New Jersey will phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, joining states such as California and New York, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Wednesday. The Advanced Clean Cars II rule, set to take effect Jan. 1, will make the Garden State the 11th state on such a trajectory, joining Vermont, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts,...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a proposal Tuesday to ban cable and satellite television early termination fees. In a press release, the FCC said these fees may limit consumer choice and “may negatively impact competition for services in the marketplace.” The agency also said the fees often make cable and satellite subscribers pay for...
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed late Tuesday to take up a case weighing whether to bar former President Trump from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment. A lower court last week found that the former president engaged in insurrection by inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot but determined the constitutional prohibition on holding...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve. That means it’s time to grab any groceries or other necessities that you may have forgotten for tomorrow. It is a slow day here in Washington, D.C., but The Hill has you covered with the latest news. Here's what's coming up: Some of the Hamas hostages will be...
Economist and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will serve on a new board for OpenAI as part of the fallout from a tumultuous week that saw OpenAI's ousting and eventual reinstatement of CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI announced early Wednesday it reached an agreement with Altman to return to the company as CEO with a...
The House Ethics Committee declined an investigation into Rep. Bowman after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in Washington, D.C., for pulling a fire alarm.
Democratic Charleston, South Carolina Mayor John Tecklenburg was defeated Tuesday by William Cogswell, who will become the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction.