The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the medication Exxua to treat major depressive disorder – a significant step after a decades-long battle for approval. Exxua is unique for its ability to target the serotonin 1A receptor, which is a regulator of
Yelp and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) are suing each other over how the company described pregnancy centers in the months after the Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Several months after the Supreme Court decision, Yelp began
Americans need convenience and incentive in order to effectively engage in recycling practices, experts told senators during an Environment and Public Works Committee hearing Thursday. “Ultimately, there are only two things that affect whether a system is successful:
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Tesla on Thursday, arguing that Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle company has discriminated against its Black employees by “subjecting them to severe or pervasive racial harassment and by creating a hostile work
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced Thursday that he issued long-promised subpoenas for the personal and business bank records of President Biden's son Hunter Biden as part of the House GOP's impeachment inquiry into the president. Comer also
Days after the latest lineup of Apple products hit stores worldwide, some of the first owners of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are complaining that the phones are overheating.
Elon Musk announced on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that he was visiting the country’s southern border with Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) Thursday. Musk posted online that he arrived at Eagle Pass, a city that borders Mexico, to “eyeball the situation”
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley on Friday will step down as the nation’s highest-ranking military officer after four tumultuous years in American history dissected across two presidencies. The four-star general — confirmed overwhelmingly by the Senate 89–1 in
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump, Biden clash over EVs, autoworker support Former President Trump skipped the second GOP debate Wednesday to instead address autoworkers in Michigan,
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) called Republicans out for ignoring former President Trump’s charges during the GOP-led impeachment hearing into President Biden. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee held its first hearing Thursday after formally launching
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that sought to block state lawmakers from impeaching Justice Janet Protasiewicz, whose win flipped the high court to a liberal majority for the first time in 15 years last month. The Supreme Court handed down its decision Tuesday
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Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said Thursday that she tested positive for COVID-19 and would continue working remotely as she isolated. “I tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon and am currently experiencing mild symptoms. Per CDC guidelines, I plan to isolate and work
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) reiterated his threat Thursday to hold up a Senate government funding bill because it includes more than $6 billion in funding for Ukraine. Paul wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that he would only allow a vote on the
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday moderate GOP lawmakers are “missing in action” on combating a government shutdown after some Republicans who said they would join an effort to force a vote on funding legislation have yet to do so. The comment came
The Republican impeachment inquiry into President Biden got off to a rocky start Thursday as the GOP sought to stress a need for the investigation while Democrats argued they had done little to advance the specter of wrongdoing by the man they aim to remove from office.
A man is in custody for allegedly shooting and injuring a man at a protest Thursday in Española, N.M., authorities said. Local authorities planned to relocate a controversial statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate when a protest formed. A struggle between activists
There are a number of theories behind the Florida Republican's hostile feud with Kevin McCarthy, including his widely expected gubernatorial run in 2026.
More than 9 million people watched the second Republican presidential primary debate Wednesday, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The prime-time event, which was broadcast on Fox Business and across Fox News Media’s linear channels as well as Univision, earned a total
Former President Trump won’t try to move his Georgia criminal prosecution to federal court, his lawyer said Thursday. The surprising turn of events comes weeks after Steve Sadow, Trump’s attorney, notified the state judge that Trump may attempt such a move. “President Trump now
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Thursday that local school districts “don’t really have a choice” in adopting his administration's new model policies for the treatment of transgender students, warning that remaining holdouts are putting themselves in legal
A New York state judge ruled in favor of a New York City rule that sets a minimum wage requirement for app-based delivery workers, serving a blow to major food delivery companies that tried to stop the new law. In a ruling Thursday, New York State Supreme Court Judge Nicholas
Conservative podcast host Steve Bannon mocked House Republicans for selecting a witness who testified at the first impeachment inquiry hearing that there was not enough evidence to vote to impeach President Biden. Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Trump, criticized
A Democratic congressman displayed a 2019 tweet from House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to argue that the impeachment inquiry into President Biden is “political theater.” Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) started off his remarks to the committee
Merriam-Webster announced this week that hundreds of new terms and words have been added to its dictionary, including popular slang, gaming and digital-world terms.
Some members of Congress have taken the position that keeping our government functioning doesn’t really matter, and that pulling the plug on funding for the new fiscal year starting on Oct. 1 is a good way to make a political statement and drive our country in a different
Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore, who demanded a special session of the Legislature for an investigation of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D), was indefinitely suspended from the chamber's GOP caucus Thursday. “Despite the fact 32 of 33 Republican State Senators,
A construction worker in San Francisco died Thursday after a trench collapsed under a sidewalk on him, trapping him under an estimated eight to ten feet of dirt and concrete, fire officials said. More than 50 firefighters spent over two hours trying to rescue the buried worker
Michael Douglas says today’s political climate — and the role money plays in it — would make Gordon Gekko absolutely giddy. The “Wall Street” actor, who famously played the devious financier Gekko, weighed in on what his character might think about moolah mixing with politics
Home mortgage rates have reached the highest figure since 2000, as the average borrowing rate for 30-year home loans topped 7.31 percent this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. The new figure is a slight increase from last week’s 7.19 percent. A year ago it was 6.7
President Biden hit former President Trump in a Thursday speech dedicated to honoring the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Biden, in making an impassioned plea for democracy and respect for the U.S. Constitution, also called on Americans to ask just what it wants. “Do we still
Nearly 100 House and Senate lawmakers signed a letter to the State Department calling for sanctions against military officials in Azerbaijan after the country took over an independent mountainous region that is home to tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians who are now fleeing
Vaccination rates for COVID-19 and the flu have declined, and a significant portion of the U.S. population indicated they are not interested in getting either this year, according to a new survey. The survey from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases found that only
The House advanced legislation Thursday that provides $300 million in aid to Ukraine after GOP leaders stripped the funding from a Defense spending bill amid opposition from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). The chamber voted 217-211 to adopt the rule — which governs debate
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) gathered a host of experts and advocates Thursday to discuss the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on civil rights. “I love technology and innovation,” Booker said at a panel discussion Thursday from the Capitol. “But I also know that
The Navy criticized Iran as “unprofessional” after a U.S. helicopter was hit with lasers Wednesday. “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner with a U.S. AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, assigned to the 26th Marine
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the only Black candidate running for the Republican presidential nomination, has sparked a debate around former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society” and the impact it has had on Black Americans. During the second GOP presidential debate
Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin (Md.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) asked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to not display “pornography” again in an impeachment hearing on Thursday. Greene was interrupted during her prepared remarks to the House Oversight and
More than two dozen members of the House Freedom Caucus are pressing Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for answers on his plan to advance spending bills before advancing a short-term funding measure to avert a government shutdown. The Thursday letter to McCarthy comes as he is
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing down a dual threat as Congress careens toward a government shutdown, with potential consequences for an air travel industry already struggling with waves of delays. On top of losing funding, the law establishing the agency’s
Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report The Big Story What we learned from the second GOP debate Seven Republican presidential hopefuls tangled Wednesday night in an unruly second primary debate, with time running out on convincing