Новости за 10.04.2024

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) hired three special prosecutors to investigate threats made to members of Congress and help prosecute threat cases involving members, the agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.  The three attorneys are spread across the U.S., with one each in Washington, D.C.; San Jose, Calif., and Tampa, Fla., the agency confirmed....

Story at a glance Costs for home healthcare for the elderly and bed-ridden have gone up by 14.2 percent over the past year, according to new Consumer Price Index data released Wednesday. That represents the largest percent increase in home healthcare costs during a 12-month period since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began collecting...

Multiple people have been shot at a Philadelphia event Wednesday meant to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, reports said. Fox29 reporter Steve Keeley told Fox News that police have made numerous arrests and recovered at least four guns. Keeley wrote on the social media platform X that Philadelphia police told him the shooting...

Vice President Harris this week agreed with an interviewer who said the 2024 election could be the last democratic election in the United States. Harris was discussing former President Trump’s comments about being a dictator only on day one of a second term with the hosts of the podcast “I’ve Had It.” “I don’t think...

The lesson is clear. Question wording can have a substantial impact on responses, with complex or confusing wording yielding inaccurate results and false readings of public opinion.

A California appellate court ruled Tuesday that Vince Fong, a Republican state legislator, can legally appear on both the state and federal congressional ballots this fall. Fong, a mentee and ex-staff member for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), has advanced to a May election in the Golden State that will determine who will complete the...

A group of 19 House Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to vote against a procedural move to begin debate on a bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, throwing the intelligence tool's authority into question. The procedural vote to advance Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) failed 193-228. The move...

If we really wanted the media to shift the focus to the issues that matter when it comes to the climate, we’d have a whole lot more coverage of China.

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Garden State braces for ‘peak wildfire season’ Peak wildfire season is heating up the Garden State, with one blaze burning about 30 acres in the Delaware Water Gap area, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported Wednesday. © Ethan Swope, The Associated...

Kent Walker, Google's president of global affairs, said Wednesday that global alignment on how to govern artificial intelligence (AI) has gone “surprisingly well” as regulators race to keep up with the rapidly advancing technology. "I would say they are going surprisingly well, actually. We’ve seen a great deal of alignment around those core principles,”...

The hosts of ABC’s “The View” slammed a recent ruling on abortion law by the Arizona Supreme Court on their Wednesday show. “What’s the next thing?” co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked in reaction to the Tuesday ruling by the Grand Canyon State’s highest court. “‘Cause you know, on this, with all of this comes birth control....

President Biden on Wednesday said that the March report on inflation, which ticked higher, may delay an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. Biden last month predicted the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates, a move that could give the president a boost ahead of November's election while he campaigns on his work...

A group of House Republicans on Wednesday tanked a procedural vote to begin debate on a bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, leaving the chamber scrambling on how to address the important spy tool before it expires next week. Nineteen Republicans joined Democrats in voting against a rule for legislation to renew Section...

Mortgage rates jumped to their highest reading since November as the timeline for highly-anticipated interest rate cuts stretches deeper into 2024. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit 7.29 percent Wednesday, the highest reading since November, according to the Mortgage News Daily. The spike followed the release of new consumer price index (CPI) inflation data...

President Biden encouraged residents of Arizona to vote for his reelection Wednesday in response to a state Supreme Court ruling that upheld an 1864 law and made performing abortion a felony.  Biden at a press conference with the Japanese prime minister was asked what he would say to the people of Arizona in the aftermath of the...

Idaho schools will soon be unable to require staff and students to use a transgender student’s name and pronouns under legislation signed this week by the state’s Republican Gov. Brad Little. Idaho House Bill 538, which passed the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature by wide margins last month, prevents K-12 educators and college professors from “knowingly and intentionally” addressing...

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) called for the death penalty to be abolished Tuesday after Missouri executed Brian Dorsey, a man who killed his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago. “There is no place in a humane society for state violence. Governor Mike Parson could have saved Brian Dorsey’s life by granting clemency, but...

Investors and lenders who lump all commercial real estate together are missing real market opportunities.

President Biden on Wednesday said his administration is considering a request from Australia to drop the United States' prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. “We’re considering it," Biden said when asked about the issue during a meeting with Japan's prime minister at the White House. Assange, who is Australian, has been indicted on 17 espionage...

Presented by The U.S Tourism Economy Alliance — The Arizona Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the political world {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. We have officially (hopefully) entered Washington, D.C.’s brief period of perfect weather. It’s time to pull out those cute jackets that are only seasonally appropriate for roughly 5-7 business days. Here’s what’s...

House leadership's attempt to kick off debate on legislation to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers is on thin ice after at least two Republicans announced Wednesday that they plan to oppose a procedural vote.  The announcements come as the House is racing to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before...

Independent presidential contender Cornel West announced Melina Abdullah as his 2024 running mate on Wednesday, rounding out his left-wing ticket for the White House. In a radio appearance on The Tavis Smiley Show, West said that Abdullah will join his third-party presidential bid as he looks ahead to November. “I wanted someone whose heart, mind and soul is committed...

Families of 9/11 victims are urging Congress to pass a bill that would reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, warning that a failure to do so will put Americans at risk of another terrorist attack. 9/11 Families United called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in a letter Tuesday to urge Congress to pass a bill...

Former President Trump said Wednesday Arizona had gone too far after the state Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an 1864 law that made performing abortion a felony.  The former president, speaking to reporters after landing in Georgia for a fundraiser, said the law in Arizona would "definitely" change and defended his view that abortion policy...

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that interest rates could rise to 8 percent or higher in a letter to shareholders Monday. “[W]e are prepared for a very broad range of interest rates, from 2% to 8% or even more, with equally wide-ranging economic outcomes — from strong economic growth with moderate inflation (in this...