Congress must act to solve an urgent crisis on our coasts
The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is approaching, and the National Weather Service predicts hurricane activity to be more active this year, above the long-term average, as it has for the seventh year in a row. Climate change is making storms stronger and more frequent, putting people, property and the environment at higher risk for damage from increasing floods and erosion. To address this urgent challenge, Congr
Read MoreWhite House stresses job creation, consumer spending ahead of key economic report
The Biden administration is leaning on strong job growth and healthy consumer spending ahead of a highly anticipated economic report this week that will signal how close the U.S. is to a recession. Recession fears are looming ahead of Thursday's gross domestic product (GDP) release measuring how much the economy grew from April to June. But White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Director Brian Deese tweeted on Sunday the GDP data is "backward looking" and
Read MoreWisconsin’s GOP gubernatorial race may forecast this year’s tight elections
With President Biden’s poll numbers continuing to weigh down progressive candidates across the country, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers appears to be facing significant headwinds in one of the most closely watched gubernatorial contests this election cycle — in one of the most critical of swing states. Until April, the Republican primary was a relatively quiet affair; then Tim Michels blew the contest wide open. As has been the case s
Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report — What’s next for Jan. 6 committee
Washington remains scorching hot, but the city took a mini breather over the weekend as questions surround the Jan. 6 committee’s plans including possibly issuing a subpoena to Ginni Thomas and interviewing former Cabinet secretaries as part of the probe. The select committee, days after capping off its summer hearings, is laying the groundwork for its fall season as it plans for a new set starting in September. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the panel’s vice chairwoman, said on Sunday that a subpoena directed at Thomas, a conservative activist and the
Read MoreJuan Williams: Don't swallow Trump's poison
Honk if you agree. The country is headed in the wrong direction. Congress is getting nothing done. The Supreme Court is just another playground for politics. And at the root of this American decline is a “vicious animal who has poisoned our democracy.” That’s a Republican, former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, tying declining trust in American institutions directly to Trump. The 90-year-old, a lifelong conservative, added that his party refuse
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