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The Need for Electricity Abundance

Data centers can actually reduce electricity rates, but only if we allow supply to grow alongside them.

Trump vows to campaign in Alaska for Sen. Dan Sullivan to beat ‘phony’ namesake on ballot

President Trump pledged Wednesday to campaign in Alaska for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.

Democrats meeting monthly to plan crackdown on Supreme Court

Democrats eyeing majorities in the House and Senate are plotting how they will police Supreme Court justices they say are influenced by right-wing, dark money groups.

New Jersey wants Supreme Court to weigh in on sports betting regulation

New Jersey is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide a dispute over prediction markets and the laws regulating betting on sporting events.

Trump says Iran is getting ‘weaker and weaker’ and may be vulnerable to internal pressure

President Trump said Wednesday he knows it is not easy for the Iranian people to rise against their hardline leaders, but he thinks the Islamic regime will get "weaker by the day" and become vulnerable to overthrow.

Department of Energy cancels nearly $4B in energy awards

Presented by Entergy {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump admin cancels $3.7B for decarbonizing industry The Trump administration announced Friday it has canceled nearly $4 billion in awards aimed at the decarbonizing industry that were issued under the Biden administration. © Greg Nash A press release described the $3.7...

CDC updates COVID-19 guidance for kids

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story COVID-19 vaccine still on CDC schedule for kids The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated guidance on administering the COVID-19 vaccine to children a few days after Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert...

Trump gifts Musk gold key to White House in Oval Office sendoff

President Trump gifted outgoing adviser Elon Musk with a gold key to the White House on Friday, lauding his service in the administration. “Elon gave an incredible service. There’s nobody like him, and he had to go through the slings and the arrows, which is a shame, because he's an incredible patriot,” Trump said during...

Five takeaways from Trump’s White House farewell to Elon Musk

President Trump and Elon Musk appeared together one last time in the Oval Office on Friday, marking the exit of the world’s richest man from his frontline political role. Time was up for Musk because of his status as a special government employee – a categorization that triggers few disclosure requirements but also caps the...

Trump announces plan to double steel tariffs

President Trump announced Friday his administration would be doubling tariffs on steel imports from 25 percent to 50 percent during a visit to Pennsylvania focused on boosting the U.S. steel industry. “We’re going to bring it from 25 to 50 percent on steel into the United States of America, which will even further secure the...

Trump says he would back GOP Rep. Meuser for Pennsylvania governor bid

President Trump on Friday offered his support for Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) if the congressman opts to run for governor in Pennsylvania, which Meuser has said he is considering. Trump quipped during a rally in Pittsburgh that he heard a "rumor" that Meuser was weighing a gubernatorial bid, which would pit him against Gov. Josh...

Trump’s trade rift with China

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump rips China for ‘totally' violating trade truce President Trump railed against China on Friday, saying Beijing violated a trade agreement with the U.S. amid ongoing tensions between the two countries. © The Associated Press In...

Musk signs off from DOGE

Plus: Dem leader says party faces 'generational change' {beacon} ELON MUSK SPORTED A BLACK EYE as President Trump bid him farewell Friday at an Oval Office press conference to celebrate the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts to cut wasteful spending. Musk is leaving the administration after completing a 130-day term as a special...

AI looms large as judge weighs penalties in Google search case

A federal judge on Friday grappled with the way artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the internet, as he weighed what penalties Google will ultimately face for illegally monopolizing search. Google and the Department of Justice (DOJ) presented their closing arguments following a three-week hearing to determine the proper remedies, after the tech giant...

Jamie Dimon says US needs to ‘get our own act together’

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Friday that the U.S. needs to get its own act together before worrying about China. “I'm not as worried about China. China is a potential adversary. They're doing a lot of things well, they have a lot of problems. What I really worry about is us,” Dimon said during...

Warren backs Trump call to scrap debt limit, blasts GOP tax bill

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday backed President Trump’s call to abolish the nation’s debt ceiling, pressing for bipartisan action to “get rid of it forever.” In a post on X, Warren wrote that she and Trump agree that the debt limit, which caps how much money the Treasury can owe to pay the country’s...

PBS sues Trump administration in wake of calls to strip funding

PBS is suing President Trump's administration on First Amendment grounds, arguing the president is trying to pull funding the from the broadcaster because of editorial coverage he disagrees with. The suit filed Friday in federal court in Washington, D.C., accused the president of trying to "upend public television" and argues the law "forbids" him from...

CDC adjusts COVID vaccine guidance, but keeps on child schedule

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued updated advice on the COVID-19 vaccine days after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said the agency would no longer recommend the shot to children and pregnant women. The agency has kept the shot on its vaccine schedule for children between the...

US trade representative: China ‘slowrolling’ compliance with deal

U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer slammed China for not fulfilling their compliance under a trade agreement wagered in early May. Greer says Beijing’s leaders have not pulled back on countermeasures as discussed nor have they released the flow of the country’s rare Earth magnets being used to manufacture futuristic technology. “We moved, as the president...

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