The Biden administration will be investing $140 million in water conservation and efficiency projects across the American West, the Department of the Interior announced on Friday. The projects include 84 initiatives in 15 states, which are collectively expected to conserve more than 230,000 acre-feet of water once complete — or enough to meet the needs of more...
The Department of Justice is reportedly joining the Transportation Department's investigation into Southwest Airlines after its holiday meltdown caused chaos and delays for millions of travelers. The Justice Department (DOJ) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is aiding the Transportation Department's (DOT) probe into Southwest Airlines. A Transportation Department spokesperson told The Hill that it...
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Biden’s spyware order stokes concerns within the industry The order, which prohibits all U.S. federal agencies from using or buying commercial spyware that could pose a national security risk, is "upsetting the market" as some companies weigh the likely impact on their...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Financial watchdogs look for tighter grip on non-banks Federal regulators took a major step toward overhauling the ways they look for risks in the financial system and subject certain firms to tougher oversight. ...
Access to the common abortion pill mifepristone will remain unchanged, for now, after the Supreme Court sided Friday with the Biden administration and paused a lower court ruling. The justices, in a brief order, said they will put on hold a ruling from a Texas federal judge while the Biden administration’s appeal proceeds. The decision is a temporary...
Former police officer Kim Potter, who was involved in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in 2021, is set to be released from prison on Monday. Potter, who is white, claimed she mistook her handgun for a Taser, resulting in her fatally shooting Wright, a Black man, during a traffic stop...
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection chastised Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a letter Thursday, labelling its derailment cleanup efforts in Somerset County insufficient.
North Dakota lawmakers on Friday passed three bills: a crackdown on transgender bathrooms, a bill restricting sexually explicit library books, and a childcare assistance expansion plan.