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A $7,500 incentive to buy new EVs would end in 2026, and another $4,000 tax credit for the purchase of used EVs would end this year. If the Senate agrees to the bill's current language, EV owners would also have to pay $250 on top of their annual registration.

The U.S. House has passed a massive spending bill that could set up a surge in commercial solar business. But the local solar industry isn’t celebrating. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote explains why.

The U.S. House Budget Committee has advanced a major bill that proposes big cuts to government spending on climate and energy programs.

U.S. Rep. for Hawaiʻi Jill Tokuda said a proposed $313 billion cut from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next decade will hurt working families, rural communities and millions of people across the country.

Congress has until March 14 to agree on a spending plan to avert a federal government shutdown. Political analyst Andy Winer believes there is a 50-50 chance the government shuts down in less than two weeks.

The Senate has confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence. The vote Wednesday came after Republicans who had initially questioned her experience and judgment fell in line behind her nomination.

Former Hawaiʻi Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is one step closer to being the nationʻs next director of national intelligence. The U.S. Senate took a procedural vote last night to limit debate on her nomination — and it passed along party lines, 52 to 46.

The order pausing all federal loans and grants was rescinded Wednesday by the White House Office of Management and Budget. However, there is still confusion on many fronts. HPR talked to U.S. Rep. Ed Case, who represents the urban areas of Oʻahu, live on Wednesday morning to discuss the latest.

After taking office last week, President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders. The Conversation talked to U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda about what Trump's executive orders could mean for Hawaiʻi.

For the first time, the federal government is designating an entire state — Hawaiʻi — as an Economic Development District. The Conversation learned more about the opportunities for federal funding.