Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) spoke Friday about the testy exchange he had with an audience member at a press conference the previous day, claiming his arguments were "outrageous." "It’s just outrageous to take an incident that’s really been a gut punch to our state as well as to the Jacksonville community and to try...

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) on Friday said former Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress conviction is a "just verdict." "It's a just verdict. And it's important," Lofgren told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, claiming the conviction brought her "relief" when asked how she felt. "Mr. Navarro was the trade adviser, but his role in the...

Former President Trump is slated to headline the Monumental Leaders rally in South Dakota on Friday evening. The event comes amid speculation that Gov. Kristi Noem will endorse Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. It also fuels speculation that he could be courting her as his running mate.  She has been a vocal ally of the...

Elon Musk’s X Corp. on Friday sued the state of California over a content moderation law. The suit challenges the “constitutionality and legal validity” of the law, signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) last year, which requires social media companies to publicly post their policies on hate speech, disinformation, harassment and extremism on their...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Future of North Dakota Access Pipeline in limbo The Biden administration did not indicate whether it would revoke a permit allowing the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross through federal waters in its draft environmental review. ©...

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Senate to take on AI rules The Senate will set their sights on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation next week, with committee hearings and a forum convening experts in the field. © Getty On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on privacy, technology and...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} View Online Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Millionaires beware: The IRS is stepping up enforcment The IRS announced an initiative Friday to crack down on 1,600 millionaires and 75 large businesses over outstanding back taxes totaling tens of millions of dollars. ©...

Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) spoke out on Friday following revelations that a Fulton County, Ga., grand jury recommended charges against her, saying she will "make no apologies" for speaking on behalf of former President Trump. Instead, similarly to Trump, she painted the case as a political attack. "Trying to jail your party's leading political...

In 2021, federal policy action helped to cut child poverty in half and achieve the lowest child poverty rate in the country’s history. In a matter of weeks, however, the Census Bureau is poised to reveal that child poverty rates increased dramatically from 2021 to 2022, likely climbing back to their pre-COVID levels. What lessons should policymakers have...

President Joe Biden is the oldest elected Executive in American History. Our Congressional representatives in the House and Senate are following this trend.