Congress Proposes a $130 a Year Fee on Electric Vehicles (opens in new tab)

Current conditions: A raging brushfire in the suburbs north of Los Angeles has forced more than 23,000 Californians to evacuate • The Guayanese capital of Georgetown, newly awash in offshore oil money, is also set to be drenched by thunderstorms through next week • Temperatures in Washington, D.C., are nearing triple digits today. THE TOP FIVE1. Congress proposes a $130 per year fee on electric vehiclesA bipartisan budget deal to fund roads, railways, and bridges for the next five years would...