Новости за 08.12.2023

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said he thinks Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, will likely “have to do time in jail," even if a plea agreement is made. "He’s facing what he should have been facing from the beginning, which were felony tax charges. When you involve millions of dollars in tax evasion. That is...

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb said there is still a chance former President Trump won’t testify in his civil fraud trial again Thursday. “I'm not sure he will testify, I'd say it's still 50/50,” Cobb told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “Because, as the lawyer in me says, ‘You know, why put him on?’ I mean,...

The presidents of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are facing growing calls to resign after a disastrous House hearing this week regarding how their schools are handling the rise of antisemitism. Donors, students and faculty are revolting against their presidents after they were asked by Rep. Elise...

President Biden is speaking in Las Vegas on Friday to tout several passenger rail projects funded through the bipartisan infrastructure law. The projects include a high-speed service between Las Vegas and suburban Los Angeles, which those involved hope to open in time for the 2028 Olympics in L.A. In all, $30 billion of an available...

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed a harassment and civil rights lawsuit against a white nationalist organization on Friday, alleging the group consistently discriminated against LGBTQ people and immigrants. Campbell said the Nationalist Social Club, a self-described neo-Nazi group, repeatedly attempted to harass and shut down events hosted by LGBTQ organizations and targeted immigrants who...

Two top military readiness lawmakers have requested a review into the V-22 Osprey program after a crash off the coast of Japan killed eight U.S. airmen and prompted the Air Force to ground its entire fleet. Reps. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, and Chair Mike Waltz (R-Fla.)...

The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday said it is not sponsoring GOP primary debates scheduled for January and will formally release candidates from a requirement that they only participate in RNC-sanctioned forums. The decision means that three debates announced by networks for January ahead of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary won't be...

Democratic lawmakers said that part of the solution in fighting against diseases disproportionately affecting African Americans is by focusing on curtailing food deserts around the country.  In a conversation with The Hill’s race & politics reporter Cheyanne M. Daniels on Thursday, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) said that among the top 10 diseases that Americans die...

Mark Scarsi, a U.S. district court judge, has been assigned to the case involving a federal indictment against President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. Scarsi is based in the Central District of California and oversees Los Angeles. He was nominated by former President Trump. Trump announced his intent to nominate Scarsi in 2018. Trump nominated him...

Former President Trump took a swing on Friday at former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) after his stronger debate showing. “Sloppy Chris Christie is not fit to run for President. He is suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Trump posted to Truth Social. “According to all, he came in LAST in the debate, and I came in...

A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit on Friday demanding the right to an abortion, challenging the state’s six-week ban as well as its near total “trigger” ban. The lawsuit was filed in state court on behalf of an anonymous woman using the pseudonym Jane Doe, who is about eight weeks pregnant and can’t...

New ways of using voter, polling and consumer data make it possible to build a “DNA profile” of a new electorate, based not on partisan leanings but on values and beliefs.

An appeals court largely upheld a gag order limiting former President Trump’s statements as he faces federal prosecution for seeking to block the transfer of power, broadening his ability to attack special counsel Jack Smith while leaving in place limitations on other parties. The ruling from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of...

An appeals court largely upheld a gag order limiting former President Trump’s statements as he faces federal prosecution for seeking to block the transfer of power, broadening his ability to attack special counsel Jack Smith while leaving in place limitations on other parties. The ruling from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of...

Congress inserted an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that restricts the Defense Department from building out the headquarters for U.S. Space Command in Colorado until June 30, 2024, when they want to deliver an independent review of the site selection. Inserting the provision to restrict construction on Space Command, one of...

A fifth of Americans ages 18-29 believe the Holocaust was a myth, according to a new poll from The Economist/YouGov. While the question only surveyed a small sample of about 200 people, it lends credence to concerns about rising antisemitism, especially among young people in the U.S. Another 30 percent of young people said they...

MIT’s governing board released a statement Thursday standing behind President Sally Kornbluth amid backlash to her testimony at a House hearing on campus antisemitism Tuesday. Kornbluth was asked by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) if a call for genocide against Jewish people would constitute harassment on MIT’s campus.   Kornbluth said it would have to be...

The Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act realigns PBMs’ incentives with their clients by limiting PBMs income to one source only: flat dollar fees paid by PBM clients for services they value.

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is starting an initial review of Microsoft’s partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, the agency announced Friday. The CMA said it is inviting each company and interested third parties to comment on whether the partnership “including recent developments” has “resulted in a relevant merger situation.” Microsoft made multibillion dollar investment in...

There's elevated risk of flooding along the west and east coasts this winter, but for different reasons, according to NASA scientists.

In the late 1970s, elites on the left had the American people scared to death about nuclear power.

Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel sent former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) prank scripts on Cameo to see if he would read them, and the ousted lawmaker did so. After being expelled from the House last week, Santos has begun selling personal videos for several hundred dollars each and has gone viral for his...

Criticism is mounting against Israel as forces march across the Gaza Strip to destroy Hamas, leaving behind a large trail of destruction as humanitarian aid slows down to Palestinian civilians trapped in the conflict. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked a rare power this week that allowed him to plead for a ceasefire before the...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that a more infections mpox virus strain has been found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The CDC said the new strain, Clade I MPXV, has not been detected in the United States but clinicians should be aware of the strain for people who...

Democrats on the House Oversight committee are pressing the Biden administration to go further to ensure that patients have easier access to more free contraception. An analysis released Friday from ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin’s (D-Md.) staff is the latest instance of Democrats in the House and Senate urging the White House to change agency...