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Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the grounds upon which a vote was taken. We regret the error. Critically important democratic institutions across the country, ones you might not have known even existed, are under threat. As the higher education crisis deepens, university administrators and state legislatures are increasingly looking to undermine potential...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday alleged in a social media post that allies of former President Trump reached out to him about joining the Republican presidential ticket as Trump's running mate, something the former president's campaign has denied. Kennedy's assertion comes as Trump has in recent weeks more directly attacked Kennedy as a liberal...

Tesla plans to cut more than 10 percent of its global workforce, CEO Elon Musk said in a Monday memo to employees. “Over the years, we have grown rapidly with multiple factories scaling around the globe,” Musk said in the memo, obtained by CNBC. “With this rapid growth there has been duplication of roles and job...

Protesters against the American response to the Israel-Hamas war shut down a pair of freeways in the Bay Area during the Monday morning rush hour, including blocking traffic on the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Southbound U.S. Highway 101 across the bridge and northbound Interstate 880 in nearby Oakland were blocked starting around 7:30 a.m. PDT...

NEW YORK — The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday sought to fine former President Trump over his inflammatory social media posts and remarks about his criminal hush money case. Assistant District Attorney Chris Conroy said the former president in three recent Truth Social posts violated a gag order imposed by Judge Juan Merchan barring...

Former 2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie (R) signaled to the political organization No Labels that he would run on a split-party ticket if the group could find a “unity candidate” to be his Democratic running mate, according to a new report. Dan Webb — the lawyer responsible for the No Labels presidential candidate vetting process...

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) accused conservative media personality Clay Travis of jury tampering as former President Trump heads to trial this week in New York regarding an alleged hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. "If you’re a Trump supporter in New York City who is a part of the jury pool, do...

Samsung ranked as the top seller among smartphone manufacturers in the first quarter, edging out Apple, according to a report from industry research firm IDC released Monday. Global sales of smartphones went up by 7.8 percent to 289.4 million in the first three months of 2024, according to the report. Samsung had 20.8 percent market...

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said Monday that former President Trump must be handled like a "child" by New York Judge Juan Merchan over his violation of a gag order in his upcoming hush money trial. Honig criticized Trump for publicly making attacks on his Truth Social account against various expected witnesses in his...

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Trump ally Mike Lindell on Monday over his attempt to block the seizure of his phone in an identity theft case related to his election denial activism. Lindell, the founder of My Pillow and a prominent election denier and conservative activist, has been under investigation on...

. The ongoing disputes over telework in the federal sector highlight the urgent need for policies that have buy-in from workers, rather than arbitrary dictates setting a minimum number of days in the office.

A majority of Americans, 57 percent, say they would feel better if they got more sleep, compared to just 42 percent who say they get as much sleep as they need, according to a Gallup survey released Monday. The poll, conducted from Dec. 1-20, marked the first time since Gallup began asking this question in...

Gayle King and Charles Barkley's run hosting a talk show on CNN is coming to an end. The pair gave their final signoff last week on "King Charles," a weekly talk show CNN rolled out last year that was described at the time as a limited series. The show featured King and Barkley offering commentary...

The Supreme Court allowed a police officer’s lawsuit against a Black Lives Matter leader to move forward Monday. In a brief order, the justices turned away activist DeRay Mckesson’s First Amendment appeal, meaning he must face the lawsuit brought by the anonymous officer who was injured during a 2016 protest. Days after police fatally shot...

Science denialism — especially when it comes to climate change — is also embedded in Republican Party orthodoxy.

A new ad from Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego's (D) Senate campaign targets Republican rival Kari Lake on abortion after the state Supreme Court last week upheld a Civil War-era law that makes performing the procedure a felony.  The ad from Gallego’s campaign labels Lake “wrong on abortion” and rolls clips of the GOP hopeful calling...

Former President Trump’s hush money judge on Monday declined to recuse himself from the trial currently underway, refusing Trump’s latest demand that he step aside over his daughter’s employment at a firm that works for prominent Democrats.  Justice Juan Merchan’s denial, made from the bench on the first day of Trump’s first criminal trial, eliminates what...

The Arizona Supreme Court decision was not just a political bombshell — it was legally bizarre.

President Biden on Monday saw his highest approval rating since November, ticking up to 43 percent. A new poll from the Financial Times and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business that found Biden’s approval rating at 43 percent marks a four-point increase from the same poll in March. The poll also found that 41 percent...

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched a digital ad buy that will target Republicans tax policies ahead of tax day on Tuesday, the committee first told The Hill. The ad buy is in key battleground states, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and is targeted for Google searches for tax day....

Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from a pro-business lobbying giant regarding its “outrageous and unwarranted” lawsuit against a consumer watchdog agency. In a Sunday evening letter to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Suzanne Clark shared exclusively with The Hill, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) questioned the Chamber’s decision to sue...

The Biden administration on Monday announced a multibillion-dollar agreement with Samsung, which will invest in semiconductor chip manufacturing in Texas. The $6.4 billion preliminary deal is the latest agreement struck using funds from the CHIPS and Science Act, a bipartisan law Biden signed in 2022. Samsung is expected to invest more than $40 billion in...

The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge late last month, which left six roadwork crew members dead, The Associated Press reported, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter. The AP reported that the investigation is focused on the circumstances leading up to the bridge’s collapse...

Former President Trump railed against the judge in his criminal hush money case early Monday, just hours before the first criminal trial against a former U.S. president is set to begin. Repeating complaints he has made for months, Trump argued that Judge Juan Merchan is corrupt, that the charges against him are political in nature...

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is set to join the Hudson Institute think tank, the group announced Monday. The post will allow her to keep a notable profile as she mulls a second presidential bid for 2028. Haley, former President Trump’s most significant 2024 primary rival, is set to be the Walter P. Stern chair...