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In his first in-depth interview with a U.S. network, Pope Francis called for peace in the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and said a “negotiated peace” is better than an ongoing conflict. “Please. Countries at war, all of them, stop the war. Look to negotiate. Look for peace,” the Pope said in an interview with...

Former White House attorney Ty Cobb on Wednesday suggested that Rudy Guiliani "sold his soul" to protect former President Trump following an Arizona grand jury indictment charging him for his alleged role in a "fake elector" scheme. Cobb, in an interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett, reflected on the newly unsealed indictment against Guiliani -the...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) joined Jesse Watters Wednesday to discuss the massive foreign aid package that recently passed both chambers, and the difficulties Republicans have faced getting immigration-related reforms passed with a Democratic Senate and President Biden in office. “Listen, we’re dealing with the smallest majority in U.S. history. We have a one-vote margin,” Johnson said on "Jesse Watters...

A lack of true consequences and inconsistent enforcement of policies will only continue to embolden anti-Israel students to harass their Jewish classmates and motivate pro-Hamas faculty to spew pro-terror rhetoric, validating the fear of Columbia Jewish alumni.  

Actor and comedian Jon Lovitz on Wednesday suggested Hollywood actors may be "afraid" to condemn the pro-Palestinian protests roiling college campuses across the U.S. Lovitz, who is Jewish and has spoken out against the recent demonstrations, told Fox News host Jesse Watters he recently has been asked why he is speaking on the issue and...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday launched an investigation into the “outrageously high prices” of Novo Nordisk’s respective diabetes and weight loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy. On Wednesday, Sanders penned a letter to Novo Nordisk’s chief executive officer, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, notifying him of...

Activist Malala Yousafzai confirmed her support for Palestine in a post online after receiving backlash over a report she collaborated with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on a musical. “I have and will continue to condemn the Israeli government for its violations of international law and war crimes, and I applaud efforts by those...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday took a swipe at Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) for questioning Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) stance on antisemitism, calling the Florida Democrat's remarks "shameful." "Sen. Sanders’ family was killed in the Holocaust. He dedicates his every moment to realizing tikkun olam. His commitment to protecting innocents in Gaza stems FROM...

An Arizona grand jury handed up felony charges against Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and other prominent Trump allies for allegedly attempting to prevent the lawful transfer of power from then-President Trump to Joe Biden. Seven Trump aides were charged alongside 11 pro-Trump Arizona Republicans who signed documents purporting to be the state’s valid electors in...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said there could come a time when the National Guard is needed to quell pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University and other universities experiencing unrest. The comments from Johnson came during a combative press conference the Speaker held with Republican lawmakers at Columbia University in New York City, during which...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Biden for “sending a green light” to Russian President Vladimir Putin when the U.S. withdrew its troops from Afghanistan. McConnell joined Fox News's "America’s Newsroom" on Wednesday after the Senate passed aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia after a months-long delay. He argued that one of Biden’s...

Anthony Fauci, former chief medical adviser to President Biden, will testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3, making it the first time he will appear before a congressional panel since leaving government work at the end of 2022. Subcommittee Chair Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced the hearing Wednesday. Fauci had...

Former President Trump will hold campaign events next week in Wisconsin and Michigan, marking the first time he will use a day off from his hush money trial in New York City to visit a battleground state. Trump will head to Waukesha next Wednesday, where his campaign said he will deliver remarks "to contrast the...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Arizona moves closer to repealing 1864 abortion ban The GOP-controlled Arizona House voted Wednesday to repeal an 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, after three Republicans broke ranks to vote with all the chamber’s Democrats. © AP The...

The Biden campaign plans to continue using TikTok to reach voters and spread its message even after the president signed legislation that could lead to a ban on the popular app several months down the road. A Biden campaign official told The Hill that TikTok "is one of many places we're making sure our content...

