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Trump has said he plans to begin rescinding EPA and Transportation Department vehicle pollution rules on his first day in office and is considering paring back or eliminating EV tax breaks and other incentives. Read more
Stefanik, who represents an upstate New York district in the House and is a member of the Republican leadership in the chamber, has been a vocal supporter of Trump. Read more
The president-elect made cracking down on illegal immigration the central element of his campaign, promising mass deportations. Read more
The explanations for Harris’ defeat are myriad, but union leaders have been among the most outspoken in saying she and other Democrats have failed to center the struggles of workers. Read more
Rubio is a top China hawk in the Senate. Read more
The 2024 affordable rental housing rates for most of the county ranged from $1,202 for a studio apartment to $3,061 for a six-bedroom home. Read more
The bill has been under discussion for the better part of a year and has been amended four times. Read more
Justice Juan Merchan has said he will make his decision by Tuesday. It is the first of two pivotal choices that the judge must make after Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory. Read more
“I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation,” Trump posted on social media. Read more
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The Queen Theater, once an iconic landmark in Kaimuki, is a place that many call a jewel waiting to be buffed back into brightness. Read more
Republicans are also set to hold a majority of least 53 seats in the Senate. Read more
The mayor-elect said he’ll also meet with the County Council and the interfaith community “to get a good sense of the pulse of the island, and kind of go from there.” Read more
West Hawaii Council member Cindy Evans was ousted Tuesday by opponent James Hustace. Read more
The two-day poll, which closed on Thursday, showed that 62% of respondents — including 94% of Democrats and 34% of Republicans — said it was likely Trump’s policies “will push the U.S. national debt higher.” Read more
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington approved a request from Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting the criminal case, to set aside the deadlines, according to a court order, while they weigh its future. Read more
Powell was asked if he’d exit central bank leadership if asked by Trump, who repeatedly attacked him in his first term as president. Powell said flatly “no” and noted that removing him, or any of the other Fed governors, ahead of the end of their terms is “not permitted under the law.” Read more
The measure would have lifted the city’s partial fireworks ban to allow “consumer fireworks” like ground-level fountains and sparklers to be lit in public on Oahu. Read more
Lindani Sanele Myeni, 29, was shot four times by police on April 14, 2021, after he fought with officers who responded to a 911 call from a renter at on Coelho Way. Read more
Nakamura was first elected to the House in 2016, and before that was Kauai County’s managing director under then-Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. Read more
The low-key Wiles, 67, will be the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff. Read more
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan had on Oct. 22 ordered Giuliani, formerly a U.S. Attorney and personal lawyer to President-elect Donald Trump, to hand over the property to Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss within seven days. Read more
