YouTube expands access to AI detection tool to politicians and journalists

By: The Hill

Published on: March 11, 2026, 3:07 am

YouTube on Wednesday said it would expand access to its artificial intelligence (AI) detection tool to politicians and journalists.  The company will allow a pilot group of lawmakers and reporters to use its likeness detection feature, which flags AI-generated content that uses a person’s likeness and allows them to request removal if it violates YouTube...

Thompson fends of challenger to win Mississippi primary

By: The Hill

Published on: March 11, 2026, 1:11 am

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) is projected to win his primary race, fending off a long-shot challenge from 34-year-old antitrust lawyer Evan Turnage, according to Decision Desk HQ. Thompson, the 78-year-old civil rights leader, has represented Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District for more than 30 years. He is expected to prevail in November’s general election, as his...

Swalwell says staffer flew to Colombia to return hearing aid to deported 6-year-old boy

By: The Hill

Published on: March 11, 2026, 12:48 am

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Monday said one of his staffers flew to Colombia to return a hearing aid device to a 6-year-old who was deported alongside his mother.  “As we stand here, my staff has just landed in Columbia, and is placing the hearing devices back in the boy's ear,” the California lawmaker said...

Live updates: Race to replace Greene in Georgia heads to runoff; Mississippi holds primaries

By: The Hill

Published on: March 11, 2026, 12:11 am

The special election in Georgia to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) is projected to head to an April 7 runoff, according to Decision Desk HQ. Democrat Shawn Harris and Clay Fuller, who is backed by President Trump, will face off to fill out the remainder of Greene's term next month .   Mississippi...

Fuller, Harris nab spots in Georgia House runoff for Greene's seat

By: The Hill

Published on: March 11, 2026, 12:06 am

Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to a runoff to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.  All candidates, regardless of party, ran on one ballot in the special election for Georgia's 14th Congressional District in the northwest corner of the state. Fuller and...

Trump-backed candidate wins spot in runoff for Greene's House seat

By: The Hill

Published on: March 11, 2026, 12:04 am

Republican Clay Fuller, a district attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit with President Trump’s backing, has won a spot in the runoff to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), according to Decision Desk HQ.  Fuller was among more than a dozen candidates running in the special election to succeed Greene, who resigned from her seat...

Ohio judge orders Kalshi to follow state betting laws

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 11:16 pm

A federal judge in Ohio ruled Monday that prediction market platform Kalshi must adhere to state regulations on gambling. In denying Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction against state regulators, U.S. District Judge Sarah D. Morrison wrote that the Commodity Exchange Act does not preempt Ohio’s sports gambling laws, which the company had argued in...

Trump admin backs off claims synthetic vitamin could help autism 

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 11:01 pm

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump admin backs off claims synthetic vitamin could help autism Despite stating from the Oval Office last year that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would be promoting leucovorin as a potential treatment for symptoms of autism, senior administration officials...

Meghan McCain rips Graham's call to send 'children to go possibly die in war'

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:38 pm

Conservative commentator Meghan McCain on Tuesday slammed Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for saying that he is asking parents to send their children to war against Iran. “Nothing like a single, childless, septuagenarian telling American mothers to send their children to go possibly die in a war,” McCain, the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain...

Wright deletes post that US helped tanker pass Hormuz

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Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:36 pm

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Wright deletes post that US helped tanker pass Hormuz The U.S. military has not yet escorted any oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday, contradicting a now-deleted post from Energy Secretary Chris Wright. © AP Photo/Alex...

Mullin support for Trump immigration policies under microscope with DHS nomination

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:27 pm

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) has teased changes in the operations at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), though the close ally of President Trump has largely backed the White House’s immigration moves. Mullin would take over DHS amid heightened scrutiny over its operations on everything from aggressive immigration enforcement to delays in distributing disaster funds...

Israeli diplomat: 'For us, nothing changed' with new Iran leader

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:24 pm

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon on Monday said that the selection of Iran’s new leader doesn’t change anything in regards to diplomatic relations between the countries. “Let me be clear, changing the man at the top does not change the regime. It is the same ideology, the same nuclear ambitions, the same...

FDA sends warning letter to Novo Nordisk over failure to report deaths, adverse side effects of GLP-1s

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:21 pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to Novo Nordisk over its alleged failure to report adverse side effects, including death, in patients who took its GLP-1 medications, popularly known as Ozempic and Wegovy. The FDA wrote in a March 5 letter that it observed “serious violations” of reporting requirements during...

AI raises privacy fears

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:14 pm

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Pentagon-Anthropic feud fuels surveillance fears Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon is reigniting fears of government surveillance, as experts warn the capabilities of artificial intelligence, paired with the Trump administration’s sweeping data collections, pose new threats to privacy. © Adobe Stock Just over a year after President Trump welcomed...

Trump seeks to lower oil prices with Strait of Hormuz pressure

By: The Hill

Published on: March 10, 2026, 10:04 pm

President Trump is betting on his "fire and fury" rhetoric to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and avoid an oil crisis prompted by his war with Iran. But the strategy, which includes the possibility of Navy warships escorting tankers through the critical waterway or even a U.S. takeover of the area, has not prompted any...