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...
Democrats have refused to address mandatory spending growth, and Republicans have sought more tax cuts so they, too, could get credit for giving away money.
Whether the court likes it or not, there is no escaping the politics in Trump’s immunity case. Pretending otherwise is the most political — and dangerous — thing the court could possibly do.
Former President Trump is leading President Biden in two key swing states, Nevada and Arizona, according to new polling released late Thursday. The Fox News polls found Trump leading Biden by 5 points, 50 to 45 percent, among registered voters in Nevada in a hypothetical matchup. Trump also topped Biden among registered voters in Arizona,...
President Biden on Friday apologized to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky for the gap in U.S. funding for Ukraine's war against Russia amid GOP opposition, but vowed the White House is "thoroughly" supportive of Kyiv. Biden met with Zelensky in Normandy, where world leaders are gathered to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The...
The Senate Republicans’ campaign arm is making a seven-figure investment in voter turnout efforts in the Michigan Senate race, according to plans first shared with The Hill. The National Republican Senatorial Committee announced on Friday that it is spending seven figures in a “Michigan field program” for former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), which the group...
President Biden sought this week to tackle time and his critics during his bid for reelection. He waited until five months before Election Day to exercise his own presidential powers Tuesday to restrict asylum policy and block surges of undocumented migrants from entering the country. Biden is vulnerable on the issue with voters, on thin...
The education industry is bracing for potential job cuts and reduced raises as a major batch of coronavirus pandemic funding is set to dry up. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grants, which will end in September, have been used to assist students with the mental health and test score problems that came...
When Naomi Goldberg began working for the Movement Advancement Project, same-sex couples were unable to legally marry in more than half of states — including her home state of California — and LGBTQ Americans were barred from serving openly in the military. Now the nonprofit think tank’s executive director, Goldberg is fighting to protect LGBTQ rights secured...
The race to become next Senate Republican leader is heating up as GOP senators are divided over how to counter Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) messaging offensive on women’s reproductive rights, a top issue in the 2024 election. The debate over floor strategy has become an opportunity for the GOP senators running to replace...
President Biden lost more than half a million voters to the “uncommitted” movement in this year’s Democratic primaries, an effort that has netted 30 delegates across five states that has underscored frustration within his own party over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. With this week marking the last Democratic primaries in U.S. states for...
A new executive order from President Biden drastically curtailing asylum rights at the border is already facing threats of lawsuits from those who successfully toppled similar efforts from former President Trump. The Tuesday order from Biden borrows from an idea included in bipartisan Senate negotiations. It largely cuts off the right to seek asylum between...
CNN’s Abby Phillip and Dr. Phil McGraw disagreed over former President Trump’s hush money trial on air Thursday evening, resulting in the host saying she doesn’t understand how he came to his opinion. McGraw joined Phillip shortly after sitting for an interview with Trump where they discussed the specifics of the former president’s trial just...
