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• Blinken vows to confront, cooperate with China in first remarks at the State Department

  27-01-2021 23:57 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday committed to confronting China while also seeking to cooperate on shared interests like climate change. “It's not a secret that the relationship between the United States and China is arguably the...
  
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• Census data for redistricting won't be ready until end of April

  27-01-2021 23:32 via thehill.com
  
  A Census Bureau official said Wednesday that the data from the 2020 census, used to redistrict congressional seats across states, will not be available until the end of April.Kathleen Styles, a top bureau official, said the data processing for...
  
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• Census data for apportionment won't be ready until end of April

  27-01-2021 23:32 via thehill.com
  
  A Census Bureau official said Wednesday that the apportionment numbers used for congressional seats across states will not be available until the end of April after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the 2020 census.Kathleen Styles, a top...
  
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• Former DHS heads blast Republicans for stalling Binden nominee Mayorkas

  27-01-2021 23:05 via thehill.com
  
  Former Homeland Security officials oln Wednesday criticized Senate Republicans as the party seeks to stall the confirmation of President Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Alejandro Mayorkas, who served as the...
  
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• Former DHS heads blast Republicans for stalling Biden nominee Mayorkas

  27-01-2021 23:05 via thehill.com
  
  Former Homeland Security officials on Wednesday criticized Senate Republicans as the party seeks to stall the confirmation of President Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Alejandro Mayorkas, who served as the...
  
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• Second police officer dies by suicide after Capitol attack

  27-01-2021 22:59 via thehill.com
  
  A second police officer who responded to the attack on the Capitol by a violent mob on Jan. 6 has died by suicide, according to the acting Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) chief.Acting MPD Chief Robert Contee identified the officer as Jeffrey...
  
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• Pentagon declares climate change a 'national security issue'

  27-01-2021 22:58 via thehill.com
  
  The Pentagon will now consider climate change when planning war games and will incorporate the issue into its future National Defense Strategy, according to a Wednesday announcement.“There is little about what the [Defense] Department does to defend...
  
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• Pelosi asks Democrats to 'write their stories' of Capitol riot

  27-01-2021 22:04 via thehill.com
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) encouraged her Democratic colleagues to “write your story of January 6,” in a letter sent Wednesday.In the letter, Pelosi makes note of the multiple historic events that have taken place this month,...
  
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• Kinzinger says he's 'very isolated and very lonely' in Republican Party

  27-01-2021 21:43 via thehill.com
  
  GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) says he feels alone in his party after being the sole Republican to vote in favor of both impeaching former President Trump and asking former Vice President Mike Pence (R) to remove him from office.In an interview with...
  
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• Biden begins staffing commission to study Supreme Court reform: report

  27-01-2021 21:21 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration has begun setting up a commission aimed at Supreme Court reform and the federal judiciary, according to a Politico report.Sources close to the matter told the publication that nine to 15 people are expected to be...
  
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• Fauci defends Birx: 'She had to live in the White House'

  27-01-2021 21:20 via thehill.com
  
  Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is defending former White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx amid scrutiny of her time under former President Trump. In an interview with The Atlantic published Wednesday,...
  
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• Mark Meadows joins Conservative Partnership Institute

  27-01-2021 21:05 via thehill.com
  
  Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is joining the Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI), the group announced Wednesday.CPI, which seeks to connect conservatives in Washington and is led by former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint (R),...
  
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• McCarthy to meet with Trump in Florida

  27-01-2021 20:36 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump is expected to meet this week with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in Florida, a source familiar with the meeting confirmed to The Hill.The rendezvous, which was first reported by Punchbowl News, comes as...
  
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• White House goes full-throttle on COVID relief talks

  27-01-2021 20:23 via thehill.com
  
  The White House is moving forward with a range of meetings with lawmakers and other stakeholders as President Biden urges the passage of his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal.Press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday that Biden and...
  
