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Democrats ask DOJ to probe Big Oil

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Democrats ask DOJ to probe Big Oil Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) are asking the Justice Department to look into the oil industry's handling of climate change after their own investigation. ©...

Rick Scott joins three-way Senate leadership race to replace McConnell

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Wednesday announced he will join the race to replace retiring Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), throwing a wild card in the race to head a potential new Senate GOP majority in 2025. Scott’s decision to jump into the race gives his Senate Republican colleagues a more conservative alternative to...

Colorado Republican Party calls on parents to pull kids from public schools

The Colorado Republican Party called on parents Tuesday to pull their children out of public schools in the state, citing “LGBTQ indoctrination.” “Our next policy aims to save Colorado children from progressive Democrats who want to turn more kids trans by requiring teachers to use ‘pronouns’ that do not make any sense and cause gender...

House passes bill outlining new framework for crypto regulation despite SEC pushback

The House passed legislation Wednesday laying out a new framework for when cryptocurrencies should be regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The lower chamber voted 279-136 to pass the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT 21), despite opposition from SEC Chair Gary...

Microplastics ‘pervasive’ in human testicles: New study

A new study found a “pervasive” presence of microplastics in human and dog testicles. The research, published last week in the Toxicological Sciences journal, found that out of all 47 canine and 23 human testes that were examined, all had a presence of microplastics. The findings suggest that there are potential consequences for male fertility....

Nebraska sues TikTok for ‘fueling a youth mental health crisis’

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) filed a suit against TikTok on Wednesday, accusing the social media giant of being “addictive and harmful to teens and children,” adding that the app is “fueling a youth mental health crisis.” The suit claims that TikTok’s algorithm and content distribution structure provides minor users with harmful content without...

House committee adopts amendment to rehire troops fired for refusing COVID vaccine

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday adopted an amendment to the annual defense policy bill that would push the Department of Defense to rehire U.S. service members who were fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. The measure, which would require the Pentagon to create a robust plan for rehiring those service members, was adopted...

Hunter Biden’s tax trial pushed to fall

Hunter Biden is now expected to stand trial on federal tax charges in September after a California judge agreed to his request to delay the trial as he faces a separate gun trial beginning next month, The Associated Press reported. During a hearing Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi pushed the tax trial to...

Kenyan tech workers urge Biden to end ‘modern day slavery’ ahead of state visit

A group of nearly 100 tech workers from Kenya wrote a letter to President Biden ahead of Thursday’s Kenya state dinner at the White House, urging him to end “modern day slavery” in the country's tech sector. The authors of the letter work as data labelers, content moderators and artificial intelligence (AI) workers for American...

‘Justice should prevail’: Lawmakers lobby for Americans’ release

"Justice should prevail," Brecheen told "The Hill" host Blake Burman.

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