Energy & Environment — Schumer sets up reconciliation vote
A reconciliation vote is coming, stipulations in the Democrats’ EV tax credits may make it hard for vehicles to qualify and Manchin joins Republicans in voting against Biden permitting regulations. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, we’re Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk. S
Read MoreCheney: DOJ would be 'hard-pressed not to prosecute' Trump amid 'mounting evidence'
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) dismissed concerns Thursday that prosecuting former President Trump would martyrize him among his followers. She said there are democratic risks if evidence against Trump is ignored. “The question for us is, are we a nation of laws? Are we a country where no one is above the law? And what do the facts and the evidence show?” Cheney told CNN’s Kasie Hunt in an interview aired Thursday.
Read MoreBipartisan group of senators introduce bill to expand Border Patrol, increase pay
A bipartisan group of four senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would create a 2,500-agent Border Patrol reserve force and increase agents' pay by 14 percent. The bill, which was introduced by Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), would also standardize professional development and training requirements for all Border Patrol agents. “Every time I’ve visited with Border Patrol, they have made it clear that they need increased funding to recruit and retain agents,” Portman said in a statement. “At a
Read MorePartisan meddling in primaries makes everything in Washington worse
Last Tuesday’s election revealed the extent to which both of our political parties have yielded to the unethical practice of helping more extreme elements of the other party win primary campaigns. Both Democrats and Republicans have become increasingly willing to boost the prospects of more extreme, less collaborative, more antagonistic candidates for Congress because they believe doing so will help them elect their own party’s candidates. But not only does this practice risk sending extremists to Washington—it undermines public faith in our system of government and makes the prospect for s
Read MoreSenate votes in favor of axing Biden environmental review rule, but push faces uphill battle
The Senate on Thursday voted in favor of reversing a Biden administration rule
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