Jan. 6 panel’s Trump evidence raises pressure on DOJ
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol was able to offer additional damning evidence against Donald Trump in its final hearing for the summer, ramping up the pressure on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to more directly investigate the former president. Thursday’s hearing furthered insight into Trump’s state of mind the day of the riot and after as he removed language from a Jan. 6 address asking rioters to leave the Capitol and on Jan. 7 as he slashed language from an address condemning their actions and struggled to say the election was o
Read MoreTeva reaches $4.25B deal to settle opioid lawsuits
The pharmaceutical company Teva has reached a $4.25 billion nationwide settlement, potentially resolving thousands of lawsuits over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis. The money will go primarily to state and local governments, pending agreement from all involved parties. The dollar amount also includes $1.2 billion worth of generic Narcan, a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose, over the next 10 years, Teva confirmed in a report shared with The Hill. Teva will also provide $100 million over the next 13 years to Native American tribes. But the agreement is
Read MoreHouse passes bill for research on cognitive effects of coronavirus, 69 Republicans vote ‘no’
The House passed a bill on Tuesday to create a grant program for research into the cognitive effects of COVID-19. The legislation, titled the Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act, passed in a 350-69 vote, with all opposition coming from Republicans. Eight Republicans and four Democrats did not vote. The measure calls on the Director of the National Science Association to award grants to eligible entities — including higher education institutions or other groups made u
Read MorePennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Oz backs same-sex marriage bill
Pennsylvania GOP Senate nominee Mehmet Oz would support legislation to enshrine federal protections for same-sex marriage if elected, his campaign told The Hill on Tuesday. "Dr. Mehmet Oz believes that same sex couples should have the same freedom to get married as straight couples," Oz’s communications director said in a statement. The heart surgeon-turned-television doctor is up against Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, whose lead in recent polling has bee
Read MoreBiden rips Trump on 'respect for the law' after crime speech
President Biden on Tuesday tore into former President Trump over remarks he made during a speech earlier that day in Washington, D.C., in which Trump said there is no longer “respect for the law” in the U.S. Biden in a tweet called out his predecessor over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. “Call me old fashioned, but I don’t think inciting a mob that attacks a police officer is 'respect for the law,'" the president wrote, adding, “You can’t be pro-insurr
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