Flight delayed or canceled? Airlines have to give you an automatic refund now
(The Hill) — The Biden administration finalized rules on Wednesday requiring airlines to automatically refund passengers for canceled or significantly delayed flights and to share baggage, change, or...
View ArticleBiden signs 'vital' Ukraine, Israel foreign aid bill
President Biden on Wednesday signed the $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, calling out “MAGA Republicans” for the holdup to send aid to Ukraine. “It’s a good day for America, it’s a good day...
View ArticleNew Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dead at 65
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D), who represented New Jersey in the House for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) confirmed Payne's death in a Wednesday statement....
View ArticleBiden leans into courting union workers by bashing Trump: ‘He looks down on us’
President Biden put his strategy of appealing to union workers on display Wednesday by painting himself as more like them and less like former President Trump. Biden has spoken to crowds of union...
View ArticleBiden meets with 4-year-old American who was held hostage by Hamas
President Biden met at the White House Wednesday with Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old who was held by Hamas in Gaza and was released last November as part of a hostage deal. White House national security...
View ArticleChamber, business groups sue FTC to block noncompete ban
Business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), challenging its decision to ban noncompete agreements. The FTC voted 3-2 Tuesday to pass the rule blocking...
View ArticleJohnson, GOP lawmakers heckled at combative Columbia event
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican lawmakers were repeatedly and loudly heckled during a combative press conference at Columbia University on Wednesday as they gathered to condemn...
View ArticlePro-Palestinian campus protests roil political debate in Washington
College students demonstrating their support for Palestinians on campuses across the country are shaking up the political debate on Capitol Hill, pitting Israel’s closest allies in both parties...
View ArticleImmigration advocates see work permits as Biden's best option
President Biden’s left flank is pushing for expanded work permits for immigrants living in the country illegally, not just as a humanitarian imperative, but as a political boon ahead of November....
View ArticleEx-National Enquirer publisher dishes on seedy media deals with Trump, celebs
Former President Trump had a busy legal day Thursday as the Supreme Court weighed presidential immunity arguments while his criminal hush money case continued in New York. David Pecker, the former...
View ArticleDC eyes chance to 'exhale' as it enters Correspondents' dinner party mode
Amid a backdrop of conflicts abroad and the rough-and-tumble election, Washington is ready to party, with a dizzying number of events lined up in celebration of the White House Correspondents'...
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Trump lawyer on hush money case: 'I don’t have hopes really that high'
(The Hill) – Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Trump, signaled she does not have high hopes for the former president’s success in the New York hush money trial. “But I don't have hopes...
View ArticleBiden gains on Trump in series of polls
President Biden is gaining on former President Trump in a series of polls, tying Trump in the race in a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday and providing a sense of momentum to his campaign. A...
View ArticleBallooning immigrant detention enrages advocates
Human rights advocates see the Biden administration’s expansion of detention-reliant immigration enforcement as a betrayal, guided by political headwinds rather than operational necessities. In a...
View ArticleNational Enquirer editor talked of being pardoned by Trump for 2016...
NEW YORK — The onetime editor-in-chief of the National Enquirer discussed potentially being pardoned by former President Trump for “electoral fraud” in 2016, according to text messages read out loud...
View ArticleForecasters predict record number of hurricanes
(The Hill) -- Weather forecasters at the University of Pennsylvania predicted a record hurricane season for 2024 on Thursday, a “hyperactive” season that could threaten the Gulf Coast. The UPenn...
View ArticleTexas prosecutor declines to charge student protesters arrested at UT Austin
(The Hill) — University of Texas (UT) at Austin, demonstrators arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest on Wednesday will not be charged, Travis County Attorney Delia Garza’s office confirmed...
View ArticlePro-Palestinian student protests highlight lessons learned from past...
The pro-Palestinian protesters making themselves heard at universities across the country see their demonstrations as part of a tradition of anti-war activism on campus. Hundreds of students have been...
View ArticleSecret Service agent removed from Harris's security detail after...
(The Hill) - A member of Vice President Harris's security detail was removed over a behavioral issue, the Secret Service confirmed to The Hill. The Secret Service special agent, who was working on the...
View ArticleBill that could lead to prosecution of librarians advances in Alabama House
(The Hill) - Lawmakers in Alabama passed legislation that could lead to the prosecution of librarians under the state’s obscenity law for providing minors with “harmful” materials. The bill, approved...
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