The Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative announced Monday it is suspending activities. The move comes after BlackRock, with $11.5 trillion in assets under management, joined an exodus of mega-firms leaving net-zero groups.
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Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump ended the use of the CBP One App used by illegal migrants to enter the U.S., and canceled all remaining appointments made through the software.
“Effective January 20, 2025, the functionalities of CBP One that previously allowed undocumented aliens to submit advance information and schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry is no longer available, and existing appointments have been cancelled,” the Customs and Border Protection agency’s website reads.
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A 19-year-old Wisconsin man admitted to setting GOP Rep. Glenn Grothman’s leased district office on fire over his support for banning TikTok if its parent company doesn’t sell the app to a U.S. company, according to the Fond du Lac Police Department.
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President Joe Biden pardons brother Jim Biden and other family members on Monday just before his time in office expired.
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President-elect Donald Trump plans to sign historic numbers of executive orders shortly after taking the oath of Monday that will address everything from border security to women’s sports.
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President Joe Biden on Monday, just hours before he leaves office and Donald Trump becomes president, pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the Jan. 6 committee.
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Protest organizers expect approximately 50,000 people to gather in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration.
The number is drastically smaller than the 500,000 people that protested Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, but experts told The Hill that the protest this year is to keep voters engaged rather than portray the emotions that are felt regarding Trump’s second victory.Â
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Days before departing his last political job, a beleaguered Joe Biden went to the podium to announce a long-awaited ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. But when pressed by the news media over who should get credit for the deal, the 46th American president demurred.
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The Department of Education (DOE) on Wednesday announced the forgiveness of another $4.5 billion in student loans for over 200,000 borrowers at Ashford University, in one of the department’s final moves of the Biden administration.
President Joe Biden and his administration have attempted to clear out a massive amount of student loan debt for Americans who are still paying off their loans after 20 years, though some efforts have been curbed by the courts. However, they have successfully forgiven loans for over 5 million borrowers over the past four years.
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President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed a deal to secure the release of hostages in Gaza amid reports that Israel and Hamas had finalized a ceasefire agreement.
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