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. ...
Consumer savings from the Inflation Reduction Act’s electric vehicle tax credit have reached $1 billion since the credit took effect Jan. 1, the Biden administration announced. In a call with reporters, officials with the Treasury Department said more than 150,000 emissions-free vehicles have been sold this year, from which they projected an average consumer savings...
President Biden on Wednesday celebrated that the Port of Baltimore is fully reopened after the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck and collapsed in March. “I made clear that my Administration would move heaven and earth to reopen the Port of Baltimore – one of our nation's largest shipping hubs,” the president said in a statement....
A couple closer-than-expected races highlighted Tuesday’s elections in Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina, which put Donald Trump’s endorsement power to the test as he heads toward a rematch with President Biden. But it was an under-the-radar special election in Ohio that turned out to be the biggest shocker of the night. Elsewhere, Trump-endorsed...
Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown, who clinched the last-minute backing of Donald Trump over the weekend, is projected to win the Nevada Senate GOP primary to take on Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) this fall, according to Decision Desk HQ. Brown defeated several challengers in the Republican contest, with his most formidable opponent being former U.S....
Former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) suggested Americans would understand if President Biden chose to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on three felony gun charges Tuesday. "President Biden wouldn't do anything until after the appeals are finished, number one, and that's going to happen after the election," Buck said Tuesday on CNN. "So,...
Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.) has won the Republican primary for his House seat representing South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. The conservative former prosecutor is trying for a fourth term in the lower chamber, but faced a primary challenge from state Rep. Adam Morgan. Morgan, who founded the South Carolina state House’s...
Fox News host Jesse Watters and House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Tuesday suggested Hunter Biden is "taking the fall" for President Biden after being convicted of federal felony gun charges in Delaware. Watters, speaking with Comer on Tuesday night, asked the Kentucky Republican if the president's son is "taking the...
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Tuesday said they will be introducing legislation in response to the increased ethics concerns related to the Supreme Court. Ocasio-Cortez and Raskin, who serve as the ranking and vice-ranking members, respectively, on the House Oversight Committee, were part of a committee roundtable Tuesday regarding these concerns....
North Dakota state official Julie Fedorchak has won the Republican nomination to represent the state in the House in its at-large seat, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Fedorchak, a member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission, defeated a group of several candidates for the seat, including former state Rep. Rick Becker...
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton, who worked in the Trump administration, warned in a Tuesday interview that the public is not taking former President Trump’s threats of revenge seriously enough. “I don't think enough people are,” Bolton said in an interview on MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour,” when asked whether people take the threats seriously...
A ballot measure to institute an age limit on members of Congress will pass in North Dakota, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. The measure will prohibit anyone from being elected or appointed to represent the state in the Senate or the House if they would be 81 years old by the end...
Ohio voters picked Republican Michael Rulli to fill the vacancy left by retired Rep. Bill Johnson (R-S.C.) in the 6th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ reports. Rulli, an Ohio state senator, was favored to win the seat in the red district after advancing from the March primary alongside Democrat Michael Kripchak. However, the race —...
