Daughter of imprisoned 'Hotel Rwanda' hero to testify on spyware at House hearing
The daughter of Paul Rusesabagina, the imprisoned former hotel manager who housed hundreds of refugees during the Rwandan genocide, will appear before the House Intel committee Wednesday. Carine Kanimba is set to testify about a malware attack on her phone allegedly carried out by the Rwanda government led by President Paul Kagame, which has labelled her father a terrorist for his links to an armed opposition group accused of carrying out attacks in the country. She says her father was lured from their home in San Antonio, Texas, and brought to Kigali, Rwanda, against h
Read MoreGarland dismisses criticism of Jan. 6 probe, vows to charge 'everybody who was criminally responsible'
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday pushed back on criticism that the Justice Department has not been aggressive enough in investigating whether former President Trump and his allies broke the law in trying to overturn the 2020 election. In an interview with NBC News, Garland insisted the department was urgently investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and the events leading up to it, vowing to charge “everybody who was criminally responsible
Read MoreHouse-passed WRDA provides tangible solutions for all Americans
While the divide between political parties has grown exponentially during the past decade, there are still a number of examples where Republicans and Democrats come together to achieve real results for the American people. One great example is the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Despite being one of the most important pieces of legislation crafted by Congress to improve our nation’s water resources infrastructure — and certainly ripe with opportunities for partisan gridlock — a WRDA bill has been passed on time every two years since 2014. Not only has the passage of
Read MoreEnergy & Environment — Summer scorcher
The U.S. faced a weekend of seriously high temperatures and the Biden administration is claiming to have saved Americans money at the pump. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, we're Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk.
Read MoreHouse passes bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Americans who died in Benghazi attack
The House passed a bill on Tuesday to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the four Americans who died in the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The chamber approved by voice vote the measure to award the Congressional Gold Medal to J. Christopher Stevens, the then-U.S. ambassador to Libya; Sean Smith, who served as a State Department information management officer in Benghazi; and Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, w
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