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Are women done with dating apps, or with dating?
Will Bumble, already a struggling company, recover from its advertising misstep? More importantly, what does the scenario say about today’s romantic and sexual landscape?Politics -
Pope Francis calls climate change 'a road to death'
Pope Francis remarked that climate change is "a road to death," and has gotten to a "point of no return," during an interview aired Monday evening. “Unfortunately, we have gotten to a point of no return. It's sad, but that's what it is. Global ...Politics - Climate -
Trump's defense team rests in hush money case: Live updates
Former President Trump’s hush money trial resumed Tuesday morning, and the defense rested its case-in-chief within an hour. The proceedings began around 9:30 a.m. with the testimony of a witness whose decorum on the stand a day prior led the judge ...Politics - Donald Trump -
Record Memorial Day travel set to launch busy summer season
Experts estimate 271 million Americans will fly this summer travel season as overseas trips become increasingly popular.Politics -
Former Rep. Bob Barr elected new NRA president
Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr (Ga.) was elected as the new president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), as the gun-rights advocacy group turns a new chapter following the resignation of Wayne LaPierre earlier this year. Barr, who served ...Politics -
Comcast releases pricing on 'StreamSaver' bundle
Comcast has made details public on how much its planned streaming bundle will cost consumers. For $15 a month, customers will get access to Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+, the company announced Tuesday. No annual contract will be required, and the ...Politics -
Indispensable nation: the world needs the US
Three imperatives are in order if the U.S. is to eliminate our friends' fear and dash the our rivals' hopes about a voluntary U.S. departure from global leadership, and if we are to build the strong alliances needed for freedom to prevail in the ...Politics -
Navarro predicts Fed chair would be 'gone in a hundred days' in new Trump administration
Jailed former White House economic adviser Peter Navarro predicted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would get the boot in a second Trump administration. “My guess is that this punctilious non-economist will be gone in a hundred days one way or ...Politics - Donald Trump -
Retail theft up in NYC as chains scale back self-checkouts
The retail industry suffered an estimated $112 billion in financial losses associated with theft in 2022, according to data.Politics -
The misguided Americas Act won’t help America or its partners
It won’t spur U.S. manufacturing and it won’t help countries like Costa Rica and Uruguay modernize their economies.Politics -
White House slams 'sickening' video shared by Trump referencing 'unified Reich'
The White House blasted former President Trump on Tuesday after he shared a video on Truth Social that referenced a "unified Reich" if he won a second term, calling it "dangerous and offensive." "It is abhorrent, sickening, and disgraceful for ...Politics - Donald Trump -
Graham on upside-down flag at Alito home: 'Not good judgment'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) slammed Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for an American flag that flew upside down at his Virginia home in 2021, saying that despite tensions reportedly running high in the neighborhood at the time, it was "not good ...Politics -
Trump opts not to testify in hush money trial as defense rests
Former President Trump will not take the stand in his own defense during his New York criminal trial, after his attorneys rested their case Tuesday, shortly after prosecutors did the same the day before. "We'll be resting pretty quickly — resting ...Politics - Donald Trump -
Police break up University of Michigan protest encampment
A pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan was broken up by police early Tuesday morning, weeks after it was first set up. The school determined the encampment was becoming a safety threat, and students refused to comply and fix ...Politics -
The Biden-Trump debate in June sets the stage for an upset at the conventions
With the new debate schedule, however, there’s one last opportunity to put a stronger candidate at the helm of our country.Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden has become detached from economic reality
The vast majority of Americans recognize Bidenomics as a disaster for the nation.Politics - Joe Biden -
Haley draws support from Trump in Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia primaries
Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley garnered significant shares of the vote in three Republican primaries Tuesday, despite dropping of the race over two months ago. In Maryland, Haley brought in 20 percent of the vote to former President ...Politics - Donald Trump -
John Dean: Hush money case against Trump 'very powerful'
John Dean, former President Nixon's White House counsel, said in a Saturday interview that the New York hush money criminal trial against former President Trump is “very powerful” ahead of highly anticipated testimony this week from Trump’s ...Politics - Donald Trump -
Most expect Trump to be convicted in hush money trial: Poll
Most registered voters say they expect former President Trump to be convicted on some or all counts in his ongoing hush money criminal trial in New York, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Suffolk University/USA Today survey, conducted from ...Politics - Donald Trump -
Fed holds off on rate cuts after 'lack of further progress' on inflation
The Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates at a 23-year high as inflation has edged up and the labor market remains strong, likely pushing potential rate cuts even later into the year. Interest rates will remain at a range of 5.25 to 5.5 ...Politics - Federal Reserve -
Riot police drag away protesters at University of Texas as Gaza tensions flare
State troopers in riot gear moved on Monday afternoon to clear out students attempting to occupy a quad at the University of Texas at Austin. Dozens of protesters were arrested on site, escalating tensions that began on Wednesday when the ...Politics -
Morning Report — Campus protests expose differences in red and blue America
Pro-Palestine protests on college campuses across the country are here to stay. From Ivy League universities in New York and the Northeast, to schools in the Midwest, Texas, the South and California, the surge in student activism has resulted in ...Politics -
Hundreds of athletes urge the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports
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 ...Politics -
Oversight delays Garland contempt hearing for members to attend Trump trial
The House Oversight Committee shuffled its schedule, bumping a hearing to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress so some of its members could instead attend former President Trump's hush money trial. The panel was set to meet early Thursday, ...Politics - Donald Trump -
We invest in our military to prevent attacks — why not also invest in preventing the next pandemic?
