A man was charged with a felony on Wednesday after allegedly throwing a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official amid the uptick in police presence as ordered by President Trump, according to court documents. Sean Charles Dunn, 37, shouted at a group of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on Sunday before hurling a...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Why Billy Long's IRS stint was so short President Trump’s removal of Billy Long as head of the IRS after only two months on the job has cast an uncomfortable spotlight on the agency, which has...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering revoking the authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children younger than 5 years old, a move that would add another barrier for parents who want to vaccinate healthy children ahead of the respiratory virus season. Pfizer's three-dose shot for children between 6 months and 5 years...
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya claims the federal government recently canceled millions of dollars' worth of mRNA research contracts because the general public does not trust the technology. Bhattacharya explained the reason behind the abrupt contract cancellations during an episode of Republican political strategist Steve Bannon’s podcast “War Room” last week...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FTC invalidates Calif. deal with truck makers The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has declared that an emissions agreement between California and four major truck makers is “unenforceable,” paving the way for noncompliance with the Golden State’s pollution rules, which are stricter than federal standards....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday urged Illinois and New York to press ahead with redistricting efforts as GOP lawmakers push to pick up five additional House seats in Texas. “Right now forget the talking; it’s not about press. It's time to move. You got to move. I mean, enough,” Newsom said. “We're all...
An Illinois judge on Wednesday declined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) request to hold Texas Democrats who fled there in contempt. Paxton reached across state lines to seek a ruling that would effectively force the blue state to comply with efforts to arrest the lawmakers and return them to Texas to end their quorum...
Officials in a small Tennessee town voted Tuesday to reopen a former prison to serve as an immigration detention facility as cities across the country ramp up efforts to advance President Trump’s sweeping immigration agenda. Leaders in Mason, Tenn., a town near Memphis, approved the revitalization of the West Tennessee Detention Facility as a site...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared on Wednesday that Democrats will not go along with a potential request by President Trump to extend federal control of the Washington, D.C., police department and deployment of the National Guard in the District. Trump can unilaterally control the department for up to 30 days, but any extension...
President Trump is raking up global support in his push for a Nobel Peace Prize — garnering nominations from Pakistan, Cambodia, Israel and GOP lawmakers as he touts his role in talks to end various global conflicts. Friday may be Trump's biggest diplomatic test yet when he sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin to...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a ban on lawmakers trading individual stocks, taking a shot at former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in the process. “I am going to start pushing for a single-stock trading ban, because it is the credibility of the House and the Senate,” Bessent said Wednesday on Bloomberg...
The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman warned Democrats run a risk of alienating voters if they push back on President Trump's attempt to crack down in crime in Washington and other large cities Democrats run. "I think you see that in terms of [D.C.] Mayor [Muriel] Bowser, how she has reacted," said Haberman, who...
