Hannah Natanson and Jeff Stein | Washington Post U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) privately asked the Trump administration last week to release funding for a Mercedes-Benz plant to convert to the production of electric vehicles, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post. In a two-page letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Mace
The winners and losers in the ‘big beautiful bill’ These are the potential winners and losers from the tax bill, which President Donald Trump has dubbed the ‘big beautiful bill’. Congress is closer than it’s been in a long time to massively reforming college financial aid. On June 10, GOP lawmakers in the U.S. Senate
Gov. DeWine explains why child care is a budget priority Gov. Mike DeWine held a news conference Monday to unveil his budget recommendations. He opened his conference speaking about how the state can fund child care. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost urged Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a provision in the state budget that would
‘See you in the woodchipper,’ ex-USAID staffers tell Musk — 2:00 p.m. By the Associated Press A social media account run by recently terminated staffers of the US aid agency that Elon Musk helped destroy had parting words for Musk Friday after his public falling-out with President Donald Trump. “We’ll see you in the woodchipper,”
Bram Berkowitz | The Motley Fool White House claims ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ won’t raise deficit White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ won’t raise the deficit, but nonpartisan analysts say otherwise. The U.S. House of Representatives has unveiled a legislative package dubbed “One Big, Beautiful bill,” a phrase President Donald Trump
The House Education and the Workforce Committee advanced a new proposal this week that, if enacted, could drastically reshape how Americans pay for college, with reforms to federal student loans and financial aid programs. Why It Matters More than 40 million Americans hold federal student loan debt, per Education Data Initiative. For some, repayment of
Want to set up a new business or pay a Bureau of Motor Vehicles fee? You might soon be able to pay in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency Trump signs order establishing strategic Bitcoin reserve President Trump signed an order Thursday to create a federal Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, signaling new federal support for cryptocurrency in general
China vows to ‘fight to the end’ on President Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump threatened China with more tariffs after they put a 34% tariff on U.S. imports. Video shows key takeaways, tense moments from April 8 Senate Finance Committee hearing on tariffs Trump has announced reciprocal levies on trading partners U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson
See legislators rally for ‘just cause’ evictions bill at the statehouse Legislators and tenants describe why just cause eviction protections are needed in Rhode Island. Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is facing criticism for his plan to give raises to members of his Cabinet. Critics, including House Speaker Shekarchi and Senate Republicans, argue that the
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was in Rockford on Friday to celebrate the $32 million expansion of the Rockford Mass Transit District downtown bus station and garage. The 18-month project that broke ground in November is being paid for from the Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan, a $45 billion capital improvement program. The program is also paying