Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Yellen grilled on Biden's mental fitness in hearing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was pressed on President Biden's mental fitness amid calls for him to step aside after a poor showing in a debate against former President...
Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass a series of abortion-related bills Tuesday, as the party seeks to keep a focus on abortion and access to reproductive health care ahead of the November election. One bill was aimed at protecting the freedom to travel across state lines to access abortion care. Another...
The New York judge overseeing former President Trump's civil fraud case narrowed a subpoena issued to an outside lawyer who said he offered unsolicited advice about the case as the judge's multimillion-dollar decision was pending. Judge Arthur Engoron ruled Tuesday that Trump's subpoena of New York real estate lawyer Adam Leitman Bailey sought to achieve...
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) on Tuesday called on President Biden to step aside in the 2024 presidential race, becoming the seventh House Democrat to publicly urge the incumbent to withdraw following his debate performance against former President Trump last month. Sherrill, in a statement Tuesday, said she believes the risk of Trump winning reelection in...
Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), who is running for Senate, said he has “concerns” about President Biden’s ability to be the Democratic Party’s nominee in this presidential election. “I do have concerns,” Kim told the New Jersey Globe. “If [Biden’s team] want to rebut some of what people are concerned about, that’s on them. But dismissing...
President Biden is delivering an address Tuesday for the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during the organization's summit in Washington. NATO has several urgent items on its current agenda, although viewers at home and abroad will also evaluate Biden's demeanor and apparent mental sharpness. The president received support from House Democrats...
Meta expanded its policy around posts that target “Zionists” to ban speech that uses the term in a way that uses antisemitic tropes or other threatening language against Jews or Israelis, the company said Tuesday. The policy expands which posts targeting “Zionists” will be removed based on how the term is treated, compared to...
Democratic leaders are considering replacing Joe Biden on the ballot for November due to his disastrous debate performance, but Biden remains adamant that he is not stepping aside, suggesting that he may not be hearing the truth from his advisers.