The next pandemic will arise as unexpectedly and swiftly as the last two.Politics -
Alsobrooks prevails in tense Maryland Senate primary: Five takeaways
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks clinched the Maryland Senate Democratic primary over Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) on Tuesday, putting her a step closer to becoming the first Black woman to represent the Old Line State in the ...Politics -
Record travel expected this Memorial Day weekend
A record number of Americans are expected to travel by car this Memorial Day weekend, and airports could be busier than they’ve been since 2005, according to a forecast released Monday by AAA. The auto club anticipates 43.8 million people will ...Politics -
Biden will either toughen up on the border or lose reelection
An election that looks, in great part, like a referendum on immigration is one he can’t win — unless he does something about it.Politics - Joe Biden -
A commonsense way to actually fix air travel
Air travel is risky business.Politics -
Jill Stein accuses police of assaulting her at protest
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on Sunday alleged police assaulted her and other demonstrators shortly before being arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis. “Basically, the police ...Politics -
Bob Bakish steps down as head of Paramount
Bob Bakish is stepping down as head of media conglomerate Paramount, the company announced on Monday. Bakish's resignation comes as the massive legacy media brand is negotiating a potential sale with Skydance after months of fielding offers from ...Politics -
Cruz proposal for lawmakers facing threats to get special airport security escorts is blocked
A proposal to allow lawmakers and judges facing credible threats to get special security escorts at airports was kept out of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization because of an objection from Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.), the ...Politics -
Russia to intensify attacks on Western weapons stored in Ukraine, Kremlin warns
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, ...Politics - Russia -
Eric Adams says comment about migrants being ‘excellent swimmers’ based on past conversations with them
Talking about the city’s shortage of lifeguards, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said migrants could fill the openings because they are “excellent swimmers.” He later noted that his comment was based on past conversations with migrants. Adams was ...Politics -
Carper, Scott introduce legislation to extend hospital-at-home for five years
Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will introduce legislation Wednesday that would extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) waiver program past its 2024 expiration date. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for ...Politics -
Larry Hogan says leaders must 'put the country first,' pledges bipartisan work in Senate
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) pledged to “put the country first” and work across the aisle, in his victory speech Tuesday after securing the GOP nomination for his state’s open Senate seat. Hogan made his pitch to the ideological middle, in ...Politics -
Texas’s Handmaid's Tale gives everyone but women reproductive control
Dobbs makes it possible for men — not just legislatures, but also partners — to control women’s bodies.Politics -
New York cities plagued by blackouts due to climate change, study finds
Climate change is pushing some New York City neighborhoods into dozens of nearly-daylong blackouts per year, a new study has found. Large swaths of the state’s principal towns and cities faced repeated, protracted and dangerous weather-driven ...Politics - New York -
US finds Israeli military units violated human rights
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US finds Israeli military units violated human rights The State Department has determined that at least five Israeli ...Politics - Israel -
Pelosi accuses MSNBC host of being 'apologist for Donald Trump'
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused MSNBC's Katy Tur of being an "apologist" for former President Trump on Monday. During an appearance on the network, Pelosi touted President Biden's record on the economy, saying, he "created 9 ...Politics - Donald Trump