Over 400 former and current collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes urged the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports, according to a letter sent out on Tuesday. “We implore you, the NCAA’s highest governing body and members of an organization focused on supporting the wellbeing of not just athletes but sport itself,...

Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned Kremlin will intensify attacks on Western weapons stored in Ukraine. “We will increase the intensity of attacks on logistics centers and storage bases for Western weapons,” Shoigu said on Tuesday, according to Russian state-owned outlet RIA Novosti. The warning from Shoigu came just as the House passed the $95...

President Biden praised the Senate after the chamber passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, saying he would sign the legislation on Wednesday at the White House. "Congress has passed my legislation to strengthen our national security and send a message to the world about the power of American leadership: we stand resolutely for...

A deeper channel to allow commercial ships into and out of the Port of Baltimore is set to open Thursday, a major step in reopening trade after the port was closed due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month. The Army Corps of Engineers has opened three shallow, temporary channels under...

The Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, ending months of bitter fighting over $61 billion for the war in Ukraine that had deeply divided the Republican Party. The measure passed by a vote of 79 to 18 and now goes to President Biden for his signature. The package also includes...

Voters went to the polls for the Pennsylvania primaries on Tuesday, cementing races up and down the ticket in what will be one of the critical swing states in November. President Biden and Donald Trump glided to victory in their respective contests, as expected, though both men faced protest votes. The Keystone State is one...

United Nations leaders demanded a “clear, transparent and credible” investigation Tuesday after mass graves containing the bodies of hundreds of men and women were discovered on the grounds of two major hospitals in Gaza that were previously under assault by the Israeli military. The mass graves contained some people stripped naked with their hands tied,...

Particles of bird flu were detected in some samples of pasteurized milk, though the virus in that form is not a threat to humans, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday. As a bird flu epidemic spreads through avian and cattle livestock across the country, the FDA increased testing of domestic milk supplies. Some...

Rep. Summer Lee has won the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, fending off a primary challenge amid frustrations over her views on the Israel-Hamas war. A first-term member of the Squad and a rising star within the progressive coalition, Lee will go on to compete in the blue...

Former local news anchor Janelle Stelson has won the Democratic primary to take on Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) this November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Stelson, once a news anchor for WGAL-TV 8, defeated five other Democratic challengers in the crowded field to take on Perry in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District. She was previously a...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said his sons almost drowned after he had dinner with former President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida last fall, according to a new profile on Johnson by The Atlantic. The Speaker visited Palm Beach, Fla., the week of Thanksgiving for a fundraiser, and he and his sons had...

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) needs to understand that House Democrats are not a “cheap date” and will need “something” in return to save his gavel from the motion to vacate introduced last month by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).  “If Speaker Johnson wants help in staying as Marjorie Taylor Greene...

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) has won the Republican primary in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.   Fitzpatrick fended off a primary challenge from anti-abortion activist Mark Houck. Houck was indicted in September 2022 for allegedly assaulting a volunteer reproductive health care escort near a Planned Parenthood center, violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic...

Inactive fragments of the bird flu virus that has sickened dairy herds in eight states have been detected in pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.

Businessman David McCormick has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Pennsylvania, setting him up to face Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in what will be a closely watched race, Decision Desk HQ projects. McCormick was unopposed for the nomination and coalesced GOP support around his candidacy to try to unseat the three-term incumbent Casey. The...

The city of Baltimore on Monday argued the owner and operator of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge should not be able to avoid liability, claiming the vessel was "unseaworthy" when it left the Baltimore port last month, according to new court filings. In court filings Monday, attorneys for the...

Steve Bannon, former President Trump’s 2016 campaign executive, railed against House Republicans on Monday, claiming that they “want MAGA to go away” and wish to see the former president lose his 2024 White House bid. “Why does [Rep. Jim] Jordan [R-Ohio] not have a criminal conspiracy investigation— from Fani Willis in Georgia to ‘Big Tish James’...

