A criminal investigation into allegations that a Cornell University student was gang raped by seven fraternity members in 2024 is fueling a new push by House Democratic women to strengthen federal protections against sexual violence on college campuses.Why it
Secretary Bessent, it is China that has made Iran dangerous.
Death row inmate Christa Pike got a last-minute reprieve Wednesday when a federal appeals court stopped her execution about an hour before it was set to take place in Nashville.The latest: The court ordered "a short stay of execution" just before 9am CDT so it
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday signed into law a state ban on law enforcement use of electric shock gloves in the Democrat's latest push back against the Trump administration's "Orwellian immigration tactics." The ban, which takes effect next year
Calling for change is one thing — actually delivering on it is another beast altogether.
The Senate on Wednesday is expected to put lawmakers on record on bills that ban new stock trades by lawmakers and address the growth of data centers. It's part of an effort by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to throw a political lifeline to embattl
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation dipped in August, as multiple central bank officials have said future interest rate hikes could be on the horizon. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.3 percent from July to last m
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Tuesday blasted Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) after he and his staff appeared to confuse one basketball team for another when questioning former special counsel Jack Smith's attendance at a game. Schmitt earlier Tuesday asked Smith if
A victory for Lula would strengthen authoritarian regimes, undermining democracy and the United States' strategy under the new Monroe Doctrine.
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People are drawing a line between restrictions tied to a concrete danger and those that look politically motivated.
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) on Tuesday reflected on his mix-up during former special counsel Jack Smith's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying his job "is to ask questions." Schmitt asked Smith if he attended a February 2024 NBA game in Atlanta
The Biden administration ran an unhedged book for four years. The results were higher rents, suppressed wages at the low end of the distribution, school systems absorbing students they hadn’t budgeted for, emergency rooms eating uncompensated care.
With America's tech titans crowded around a single White House table Tuesday, President Trump extracted what he called a "morally binding" compact on AI safety.The terms were simple: Press ahead, project optimism and police yourselves.Why it matters: The White
AI companies are staking their future on the mass adoption of agents, hoping that they can solve the annoyances of modern life — email, travel bookings, online purchases.Why it matters: The frenzy around Meta's Muse shows there's serious consumer curiosity abo
America is adding record amounts of clean power despite President Trump's opposition to wind and solar — but the industry's top trade group warns the growth could fall off a "cliff" as soon as 2028.Why it matters: The disconnect illustrates the long lag betwee
OpenAI is equipping high-end subscribers with always-on agents, known as Dots. It's a bold move from a company that continues to deal with reports of its agents breaking past intended safeguards.Why it matters: AI's safety challenge has moved from "Will the ch
Efforts this week by Qatari mediators to broker a diplomatic breakthrough between the U.S. and Iran have made little progress, with neither side willing to budge, according to three sources familiar with the talks.Why it matters: The stalemate bolsters the bel
A Staten Island Judge on Tuesday ruled against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) pied-à-terre tax on second homes, arguing the city mishandled the tax’s rollout. Judge Wayne Ozzi, a Democrat on the state’s Supreme Court, wrote in his ruling that Mamdani
A transatlantic mystery is capturing attention in the U.S. and Britain. The central question is whether Iran was behind some kind of plot to target a British air base that is vital to the U.S. Air Force. Alternatively, was the initial speculation about an inci
President Trump and Republicans are seeking to reclaim control of the narrative surrounding AI as Democrats use the issue to go on offense ahead of the midterms. Numerous tech leaders joined Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at a Tuesday luncheon on “supe
President Trump launched America.gov on Tuesday, a website that uses artificial intelligence to help Americans find information across government websites with a single search. Trump said the website has been in the works since the early days of his second ter
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story AI firms agree to 'morally binding' self-policing at White House Key AI industry leaders signed onto a pledge Tuesday to self-police development, President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced fo
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Schumer slams House-passed data center bill Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday slammed a bill that would force states to consider standards to mitigate dat
Boeing will build the U.S. Navy's next fighter aircraft, following years of clandestine competition and multiple contracting false alarms.Why it matters: Boeing's win in the F/A-XX competition means the company's sixth-generation aircraft will succeed the Supe
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stop the execution of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted in the 1995 murder of a teenage classmate, clearing the way for the state's first execution of a woman in 200 years. Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be execut
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Cotton presses Hegseth to review supply chains after F-35 parts ended up in China Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), th
President Trump on Tuesday told Axios Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton would be a good AI czar. Why it matters: Trump is actively looking to fill the position as calls for government intervention on AI intensify.Driving the news: As the director o
Republicans are behind Democrats by 12 points in the midterms battle for the House, according to a new survey. In the Quinnipiac University poll, 51 percent of registered voter respondents said if it was Election Day that day, they wanted Democrats to lock do
Key AI industry leaders signed onto a pledge Tuesday to self-police development, President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced following a meeting at the White House. The agreement, called "The White House Accord on Superintelligence Joint Commitm
President Trump said Tuesday that top AI executives agreed to voluntary standards aimed at increasing industry oversight.Why it matters: The agreement puts AI companies at the center of policing their own technology as pressure grows for stronger safeguards.Dr
The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to resume rapidly deporting immigrants to "third countries" and will consider the legal question at a later date.The big picture: The policy of expelling migrants to countries that are not their home countr