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Court reinstates $7B ‘Solar for All’ program axed by Trump

A federal court has rebuffed the Trump administration’s effort to slash a $7 billion program that seeks to provide rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities. Judge Mary McElroy, a Trump appointee in Rhode Island, vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) move to terminate the Solar For All (SFA) program and claw back the funding. The program in question…

GOP Senators defend Federal Reserve’s decision

Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP senators rebuff Trump attacks on Federal Reserve President Trump’s sharp criticisms of the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates are making some Republicans uncomfortable. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press Trump declared that “Interest Rates…

Will there be anyone left covering this White House?

Trump has once again escalated his capricious assault on journalism. The president said today that “effective immediately” he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House, and threatened for “other fake news media outlets to follow.” In 2025, he banned the Associated Press during a temper tantrum over its refusal to go along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. It’s not clear what set the president off this time. [Link: Trump says he's banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from White House | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/trump-white-house-ban-msnow-cnn-politico.html | CNBC]

Texas agency suspends Flock camera approvals

The Texas Department of Transportation suspended issuing approvals for Flock’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) amid growing security and privacy concerns surrounding the technology. “TxDOT’s role is to review permits to ensure license plate readers are installed correctly and safely along state-owned roadways,” an agency spokesperson told NewsNation in a statement. “TxDOT does not have…

Silicon Valley Bank failure review finds Fed staff ‘should have known’ about risks

A new review of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse found Federal Reserve supervisory staff “knew or should have known” about the institution’s vulnerabilities, Michelle Bowman, the Fed’s vice chair for supervision, said Friday. The initial findings from an outside consulting firm’s independent review suggested the biggest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis resulted from…