Consumer protection laws are supposed to make sure products work as advertised, not that companies toe the D.C. government's line on climate change.
The Hill•Todd Zywicki, opinion contributor14 Sept
America needs a Department of the Arts with a cabinet-level secretary of the Arts charged with thinking about the whole ecosystem.
The Hill•Svante Myrick, opinion contributor14 Sept
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Monday called on the Trump administration to provide a classified briefing to all senators on the dangers posed by AI after a researcher for Anthropic warned that companies chasing artificial superintelligence are “gambling with our lives.” “The American people deserve better from their government at such a consequential…
The Hill•Alexander Bolton14 Sept
President Trump pushed back on reports he is “downplaying” artificial intelligence (AI) risks after industry leaders over the weekend pressed for slowing down the development of the technology. “This week, again, there’s been so much concern about AI. Have you heard directly from any of these AI tech leaders? And you seemed to downplay some…
The Hill•Tara Suter14 Sept
Sixty years of inaction in Washington have not made climate change go away. Hushing won’t either. In the meantime, the American people, present and future, are paying an increasingly intolerable price.
The Hill•William S. Becker, opinion contributor14 Sept
Sen. Cynthia Lummis is urging congressional support for the bipartisan Clarity Act to establish cryptocurrency regulations and prevent companies from moving operations overseas.
The Hill•Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), opinion contributor14 Sept
Are we so far out of touch that now we offer political strategists, identity thieves, academic fraudsters and even actual robbers and murderers as the sympathetic face of the cause?
The Hill•Becket Adams, opinion contributor14 Sept
A natural compound found in blueberries and grapes helped muscle cells burn stored fat in lab tests, researchers found.
The Hill•Alicia Sitz14 Sept
Republicans are clashing over how to improve their weak polling numbers on the economy less than two months before Election Day, fearing that voter anger over high costs could sink GOP candidates in November. The boldest proposal, President Trump’s pledge to give every U.S. adult $5,000 if Republicans win the midterm election, has already drawn…
The Hill•Alexander Bolton14 Sept
GOP leaders are betting the House on President Trump in this year’s elections. The midterm cycle is always a referendum on the sitting president, whether members of his party like it or not. And if there was a clear message from the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas, it’s that GOP leaders have embraced that reality…
The Hill•Mike Lillis14 Sept
President Trump on Sunday said Ukraine should hold off on its strikes on Russian oil refineries, citing the growing surge in diesel prices amid the Iran war and subsequent energy crisis. A reporter asked Trump while at his golf course in Ireland, during the Irish Open, whether he had talked to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini14 Sept
The White House has agreed to new ethics language in the Clarity Act ahead of a key vote on the cryptocurrency regulation bill in the Senate on Tuesday. The provision, which bars public officials from issuing or sponsoring digital assets, could be enforced by both state attorneys general and the Department of Justice (DOJ) under…
The Hill•Julia Shapero14 Sept
A U.S. Air Force colonel recounted his story of survival after his F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April, in the early months of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. The colonel spoke with “60 Minutes” on CBS News about the incident and was referred to by the outlet as Bravo, his mission…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini14 Sept
President Trump on Sunday said $5,000 dividend checks will “happen 100 percent” if the GOP maintains its majority in Congress after the midterm elections. The president compared the potential payouts to the $1,776 checks that went out to U.S. service members, telling reporters outside Air Force One on Sunday that he’s received the same type…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini14 Sept
The Jefferson County, Pa., Coroner’s Office on Sunday said a 40-year-old woman died from complications with measles, the state’s third measles-related death this year. Coroner Greg Furlong wrote on Facebook that the woman, a Jefferson County resident, died on Saturday. He added that his office was working with the Pennsylvania Department of Health on this…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini13 Sept
A new poll shows that Democratic voters are more driven to cast their ballots in the November midterms elections out of their opposition to President Trump more so than the party’s platform. The CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday found that 54 percent of Democratic voters said they will vote for their Democratic candidate to Congress…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini13 Sept
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday pushed back on questions about far-left streamer Hasan Piker, who he previously campaigned with. “There are Jewish voters in your state who are concerned about your relationship with Piker. You have condemned antisemitism but not called out his rhetoric directly. Why not?” CBS News’s Weijia Jiang asked…
The Hill•Tara Suter13 Sept
The Phoenix, Ariz., Police Department on Sunday said a statue of conservative activist Charlie Kirk outside the headquarters of his organization, Turning Point USA (TPUSA), was vandalized days after the one-year anniversary of his death. Police told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation that they received calls about vandalism to a memorial in the area of…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini13 Sept
President Trump said Sunday that he plans to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey, an announcement he made while visiting the Emerald Isle. “Ireland itself has been so incredible, so inviting, and we’re very honored by presenting you with a great course. It’s been great,” the president said while speaking at a ceremony for the Amgen…
The Hill•Tara Suter13 Sept
Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), said he is “not concerned at all” about the U.S.’s munition stockpile amid reports that the Pentagon has depleted its stockpiles to fight Iran. CBS News’s “Face the Nation” aired part of Norah O’Donnell’s interview with Cooper earlier on Sunday, where she asked if the…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini13 Sept