Новости за 24.06.2023

A rail bridge over the Yellowstone River in rural southwest Montana collapsed Saturday, taking a freight train with it. The train that derailed was loaded with asphalt and sulfur, leading to some of the cargo leaking into the river, according to local officials. Stillwater County emergency services chief David Stamey told The Associated Press that...

At least two Montana state legislators have joined many other state lawmakers in two other states who have recently received letters containing white powder. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) tweeted on Friday that he has received reports of Montana legislators receiving anonymous, threatening letters that also contain the white powder substance. “The state will bring...

President Biden’s Labor secretary nominee appears to have reached a dead end in the Senate. Almost four months after the White House rolled out Julie Su’s nomination in February, Democratic leadership is not shaking up their strategy, even as they’ve made little progress getting her across the finish line. At the same time, Republicans are...

President Biden slammed the “devastating consequences” of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. on Saturday — the one-year anniversary Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which struck down a constitutional right to abortion.  Biden said in a statement that the court’s ruling has allowed states to implement “extreme and dangerous” abortion...

People who bring basic moral values to climate action – those who are woke – understand that the solution to the climate crisis is simple: Stop burning fossil fuels; deploy clean energy as fast as possible.

As first anniversaries go, this is a day we wish we did not remember. Nobody in America should have to remember where they were when a basic freedom was taken from them. Never before has our nation mourned the first anniversary of a fundamental right lost. But today, as we reflect on the lives forever...

The Supreme Court case that eliminated the federal right to obtain an abortion was preceded by years of legislative attempts by congressional Republicans to chip away at those protections. But a year after the high court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, there is little appetite among Republicans in the House...

Former President Trump gave a speech at a fundraiser for defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol at his Bedminster, N.J., golf club on Thursday and pledged to contribute his own funds, multiple outlets reported. “You have police officers, you have firemen, you have teachers, you have electricians, you...

As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) prepare to implement the Inflation Reduction Act’s price controls for prescription drugs, the agency has been hit with lawsuits from both Merck and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce alleging violation of their

June 24 marks one year since the historic Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision took a monumental step towards protecting the most precious and basic right: the right to life. Thanks to this decision, the American people are now able to decide the issue of abortion through their elected officials, rather than...

Even more unacceptable than the hatred and violence visited upon our buildings is the manner in which these acts affect real women in need and their babies. What we have endured is an ugly form of discrimination in this country against mothers who choose life.

This year's El Niño is likely to affect droughts, heat waves and hurricane season — and possibly your next flight. New research suggests the climate phenomenon could have an impact on how much turbulence planes experience in flight.

We have created our own weather of extreme floods, fires, drought and rising seas with fossil fuel pollution.

Attorney General Merrick Garland denied allegations of political interference in the Justice Department’s investigation into Hunter Biden, reiterating that the U.S. attorney overseeing the case had full authority to decide what charges to bring. Garland said during a press conference on Friday that he had said early on that David Weiss, the U.S. attorney for...

It has been a turbulent first year of real successes, but also significant setbacks, for the pro-life movement.

Questions are swirling around whether former President Trump will participate in August’s Republican primary debate. Trump, who is leading the crowded GOP primary pack by a large margin in most polls, has been coy about whether he will be on stage with the other candidates come August. "I like to debate. I probably am here...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is trailing former President Trump by a long way in GOP primary polls — but he’s still not hitting the 45th president with any bare-knuckle punches. DeSantis edged the temperature up only a notch or two with his speech at a Faith and Freedom Coalition event in Washington on Friday....

Special counsel Jack Smith has requested a delay in the classified and sensitive documents trial of former President Trump from August to December. Smith on Friday filed a request for the start date for the trial be set for Dec. 11, which would be about four months after the initial Aug. 14 date that Judge...

The number of pedestrian deaths last year reached its highest level in more than 40 years, according to a new report.  The report from the Governors Highway Safety Administration, a nonprofit organization that represents state and territorial highway safety offices, projects that 7,508 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in 2022, the most since 1981....

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said an effort to impeach President Biden now lacking due process would be “dead on arrival” in the Senate. Graham said during a Friday appearance on “The Hill” on NewsNation that Republicans argued that Democrats did not give former President Trump the right to due process during the impeachment proceedings against...

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who is running for president in 2024, said Democrats and their allies on the left are trying to “bully” conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas because they are angry over the court’s ideological balance. Pence made his comments in response to reports by ProPublica that Alito and Thomas...

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he believes pushing for greater abortion restrictions is a “winning issue” for the Republican Party, as he calls on other GOP presidential candidates to support a national 15-week ban.  “It’s so much more important than politics to me, but I also think it’s a winning issue. I did this...

Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Opponents, supporters to mark one year of Dobbs Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, handing a long-sought victory to Republicans and anti-abortion advocates. © AP The June 2022 decision energized...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Lawmakers urge federal watchdog to review AI risks Two senators are asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review the potential harms of generative artificial intelligence (AI) as lawmakers mull possible regulations. © Greg Nash, The Hill Democratic Sens. Gary Peters (Mich.) and...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story 3M settles 'forever chemical' water contamination suits The company has agreed to pay more than $10 billion to settle PFAS contamination claims brought by public water systems from around the nation. © AP 3M announced the...