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• Tests on astronaut twins — Scott Kelly and his Earth-bound brother, Mark Kelly — pose puzzling new questions, NASA… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  16-02-2019 00:28 via twitter.com
  Tests on astronaut twins — Scott Kelly and his Earth-bound brother, Mark Kelly — pose puzzling new questions, NASA… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• GOP lawmaker: You can't call 'for the eradication of Jews and think everything is going to be just okay'

  23-04-2024 02:30 via thehill.com
  
  GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) on Monday emphasized the need for "consequences" against those involved in the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.
  "I mean there are consequences to actions. That's what some of these folks don't seem to understand. You can't call for the eradication of Jews and think everything is going to be just okay because you're entitled to free speech," Lawler said Monday in an interview on NewsNation's "The Hill."
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• Maxwell Frost on Earth Day calls Trump a 'threat to our planet'

  22-04-2024 23:33 via thehill.com
  
  On Earth Day, progressive Democrat Maxwell Frost (Fla.) is calling former President Trump a “threat to the planet.”In a statement that was first shared with The Hill, Frost, who is on the Biden campaign’s National Advisory Board, cited the former president’s previous comments calling climate change a hoax. “Donald Trump doesn’t believe in the threat of climate change, which makes Donald a threat to our planet and every future generation,” Frost said
  
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• Trump on Johnson's handling of Ukraine vote: 'You can't really get too tough' with slim majority

  22-04-2024 23:23 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump on Monday offered a defense of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) amid blowback from conservatives over Johnson's decision to bring additional aid for Ukraine and other national security priorities to the House floor for a vote over the weekend.In his first comments since the national security funding package passed the House with bipartisan support on Saturday, Trump told conservative radio host Chris Stigall that Johnson was in a difficult position because of the GOP
  
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• Ilhan Omar weighs in on Columbia protests where daughter was arrested

  22-04-2024 22:28 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Monday applauded the solidarity among the Columbia University students protesting for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, while noting the attention needs to be kept on the "genocide in Gaza," as authorities arrest dozens of students, including her daughter, for their involvement.
  "On Thursday, Columbia arrested and suspended its students who were peacefully protesting and have now ignited a nationwide Gaza Solidarity movement," Omar wrote Monday on the social pla
  
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• Biden, congressional allies tout environmental record in Earth Day remarks

  22-04-2024 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden recognized Earth Day by touting his administration’s environmental efforts, including a Civilian Climate Corps and a $7 billion “Solar for All" program to expand access to rooftop solar power.“The impacts you’re seeing, decades in the making because of inaction, are only going to get more frequent, ferocious and costly,” Biden said Monday in remarks in Triangle, Va.The president pushed back on the notion of a binary choice between combating climate c
  
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• Biden condemns 'antisemitic protests' and 'those who don't understand what's going on with the Palestinians'

  22-04-2024 21:55 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday said he condemns antisemitic protests amid escalating pro-Palestine demonstrations at Columbia University and on other U.S. college campuses.“I condemn the antisemitic protests, that’s why I set up a program to deal with that. I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians and their, how they’re being —,” the president said before getting cut off.He was then asked if the Columbia University presi
  
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• Blinken says no 'double standard' for Israel ahead of expected sanctions on military unit

  22-04-2024 21:31 via thehill.com
  
  The State Department investigation into allegations of Israeli human rights abuses and the role of American weapons in potential violations is being carried out to the same standard as that for any other country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday.Blinken was speaking during the release of the State Department’s 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, but he addressed the department preparing to announce in the coming days restrictions on military assistance for specific
  
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• Blinken says no 'double standard' for Israel ahead of expected sanctions on IDF unit

  22-04-2024 21:31 via thehill.com
  
  The State Department investigation into allegations of Israeli human rights abuses and the role of American weapons in potential violations is being carried out to the same standard as that for any other country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.Blinken was speaking during the release of the State Department’s 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, but addressed the department preparing to announce in the coming days restrictions on military assistance for specific
  
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• Gottheimer: Columbia ‘will pay the price’ if protests aren’t controlled

  22-04-2024 21:03 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) joined a group of Jewish Democrats in a visit to Columbia University on Monday as the school grapples with fiery pro-Palestinian protests on campus that have led to mounting criticism of the university’s leadership from all sides. The Democratic members denounced the protests, which they described as antisemitic, with Gottheimer going a step further and threatening university leadership if action is not taken to reign in the demonstrations.“We are a
  
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• Greene says MAGA base 'done with Republican leadership like Mike Johnson'

