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Feds deny protections for wolves in Rockies

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Rocky Mountain gray wolves won’t get endangered species protections Gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains will not get protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced Friday. ©...

Former RNC chair urges lawmakers in both parties to ‘take the win’ on tentative border deal

Michael Steele, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, urged lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to “take the win” in the tentative border deal as negotiations continue and uncertainty remains on whether it will pass. “Take the win. Take the win. This is a moment that, you know, when you stop and...

EPA proposes to enable states to require ‘forever chemical’ cleanup, giving substances ‘hazardous’ label

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to designate nine toxic "forever chemicals" as “hazardous constituents” under the nation’s law for cleaning up ongoing pollution, in a move that would enable states to require cleanups if the substances are released. As part of an effort to limit contamination stemming from the class of toxic substances,...

Price questions linger for over-the-counter birth control pills

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Questions linger over cost of OTC birth control pills Over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pills are on the way, but the potential price for these contraceptives is raising concerns that accessibility may be lost if they aren’t affordable. Perrigo...

US begins retaliatory strikes for Jordan attack

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US begins retaliatory strikes in wake of Jordan attack The U.S. military began an initial round of airstrikes on Iranian-backed groups in Syria and Iraq following an attack in Jordan last weekend that killed three American...

Arkansas parole board chair was fired from police department for lying about sex with minor

The individual appointed to head Arkansas' parole board was fired by a police department for lying about a sexual relationship with a minor.

Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear Gov. Evers’ suit against GOP Legislature for blocking ‘basic functions’

The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a lawsuit by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, which accuses the Republican-run Legislature of obstructing "basic government functions."

With presidential race on horizon, New Mexico lawmakers look to outlaw fake electors

Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico have advanced a bill that would make it a crime to pose as a fake presidential elector in a party-line committee vote.

New Hampshire lawmakers weigh half-dozen gun laws following hospital shooting

New Hampshire lawmakers on Friday considered various bills to restrict or expand gun access in the wake of a deadly shooting at a psychiatric hospital.

Abrams-founded group to appeal ruling saying Georgia voter eligibility challenges were legal

Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Action group plans to appeal a trial court ruling claiming voter eligibility challenges do not violate federal law.

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