Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said there could come a time when the National Guard is needed to quell pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University and other universities experiencing unrest. The comments from Johnson came during a combative press conference the
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Biden for “sending a green light” to Russian President Vladimir Putin when the U.S. withdrew its troops from Afghanistan. McConnell joined Fox News's "America’s Newsroom" on Wednesday after the Senate passed
Anthony Fauci, former chief medical adviser to President Biden, will testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3, making it the first time he will appear before a congressional panel since leaving government work at the end of 2022.
Former President Trump will hold campaign events next week in Wisconsin and Michigan, marking the first time he will use a day off from his hush money trial in New York City to visit a battleground state. Trump will head to Waukesha next Wednesday, where his campaign said he
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Arizona moves closer to repealing 1864 abortion ban The GOP-controlled Arizona House voted Wednesday to repeal an 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, after three Republicans broke ranks to
The Biden campaign plans to continue using TikTok to reach voters and spread its message even after the president signed legislation that could lead to a ban on the popular app several months down the road. A Biden campaign official told The Hill that TikTok "is one of many
Presented by BP — {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY view The Big Story Business groups sue to block FTC's noncompete ban The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) decision to ban noncompete agreements is being met with opposition from business groups
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said the pro-Palestine protesters on the University of Texas at Austin campus “belong in jail” and that arrests were being made. “Arrests being made right now & will continue until the crowd disperses. These protesters belong in jail,” Abbott posted
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have called on all states to prevent the placement of nuclear weapons in space and not take steps to develop weapons of mass destruction that could be deployed above Earth. Thirteen member
A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report © Greg Nash / The Hill Protests rock college campuses over Israel-Hamas war Pro-Palestinian protests have roiled college campuses across the U.S. this week. Students have been arrested,
Story at a glance Perceptions on aging are changing with older adults now considering 75 to be the beginning of old age, according to a new study from the American Psychological Association. “Life expectancy has increased, which might contribute to a later perceived onset of
Idaho's state Senate minority leader said the Supreme Court's coming decision on her state's abortion ban makes her "queasy," as conservative justices heard arguments Wednesday in the latest abortion battle before the high court. The Court heard oral arguments on the Biden
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican lawmakers were repeatedly and loudly heckled during a combative press conference at Columbia University on Wednesday as they gathered to condemn antisemitism and the pro-Palestine demonstrations taking place on campus. Johnson —
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What happens next to TikTok President Biden signed a bill Wednesday that could lead to a ban on TikTok, but the video-sharing app won’t be cut off from its millions of American users
Two Arizona state House lawmakers were removed from key committees Monday following the chamber's vote to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban, with one Republican who voted with Democrats among them. Arizona state House Rep. Matt Gress (R) was removed from the Appropriations
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Biden administration sets goal to cut freight emissions to zero The Biden administration on Wednesday laid out a national goal to cut emissions from freight
Donald Trump is still furious that he has to follow the same rules in his New York hush-money trial as every other U.S citizen—mainly, that he actually has to attend the proceedings. The GOP presidential nominee lashed out Wednesday at the judge presiding over the case,
Taliban leaders may have exempted the women in their lives from the harsher aspects of their rules, but recognizing this offense is an important first step holding them accountable for the flagrant violations of human rights they have imposed on the vast majority of Afghan women.
Donald Trump’s social media company has lost so much money that the CEO is asking Congress to look into what might be causing it. Devin Nunes, a former Republican congressman himself, wrote a letter to several committees in the House of Representatives asking them to “open an
A wave of pro-Palestinian protest grew even larger Wednesday as college students around the country marched, camped out and in some cases were taken into police custody.