  22-04-2024 21:01 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday doubled down on her criticism of Speaker Mike Johnson, arguing former President Trump's "MAGA" base is opposed to Johnson after he "betrayed" Republicans.
  Greene, speaking with former White House aide Steve Bannon on his podcast "The War Room," claimed she has not seen the MAGA base - supporters of Trump's Make America Great Again movement - this angry since the 2020 election, when former President Trump lost his reelection bid to now-President Biden
  
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• Harris discusses reproductive freedom at campaign event: Watch live

  22-04-2024 20:45 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris will address abortion access Monday afternoon in a campaign stop in La Crosse, Wis., during her third visit to the critical swing state this year.Harris has taken the lead in the White House’s efforts to restore national protections for reproductive rights. The issue has taken on greater urgency for abortion-rights advocates as several states have moved to codify strong restrictions on abortions. Last week, Harris visited Arizona, where the majority-Republican state
  
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• New York's House Republicans call on Columbia president to resign amid protests

  22-04-2024 19:41 via thehill.com
  
  All 10 House Republicans from New York on Monday called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign amid fiery pro-Palestinian protests on campus that have led to mounting criticism of the university's leadership from all sides.
  Led by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the members said Columbia’s campus has been overrun by “anarchy” and that Shafik’s leadership has failed her obligation to provide a safe learning environment for students.Hundreds of students ha
  
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• Biden highlights Earth Day: Watch live

  22-04-2024 19:30 via thehill.com
  
  In honor of Earth Day, President Biden is announcing $7 billion in grants for solar energy projects serving lower and middle income communities at an event in northern Virginia on Monday.The program is meant to ease the high startup costs for residential solar. That could help create a lower-cost, more reliable electric grid than the present fossil-fuel heavy system, in addition to reducing the relative climate impact of power generation, the administration says.
  Biden is also expected to share
  
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• Biden assures Zelensky US will 'quickly provide' security package after it clears Congress

  22-04-2024 19:14 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday spoke with Ukrainian President Zelensky to assure him that the United States will provide more aid as soon as the Senate passes the national security package, the White House announced.Biden on Monday told Zelensky the U.S. has a “lasting commitment to supporting Ukraine as it defends its freedom against Russian aggression” and that “his administration will quickly provide significant new security assistance packages to meet Ukraine’s urgent batt
  
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• White House moves to protect patient abortion records

  22-04-2024 18:11 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule on Monday blocking the disclosure of protected health information to aid in the investigation or litigation of patients or providers involved in legal reproductive health care.The rule issued by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) prohibits providers, clearing houses and their business associates regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) from disclosing a patient's protected health informat
  
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• Liz Cheney: Supreme Court should decide Trump immunity quickly so voters can hear Jan. 6 case

  22-04-2024 15:35 via thehill.com
  
  Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Monday called on the Supreme Court to rule “quickly and decisively” on whether former President Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election — arguments that will be heard before the nation’s high court this coming Thursday.In an op-ed in The New York Times on Monday, Cheney — who served as vice chair of thecommittee investigating the Jan. 6 riot — stresse
  
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• Biden implication that uncle was eaten by ‘cannibals’ sparks criticism from Papua New Guinea leader

  22-04-2024 15:34 via thehill.com
  
  Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape criticized comments from President Biden last week, during which he implied that his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea during World War II.The president said during remarks in Pittsburgh on Wednesday that his uncle’s plane was shot down in New Guinea and added, “they never found the body because there used to be – there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea.”Marape shot back, arguing that his co
  
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• Biden to tout first job listings in American Climate Corps program at Earth Day event

  22-04-2024 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is expected to announce the first slate of job listings under his climate and jobs program in a speech on Earth Day. Biden is slated to travel to Prince William Forest Park in Virginia to announce the availability of 2,000 climate-related jobs listed at ClimateCorps.gov. These jobs are the first subset of a total of 20,000 jobs under the program, which seeks to put young people to work in areas such as renewable energy, conservation and making infrastructure better
  
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• Gina Raimondo says 'we've outinnovated China' amid chips war

  22-04-2024 04:10 via thehill.com
  
  Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo proudly held up the progress of American industry on semiconductor manufacturing Sunday, declaring the U.S. has “outinnovated” China as the two nations fight to advance their domestic technology manufacturing.Semiconductor manufacturing has been a major priority of President Biden’s domestic policy, with Raimondo at the head. Biden has repeatedly held up the CHIPS Act, which invested billions in domestic semiconductor manufacturing, as both an e
  
