Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story August jobs report beats expectations The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, soaring past expectations and raising the prospect that the Federal Reserve could hike interest rates next month. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh The unemployment...
President Trump responded Friday to a judge’s decision to declare a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, weighing in for the first time on the legal battle that has captured national attention. “It’s a shame. It’s a horrible tragedy,” the president said when asked about Clancy's case during an executive order signing ceremony in...
The Missouri Supreme Court delivered a last-minute twist in the midterm redistricting saga this week when the predominantly Republican governor-appointed court ruled that new maps passed by state lawmakers to give their party an extra seat couldn’t immediately go into effect. Instead, the high court said, the coalition looking to temporarily stall the new GOP-favored...
A Washington judge peppered federal prosecutors with questions on Friday about President Trump’s recent remarks about an Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the prosecutors sought to convince him that the possibility of future charges should be left open. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman asked assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Spence how...
A 6-week-old infant’s death in Pennsylvania was caused by measles, the Lancaster County coroner confirmed Friday. County coroner Stephen Diamantoni said the child, who died last month, was born with Amish lethal microcephaly, a rare genetic condition that can cause respiratory infections. Pennsylvania health officials last week announced the “measles-related” deaths of two unvaccinated people,...
Exclusive footage obtained by Fox News shows HSI agents executing arrests as the Trump administration ramps up a nationwide crackdown on non-citizen voting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
President Trump and his allies are going on the offensive in the public-relations battle over data centers that have become a top target for voters angry about high prices.
The Trump administration is seeking to speed up approval times for oil and gas drilling in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve after nine companies bought tracts there this year and want to move forward with their investments.
