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The Hill
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump, Musk stay isolated
The Big Story Some Republicans are holding out hope that President Trump and Elon Musk will mend fences after last week's blistering bromance breakup. © AP Photo/Evan Vucci The longing for harmony comes amid a Republican sprint on Capitol Hill to finalize the Trump megabill — which Musk trashed — and as the party looks ahead to the 2026 midterm elections, a process the billionaire is threatening to shake up by suggesting he may go after lawmakers who support the package. 'I was with the president in the Oval Office yesterday afternoon as some of this was unfolding, and I can tell you, as he said in his own words, he was just, he was disappointed, and I was surprised by Elon's sudden opposition,' Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Friday when asked if Trump has any interest in mending fences. 'I hope they reconcile,' he added. 'I believe in redemption. That's part of my worldview, and I think it's good for the party and the country if all that's worked out.' Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — a loyal Trump ally who also chairs the House's Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, named similar to Musk's brainchild Department of Government Efficiency — said the two should bury the hatchet in private rather than on public channels. 'I don't think lashing out on the internet is the way to handle any kind of disagreement, especially when you have each other's cell phones. So I hope this gets worked out,' Greene said. 'But I will tell you right now that people are going to be focused on making sure that we get the agenda that we voted for, and that's President Trump's agenda.' The optimism is not limited to the House: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) called on his 70-year marriage to find advice for the two. 'I just heard Barbara Grassley say this disagreement and arguments btwn musk and Trump must end. I know she loves both musk and Pres Trump. I'd advise u to follow her advice,' he wrote on social platform X. The Hill's Mychael Schnell reports for Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter, we're Miranda Nazzaro and Julia Shapero — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Essential Reads How policy will be impacting the tech sector now and in the future: Amazon to invest $20 billion in Pennsylvania data centers Amazon plans to invest at least $20 billion to build out two data centers in Pennsylvania, the e-commerce and cloud computing giant announced Monday alongside Keystone State leaders. The new data centers will be located in Salem Township alongside the Susquehanna nuclear power plant and in Falls Township on the site of a former steel mill, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said. 'Pennsylvania workers, over decades, … Trump isn't done with Musk yet, Michael Cohen says President Trump's ex-personal attorney Michael Cohen on Saturday said that Trump isn't done with tech billionaire Elon Musk yet, after tensions between the two men became incredibly heated in a public social media spat last week. 'They're going to really go after Elon Musk like nobody has seen, ever, in this country, because they can,' Cohen told MSNBC's Ali Velshi. 'And one thing Elon doesn't understand is this … Waymo halts service in LA after robotaxis set ablaze Waymo has halted its robotaxi service in Los Angeles after multiple self-driving cars were set ablaze as protests over federal immigration raids unfolded in the city. A Waymo spokesperson confirmed the decision to remove its vehicles from downtown Los Angeles and pause services in that area was made in coordination with the Los Angeles Police Department. The spokesperson noted Waymo is still operating in Los Angeles and the … Musk rebukes Grok for verifying fabricated X post Elon Musk rebuked his own artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok on Sunday, after it incorrectly verified a false X post purporting to show the tech billionaire taking a swipe at White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. The fabricated post, which has since been deleted, took advantage of the explosive rift between Musk and President Trump last week, the fallout of which has caught Miller and his wife Katie … The Refresh News we've flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics: Crypto Corner CLARITY Act gets last-minute add ahead of markup © Greg Nash Welcome to Crypto Corner, a daily feature focused on digital currency and its outlook in Washington. The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) has been added to the newly introduced version of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, a coalition of cryptocurrency industry groups announced Monday. The groups called the addition a 'meaningful step toward protecting developers of non-custodial, peer-to-peer technologies while maintaining strong oversight of custodial financial institutions.' BRCA, reintroduced by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), aims to provide regulatory clarity for non-custodial digital asset developers and service providers. The eight leading groups called on Congress to do this last week, stating the amendment is needed to protect developers and service providers who do not maintain custody of customer funds. The updated bill builds upon 2019 guidance from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network within the Treasury Department. The 2019 guidance called for clarifying 'that when developers and infrastructure providers don't control customer funds, they shouldn't be regulated like money transmitters,' the association groups explained. It comes a day ahead of the House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees will hold markups for the CLARITY Act, which seeks to establish a clear regulatory framework for digital assets. The CLARITY Act would establish clear lines between the regulatory authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and set up new requirements for developers. In Other News Branch out with other reads on The Hill: Gaza aid ship with Greta Thunberg aboard seized by Israel Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, 22, and several allies were taken into Israeli custody in international waters early Monday while attempting to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, which faces a food crisis amid Hamas's ongoing war with Israel. 'The 'selfie yacht' of the 'celebrities' is safely making its way to the shores of Israel,' the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) … What Others are Reading Two key stories on The Hill right now: Pam Bondi's brother crushed in DC Bar Association election Brad Bondi, the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi, overwhelmingly lost his bid to lead the D.C. Bar Association in a race with record turnout, … Read more RFK Jr. fires CDC's independent vaccine advisors Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he is removing every member of the independent panel advising the Centers for Disease … Read more You're all caught up. See you tomorrow!
