Lawmakers press Meta over illicit drug advertising concerns
A bipartisan group of lawmakers letter The company expressed “deep concern” to Meta on Thursday about reports that it continues to promote ads for illegal drugs on its platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp. The letter, led by Reps. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Kathy Kastor (D-Fla.) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), came after […]
Video shows prostitution, gunfights on Seattle street corner as city lawmakers aim to temper ‘unsafe’ problem
Shocking video shown to the Seattle City Council’s Public Safety Committee shows a neighborhood plagued by prostitution and gunfire over several nights. Seattle City Council Member Cathy Moore has proposed a bill to create Prostitution Area No-Go Zones (SOAPs) that would establish policies governing arrests for prostitution and loitering and could result in prosecution for […]
California lawmakers put sex trafficking bill on back burner
A California bill that would increase penalties for child sex traffickers could die before it gets a vote due to concerns from state finance officials about the cost of adding more inmates to prisons. The California Legislature last week placed Senate Bill 1414 on the “hold file” for its Aug. 7 meeting, a list of […]
Lawmakers clash in Vance-Walz military record fight
Welcome to The Hill’s defense and national security newsletter {beacon} Defense andNational Security Defense andNational Security Full text VA budget shortfall could deepen funding woes in 2025 The $12 billion shortfall facing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could further complicate an already heated partisan battle over how to fund the government in 2025. […]
Former Minnesota lawmakers unload on Harris’ ‘partisan’ VP pick Tim Walz: ‘Very thin-skinned’
MINNEAPOLIS — A former Minnesota Republican congressman and chairman of the state GOP has slammed Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, telling Fox News Digital that Walz is pure “partisan and abandoned the city during the Black Lives Matter riots in 2020,” a statement echoed by another former colleague of Walz’s. “That didn’t happen,” Minnesota […]
Democratic lawmakers introduce bill targeting future Muslim bans
A group of Democratic lawmakers introduced bills in the House and Senate on Wednesday aimed at blocking a second ban on immigration from certain Muslim countries. The No Ban Act would strengthen federal immigration laws to prevent discrimination on the basis of religion and limit “overly broad executive powers” to issue travel bans. The bill […]
GOP lawmakers push NCAA to ban trans athletes in women's sports
In a letter Tuesday, the Republican caucus called on the NCAA to “update its Student-Athlete Participation Policy to require that only biologically female students participate in women’s sports.” “In the midst of an unprecedented attack on Title IX by the Biden-Harris Administration, we urge the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to update its Student-Athlete Participation […]
Lawmakers’ Airbnb war leaves sky-high rent prices untouched
Politicians unwilling to pursue radical structural reforms to solve large, complex problems often settle for boring proposals that are only half-clever. These proposals usually involve complex plans, are often “supported” by opaque but detailed data, and studiously avoid root causes. Politicians who advocate such proposals benefit from appearing to be actively working to solve the […]
Watchdog claims victory over Pentagon animal testing as lawmakers demand accounting of taxpayer funds
After several lawmakers criticized the Pentagon for authorizing painful experiments on dogs, animal testing watchdogs said the agency was just the latest to be exposed. Now, one by one, agencies are being forced to halt their tests. A month after Fox News broke the story, Rep. Young Kim, Republican of California, and Rep. Donald Davis, […]
9/11 families, lawmakers praise Lloyd Austin and demand trial date after reversal of terrorist plea deals
Relatives of 9/11 victims and members of Congress praised Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for “doing the right thing” Friday by revoking plea deals that would have spared the death penalty for the three masterminds of the terror attacks. They now hope that justice will be served and a trial date will be set “immediately.” “Thank […]