Price controls on prescriptions mean fewer jobs, not lower inflation
The Biden administration continues to push a trillion-dollar tax-and-spend plan. After spending the second half of 2021 dismissing rising inflation as “transitory,” the administration now claims that
Read MoreBiden awards Medal of Freedom to John McCain, Simone Biles
President Biden on Thursday awarded the Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients, including his late friend Sen. John McCain and athletes Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe. “This is America,” Biden said after awarding the medals to the recipients at the White House, to applause from the audience. The president spoke about McCain last during the event, sharing details about their close relationship from across the aisle. “We agreed on a lot more things than we disagreed on”, Biden said. “I never stopped admiring John. I never said a negative t
Read MoreSecret Service Director James Murray to retire
James Murray, the director of the Secret Service for the last three years, will retire at the end of the month, the agency announced Thursday. Murray spent 27 years in the Secret Service and has served as its director since May 2019. He has led the agency through the coronavirus pandemic, with a number of agents contracting the virus during the 2020 presidential campaign, and through the tumultuous transition after the 2020 election, including the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “Director Jim Murray has led a long and distinguished career in federal and military s
Read MoreCampaign Report — Dems vent frustrations with Biden before midterms
President Joe Biden speaks at Max S. Hayes Hight School, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Welcome to The Hill’s Campaign Report, tracking all things related to the 2022 midterm elections. You can expect this newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday&nb
Read MoreNicki Minaj's huband sentenced to home confinement for failing to register as sex offender
Nicki Minaj's husband on Wednesday was sentenced to home confinement for failing to register as a sex offender by U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald, multiple outlets report. Kenneth Petty, who the singer married in 2019, avoided jail time and will serve a year at-home sentence, followed by three years of probation, and will pay a $55,000 fine. Petty's sentencing comes two years after he
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