Biden says he is weighing executive orders on abortion rights
President Biden said late Wednesday that he is considering signing an executive order on abortion rights if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade later this month, offering a window into the administration’s thinking as officials prepare for the ruling. “There’s some executive orders I could employ, we believe. We’re looking at that right now,” Biden said during a taped appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” prompting a round of applause from the audience. Biden did not expand on what executive orders he is considering. He also urged voters to vote Republicans out of o
Read MoreUS increases production to catch China in global battery race
As battery-powered electric vehicles become a mainstay on the nation’s highways — and a key piece of President Biden’s environmental policy — the U.S. is facing a formidable challenge in its efforts to compete in the global battery race. “The problem is, we're just pretty far behind here,” Ethan Elkind, director of the climate program at Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, told The Hill. “We should have been planning for this a decade ago,” he added. “But I think we can get things moving, now that there's bipartisan support for it.”
Read MoreMade-for-TV Jan. 6 hearings won’t rescue Democrats
Democrats think voters will be so gob-smacked by the revelations of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack that they will forget about soaring gasoline and food prices, rising crime, a 15,000-person caravan of people about to cross our southern border, the baby formula shortage and power brownouts, which are likely to hit our country this summer. Yup, they’re convinced that Americans being force-fed (every major network will broadcast the House hearings live during prime time) scenes of yahoos waving flags and storming our Capitol will rebuild President Biden’s dismal
Read MoreDemocratic group launches 7-figure campaign highlighting efforts to cap insulin costs
The Democratic group House Majority Forward is launching a seven-figure digital and mail campaign in 17 congressional districts on Thursday highlighting efforts to cap insulin costs, The Hill has learned exclusively. The buy lauds House Democratic lawmakers’ work to cap insulin prices at $35 a month and calls on the Senate to pass the Affordable Insulin Now Act. The group is running the ad buy in a number of highly contested districts, the majority of which are on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s target list. The Democratic lawmakers that are being
Read MoreBiden administration seeks additional funding for energy transition in Latin America
The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it is working to deliver more money to fight climate change in Latin American countries, but did not set specific goals for many of their new initiatives. Administration officials told reporters Wednesday that the U.S. would work with regional development banks to try to mobilize climate financing for the regional countries. The administration also announced that it would provide $12 million for Brazil, Colombia and Peru to help protect the Amazon rainforest and prevent deforestation. And Vice Presiden
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