President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...
Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks constituted the venue's immediate closure. ...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and other Republican senators on Wednesday blocked a bill requiring the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct and create a mechanism to enforce it in the wake of several high-profile controversies. The legislation, the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act,...
A federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to close the so-called gun show loophole on Wednesday, expanding a prior temporary ruling to impact Texas, Louisiana, Utah and Mississippi. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled last month that the requirement to run a background check before purchasing a firearm could not go into effect in...
The House voted Wednesday to pass a bill that is urging China to mend ties with the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan leaders. The legislation, named Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act, received broad bipartisan support and encourages China and Tibet to resolve the long-standing dispute over Tibet’s governance. The bill now heads...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Lawmakers slam FDA, DOJ for lack of illicit vaping enforcement Senators from both sides of the aisle had strong words for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) for their lax enforcement of illicit...
Attorney General Merrick Garland accused Republicans of wielding their power as a “partisan weapon” after all but one GOP member voted to hold him in contempt of Congress. “It is deeply disappointing that this House of Representatives has turned a serious congressional authority into a partisan weapon. Today’s vote disregards the constitutional separation of powers,...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) met with Senate Republicans Wednesday to begin setting an ambitious agenda for Washington if Donald Trump is elected president and Republicans win back control of the Senate and keep their House majority. GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly confident about their prospects in the November election given President Biden’s low approval numbers...
Thousands of Southern Baptists voted to oppose the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) during a national convention on Wednesday. Attendees at the Southern Baptist Convention voted to approve a resolution “On the Ethical Realities of Reproductive Technologies and the Dignity of the Human Embryo” Wednesday afternoon after hearing from many people about their own...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Fed holds rates, projects only one rate cut for 2024 The Federal Reserve projects just one interest rate cut of a quarter of a percent this year, down from three quarter-point cuts as predicted in March....
Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), the lone Republican to vote against a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, says his colleagues’ move only serves to "further politicize our judicial system." “As a former prosecutor, I cannot in good conscience support a resolution that would further politicize our judicial system to score...
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) plan to get revenge on the Republicans who ousted him is off to a rough start. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Tuesday night comfortably held off two primary challengers, including one who received support from groups tied to McCarthy, winning a clear majority in her district and avoiding a...
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) launched an investigation Wednesday into former President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his investment firm, Affinity Partners, over details regarding its investments in Saudi Arabia. In a letter to Affinity Partners Chief Financial Officer Lauren Key, Wyden said its concerning that several Middle Eastern governments, including Saudi Arabia,...
A group of House Democrats on Tuesday pushed the Biden administration to either reconsider its crackdown on asylum or expand legal representation for migrants navigating a new set of rules. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur Jaddou, the Democrats said migrants are...
More than two dozen Senate Republicans endorsed an effort Wednesday to repeal a Biden administration rule bolstering federal nondiscrimination protections for transgender students. The Education Department in April unveiled a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX, the federal civil rights law preventing sex discrimination in schools and education programs that receive government funding....
