Business & Economy
House hearing heats up when Democrat objects to GOP colleague's use of term 'woke' to criticize ESG
A congressional hearing Tuesday on ESG investing took an abrupt and contentious turn when a House Democrat accused her Republican colleagues of being racist for describing the hot-button financial practice as woke capitalism.
Judge rejects attempt to block new Washington state gun restrictions
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one of three measures recently signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee in an effort to reduce gun violence.
Merck sues to stop Biden's drug-negotiation program, calls it 'extortion'
Drugmaker Merck & Co. filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging President Biden's marquee effort to negotiate down the cost of drugs under Medicare is "tantamount to extortion" and violates the Constitution.
Congress fights for the life of AM radio in rare scene of bipartisanship
The threat of eradicating AM radio in American cars produced a rare scene of bipartisanship in Congress on Tuesday when lawmakers rallied to the defense of the staticky broadcasts.
Elon Musk admits that Twitter revenue is down by half
Twitter owner Elon Musk has conceded in a Twitter Space that company revenue has been cut nearly in half since he took ownership last year.
Manchin interrupted at energy event by protesters denouncing 'dirty' Mountain Valley Pipeline deal
Sen. Joe Manchin III was speaking about energy policy at an event in Washington Tuesday for all of 90 seconds before climate change protesters stopped the conservative West Virginia Democrat in his tracks.
Merck sues federal government, calling plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices extortion
Merck is suing the federal government over a plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices, calling the program a sham equivalent to extortion.
Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, enhances property rights over clean water
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a decision that strips protections from wetlands that are isolated from larger bodies of water.
