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Interior Department outlines short-term plan for water cuts in California, Arizona, Nevada
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story DOI outlines short-term plan for water cuts in CA, AZ, NV The federal government has unveiled its short-term plans for Colorado River water cuts from California, Arizona and Nevada — issuing a plan that’s largely in line with what the states themselves have proposed…
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Trump rallies South Carolina voters behind Darline Graham
Donald Trump appeared at a campaign rally in South Carolina in support of Republican candidate Darline Graham, telling supporters to “pretend I’m on the ballot” as he sought to galvanise enthusiasm behind her bid. The remark illustrates how Trump continues to lend his personal popularity with the Republican base to down-ballot candidates, treating his own…
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Trump has mountain of Leavitt replacements, says Scott Jennings ‘is good’
President Trump said Friday he’s never seen so many job applications in his life in response to the opening created by Karoline Leavitt’s decision to leave her post as White House press secretary. Asked by reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about whom he was considering to replace Leavitt, Trump declined to give a…
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Trump defends beef import plan after GOP blowback
President Trump Friday defended his decision to temporary suspend higher tariffs on ground beef imports, saying it’s “what the people want.” “We want to get the beef prices down so we will get them down a little bit,” Trump said before boarding Air Force One to fly to South Carolina. “That’s what people want, that’s…
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GOP raises concerns over Trump lifting certain ground beef tariffs
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP backlash grows to Trump beef intervention GOP lawmakers and cattle ranchers are immediately raising alarm bells over President Trump’s decision to temporarily lift certain tariffs on imported ground beef to mitigate the cost for American…
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Pentagon Fires Editor Of Stars And Stripes After He Gave An Interview To CBS News And Called Potential Censorship A “Red Line”
The Pentagon has fired the editor in chief of Stars and Stripes, Erik Slavin, days after he gave an interview to CBS News Sunday Morning in which he described censorship of the military-focused publication as a “red line”. Slavin said he was dismissed on grounds of insubordination for stating that news censorship affecting service members…
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Black voters rip Dems over taking them for granted in El-Sayed’s backyard: ‘Hush us up’
Black voters in Detroit say they feel increasingly taken for granted by the Democratic Party, a development that could prove decisive in Michigan’s closely watched Senate race. The contest is being closely followed partly because of progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign, and softer support from a historically reliable Democratic voting bloc threatens to complicate the…
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Navy reportedly weighs renaming aircraft carrier for Trump
The name of Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller could be removed from one of the U.S. Navy’s next aircraft carriers, with President Donald Trump’s name reportedly among those being considered as a replacement.