Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Judge removes Biden restrictions for offshore drilling lease sale A federal court has ordered the administration to conduct an auction for rights to drill offshore without taking steps to protect endangered whales. © Getty U.S. District...

Former President Donald Trump's campaign is attempting to take credit for President Biden's announced trip to Michigan to meet with striking United Auto Workers (UAW) union members, claiming Biden is going because Trump previously announced a trip to the state. "Joe Biden’s trip to Michigan is nothing more than a cheap photo op as he...

Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), a top ally of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), on Friday said he is willing to shut down the federal government if the Biden administration does not accept some border policy changes that Republicans have attached to a framework to keep the government open past Sept. 30. “[In] 2021, a load 50...

Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Federal government plans to ban medical debt from credit reports Unpaid medical bills may no longer hurt your credit score, under a proposal outlined by the Biden administration. © AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Vice President Harris, along with Consumer Financial...

Presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) brushed off a labor rights complaint from the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Friday, saying the union wants to “threaten” him. The complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, filed by UAW President Shawn Fain on Thursday, alleges that Scott violated his campaign staff’s federally-protected right to strike by...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Biden officials near decision on long-range artillery for Ukraine Ukraine has long asked for the long-range artillery, arguing it is needed to successfully defend against Russia's invasion. © AP Several reports have indicated the Biden administration...

The Biden administration is proposing new restrictions on companies that emit hazardous air pollution, after a Trump-era move to weaken regulations. However, its new draft rule also doesn’t return Clinton-era safeguards — which some environmental advocates say still leaves too much pollution on the table. Under the Clinton administration, any facility that emits “hazardous air pollutants”...

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called on U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez to resign from his position following a federal bribery indictment being handed down Friday morning.