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Electric vehicles are still more expensive and less reliable

The rapid push by climate zealots to force people into electric vehicles has run into a small problem: most electric vehicles are worse cars and more expensive than the gas-powered vehicles people are being told to abandon.

What’s next after Santos’s ouster

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © Greg Nash/The Hill What's next after Santos's ouster Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) became the sixth House member ever expelled Friday, setting up a special election that'll determine just how thin the Republican Party's majority remains...

Nearly 5 million watched DeSantis, Newsom debate on Fox News 

Fox News got a major ratings boost Thursday night with a prime-time debate between Govs. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) and Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.). The 90-minute event, moderated by Fox host Sean Hannity, netted a total of 4.7 million viewers for the network, according to Nielsen Media Research data, including 742,00 in the key advertising demographic of...

5th Circuit orders Texas to remove buoys from Rio Grande 

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling Friday ordering Texas to remove a series of buoys installed in the waters of the Rio Grande, finding the state violated laws governing navigable waterways by placing the barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. In affirming an earlier ruling, the 2-1 decision from the 5th U.S. Circuit...

Atlanta protestor in critical condition after setting self on fire outside Israeli consulate

After setting themselves on fire in front of the Israeli consulate in Atlanta on Friday and suffering severe injuries, a protestor is in critical condition, Atlanta Police said. A building security guard also suffered minor burns in the process of attempting to stop the protestor from self-immolating. Police Chief Darin Schierbaum described the incident as...

Supreme Court justices salute Sandra Day O’Connor

Supreme Court justices joined the chorus of Americans on Friday saluting the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who passed away earlier in the day at the age of 93. The first woman to serve on the nation’s highest bench, O’Connor served for more than two decades and became a decisive swing vote on many of...

Santos’s name removed from former office

Former Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) name plaque was removed from his former office Friday, hours after he was expelled from Congress. Surrounded by reporters, a House employee unscrewed the plaque from the wall and removed Santos’s name at about 3:30 p.m. It was replaced by a temporary sign stating “Office of the Third Congressional District...

Walmart joins list of companies nixing ads on Musk’s X

Walmart joined the list of companies who have pulled advertisements from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on Friday. "We aren't advertising on X as we've found some other platforms better reach our customers,” Walmart said in an emailed statement to The Hill. Walmart’s emailed statement comes two days after X owner Elon Musk...

Philadelphia council votes to ban ski masks in various public places

The Philadelphia City Council voted Thursday to ban ski masks in public and city spaces, including parks, public transit and government buildings. The measure passed 13-2, with advocates saying the move would increase public safety. It establishes a $250 fine for wearing a mask, bumped to $2,000 if a mask is worn while committing a...

Biden rules could tighten number of incentive-eligible EVs

Presented by BP — The administration's latest tax credit rules are aimed at cracking down on China. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Treasury rule could mean fewer EVs eligible for new tax credit The Biden administration's new proposed rules for which electric vehicles (EV) qualify for Inflation Reduction Act...

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