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• Trump: Obama 'had to know' of 'setup' to block presidential bid

  16-06-2019 16:03 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said former President Obama "had to know about" what he believes was a "setup" to prevent Trump from becoming president. Speaking to George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week," Trump insisted special counsel Robert Mueller'...
  
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• Just 1 in 5 want Johnson replaced as Speaker: Survey

  24-04-2024 18:51 via thehill.com
  
  Only one in five Americans want Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to be replaced, according to a new poll, which also found Democrats are more positive about him than they were late last year. A quarter of respondents are opposed to replacing Johnson, according to the Monmouth University survey. Most people in the survey, 55 percent, said they do not have a view on the issue. The passing of the foreign aid package that included money for Ukraine and Israel slightly improved Johnson&rsq
  
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• New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dead at 65

  24-04-2024 18:24 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.), who represented New Jersey in the House for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65.New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) confirmed Payne's death in a statement on Wednesday."Tammy and I are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of our friend, and a steadfast champion for the people of New Jersey, Congressman Donald Payne, Jr.," he wrote.Payne suffered what his office called a "cardiac episode" related to complications from diabetes more than two weeks ago and had
  
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• Buttigieg: US needs more air traffic controllers

  24-04-2024 18:07 via thehill.com
  
  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that more air traffic controllers are needed to address the concerns of them being overworked. Buttigieg said the administration is requesting funding from Capitol Hill lawmakers to hire 2,000 additional controllers. “We need more, and we're hiring more,” Buttigieg said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “If you look at just a chart over the last 30 years or so the number of air traffic controllers h
  
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• Americans in new poll split on foreign aid package

  24-04-2024 18:07 via thehill.com
  
  Just over 40 percent of Americans approve of the sizable foreign aid package signed into law on Wednesday, according to a new poll, underlining a divide in opinion on the $95 billion expenditure.The Monmouth University survey found that 43 percent of Americans support the bill, while 35 percent oppose it, with a sizable partisan divide over whether the U.S. should support allies in conflicts abroad.The package allocates $61 billion for Ukraine aid, most of which will be spent to replenish U.S. m
  
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• Biden administration sets national goal to cut freight emissions to zero

  24-04-2024 17:52 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration on Wednesday laid out a national goal to cut emissions from freight shipping down to zero. A White House fact sheet did not include a date for this goal, but it comes on top of existing goals to reach net-zero emissions for the the transportation sector, as well as the whole U.S. economy, by 2050. The administration also said that its strategy, announced in tandem with a Wednesday meeting with zero-emission freight, will seek to prioritize high-pollution areas.
  
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• Biden signs 'vital' Ukraine, Israel foreign aid bill

  24-04-2024 17:32 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Wednesday signed the $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, calling out “MAGA Republicans” for the hold up to send aid to Ukraine.“It’s a good day for America, it’s a good day for Europe, and it’s a good day for world peace,” Biden said, announcing that he signed the legislation. “It’s going to make America safer, its going to make the world safer, and it continues America’s leadership in the world and everyo
  
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• Biden speaks on Ukraine, Israel aid, expected to sign bill: Watch live

  24-04-2024 16:50 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will deliver remarks related to the aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other foreign priorities Wednesday morning. The president has said he will sign the legislation.The quartet of bills is the result of months of negotiations between leaders of both parties, and an internecine fight within the GOP that has threatened to boot Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his post.In addition to military aid to Ukraine and Israel, the package includes support for Taiwan and a new ultimatum
  
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• Johnson calls for Columbia president to resign ahead of university visit

  24-04-2024 16:43 via thehill.com
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called for Columbia University’s president to resign, ahead of his visit to the school Wednesday."This President Shafik has shown to be a very weak, inept leader. They cannot even guarantee the safety of Jewish students? They are expected to run for their lives and stay home from class? It’s maddening," Johnson said in a radio interview with Fox News's Hugh Hewitt. Numerous lawmakers have visited Columbia after pro-Palestine protesters set up a
  
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• FBI is working with colleges to warn of antisemitic threats, violence amid protests

  24-04-2024 15:57 via thehill.com
  
  FBI Director Christopher Wray said his agency is working with colleges and universities to warn them of threats of violence amid a wave of protests surrounding the Israel-Hamas war on campuses around the country.Wray, in an interview with NBC News's Lester Holt Tuesday, said the bureau does not directly track college protests, but is providing information to schools as it becomes aware of possible threats.The FBI is “keenly focused on working with state and local law enforcement, campus la
  
