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...
President Biden’s reelection campaign is placing ads to run during Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever WNBA game against the Washington Mystics Friday night. The ad buy during the game is part of the campaign’s June media blitz, the campaign told The Hill. The campaign did not say which ads and how many will run. Clark has...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story House GOP wants criminal referrals for Fauci Despite fulfilling his agreement to sit down for interviews and a hearing before the House COVID select subcommittee, Anthony Fauci isn’t out of the woods yet as Republicans push for criminal...
Health departments in the Midwest are warning of the emergence of a new deadly animal tranquilizer that’s linked to overdose deaths. The drug, medetomidine, is a powerful sedative used in veterinary medicine to keep dogs sedated and comfortable during exams and medical procedures, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said when it approved the...
Actor and singer Patti LaBelle, Grammy-winning singer Gladys Knight and comedian Roy Wood Jr., are among those featured in the lineup for a Juneteenth concert to be held on the White House's South Lawn, the Biden administration announced Friday. The concert, set for Monday, boasts award-winning Black artists from across music genres, from rap to...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Strong jobs report double-edged sword for Biden The surprisingly strong May jobs report presents a conundrum for President Biden as low unemployment and strong employment gains have failed to translate to positive perceptions of the economy among...
The vast majority of North America's lakes endure the effects of wildfire smoke for more than 30 days annually, a new study has found. Harnessing maps and satellite data to visualize how smoke could drift hundreds of miles from its source, the study authors found that nearly every lake on the continent experienced at least...
A group of Arizona sheriffs knocked GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake in a statement Friday over remarks she made about a challenger in a recent online forum. Lake called Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, a Republican rival in the Senate primary, a “total coward when it comes to election integrity” in an Association of Mature...
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former Trump aide Michael Roman pleaded not guilty on Friday to nine felony charges related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona. The two defendants appeared virtually at separate hearings in which their lawyers entered their not guilty pleas. The...
Former President Trump is leading President Biden by 5 points in North Carolina, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research, found that Trump has 48 percent support in the Tar Heel State, compared to Biden’s 43 percent. Just 4 percent of respondents who said they plan to...
The House Rules Committee will consider a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress next week, potentially clearing the way for a full House vote on the lingering legislation. The Tuesday meeting could indicate a shift in GOP dynamics after at least two Republicans privately said they planned to vote against the resolution. ...
Superstar singer Beyoncé gifted four free concert tickets to Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson last year, according to financial disclosure forms made public on Friday. The disclosure by Jackson does not specify which concert the tickets were for, but Beyoncé was on her Renaissance World Tour for much of last year, including a stop...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s latest financial disclosure form publicized Friday includes an amendment to a filing made half a decade ago to include two trips paid for by billionaire Harlan Crow. The financial forms of all but one Supreme Court justice were revealed Friday as part of a filing deadline. Justice Samuel Alito requested...
The May jobs report delivered an upside surprise Friday for the labor market and the strength of the U.S. economy as payrolls increased by 272,000 and wage growth ticked upward, reversing a three-month downward trend. But the news is double-edged for the Biden administration as low unemployment and strong jobs gains have not been translating...
