President Biden on Friday defended his administration’s handling of concerns about a banking crisis after the failure of two mid-sized banks, acknowledging it may take time for things to "calm down." Biden at a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged it may take some time for the markets and the broader public to...
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...