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• Biden grants clemency to 16 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses

  24-04-2024 15:41 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Wednesday granted clemency to 16 people who were convinced of nonviolent drug offenses, arguing the pardons and commutations reflect his commitment to address racial disparities.The president pardoned 11 individuals and commuted the sentences of five others, noting that many of them received “disproportionately longer sentences” than they would have under current practice. He added that the pardon recipients “demonstrated their commitment to improving th
  
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• GOP senator: Greene 'dragging our brand down'

  24-04-2024 14:01 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) took a shot at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) Tuesday, saying she is “dragging our brand down."“She is a horrible leader,” Tillis said of Greene, according to audio played on CNN's “Erin Burnett OutFront." “She is dragging our brand down. She — not the Democrats — are the biggest risk to us getting back to a majority.”He added that the Georgia Republican is “uninformed” and “a total waste of time,&rd
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez emerges as key Biden surrogate for progressives, young people

  24-04-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is emerging as a key surrogate for President Biden’s reelection campaign for young people and progressives, pushing his climate agenda as a win for those critical voting blocs.Ocasio-Cortez’s surrogacy comes with parameters. She said she supports Biden’s reelection bid and will stand by him during a climate event, but she has also put pressure on him as an outspoken critic of the Biden administration’s handling of Israel’s war
  
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• GOP lawmakers take Trump’s policy orders with a grain of salt

  24-04-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Republicans in Congress are taking former President Trump's policy directives with more than a few grains of salt, signaling they view what he says about issues as mainly for dramatic effect on the campaign trail.Congress passed an extension of the warrantless surveillance program, and sent to President Biden a major foreign aid package that includes $61 billion for Ukraine. Trump supported neither effort; he publicly opposed the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil
  
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• Conservatives aim their fire at Texas Republican after ‘scumbags’ comment

  24-04-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The battle between Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and the GOP's right flank is heating up, with hardline House conservatives throwing their support behind his primary opponent after the moderate Republican called two of them “scumbags” on national television.Gonzales kicked the hornet’s nest over the weekend when, during an interview on CNN, he went after Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Bob Good (R-Va.) — “it's my absolute honor to be in Congress, but I serve with
  
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• Biden administration cracks down on junk fees in air travel

  24-04-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration finalized rules on Wednesday requiring airlines to automatically refund passengers for canceled or significantly delayed flights and to share baggage, change, or cancellation fees upfront.“Passengers deserve to know upfront what costs they are facing and should get their money back when an airline owes them - without having to ask,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement. “Today’s announcements will require airl
  
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• Biden says he'll sign foreign aid bill Wednesday after Senate passage

  24-04-2024 04:10 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden praised the Senate after the chamber passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, saying he would sign the legislation on Wednesday at the White House."Congress has passed my legislation to strengthen our national security and send a message to the world about the power of American leadership: we stand resolutely for democracy and freedom, and against tyranny and oppression," Biden said in a statement.The Senate, in a 79-18 vote, approved a package that includes
  
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• Five takeaways from the Pennsylvania primaries

  24-04-2024 03:34 via thehill.com
  
  Voters went to the polls for the Pennsylvania primaries on Tuesday, cementing races up and down the ticket in what will be one of the critical swing states in November.President Biden and Donald Trump glided to victory in their respective contests, as expected, though both men faced protest votes. The Keystone State is one of the seven major battlegrounds that will decide who wins the Oval Office on Nov. 5.Pennsylvania will also be the site of one of the most closely watched Senate races in the
  
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• 5 takeaways from the Pennsylvania primaries

  24-04-2024 03:34 via thehill.com
  
  Voters went to the polls for the Pennsylvania primaries Tuesday, cementing races up and down the ticket in what will be one of the critical swing states in November.President Biden and former President Trump glided to victory in their respective contests, as expected, though both men faced protest votes. The Keystone State is one of the seven major battlegrounds that will decide who wins the Oval Office on Nov. 5.Pennsylvania will also be the site of one of the most closely watched Senate races
  
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• Rep. Summer Lee beats back primary challenge in Pennsylvania

  24-04-2024 02:45 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Summer Lee was projected to win the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district, according to Decision Desk HQ, fending off a primary challenge amid- frustration over criticism of Israel.
  A freshman member of the Squad and a rising star within the progressive coalition, Lee will go on to compete in the blue district in the general election, beating Edgewood Councilmember Bhavini Patel. Lee was a top target this cycle by Democrats and Republicans alike l
  
