California Rep. Conway sworn in to finish Nunes’s House term
Rep. Connie Conway (R) was sworn into office on Tuesday, one week after she won a special election in California to finish out former Rep. Devin Nunes’s (R) term in the House. Nunes, who was first elected to the House in 2002, announced in December that he was resigning from Congress to become the CEO of former President Trump’s new media and technology company, Trump Media & Technology Group. He
Read MoreBengals quarterback pushes for new gun control: 'You've gotta at least make it harder'
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow on Tuesday called for new gun control legislation, saying lawmakers should "make it harder" for people to obtain some firearms. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Burrow, who led the Bengals to their first Super Bowl in 33 years last season, suggested that those seeking to own a firearm should go through a “rigorous process” to purchase “crazy guns,” likely referencing an assault-style we
Read MoreThese are the factors that go into gas prices
U.S. officials are looking at various options to bring prices down at the pump as prices soar to a record national average of over $5 per gallon. Some states have sought a reprieve by implementing temporary gas tax suspensions and sources told The Hill Monday the White House is weighing a federal gas tax holiday. President Biden has also ordered an unprecedented release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and pressured oil companies to ramp up production. Experts also say Biden's recently-announced trip to Saudi Arabia could be
Read MoreFormer Atlanta mayor to join Biden's White House staff
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) will join the White House in the coming days as director of the Office of Public Engagement, a White House official confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. Bottoms will replace Cedric Richmond, who left the White House last month, as one of President Biden's top advisers in the West Wing. The Office of Public Engagement is tasked with engaging with the public about the White House's agenda. Elected in 2017, Bottoms served one term as mayor of Atlanta and gained prominence for her handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the city bef
Read MoreFlight set to take asylum seekers from UK to Rwanda halted after court ruling
A flight that would have taken asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda on Tuesday night was halted before it took off after an 11th-hour judgment from European courts. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) published a decision hours before the flight was due to depart, and the seven passengers were removed from the aircraft, the BBC first reported. The UK’s controversial partnership with Rwanda, backed by Prime Mi
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