President Biden and former President Trump are tied in the latest national polling average of a hypothetical three-way general election race that includes independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Biden and Trump are tied at
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday warned access to abortion care could be further imperiled after oral arguments in a Supreme Court case over an Idaho law restricting abortion. The court appeared skeptical about whether a federal law ensuring access to
Voters in swing states are overwhelmingly supportive of taxing billionaires to support Social Security benefits, a new survey found. More than three-fourths — 77 percent — of voters across seven key swing states approved of the idea of raising taxes for billionaires to extend
A Michigan state investigator revealed in court Wednesday that Donald Trump, his former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and his former attorney Rudy Giuliani are considered unindicted co-conspirators in the state’s case against fake electors in the 2020 presidential
Roughly 6 in 10 voters backing President Biden say they’d replace both the incumbent and his rival former President Trump on the 2024 ballot if they could, polling released Wednesday shows. A Pew Research report found 62 percent of Biden supporters said they’d swap out both
West Virginia plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear for a second time a case over the state's restrictions on transgender student-athletes, its attorney general said Wednesday. “This is a significant case to bring to the Supreme Court, and it will potentially set
Michael Cohen, former President Trump's fixer turned foe, said Wednesday he will cease any commentary about Trump until after he testifies in the former president's New York criminal trial. "Despite not being the gagged defendant, out of respect for Judge Merchan and the
The Supreme Court will weigh the limits of presidential immunity Thursday in an unprecedented and historic case with significant implications for former President Trump, his legal fights and the 2024 race for the White House. Trump is pushing an argument that has already been
Donald Trump is in the tank for 91 criminal charges and four criminal trials—but how he’s paying for all his legal counsel could also be putting him into some murky water. Trump’s various political committees, including his presidential campaign, have been making upwards of $8
The Safety of Rwanda Act is a bad law and it knows it is.
Colleges are trying everything from negotiation to mass arrests to deal with the crop of pro-Palestinian demonstrations that have sprung up on their grounds, but experts say they have to take a good look at campus culture if they really want to deal with the situation in the
The Palestinian Solidarity Committee of Austin is organizing a protest in support of Gaza on Wednesday, directing students to walk out of class and "occupy" the South Lawn of UT's campus.
TikTok will halt a feature that rewards its app users in France and Spain for watching videos in the wake of scrutiny from European Commission regulators. "TikTok always seeks to engage constructively with the EU Commission and other regulators. We are therefore voluntarily
More than a third of U.S. workers are worried that artificial intelligence (AI) will result in them having their hours or salary slashed or losing their job entirely, two new surveys found. The surveys, conducted by YouGov, found that 36 percent of full-time and part-time
Maria Shriver says her work toward gender equity in medical research is a "human issue," not a political one. "I don't see it as partisan at all because there are Republican women serving. Republican men came from Republican women," Shriver said. "I don't even look at it as a
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said it was “pretty stupid” for President Biden not to reach out and ask Christie to support his 2024 reelection campaign after Christie suspended his bid for the White House earlier this year. In a 90-minute conversation hosted at the
President Biden and former President Trump are deadlocked in a new national survey. The Quinnipiac University poll found the two tied among registered voters at 46 percent. It also found that even when other candidates for the presidency — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West and
A Michigan prosecutor testified Wednesday that former President Trump and senior campaign allies contributed to a scheme to overturn the state’s 2020 electoral results. Michigan attorney general’s office special agent Howard Shock said Trump is an unindicted co-conspirator in
The Arizona House on Wednesday passed legislation that would repeal the state’s 1864 near-total abortion ban, as Republicans joined with all the chamber’s Democrats. It was the third repeal attempt in as many weeks. The previous tries were thwarted when Republicans blocked the
Texas state police detained pro-Palestinian demonstrators Wednesday on the University of Texas at Austin campus after hundreds of students walked out of classes and began a sit-in to support Gaza, local and state media reported. Social media videos show state police in riot
President Biden met at the White House Wednesday with Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old who was held by Hamas in Gaza and was released last November as part of a hostage deal. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters the meeting was a moment of joy, as well
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story What the Haley protest votes mean for Trump Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley dropped out of the GOP contest for the White House more than a month ago, yet a sizable faction of
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will deliver public remarks during a visit to Columbia University Wednesday afternoon. Along with every Republican member of the New York congressional delegation, Johnson has also called for the resignation of Columbia University president
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Tuesday denounced the pro-Palestinian protests roiling college campuses across the U.S., arguing they are "antisemitic mobs" targeting Jewish students and faculties. "So what's happening on America's college campuses is horrific. Antisemitic
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story US West seeks development of workforce, sustainable economy As hotspots across the U.S. West strengthen their stature as hubs for technological innovation, economic success
Conservative attorney George Conway said Wednesday that he almost “felt bad” for former President Trump’s attorneys, as they argued Tuesday that the former president had not violated the gag order in his hush money trial. “I almost felt bad for Todd Blanche,” Conway told CNN’s