The Hill
15-04-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Watch live: Marjorie Taylor Greene gives remarks at town hall
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is slated to hold a town hall Tuesday afternoon in Cobb County, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta won by former Vice President Kamala Harris in November. Greene, who has been a vocal ally for President Trump, will join a list of Republicans who have held in-person events despite guidance not to do so. The Georgia Republican is also the chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency. The event comes after the GOP lawmaker threw money into slumping stocks last week amid concern over Trump's latest tariff announcement and a global trade war. The move has been criticized by those on the other side of the aisle, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and brought a potential stock trading ban for government officials back into the spotlight. The town hall is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. EDT. Watch the live video above.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump urges Republicans to defund NPR, PBS
President Trump on Thursday renewed a call to defund NPR and PBS a day after top executives from the public broadcasters faced an intense grilling from GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill. 'NPR and PBS, two horrible and completely biased platforms (Networks!), should be DEFUNDED by Congress, IMMEDIATELY,' Trump wrote late Wednesday on Truth Social. 'Republicans, don't miss this opportunity to rid our Country of this giant SCAM, both being arms of the Radical Left Democrat Party. JUST SAY NO AND, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!' Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform's Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee peppered NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS President Paula Kerger on Wednesday with accusations of bias against conservatives and questions about their funding. NPR took in just over $11 million in federal funding last year, money Maher said is crucial to bringing public broadcasting to local communities, particularly in rural swaths of the country. But the GOP line of attack, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), focused on the outlets' 'woke' editorial bend and suggestions that they have been outpaced by technological advancements in the media business. Several lawmakers knocked NPR specifically over its reporting on the origins of the COVID-19 virus and scandal around the laptop of former President Biden's son, Hunter Biden — stories its chief executive on Wednesday acknowledged the outlet mishandled. 'Every single day, private businesses operate without government funding,' Greene told the heads of the public broadcasters. 'You all can hate us on your own dime.' A new Pew Research Center study out this week found a plurality of Americans say the federal government should continue to fund public broadcasters. The same survey found 32 percent of Democrats regularly get news from NPR, compared with 9 percent of Republicans. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
27-03-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump urges Republicans to defund NPR, PBS
President Trump on Thursday renewed a call to defund NPR and PBS a day after top executives from the public broadcasters faced an intense grilling from GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill. 'NPR and PBS, two horrible and completely biased platforms (Networks!), should be DEFUNDED by Congress, IMMEDIATELY,' Trump wrote late Wednesday on Truth Social. 'Republicans, don't miss this opportunity to rid our Country of this giant SCAM, both being arms of the Radical Left Democrat Party. JUST SAY NO AND, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!' Republicans on the House Oversight's Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee peppered NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS President Paula Kerger on Wednesday with accusations of bias against conservatives and questions about their funding. NPR took in just over $11 million in federal funding last year, money Maher said is crucial to bringing public broadcasting to local communities, particularly in rural swaths of the country. But the GOP line of attack, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) focused on the outlet's so called 'woke' editorial bend and suggestions from lawmakers that NPR and PBS have been outpaced by technological advancements in the media business. Several lawmakers knocked NPR specifically over its reporting on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and scandal around the laptop of former President Biden's son Hunter Biden — stories its chief executive on Wednesday acknowledged the outlet mishandled. 'Every single day, private businesses operate without government funding,' Greene told the heads of the public broadcasters. 'You all can hate us on your own dime.' A new Pew Research Center study out this week found a plurality of Americans say the federal government should continue to fund public broadcasters. The same survey found 32 percent of Democrats regularly get news from NPR, compared with 9 percent of Republicans.
The Hill
26-03-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Watch live: House DOGE panel questions NPR, PBS executives
Executives from public broadcasters PBS and NPR will testify before the House Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee Wednesday morning. The hearing comes as President Trump and his administration have turned up the heat on public media in recent months. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched an investigation earlier this year into the two outlets over their alleged 'airing of commercials.' Federal law prohibits public broadcasters from selling commercial sponsorships, but the outlets are allowed to broadcast public underwriting spots paid for by private donors. Both media organizations have pushed back on the administration's claims. The event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch the live video above.