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• Gina Raimondo says 'we've out-innovated China' amid chips war

  22-04-2024 04:10 via thehill.com
  
  Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo proudly held up the progress of American industry on semiconductor manufacturing Sunday, declaring that the U.S. has “out-innovated” China as the two nations fight to advance their domestic technology manufacturing.Semiconductor manufacturing has been a major priority of President Biden’s domestic policy, with Raimondo at the head. Biden has repeatedly held up the CHIPS Act, which invested billions in domestic semiconductor manufacturing, as bot
  
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• Khanna says Speaker Johnson 'deserves to keep his job'

  22-04-2024 03:08 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) defended Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday, saying he “deserves to keep his job” as he faces down a threat to remove him after backing aid for Ukraine and Israel.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) leads a group of three GOP members who have signed onto a motion to vacate the Speakership, a move which could throw the House into chaos for the second time in a year.Khanna is among the Democrats who have said he could not support such a motion after Johnso
  
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• Biden marks Passover with statement of 'ironclad' support for Israel

  22-04-2024 02:40 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden marked the coming of Passover in a message Sunday, tying the Jewish holiday to the Israel-Hamas war and doubling down on his support for Israel in the conflict.“This holiday reminds us of a profound and powerful truth: that even in the face of persecution, if we hold on to faith, we shall endure and overcome,” Biden wrote. “We can never forget the horror of Hamas’ despicable atrocities.”“My commitment to the safety of the Jewish people, the sec
  
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• White House condemns ‘blatantly antisemitic' protests amid ongoing unrest at Columbia

  22-04-2024 00:33 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Sunday condemned the calls for "violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students" as protests continue at colleges in the U.S., including the latest demonstration at Columbia University in New York.
  “While every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly Antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous – they have absolutely no place on any college c
  
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• White House condemns 'blatantly antisemitic' protests amid ongoing unrest at Columbia

  22-04-2024 00:33 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Sunday condemned the calls for "violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students" as protests continue at colleges in the U.S., including the latest demonstration at Columbia University in New York.
  “While every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly Antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous — they have absolutely no place on any college c
  
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• Rep. Cole says 'reservoir of goodwill is enormous' for Johnson amid ouster threat

  21-04-2024 23:26 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) on Sunday dismissed the ouster threat against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), claiming it is a "relatively small number" of GOP lawmakers who want the Speaker booted from the top spot.
  Asked on CBS News's "Face The Nation," if he believes Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)'s motion to vacate is a "real threat" to Johnson's leadership, Cole said, "Well, I take anything seriously. But no, I don't.""I think it's a relatively small number of Republican members, frankly,
  
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• Khanna on voting against aid for Israel: This 'was a stance against a blank check to Netanyahu’

  21-04-2024 19:11 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he voted against additional aid to Israel to oppose a "blank check" to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Khanna was one of the 37 Democrats who voted against sending more funding to Israel on Saturday amid its ongoing war in Gaza. The House approved a long-awaited foreign aid package on Saturday that includes more funding for Ukraine, Israel and U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
  "It was a hard vote. I mean, look, it — this was a stance against a blank c
  
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• Khanna on voting against aid for Israel: 'A stance against a blank check to Netanyahu’

  21-04-2024 19:11 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he voted against additional aid to Israel to oppose a "blank check" to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Khanna was one of the 37 Democrats who voted against sending more funding to Israel on Saturday amid its ongoing war in Gaza. The House approved a long-awaited foreign aid package on Saturday that includes more funding for Ukraine, Israel and U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
  "It was a hard vote. I mean, look, it — this was a stance against a blank c
  
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• Greene: Motion to vacate is coming 'regardless of what Mike Johnson decides to do'

  21-04-2024 19:01 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday said her motion to vacate the Speakership is "coming" no matter what House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) decides to do, while also dodging questions about an alternative plan if he is booted.
  "Mike Johnson's Speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing and allow us to move forward in a controlled process, and if he doesn't do so, he will be vacated," she said Sunday during Fox News's "Sunday Morning Futures."
  "Sunday Morning Futures" host Maria
  
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• McCaul says respect for Johnson ‘has gone way up’ after passing foreign aid package

  21-04-2024 18:31 via thehill.com
  
  House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) praised Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the passage of the massive foreign aid package in the House over the weekend.
  McCaul, who has long pushed for additional aid to Ukraine, said Johnson has his support after the House passed the foreign aid package on Saturday. Johnson has faced some pushback from some conservative members of his party for allowing a vote on additional aid to Ukraine on the House floor, potentially put
  
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