{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Biden administration enters climate policy endgame The Biden administration is sprinting to finalize any unfinished pieces of its climate policy, from fully disbursing Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds to getting final regulations out the door. © Kiichiro Sato, Associated Press file The incoming Trump...

Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-head of the newly created "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), commended Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) for shredding 208 executive orders after repealing them Thursday. "Nice work, @GovofCO. Send that shredder over to DOGE next month," Ramaswamy wrote in a Thursday post on the social platform X, responding to pictures of Polis...

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) took aim at FBI Director Christopher Wray, who announced his intent to step down from the role ahead of President-Trump’s apparent plans to fire him. "I, maybe, you know, Director Wray is right that by removing himself, he removes a target, but he’s going to be replaced with a partisan hack who...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing companies that have historically made toxic “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, or products that contain them, alleging false advertising over their safety. Paxton, in his lawsuit, alleged that DuPont’s Teflon and 3M’s Scotchgard were among products that the companies sold to Texans while concealing “substantial...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Ukrainian lawmaker wants Black Hawks to take on Russian drones Ukrainian member of Parliament Oleksandra Ustinova said it is critical for Ukraine to get the prized helicopters to take out Russian drones with less...

There was a “significant” drop in reported sexual harassment and assaults at the U.S. military service academies over the past two years after a spike in 2022, but rates remain high, according to new Pentagon data released Thursday. In the 2023-24 academic year, 783 cadets and midshipmen — 457 women and 327 men — experienced sexual...

Presented by Children's Hospital Association — The legislation would be the biggest-ever effort to regulate the industry . {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Lawmakers push health insurers, PBMs to sell pharmacy businesses Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are facing a new round of scrutiny this week across Capitol Hill. © AP A...

The Biden administration has launched a national strategy to combat Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate. The initiative comes a year after Hamas' attack on Israel.