Researchers will be standing by to observe how animals’ routines at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas are disrupted when skies dim on April 8.
A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report © The Hill, Greg Nash Shutdown looms (again) as Senate debates spending The Senate spent much of Friday — a rare Friday for the chamber — trying to finalize a crucial spending package to avert a partial...
President Biden said Friday he would support a quickly moving bipartisan bill that could ban TikTok if Congress passes the legislation. “If they pass it, I’ll sign it,” Biden told reporters Friday, referring to the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The bill from Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) advanced out of the...
President Biden is not ruling out debating former President Trump, as the pair prepare for a likely head-to-head match-up in November’s presidential election. “It depends on his behavior,” Biden said when asked Friday whether he’d commit to a debate with the former president, per a clip aired on Fox News. Trump, who skipped every Republican...
A bill to avert a partial government shutdown Friday night is running into delays in the Senate amid partisan disputes, but is slowly moving toward a final vote. Absent unanimous consent or an agreement between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Republicans, the upper chamber might not be able to vote until final passage before Saturday...
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) announced Friday that he plans to introduce a rule that would revoke House floor privileges for members who have been expelled from the lower chamber. The "GEORGE" rule, formally titled the "Getting Expelled Officially Revokes Guaranteed Entry" Rule, would ensure former members who have been voted out of the House cannot...
President Biden on Friday described Sen. Katie Britt (Ala.), who gave the Republican response to his State of the Union address the day prior, as “talented.” “I just saw a little bit on television,” Biden said about her 17-minute rebuttal. “I thought she was a very talented woman,” he said, adding, “I didn’t quite understand...
The U.S. military officially lifted a ban on Osprey flights that was imposed after eight Marines died in November when the tiltrotor aircraft crashed near Japan. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) lifted the grounding of the V-22 Osprey on Friday morning after what officials called a "meticulous and data-driven approach" to reach the decision, although...
Novo Nordisk's weight loss medication Wegovy received approval on Friday for reducing the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke in patients with cardiovascular disease and obesity. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cited the results of a multi-national study that involved 17,600 participants who either received Wegovy or a placebo. The results found...
Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, warned lawmakers to “stop playing with fire” hours ahead of a looming deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown. “I want to offer my colleagues a warning. If we do not act at midnight, tonight, we will have a partial government shutdown,” Collins said....
The US labor market has been remarkably resilient over the past few years. Even as inflation has come down, the unemployment rate has remained below four percent since February 2022. But there are signs that the US job market is tightening as companies continue to cut staff numbers and concentrate on efficiency, following widespread layoffs...
I used to see myself as part of the future of the Democratic Party, but I just got back from Palestine, and I will now work to ensure it never wins again.
President Biden’s State of the Union on Thursday was fiery, political and, at times, unscripted. The president diverged from his prepared remarks several notable times with off-the-cuff comments and responses to members of Congress, possibly in an attempt to demonstrate his mental acuity and ability to think on his feet. Biden, 81, went into the...
Former Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) endorsed state Sen. Matt Dolan (R) in the Ohio Senate GOP primary on Friday. “The contest for the Republican nomination includes three candidates who are good people, who care deeply about our state,” Portman and his wife wrote in a letter. “After much consideration, we feel that Matt Dolan’s conservative record of accomplishment and his...
A group of 41 state attorneys general are demanding that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, provide support for users because there has been a “dramatic increase” in accounts on its platforms being locked and taken over. The letter, addressed to Meta’s chief legal officer, Jennifer Newstead, requested immediate action to address the...
The February jobs report showed a labor market holding steady with better-than-expected employment growth in a cooler labor market. The unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in February to hit its highest level in more than two years, threatening to end the longest streak of sub-4 percent unemployment rate since 1969. Downward revisions for December...
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said during a Thursday interview he would support former President Trump as the GOP nominee but was unapologetic about his past criticism of Trump. Speaking with WMUR’s Adam Sexton, Sununu was asked if it is safe to assume he would be an enthusiastic supporter of Trump heading into November...
The Senate voted on Friday to advance a $460 billion package of six spending bills to fund an array of federal departments ahead of a partial government shutdown deadline at midnight. The 63-35 vote to advance the legislation sets up a vote on final passage sometime later Friday or possibly Saturday. “We’re not going to...
The head of the House Democrats had some choice words Friday for those Republicans accusing President Biden of delivering an overly political State of the Union speech the night before. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) noted that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) attended the speech wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat — the...
This November, the country has a chance to embrace the vision that President Biden laid out in his State of the Union — one that invests in the success of all Americans and protects the fundamental freedoms and democracy that make our nation great.
No Labels, the political group created to build support for a third-party presidential ticket, has decided to formally jump into the 2024 race. The decision was made after hundreds of state delegates convened Friday in a private meeting, ultimately pledging to move forward with widely speculated plans of entering the White House contest. “Earlier today,...
House Democrats are raising the alarm over possible interference with their probe into the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general after he thanked Republican leaders for confirming he is not being investigated by two committees and claimed he is a whistleblower. Democrats on the House’s Homeland Security Committee and Oversight and Accountability Committee focused on...
At least five people have been killed and several others injured in Gaza after an aid airdrop went wrong Friday, multiple reports said. Airdrops malfunctioned, hitting people and landing on homes Friday, The Associated Press reported, citing Palestinian officials. The reports come after the United States and several other countries have pledged to increase efforts...
The judge and district attorney involved in former President Trump’s Georgia election racketeering criminal case this week drew challengers in their re-election contests. Though both Judge Scott McAfee and District Attorney Fani Willis (D) remain heavy favorites, their challengers raise the possibility that either could be taken out of office before Trump heads to trial in...
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) announced Friday that he will retire at the end of his current term, a sudden about-face after he said just last week that he would run for reelection. The news comes after a rocky month for the Montana Republican: He launched a Senate campaign in early February, which he suspended days...
