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. ...
Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) has won the Republican nomination for governor of North Dakota, Decision Desk HQ projects. Armstrong, who has served as the state’s sole House member since 2019, defeated Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller (R) for the nomination. He will be the clear favorite to succeed outgoing Gov. Doug Burgum (R) in the solidly...
A vote to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress could be on thin ice, with almost half a dozen Republican lawmakers expressing reservations about backing the move to censure him in an expected Wednesday vote. Two sources familiar with internal conversations told The Hill that at least five GOP members have expressed...
North Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation to increase penalties for people who wear masks in public while committing crimes or while blocking traffic during protests. A previous version of the bill — which amends the state statues on masking — failed to get the necessary support after facing blowback for removing a health exemption...
Actor Kevin Spacey broke down Tuesday while speaking about the financial challenges he faces following years of legal battles over allegations of sexual harassment. The former "House of Cards" actor, speaking in an interview on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" that aired Tuesday, revealed his house in Baltimore is being foreclosed on and being sold at auction...
The California Fish and Game Commission has finalized a regulation prohibiting the larger Department of Fish and Wildlife from using certain toxic insecticides on lands under its jurisdiction. Specifically, the action will forbid the application of neonicotinoid pesticides — often called "neonics" — which pose a threat to birds, bees and other critical pollinators. The...
Rep. Nancy Mace has won the Republican primary for her House seat in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, fending off a challenger from within her own party, according to Decision Desk HQ. Mace defeated Catherine Templeton, avoiding a runoff and inching her campaign closer to securing another term in the lower chamber, even as she...
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, slammed President Biden as "offensive and wrong" for objecting to a provision in the annual defense bill that grants a major pay raise to junior enlisted troops. The White House Office of Management and Budget said in a Tuesday statement that it "strongly opposes...
The White House condemned the pro-Palestine protest outside of the Nova exhibit in New York, which honors the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. In a statement Tuesday, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates called the demonstrations “horrifying behavior.” “The events at yesterday’s memorial to those murdered at the Nova music festival are...
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday moved to dismiss his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, after alleging they failed to adhere to the company's founding mission to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) for the benefit of humanity. Musk's attorney submitted the request for the case's dismissal "without prejudice" in San Francisco Superior...
Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown is hoping for a victory in Nevada's Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, after former President Trump handed him a last-minute endorsement on Sunday night. Trump notably endorsed the former Army captain over two other Republicans who have closely aligned themselves with the former president: former U.S. Ambassador to Iceland Jeff Gunter,...
The sweeping gains made by far-right parties in the European Union (EU) parliamentary elections over the weekend puts support for Ukraine on thinner ice as more skeptical lawmakers take up a bigger share of seats in the legislative chamber. Voters largely elected moderates and leftists, but the gains of far-right members in Europe imperil efforts...
Texas and Montana are suing the Biden administration over a new rule that would prohibit state Medicaid programs from banning gender affirming care. The lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), filed Monday, asks a federal court to vacate a sweeping final rule aimed at bolstering health...
Survivors of two of the nation's most infamous mass school shootings are facing an emotional week as some graduate high school while others will watch the building where their tragedy took place be demolished. Sandy Hook Elementary survivors are walking across the stage Wednesday 12 years after the massacre in Newtown, Conn., that killed...
