Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Will weaker profits quell inflation? Historic inflation has been a boon for many big corporations, which were able to hike prices and boost their profit margins. But those profits are now slowing — which could...
House Republicans will provide those facing charges in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol with access to tens of thousands of hours of video footage, GOP leaders said Tuesday. The move to provide the defendants with access to the surveillance tapes — which is also being granted to Fox News...
FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the agency has assessed that the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic was “most likely a potential lab incident” in Wuhan, China. Wray told Fox News’ Bret Baier in an interview on Tuesday that the FBI’s work on determining where the pandemic originated is continuing, but many details related to...
A new House select committee dedicated to looking into potential threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party is holding its first hearing Tuesday night. Watch the hearing live above.
A pair of House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a bill that would tighten regulations for trains with hazardous materials, a direct response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month that spilled chemicals into the area. The Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act — introduced by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and...
The Republican-led select subcommittee investigating the COVID-19 pandemic kicked off its first public event of the 118th Congress on Tuesday with a roundtable of experts.
Wyoming joins a growing list of states seeking to ban or that has banned trans athletes from competing in sports while other states have banned gender-affirming care for minors.
President Biden will nominate Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su, California’s former labor chief, to head the U.S. Department of Labor, the White House said Tuesday.
Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are unlikely to include a 3.25% flat income tax, a plan which Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vocally opposes, in the state budget this year.