On The Money — Fed minutes shed light on bank’s recession outlook
The Hill illustration, Madeline Monroe/AP photos New minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting paint the picture of a cautiously optimistic central bank. We’ll also look at Democratic divides ove
Read MoreWhite House pushes for swift confirmation of ATF nominee after Texas shooting
The White House is pushing the Senate to quickly confirm President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in the wake of the Texas elementary school shooting. Biden on Wednesday urged the Senate to confirm Steve Dettelbach, a former federal prosecutor from Ohio who he nominated to lead ATF earlier this year, calling it a “modest step” the body could take to address gun violence in the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left at least 19 children and two teachers dead. “The Senate should confirm him with
Read MoreEnergy & Environment — Biden deals another hit to Alaska mining project
AP Photo The Biden administration is proposing to protect a salmon fishery, dealing a blow to a proposed mine, while Massachusetts's lawsuit against ExxonMobil has been allowed to move forward. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, you
Read MoreTwitter to pay $150 million over allegations it improperly sold user data
Twitter is set to pay $150 million to settle a privacy lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department. The settlement, made public Wednesday, concerns allegations that the platform improperly collected user data between 2014 and 2019. The settlement requires a court approval before being finalized. According to the complaint, Twitter asked users for phone numbers and email addresses to secure their accounts and then let advertisers use that information to target ads. The platform misrepresented what the information was being collec
Read MoreTexas official says all victims in Uvalde school shooting were in one classroom
A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety said in an interview on Wednesday that all of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting were in one classroom. During an interview with CNN’s John Berman, Lt. Chris Olivarez was asked about reports that all of the injuries and fatalities had occurred in one classroom. “That's correct,” Olivarez confirmed. “So it was a classroom setting. [The shooter] was able to make entry into that classroom, barricaded himsel
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