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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Legal challenges complicate California's auto future While the Biden administration recently approved California’s effort to ban new sales of gas-powered cars by 2035, the Golden State’s automotive future remains uncertain. © Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press file The incoming Trump administration is likely to try...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday he has not asked President-elect Trump to make calls on his behalf to Republicans who are still on the fence about his bid to retain the gavel. "No, I haven’t, no," Johnson told reporters in a gaggle. "I met with him yesterday at Mar-a-Lago. We had a great visit....

A New Year’s Eve firework display in a Hawaii neighborhood quickly went wrong after three people were killed and 20 injured on Tuesday night.   When fireworks were lit in a neighborhood in Honolulu, the large display tipped over and was aimed at the onlookers. One woman died at the hospital and two died...

Police in Washington on Wdnesday said they have upped security measures after the New Year's attacks in Las Vegas and New Orleans.   “While there is no known threat to the District of Columbia, out of an abundance of caution, MPD has heightened its security posture across the city in light of recent events,” the...

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) went after Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on the social media platform X Wednesday for his opposition to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) retaking the gavel.   Republican infighting has increased in recent days as Johnson seeks to keep the speakership and President-elect Trump backing his move.   “@realDonaldTrump received a mandate...

The car-renting app Turo is in the spotlight after both the cars used in the New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks on New Year's Day were rented through the company. In New Orleans, a pickup truck rammed through busy Bourbon Street, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens while a Cybertruck exploded outside...

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill praised Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday for his help as authorities investigate the Cybertruck explosion outside of the Trump International Hotel that left seven people injured. “I have to thank Elon Musk specifically,” McMahill said. “He gave us quite a bit of additional information in...

President Biden on Wednesday said the individual who carried out an attack in New Orleans that killed at least 15 people posted videos on social media hours earlier indicating they were inspired by ISIS. Biden delivered brief remarks from Camp David following an attack in New Orleans in the early hours of New Year’s Day,...

Louisiana lawmakers on Wednesday condemned the “evil” driving attack in New Orleans, in which a truck plowed through the crowds on Bourbon Street in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. Ten people were killed and dozens more were injured in the incident that federal law enforcement is investigating as an “act of terrorism.”...

President-elect Trump will hold a rally in Washington the day before he is set to be inaugurated for a second term. The president-elect will hold what is being dubbed a "victory rally" at Capital One Arena on Jan. 19, according to an announcement from his inauguration committee sent out Wednesday. Trump is expected to speak,...

President Biden is slated to deliver remarks about the New Orleans attack that left at least 15 dead and dozens more injured early Wednesday morning at about 6:30 p.m. local time The attack is being investigated by federal and local authorities as an "act of terrorism" after Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, drove a pick-up truck into...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is asking the Senate Homeland Security Committee to call on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI director Christopher Wray to testify after the New Orleans attack.   Hawley sent a letter to incoming chairman of the committee Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), emphasizing Biden administration officials “cannot shirk public accountability” as President...

Early New Years Day terror struck New Orleans as a man drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing at least 15 and injuring dozens more. The driver was identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who is believed to have not worked alone. The attack has prompted investigation from the FBI, calls...

A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of President-elect Trump’s Las Vegas hotel Wednesday, killing one person and injuring seven others. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police first received a report of an explosion and fire at Trump International Hotel at around 8:40 a.m. local time. The 2024 Cybertruck pulled up in front of the hotel and was...

The 119th Congress is around the corner and confirmation battles featuring President-elect Trump’s slate of nominees are set to take center stage. Since Trump’s rapid rollout of choices, two nominees — former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general and Chad Chronister to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency — have already withdrawn themselves. But a...

FBI Houston posted on the social platform X that its agency, along with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, are “conducting law enforcement activity” in north Houston in connection with the New Orleans attack.   Law enforcement officials will be on site for several hours, according to the post, as the “activity is related to this...

The Sugar Bowl in New Orleans got postponed on New Years and the Superdome was locked down after the mass casualty attack that happened earlier in the city. Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley announced in a press conference the college football game between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed 24 hours. “Speaking...

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that she had a “great meeting” with President-elect Trump. “Today, President Trump and I had a great meeting to discuss our shared priorities for the President’s second term,” Bowser said in a statement on X. “President Trump and I both want Washington, DC to be the best, most...

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) said he will likely back Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the leadership vote this week, but he’s still not a firm yes. McCormick joined NewsNation’s “The Hill” on Monday, where he was asked if he’d vote for Johnson on Friday. “Most likely,” he replied. “We have decisions to be making and...

The official account for Ford Motor Company on X was apparently compromised in a hacking incident behind a viral post calling Israel a “terrorist state.” In a statement posted Monday evening, Ford said its X account was “briefly compromised” and several unauthorized posts were shared. “They do not represent the views of Ford Motor Company,”...

Tom Homan, who has been tapped to be President-elect Trump’s border czar, criticized Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) after she said he is in over his head. On Saturday, Crockett joined MSNBC, where she chastised the Trump administration for its mass deportation plans, and she argued they would separate families and put people in immigration encampments....

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) argued that the “die has been cast” in the Speakership vote after President-elect Trump gave an endorsement of sitting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Burchett joined Fox News on Monday, saying he believes Johnson will have enough votes to remain Speaker. “I think he ultimately will,” he said. “I think the die...

Former President Carter is expected to lie in state at the Capitol next week after congressional leaders announced Monday they intend to ask the House and Senate to pass resolutions allowing it. Such resolutions are generally a formality, and the Carter Center accepted the invitation Monday, following Carter's death Sunday at the age of 100....

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story People to watch on energy, environmental issues in 2025 Energy and climate are expected to be divisive issues in 2025 as President-elect Trump, backed by GOP majorities in both the House and Senate, looks to expand U.S. energy...