The FBI's code name for its investigation into former President Trump's handling of classified documents was "Plasmic Echo," according to court filings published Monday. The name was listed in unredacted court documents filed Monday in the former president's classified documents case. Electronic communication from the FBI included in the court documents lists a case ID, which was...

A pro-Palestinian protest broke out at New York University on Monday, prompting arrests by New York police as protests take over college campuses across the country. The New York Police Department responded Monday night to NYU's campus at the request of school administrators after protestors set up an encampment earlier in the day, a police...

GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) on Monday emphasized the need for "consequences" against those involved in the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. "I mean there are consequences to actions. That's what some of these folks don't seem to understand. You can't call for the eradication of Jews and think everything is going to be just...

Federal, transportation and union leaders gathered in Las Vegas Monday to drive spikes into a symbolic rail, marking the beginning of construction for a $12 billion high-speed rail line that will link Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area. “People have been dreaming of high-speed rail in America for decades,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said...

While you still can't watch the trial of former President Donald Trump, you can now read daily transcripts of the historic hush money proceedings, the New York Court System announced Monday.

Former attorney Michael Avenatti ripped into the hush money case against former President Trump, arguing it was politically motivated to prevent the former president from taking back the Oval Office in November. "I certainly see [Trump] as a victim of the system," he said in a phone interview with Fox News Digital while in prison....

Louisiana’s top education official on Monday instructed schools to ignore new Title IX rules unveiled by the Biden administration, warning that extending the civil rights law’s protections to transgender students may violate existing state and federal law. The Education Department last week issued a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX — which prohibits sex-based discrimination at federally...

Former President Trump’s first criminal trial began in earnest Monday, with opening statements from prosecutors and the defense team, as well as the calling of the first witness. Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The alleged offenses center on a $130,000 payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in...

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft signaled Monday he will no longer donate to Columbia University as pro-Palestinian protests continue at his alma mater for the sixth day. In a statement issued through his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, Kraft said he is "deeply saddened at the virulent hate" at Columbia and other schools across the...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Biden to Zelensky: US will ‘quickly provide’ security package President Biden spoke Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to assure him the United States will provide more aid as soon as the Senate passes the national security...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story TikTok ban opponents pin hopes on Senate Opponents of legislation that could ban TikTok in the United States are pinning their hopes on the Senate after the House passed a foreign aid package with the the legislation, sending it to the upper chamber....

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story HHS’s final rule on protecting abortion records The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its final draft of a post-Dobbs rule protecting patient records from being used to potentially prosecute patients who receive reproductive health services...

A major Republican Jewish group became the latest notable organization to back a primary challenge to Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.). The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) announced Monday that it was backing state Sen. John McGuire (R) in the GOP congressional primary for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, citing Good’s vote Saturday against a foreign aid package...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) slammed the “stupidity” of not legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania, arguing other states, especially those surrounding the Keystone State, have already done so.  “Let's make it legal,” Fetterman told Fox News Digital on Friday. “I mean, it's not complicated. Other states have done that. All the states surrounded by Pennsylvania are ......

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said the real threat in the United States is coming from the “far left” and not from former President Trump. Barr was discussing the potential difficulties a second Trump administration might have with getting people to serve, arguing the former president’s priority will be getting people “who he feels would...

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY.) hit her fellow Republicans on Saturday, blaming them for the inability to get a border security bill to the floor of the House. "I saw a clip earlier that we didn't get the border security bill," Tenney said during a Fox News interview on Saturday. "That's because three Republicans on our...

President Biden, joined by other members of his administration, on Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School Massacre and attempted bombing. On April 20, 1999, two twelfth-grade students murdered 12 students and one teacher on April, and injured over 20 people, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in Colorado. Biden expressed his...

Last month, the House passed legislation that would force ByteDance, the Chinese-owned parent company of TikTok, to sell the popular app or be banned in the U.S.  The bill was then flipped over to the Senate side, where it has an unclear future.  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made waves when he merged an adjusted measure...