Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} View Online Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate GOP stops child tax credit bill Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill that would expand a tax credit for parents amid Democratic criticism of GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance’s (Ohio) disparaging “childless...
The White House on Thursday trumpeted what it called a “joyous day” as Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan were released as part of a major prisoner swap with Russia. The exchange of prisoners involved several countries in addition to the U.S. and Russia and comes after Gershkovich had been sentenced...
The successful agreement between Russia, the U.S. and a host of other nations to exchange prisoners marked the culmination of years of intensive diplomacy. But the White House on Thursday played down the possibility the prisoner exchange would lead to a thawing of relations with Russia on a host of other global security issues —...
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) leads his Republican opponent Bernie Moreno by 4 points in a race that could help decide which party controls the Senate, according to a new poll. The poll from AARP released Thursday showed Brown ahead with 46 percent support to Moreno’s 42 percent, while 11 percent were undecided and 1...
Historic prisoner swap comes as Biden plots his final six months in office and the end to his decades-long political career. {beacon} Evening Report Aug. 1, 2024 FINALLY FREE Photo from U.S. Government/@POTUS on X Biden scores diplomatic victory as Americans released President Biden announced a multi-country prisoner swap that freed several Americans held...
Former President Trump’s campaign raised nearly $139 million in July, it announced Thursday, following a tumultuous few weeks of the election season. Trump and its authorized committees raised $138.7 million last month, which brings its total cash on hand to $327 million, the campaign announced. The announcement said the latest numbers “reflect continued momentum with...
A petition calling for Congress to host or visit with exiled Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Massoud will be presented to the legislature in the near term, its signatories said Thursday.