White House Awards $3 Billion in Grants for US Battery Manufacturing

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the investment will help end America’s reliance on critical materials from competitors like China. WASHINGTON—The White House announced over $3 billion in grants for domestic battery processing, manufacturing, and recycling projects on Friday. “These investments are also going to help end America’s reliance on critical materials from our economic competitors

Lawmakers Mull Revamp of Secret Service Funding, Policy After Trump Assassination Attempts

Some lawmakers back more funding to hire more agents, but others say manpower allocation is the key. WASHINGTON, D.C.—In the aftermath of an apparent second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, lawmakers are considering making changes to both funding and policy at the Secret Service. Lawmakers have expressed bipartisan interest in increasing Trump’s security

Congressional Probe Into Political Fundraising Platform ActBlue Finds Potential ‘Criminal Activity’

Referrals for further investigation were made to five states after an analysis of 200 million political contributions involving ActBlue. A congressional investigation analyzing more than 200 million political contributions found potential “criminal activity” and referred the information to five state attorneys general for further review. The review involved donation reports from ActBlue, an online Democratic