Politics

Environmental, social and corporate governance is a political hot potato and it's losing steam. Here are 5 blows to ESG in Five For Friday.

S&P drops ratings after Musk complains. Here are 5 recent blows to ESG.

President Biden is asking Congress for $13 billion for emergency Ukraine aid. But a new poll found a majority of Americans don't support that.

Biden asks Congress for $13 billion for Ukraine as public support drops

Smith's search warrant for Trump's Twitter account was revealed in court documents released Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Docs: Jack Smith got secret search warrant for Trump Twitter account

A bid by the White House to accelerate the transition to EVs may threaten President Biden's pro-labor platform ahead of his reelection bid.

White House EV push prompts concerns among unions as labor tensions rise

The House Judiciary Committee says more than multiple FBI offices were involved in a memo about an investigation on devout Catholics.

Docs show multiple FBI offices involved in memo targeting Catholics: House GOP

The House Oversight Committee released bank documents that show Hunter Biden's companies received payments from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

Docs: Hunter Biden businesses saw $20M in foreign dealings when Biden was VP

The death toll rises after wildfires tear through parts of Hawaii.

Death toll rises as wildfires tear through Hawaii: The Rundown Aug. 10, 2023

With the Bud Light boycott, it was clear Coors Light and Miller Lite would benefit. But before long, Mexican lager Modelo Especial was on everyone's lips.

How Mexican beer Modelo Especial shot to the top thanks to Bud Light boycott

Former President Trump has not said if he'll participate in the first debate Aug. 23. But one pollster said there's no strategic reason to.

Do presidential primary debates matter? Polls show they don’t change who leads

Kenneth Chesebro, a volunteer attorney for former President Trump, spearheaded a plan to overturn the 2020 election, according to an internal memo.

Memo: Trump attorney thought SCOTUS would ‘likely’ strike down election scheme

Ohio voters went to the polls on a measure with implications on abortion laws in the state.

Ohio voters reject Issue 1, sets stage for abortion rights vote: The Rundown Aug. 9, 2023

Border Patrol agents saw 1,900 immigrants cross in the Tucson Sector during the last week of July despite a serious heat wave.

Illegal immigration surges in Arizona despite heat wave

Michigan is set to implement a clean energy mandate, aiming to be carbon-free by 2040, in line with the Biden administration's goals.

Wind energy faces setback as rising costs jeopardize new projects

Immigration from China surpassed FY 2022 levels as law enforcement tries to determine how migrants are crossing illegally from the Bahamas.

Illegal immigration from China rises as immigrants cross by boat from Bahamas

TikTok will be banned throughout Montana from being downloaded on any device unless legal challenges prevent the law from taking effect.

TikTok challenges Montana ban as more Americans worry about app’s threat

A deadly storm system along much of the east coast caused Washington D.C. government buildings to close as tornadoes, damaging winds and hail threatened the area.

Deadly storms leave more than 1 million without power: The Rundown Aug. 8, 2023

Ohio voters will decide whether to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments and add a right to reproductive freedom.

Ohio voters to decide future of constitutional amendments, abortion

During the Trump administration, it was decided the United States Space Command was to be moved from Colorado to Alabama.

As space race heats up, Biden’s Space Command decision under investigation

Two conservative groups are suing the Biden administration over its latest student loan forgiveness program.

Conservative groups sue over latest Biden student loan forgiveness program

Former VP Mike Pence says there is a possibility he becomes a prosecution witness if Donald Trump goes to trial on conspiracy charges.

Pence says he could be prosecution witness in Trump trial: The Rundown Aug. 7, 2023

According to a former Anheuser-Busch executive, there are two reasons why the boycott against Bud Light has been so impactful.

They said boycotts rarely work. This is why Bud Light is different.

38 House Democrats are calling for cameras in the courtroom during former President Donald Trump’s federal trials.

Should Trump’s trials be on TV? Some lawmakers think so

Two Tennessee lawmakers, who had been expelled from the state's General Assembly, won back their seats in a special election.

2 expelled Tenn. Democratic lawmakers win back seats in special election

The House Oversight Committee released a 140-page transcript of its interview with Hunter Biden’s friend and former business partner Devon Archer.

Devon Archer transcript reveals more about Biden phone calls