Trump slaps 50% tariff on Brazil over Bolsonaro trial, trade deficit
US President Donald Trump speaks during a multilateral lunch with visiting African Leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. will slap a 50% tariff on Brazil‘s imports, partly in retaliation for…
Tesla becomes a utility in the UK, setting up showdown with Octopus Energy
Tesla is now an officially licensed utility in the United Kingdom, According According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The automotive and energy company recently received a license from the Gas and Electricity Markets Office, allowing it to sell electricity directly to domestic and commercial and industrial users. The company has been…
Carter, Collins throw elbows in Georgia Senate GOP debate
Reps. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) and Mike Collins (R-Ga.) traded heated words while former college football coach Derek Dooley remained largely out of the field during Sunday’s Georgia Senate GOP primary debate — a day before early voting begins. Carter, Collins and Dooley, along with former Senate candidate John Coyne and retired Brig. General Jonathan McCallum…
Fed pick Kevin Warsh apt to cut interest rates anyway
The war in Iran has caused oil prices to spike, prompting concerns about a resurgence of inflation. That has led Federal Reserve officials to raise the possibility that they may pause the Fed’s recent efforts to lower interest rates, or potentially even raise rates. But that is the Fed as it’s now known. The central…
Trump says Exxon and Chevron made ‘too much money’ during Iran conflict
President Donald Trump said Monday that ExxonMobil and Chevron made “too much money” on rising crude oil prices due to the Iran war. “They’re making too much money based on a shortage,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I don’t like it.” Exxon and Chevron on Friday reported windfall profits for the second quarter….
Rivian renegotiates DOE loan down to $4.5 billion, adjusts capacity plans for Georgia plant
Rivian Automotive on Thursday said it has renegotiated a $6.57 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy down to $4.5 billion and is adjusting its production expectations at an under-construction plant in Georgia. The DOE loan was previously set to support two phases of production for a total of 400,000 units annually. The amended…
Biden finishes radiation treatment for cancer
Former President Biden completed a round of radiation therapy to treat his aggressive prostate cancer on Monday, according to a Biden spokesperson. The course lasted several weeks, and the former president is “doing well,” the spokesperson told The Hill’s sister network, NewsNation. He did not comment on whether Biden’s medical team thinks he will need…
Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; ordered it to pay damages
A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the country’s copyright laws by training its language model on a licensed musical work without permission, including several news outlets. The Guardian reported. The decision comes from a lawsuit that GEMA, the organization that handles music rights in Germany, filed against OpenAI last November. The company was…
Liberty, Lynx to finally meet in WNBA Finals rematch
July 29, 2025, 01:05 pm ET New York Liberty Franchise won the first WNBA title, after a Peace-It-Out series last October Minnesota LinksThe game went into 5 overtime, where Liberty strongly strongly stood up to 67–62. Links were destroyed by the result and angry with crime. Most of their rosters with both teams are likely…