A Democratic-led resolution to end President Trump’s declaration of an “energy emergency” failed along party lines Wednesday afternoon. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the measure earlier in February as a privileged matter, meaning the Republican majority was required to give it a vote in the following weeks. The Senate voted not...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story OPM tells agencies to plan for mass layoffs A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies across government to turn over plans for widespread layoffs...
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) went after President Trump in a Wednesday Fox News op-ed, accusing him of “making America expensive again.” “One month into his term, President Trump is making America expensive again, and everyone is feeling the pain,” Coons said in the opinion piece. “Last year, President Donald Trump ran against inflation, saying when...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) directed the state’s parole board to evaluate the risk of possibly granting clemency to Erik and Lyle Menendez. Newsom’s announcement came on a teaser trailer Wednesday for his new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom.” “So, we’re getting a lot of questions, a lot of calls about something that’s getting a...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday, implementing the cost efficiency initiative for DOGE, which looks for government wasteful spending.
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a letter ordering the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to eliminate its congestion pricing toll in New York City by March 21.