Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Stopgap funding bill could face headwinds in House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is signaling that the House will turn to a short-term stopgap funding bill when Congress returns from the August recess to avoid a shutdown after...
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Roman Catholic school in a case involving employment discrimination allegations from an employee who was terminated after she became pregnant out of wedlock. Victoria Crisitello filed a complaint against the St. Theresa School alleging discrimination based on pregnancy and marital status. The school claimed, however,...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken called detained American and former marine Paul Whelan on Wednesday, a source told CNN, according to the network. Blinken reportedly told Whelan, who has been detained in Russia since 2018 for alleged espionage, to “keep the faith, and we’re doing everything we can to bring you home as soon as...
Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., asked a judge Wednesday to start the trial of former President Trump on charges alleging he and 18 co-defendants plotted to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results in March — just more than six months away. But legal experts told The Hill such a timeline is...
Marijuana legalization will be on the ballot in Ohio in November, the secretary of state's office confirmed Wednesday. Petitioners submitted 127,772 signatures from all over Ohio to qualify for November a referendum to legalize the growing and sale of marijuana to people 21 and over. They needed about 124,000 signatures — 3.5 percent of the...
Lawyers for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul sent New York City Mayor Eric Adams a letter Tuesday criticizing his administration's handling of the migration crisis.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urged those in attendance for a White House event to celebrate the IRA turning one to clap throughout certain parts of her speech on Wednesday.
President Biden's former Special Envoy who was placed on leave pending a security clearance investigation will teach a course in the fall at Princeton.