{Beacon} Technology Technology Big Story House panel preparing to take up children’s online safety bills. The House Energy and Commerce Committee plans to consider a slate of 19 bills related to children’s online safety and privacy next week amid a new effort to pass protections for young users. © Greg Nash The panel will organize…
Click for more news from The Hill {Beacon} Health Care The Big Story. Trump’s proposed health plan has put the GOP in trouble. President Trump’s leaked proposal to increase Obamacare subsidies has created a new headache for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill, The Hill’s Mike Lillis reports. © Photo Credit The scheme was expected… Source…
{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story EPA asks court to lift tough soot rule The Trump administration has asked a federal court to overturn a Biden-era rule limiting deadly soot pollution. © Greg Nash In a court filing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Biden-era rule’s strict limits were procedural……
The Trump administration asked a federal court on Monday to overturn a Biden-era rule limiting deadly soot pollution. In a court filing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Biden-era rule tightening limits was procedurally flawed and should therefore be removed. It said the Biden administration took a “shortcut”, making the rules stricter “without……
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said Tuesday that the Trump administration is favoring Russian President Vladimir Putin with the implementation of its 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine, with the senator saying the plan is throwing the Ukrainian people “under the bus.” Talks on 28-point plan between American and Russian officials… Source link
Consumer confidence fell by nearly seven points in November as Americans’ economy soured as the holiday season rapidly approached. The consumer confidence index, calculated monthly by the Conference Board, fell to 88.7 this month from 95.5 in October. This is the lowest consumer confidence rating since April, when it was 86. in November… Source link
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that the impending retirement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is a broad representation of the embattled GOP lawmakers who could depart under the Trump administration and jeopardize the Republican majority. “She’s almost like the canary in the coal mine,” McCarthy said during an interview Tuesday on…
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday encouraged airline passengers to be polite ahead of the holiday season, and stressed the importance of dressing well. “How can we maintain the frustration we’ve experienced while traveling this Thanksgiving season? Maybe we should say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to our pilots and our… Source link
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Monday supported U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and argued that President Nicolas Maduro knows the U.S. is about to “move in,” resulting in a “field day” for U.S. oil companies. Salazar called Maduro “the head of a terrorist organization” on Fox Business the same day the Trump administration designated……
Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) agreed Monday to pay more than $5 million in back taxes to settle a Justice Department lawsuit dating back nearly two decades. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Justice early Monday, saying the West Virginia Republican “neglected or refused to pay in full” the $5.16… Source link
