Appointing Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, President Donald Trump signaled he’ll adopt a combative approach to dealing with the incoming Democratic-controlled Congress. Indeed, notwithstanding the differences between a democratically elected leader in peacetime and a despotic dictator in wartime, this is Trump’s equivalent of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s […]

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Senate to vote on advancing permitting bill With the midterm elections in the rearview mirror, the Senate is barreling ahead with major energy and infrastructure legislation in the lame-duck session. © Allison Robbert, Associated Press The bill, which seeks to make it easier to...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire (D) said the city would limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents just days after Democrats swept the state-level offices in the midterm elections. The mayor said his executive order applied to nonviolent criminals, who will be released with a citation, and that unless someone is arrested for an...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy   The Big Story Mortgage rates drop and stocks rebound slightly Mortgage rates declined for the third straight week, while stocks rallied on Friday after multiple days of losses this week. © Seth Wenig, Associated Press The average 30-year mortgage rate was 7.18...