Stop another Chernobyl from happening — in Ukraine and elsewhere
Has the immediate danger of a catastrophic explosion at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant concentrated our minds sufficiently to avert a disaster, and can we turn it into an opportunity to learn and reduce such risks everywhere? A United Nations team will visit the plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power station, which in recent weeks has come under shelling that endangers the safety of its core nuclear functions.
Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report — Biden to test midterm message in key states
President Biden plans this week to hit the road with hopes he can boost the political fortunes of key Democratic candidates while persuading voters in swing states that they shouldn’t back Republicans just 70 days from now. Pennsylvania is on his mind, and not just because he hails from Scranton. The president plans events in Wilkes Barre, Pa., today, Philadelphia on Thursday for a prime-time address about defending democr
Read MoreVeterans battle 'moral injury' a year after US troops left Afghanistan
Getty Images Scott Mann, a retired Green Beret, followed a strict code during his three combat tours in Afghanistan. “We were taught in special operations, for example, that everything we do is by, with and through the indigenous populations of the places we work,” Mann told The Hill. “You do
Read MoreOz stumbles fuel Democratic hopes in Pennsylvania
Democrats are salivating more than ever over a pickup opportunity in Pennsylvania’s closely watched Senate race as the Republican nominee and celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz grapples with increasingly negative headlines. Democratic nominee John Fetterman has been battering Oz for months, but the Republican Senate nominee is going on offense, trying to turn around his campaign and keep the seat in GOP hands. The latest war of words between the two candidates was over crudités, or raw vegetable trays. Fetterman’s campaign made fun of Oz for his French reference to the appetizer
Read MoreNo way out: Afghan allies hiding from Taliban hit dead ends in quest to reach US
Afghan refugees arrive at Skopje International Airport in Skopje, North Macedonia, on August 30, 2021, after being evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Getty Images Editor's note: This is the second installment in a three-part series on Afghan refugees marking one year since the U.S. withd
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