The former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, on Tuesday made her first public remarks since she was fired by President Trump last month following a poor jobs report and substantial revisions to earlier data. Speaking at the Levy Economics
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, in a Tuesday opinion piece for The Guardian, called out President Trump for boosting “divisive, far-right politics” worldwide in recent years. “We must unite to take on the reactionary populists and nativists who are exploiting economic concerns, the
A handful of House Republicans extracted concessions from House GOP leaders on tariff policy after rebelling on a procedural vote Tuesday. GOP leaders agreed to shave two months off the length of a prohibition on votes that could end President Trump’s tariffs, and agreed to
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Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said Tuesday the U.S. economy will likely avoid a recession if the wealthiest individuals continue to spend at the current rate. In a post on the social platform X, the chief economist highlighted updated charts showing spending
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Parents push lawmakers for chatbot guardrails Parents called for guardrails on artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots Tuesday as they testified about how the technology drove their children to self-harm and suicide. © Katie
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Former CDC leadership to go after Kennedy in hearing Two former leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will appear before a Senate committee Wednesday to discuss the
FBI Director Kash Patel struck a combative tone in a Tuesday hearing that included multiple shouting matches with Democratic lawmakers and a prediction that President Trump “will cut you loose.” The appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was Patel’s first sitting with
Former Vice President Mike Pence has joined George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government as a distinguished professor of practice, the university announced Tuesday. Pence will begin teaching undergraduate courses and public-facing seminars starting in the
The Trump administration has reportedly approved its first U.S. weapons package for Ukraine under a new financial agreement with allies. Using weapons from U.S. stocks paid for by NATO countries, a mechanism known as the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), Ukraine
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Parents called for guardrails on artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots Tuesday as they testified before the Senate about how the technology drove their children to self-harm and suicide. Their pleas for action come amid increasing concerns about the impact of the rapidly
House Republican leaders are charging ahead with a GOP plan to extend government funding, rejecting Democratic pleas for bipartisan talks and escalating the odds of a shutdown at the end of the month. Behind Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), GOP leaders on Tuesday unveiled a
The House passed two bills on Tuesday to assert congressional control over the District of Columbia’s sentencing policies, the first portion of a slate of legislation coming to a vote this week aimed at overhauling the criminal justice system of Washington, D.C. The first bill
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday knocked public officials who have a background in law but still call to “criminalize free speech,” according to multiple reports. “Every time I listen to a lawyer-trained representative saying we should criminalize free speech in
Trade associations representing various industries issued a letter Tuesday expressing "serious concerns" about a proposed merger between major rail companies Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. “We write to express our serious concerns and reservations about the proposed merger
The GOP-led panel is also requesting Jeffrey Epstein's estate hand over unredacted calendar and flight logs.
The White House is using the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a basis to go after left-wing groups and threaten crackdowns on certain types of rhetoric, drawing skepticism from even some on the right. Vice President Vance on Monday urged the public to
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday released additional documents it received from the Jeffrey Epstein estate, including information from three former attorneys general. The committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), unveiled the full transcript
GOP Rep. Max Miller (Ohio) on Monday urged Gov. Mike DeWine (R) to deploy soldiers from the state’s National Guard to Cleveland in an effort to crack down on crime. Miller cited President Trump’s deployment of several National Guard members in Washington, D.C., from
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement report revealed that officials at Camp East Montana, the new detention facility at Fort Bliss, have already violated dozens of federal standards for immigrant detention since welcoming detainees in August, The Washington Post reported
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspected of assassinating Charlie Kirk, allegedly said he “had enough of” the conservative activist’s “hatred” in a text chain with his roommate in Utah, according to charging documents unveiled Tuesday. Authorities spoke with Robinson’s
President Donald Trump on Tuesday was asked about how he’s profited off the presidency—and did not take kindly to the line of questioning. Ahead of Trump’s state visit to the U.K., John Lyons , an editor at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, asked the president how much
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) traded shots at each other Tuesday over who would be to blame for a government shutdown, something that both leaders indicated is becoming more likely with each passing day. “I’m sure
Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons said Monday that he was “absolutely” worried that President Trump will "unleash the Justice Department on the Democratic Party.” “The question then becomes the president's deputy chief of staff came out today, and called the Democratic Party
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says his fellow Democrats have gone too far in demonizing their political opponents and called on both sides to come together in the wake of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Absolutely,” Durbin said on “CNN
Friends and family of Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk ’s suspected assassin, say that the national narrative has not aligned with what they know about the 22-year-old from Utah. Speaking with independent journalist Ken Klippenstein , Robinson’s friends described him as smart,
404 Media has reported that in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump’s Justice Department deleted a study from its website stating that right-wing violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. This
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order once again delaying enforcement of a TikTok ban after announcing the U.S. had a “framework” for a deal to keep the app available in the U.S. The latest extension pushes back the deadline to enforce a law, which requires
The Treasury Department on Tuesday issued new sanctions for entities and individuals the U.S. accuses of financing Iran’s military. Washington targeted two “Iranian financial facilitators,” and more than a dozen individuals and entities based in Hong Kong and the United Arab
Indiana Governor Mike Braun wants state legislators to get moving on approving a new congressional district map, to spare them from President Donald Trump’s wrath. Speaking on Fort Wayne’s WOWO radio Monday, Braun floated the idea of lawmakers returning for a special session in
FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday that the bureau is investigating members of a Discord chat in which Tyler Robinson, the accused shooter of Charlie Kirk, allegedly revealed his plans. The 22-year-old Robinson was charged with first-degree aggravated murder and felony
Two former leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will denounce Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr in their testimonies before a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday. In testimony obtained by The Hill, former CDC Director Susan
The man who was arrested at the scene shortly following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk tried to help the suspected shooter escape by faking a confession, authorities announced Tuesday. Shortly after Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University,
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday defended hate speech protections under the Constitution but said he supports non-legal consequences for those celebrating the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “The First Amendment absolutely protects speech,” Cruz said at
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Monday said Newark Liberty International Airport is now operating “better than ever," after turmoil at the New Jersey airport brought air traffic control shortages back into the spotlight. "Newark is operating better than ever and United's
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday seemed to throw a sidelong barb at Attorney General Pam Bondi for foolishly suggesting the existence of a “hate speech” exception to free speech. As the far right wages an ongoing crusade against people accused of mocking slain
Utah County Attorney General Jeff Gray said Tuesday that the state will seek the death penalty against the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk last week at a university event, announcing seven state charges including aggravated murder. Tyler Robinson, 22, was
Unlike Trump’s comments, most of these cases will never make headlines. But the few that do tell a chilling story of a system that consistently fails survivors.
FBI Director Kash Patel is apparently not making child sex predators a priority at the bureau. Patel finished his latest—and potentially last —hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee kicking and screaming Tuesday, raising his voice to Senator Adam Schiff after the
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) released a joint statement Tuesday vowing to oppose a GOP-crafted bill funding government until Nov. 21, taking Washington a big step closer to a government shutdown. “The House
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Tuesday that a provision seeking to bar states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) is “not at all dead,” despite being stripped from President Trump’s tax and spending bill earlier this year. “It’s not at all dead,” he told Politico's
President Trump spoke Tuesday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, offering praise for Modi despite recent tensions between the two countries over India's reliance on Russian oil. "Just had a wonderful phone call with my friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I wished him a
President Trump announced in a TruthSocial post on Tuesday that Republicans would have a “Midterm convention” ahead of next year’s elections. “The Republicans are going to do a Midterm Convention in order to show the great things we have done since the Presidential Election of
Arnold Schwarzenegger called the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk "unbelievable" on Monday. "I was very, very upset that someone’s life was taken because they have a different opinion. I mean, it’s just unbelievable," Schwarzenegger said Monday, during an event at the University
FCC Chair Brendan Carr on Tuesday declined to endorse the idea of stricter regulations on social media companies as several of the world's largest platforms face increased scrutiny over content moderation on political issues. "Clearly we need a change in direction on some of