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• Ex-news anchor Janelle Stelson to take on GOP Rep. Scott Perry in Pennsylvania

  24-04-2024 02:39 via thehill.com
  
  Former local news anchor Janelle Stelson is projected to win the Democratic primary to take on Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) this November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Stelson, once a news anchor for WGAL-TV 8, defeated five other Democratic challengers in the crowded field to take on Perry in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District. She was previously a Republican, according to Pennsylvania Capital-Star, and currently lives outside of the district, according to The Philadelphia Inqu
  
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• Mike Johnson's sons almost drowned after Mar-a-Lago meeting last year

  24-04-2024 02:36 via thehill.com
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said his sons almost drowned after he had dinner with former President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida last fall, according to a new profile on Johnson by The Atlantic.The Speaker visited Palm Beach, Fla., the week of Thanksgiving for a fundraiser, and he and his sons had dinner with the former president while on the trip, according to The Atlantic. The following day, Johnson’s security detail came into a conference room when he was meeting wi
  
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• McGovern: Democrats won't be 'cheap date' to help Speaker Johnson keep his job

  24-04-2024 02:34 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) needs to understand that House Democrats are not a “cheap date” and will need “something” in return to save his gavel from the motion to vacate introduced last month by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). “If Speaker Johnson wants help in staying as Marjorie Taylor Greene decides to move her resolution forward ... then he has to understand that we are not a cheap date,” McGovern, ranking membe
  
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• House Republican fends off primary challenge in Pennsylvania swing district

  24-04-2024 02:27 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) has won the Republican primary in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Fitzpatrick fended off a primary challenge from anti-abortion activist Mark Houck.
  Houck was indicted in September 2022 for allegedly assaulting a volunteer reproductive health care escort near a Planned Parenthood center, violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Houck was later acquitted of those charges
  
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• Speaker Johnson to visit Columbia University amid protests

  24-04-2024 00:30 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced he will visit Columbia University on Wednesday to meet with Jewish students as the university faces massive pro-Palestine protests that have drawn the national spotlight.Hundreds of students have occupied Columbia’s campus for days, protesting the Biden administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, backing a cease-fire in the conflict and urging Congress to stop sending military aid to Israel. They have also demanded Columbia divest from co
  
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• George Santos drops independent House bid

  23-04-2024 23:42 via thehill.com
  
  Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced Tuesday that he was suspending his independent House bid, just over a month after entering the race.“I have [met] with leaders and with constituents and I have made the decision to hang it up here and stop [pursuing] this race, THIS YEAR!” Santos posted on the social platform X.Santos made a surprise appearance at President Biden’s State of the Union address in early March, where he announced he’d be enterin
  
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• What to know about the FTC ban on noncompete agreements

  23-04-2024 22:59 via thehill.com
  
  The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban most noncompete agreements, a watershed moment for the U.S. workforce that faces an uncertain future. These common agreements currently bar employees from leaving to work for competitors or start a competing business. The new rule prevents companies to use them moving forward, and it retroactively wipes out most existing agreements.The agency says the new rule will give tens of millions of American workers more freedom to change jo
  
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• FTC votes to ban noncompete agreements: What to know

  23-04-2024 22:59 via thehill.com
  
  The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban most noncompete agreements, a watershed moment for the U.S. workforce that faces an uncertain future. These common agreements currently bar employees from leaving to work for competitors or start a competing business. The new rule prevents companies to use them moving forward, and retroactively wipe out most existing agreements.The agency says the new rule will give tens of millions of American workers more freedom to change jobs an
  
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• Biden condemns Florida's 6-week abortion ban, blames Trump

  23-04-2024 21:55 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday condemned a six-week abortion ban in Florida that will take effect in a little over a week, placing the blame squarely on former President Trump. In a brief campaign speech in Tampa, Biden blasted the presumptive GOP nominee for appointing the justices who ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion.  “Next week, one of the nation's most extreme anti-abortion laws takes effect here in Florida. It's criminalizing rep
  
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• Biden condemns Florida six-week abortion ban, blames Trump

  23-04-2024 21:55 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday condemned a six-week abortion ban in Florida that will take effect in a little over a week, placing the blame squarely on former President Trump. In a brief campaign speech in Tampa, Biden blasted the presumptive GOP nominee for appointing the justices who ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion.  “Next week, one of the nation's most extreme anti-abortion laws takes effect here in Florida. It's criminalizing rep
  
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