a spoiler. I agree with that,” he
Gross domestic product (GDP) and corporate profits both smashed expectations in the fourth quarter of 2023 as the knock-on effects of pandemic stimulus juiced the U.S. economy. GDP came in at a 3.4 percent increase, below the massive bump of 4.9 percent in the third quarter but
The White House on Thursday offered a fiery refutation to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims linking the Moscow attack, carried out by ISIS-K, to Ukraine. “I want to just take a moment to respond to both the nonsense and the propaganda that we’ve been seeing coming from
Russian President Vladimir Putin this week said that Ukraine obtaining F-16 fighter jets “won’t change the situation on the battlefield.” Putin, speaking to Russian air force pilots Wednesday, said that Russia had no plans to attack a NATO country. However, he said if the West