Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story TikTok taps another former Biden aide in lobbying push It's the latest instance in a long line of the company recruiting lobbyists with close ties to Biden and Capitol Hill as it ramps up its push...
President Biden on Friday said that the doesn’t take the growing relationship between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin “lightly,” warning that the situation could worsen. “I just want to put it in perspective, I don’t take it lightly what… China and Russia are doing and it could get significantly worse. But...
The main air defense system at a military base housing U.S. troops and personnel in Northeast Syria was not fully working Thursday when a drone attack killed one American contractor at the facility, multiple outlets reported Friday. The New York Times first reported that the electronic counter-defense system was not fully functional at the coalition base...
Less than 30 percent of Americans are confident that they can keep up with their expenses as inflation continues to impact the economy, according to a new poll. The results of a poll conducted by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Chicago, and released on Friday,...
The Parents Bill of Rights was passed in the House on Friday in an educational policy win for Republicans that has gained steam at the state level. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and approved in a largely party-line vote, as Republicans argue parents deserve more transparency from their schools and more...
Story at a glance A rare major geomagnetic storm lit up the skies with auroras across the country in states from North Carolina to Arizona early Friday morning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tweeted Friday that a “severe” geomagnetic storm, which is a disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field, began just after midnight, giving...
An envelope containing a suspicious letter and white powder was sent to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), whose office is investigating former President Trump, according to law enforcement. A New York Police Department spokesperson said the substance was deemed “non-hazardous” but declined to comment further on the matter. When asked about the item, the...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week rebuked the San Francisco archbishop who wrote a letter last year saying she would not be allowed to receive communion at mass.
Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared to take a jab at President Biden over a congressional investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings in China and Ukraine.