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Given how robust these new rules are, it’s all the more troubling that OMB grants agencies such wide latitude to bypass them.

More than 50 advocacy organizations fighting for a variety of issues are endorsing legislation that would enact term limits for Supreme Court judges.  The group of 56 organizations announced their endorsement of the TERM Act — which was originally introduced in 2022 by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), was floated again last year and would create 18-year terms...

The result and the margin of victory will determine Mexico’s economic and political trajectory for the rest of this decade.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is set to meet with members of Congress Tuesday as state leaders begin to lobby the federal government for funds to pay for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge collapse has closed the Port of Baltimore for nearly two weeks after a cargo ship...

A veteran Democratic strategist painted a dark picture for Republicans Monday ahead of November's election, confidently claiming that the GOP’s intraparty conflict makes it an “unprecedented dumpster fire” that could end up helping Democrats. Simon Rosenberg said that between a House GOP in chaos over retiring members, the potential of a new Speaker fight and...

What I found “outrageous” was Biden’s immediate call for Congress to pass a new taxpayer-funded appropriations bill to entirely cover the cost of rebuilding the bridge without even considering existing or alternative funding options.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) reported on Tuesday that he fundraised $7.2 million in the first quarter of fundraising for this year. Emmer raised $1.3 million for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) and another $1.1 million for incumbents and candidates alone. Since becoming GOP majority whip, Emmer, who previously served as head of...

​​The impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is set to hit a dead end this week as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) prepares to do away with a trial, upsetting Republicans who wanted to highlight the administration’s handling of the border. House Republicans impeached Mayorkas in mid-February, but the official transmission of the...

The chairs of the House and Senate Commerce committees unveiled a discussion draft of a long-awaited bipartisan data privacy bill Sunday evening. Efforts to pass a comprehensive data privacy bill have failed in Congress for years, leaving the U.S. behind on protections as global regulators push ahead and state laws try to fill the gaps,...

Lawmakers are returning to Washington with a rapidly approaching deadline to extend the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers and with the same competing factions that have stalled the bill’s progress over the last several months. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and with it the government’s ability to spy on noncitizens located abroad,...

House Republicans are expected to move quickly this week to install a new head of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, as the party looks to get a strong start crafting plans for how to fund the government next year. The House Republican Steering Committee is set to consider a new chair for the panel upon...

This story is part of a series, “Fighting ‘Forever Chemicals’: Women face pervasive PFAS risks.” For decades, physicians and scientists have touted breast milk as liquid gold for its immunological benefits. But nursing parents with considerable exposure to cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, may unwittingly be exposing their babies to these compounds, as well —...

State Supreme Court races in places like Ohio, Michigan and North Carolina likely will see an influx of cash this year as voters head to the polls to determine the makeup of those courts. Once sleepy affairs, state Supreme Court races are receiving growing attention as the states’ highest courts have played a deciding role...

Former President Trump tried to thread the needle on abortion on Monday — with apparently limited success. But Trump, for once, appears to be playing a longer game with an eye on November’s election. He appears willing to take short-term pain, in the shape of criticism from anti-abortion voices, in the hope that his position...

The Biden campaign on Monday ripped into former President Trump's stance on abortion in a new ad blaming the former president for the near-death of a Texas woman after she was denied an abortion following a miscarriage. The 60-second ad, titled "Willow's Box," features an emotional interview with the woman, Amanda Zurawski, who discussed the...

The budget airline Spirit announced Monday it will delay deliveries of new Airbus planes scheduled from the second quarter of 2025 through 2026 and plans to furlough roughly 260 pilots as part of efforts to boost the company’s liquidity. According to a press release from the airline, a newly reached agreement with Airbus will defer scheduled...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) recently suggested international offices could find Israel's bombardment of Gaza constitutes as genocide in the enclave. The Massachusetts Democrat was delivering remarks last Friday at the Islamic Center of Boston in Wayland, Mass. when an audience member asked for her opinion on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) January ruling that...

Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reject former President Trump's claims of immunity and prevent the former president from further delaying his federal election subversion case trial in Washington, D.C. In a Monday night filing to the nation's high court, Smith argued Trump's claim that he is immune from criminal...

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Monday endorsed an effort to require the Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban of the popular app within the United States, warning that Chinese ownership poses a serious national security threat. “America’s greatest strategic rival is threatening our security right here on U.S. soil…...

Former President Trump's legal team on Monday asked the judge in his hush money case to subpoena adult film actress Stormy Daniels' communications with Michael Cohen, the former president's ex-fixer, other witnesses and any material related to NBC’s documentary on the actress. In a letter to Justice Juan Merchan, Trump's attorneys asked the judge to...

Former President Trump on Monday fired back at GOP criticism of his position on abortion, arguing he "won" against the Democrats, whom he claimed were "reeling" after his statement on the subject earlier in the day. "You know the Democrats are 'reeling' when they have no response to my recent Statement on Abortion, other than,...

Former President Trump declined to take a position on a potential federal abortion ban Monday and instead acknowledged the issue is being left to the states as he looks to navigate the politically fraught issue ahead of November. Trump’s lack of an explicit endorsement drew criticism from some on the right, including a prominent anti-abortion...

President Biden will speak Tuesday at a rally highlighting investments in the care economy, a source familiar with the plans exclusively told The Hill. Biden will attend an event hosted by Care Can’t Wait Action, a coalition of groups focused on expanding access to child care, paid family and medical leave and home-based services. Representatives...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) on Monday asked a Georgia appeals court not to reconsider a trial judge’s ruling allowing her to continue overseeing the election interference case against former President Trump and several allies. Judge Scott McAfee ruled last month that Willis’s previous romance with ex-special prosecutor Nathan Wade created an appearance...

Could it be that cryptocurrencies are still around because they are so vitally important to the commission of online crimes?