Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Consumer watchdog cracks down on paycheck advance products The government’s consumer watchdog proposed a new rule that would categorize popular paycheck advance products as consumer loans, which the agency says will ensure lenders provide borrowers with key...
Hunter Biden asked judges Thursday to dismiss his criminal charges, claiming the special counsel appointed to investigate him was unlawfully appointed and funded. The requests come just days after a different federal judge found that Attorney General Merrick Garland unlawfully appointed special counsel Jack Smith to investigate former President Trump, dismissing charges against him in his classified...
MILWAUKEE — Kid Rock is bringing "American Bad A‑‑" to the Republican National Convention stage, performing on the same night that former President Trump is set to accept the GOP presidential nomination. The 53-year-old "All Summer Long" singer, one of Trump's most prominent celebrity supporters, was seen rehearsing Thursday at Fiserv Forum ahead of the...
MILWAUKEE — Republicans find themselves in a somewhat unusual position: fully in sync, while Democrats hash out a major internal disagreement in public. It’s been a remarkable split-screen playing out this week. Republicans are gathered in Wisconsin, unified and energized behind former President Trump’s candidacy, while Democrats are in open disagreement over whether President Biden...
Longtime television news personality and conservative pundit Lou Dobbs has died, former President Trump announced Thursday. "The Great Lou Dobbs has just passed away — A friend, and truly incredible Journalist, Reporter, and Talent," Trump wrote on his Truth Social website. "He understood the World, and what was 'happening,' better than others. Lou was unique...
More than 1,400 Black women and allies have indicated their support for President Biden and Vice President Harris in a letter released Thursday. Highlighting the fact that millions of Americans cast ballots for Biden and Harris in the primary, the women said attempts to change the ticket “disregard” and “circumvent the will of millions of voters who participated in...
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., says the Secret Service provided little information to senators and did not take more than four questions, with no follow ups, at a briefing.