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• White House goes full-throttle on COVID-19 relief talks

  27-01-2021 20:23 via thehill.com
  
  The White House is moving forward with a range of meetings with lawmakers and other stakeholders as President Biden urges the passage of his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal.Press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday that Biden and...
  
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• Moderate Democrats press for auto-stabilizers in COVID-19 aid package

  27-01-2021 20:16 via thehill.com
  
  Moderate House Democrats are pressing party leaders in Congress and the White House to boost unemployment benefits for the duration of the coronavirus crisis by tying the increase directly to economic conditions.The New Democrat Coalition, a group...
  
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• Hillary Clinton says Greene should 'be on a watch list,' not in Congress

  27-01-2021 20:11 via thehill.com
  
  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.) should “be on a watch list” after the emergence of Greene's controversial Facebook activity, which includes Greene seemingly indicating...
  
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• Capitol Police union says acting chief 'failed' officers, Congress

  27-01-2021 20:09 via thehill.com
  
  The union representing Capitol Police officers said in a scathing statement on Wednesday that it had no confidence in acting Chief Yogananda Pittman and her leadership team after she testified a day earlier that top department brass knew there...
  
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• Over 40 lawmakers sign letter urging Merrick Garland to prioritize abolishing death penalty

  27-01-2021 20:02 via thehill.com
  
  More than 40 lawmakers signed onto a letter this week urging Merrick Garland, President Biden's nominee for attorney general, to make abolishing the death penalty a priority if he is confirmed.Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) said he and...
  
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• House panel investigating Trump administration purchases of ventilators

  27-01-2021 19:30 via thehill.com
  
  A House panel is investigating the Trump administration’s purchases of ventilators last spring as the coronavirus pandemic was escalating. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), chairman of the House Oversight subcommittee on Economic and Consumer...
  
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• Video shows Rep. Greene calling Parkland shooting survivor a 'coward'

  27-01-2021 19:28 via thehill.com
  
  A video surfaced Wednesday that shows Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) taunting David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., on Capitol Hill and calling him a "coward." Fred Guttenberg, a father...
  
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• Biden administration reviewing China genocide designation

  27-01-2021 19:28 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration is reviewing an 11th-hour decision by the Trump administration to designate as genocide China’s oppression of its minority Muslim Uighurs over concerns that proper procedures were not followed that would uphold such a...
  
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• CDC projects US could see up to 514K coronavirus deaths by Feb. 20

  27-01-2021 18:52 via thehill.com
  
  The United States is projected to record as many as 514,000 deaths from the coronavirus by Feb. 20 based on the country's current trajectory, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday.Speaking at the...
  
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• Problems interrupt first COVID-19 Zoom briefing under Biden

  27-01-2021 18:27 via thehill.com
  
  Connection issues and other annoyances interrupted the Biden administration's first Zoom-based COVID-19 task force briefing on Wednesday.Viewers of the roughly hour-long briefing sat through numerous technical difficulties throughout the course of...
  
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• Biden warns against 'resurgent tide of anti-Semitism' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

  27-01-2021 18:13 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden warned against a “resurgent tide of anti-Semitism” in remarks on Holocaust Remembrance Day amid a surge in activity from far-right groups. “We must pass the history of the Holocaust on to our grandchildren and their...
  
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• Majority of Americans want congressional Republicans to work with Biden: poll

  27-01-2021 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  A majority of Americans say they want congressional Republicans to find ways to work with President Biden rather than serve as a check on him, according to a new Monmouth University poll released Wednesday.Seventy-one percent of adults surveyed said...
  
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• Biden hits 54 percent approval in poll, higher than Trump ever hit

  27-01-2021 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is beginning his tenure in the White House with more public support than former President Trump received at any point in his four years in office, according to a new Monmouth University poll released Wednesday.The...
  
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• Blinken tells State Department staff 'I have your back'

  27-01-2021 16:56 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pledged to rebuild morale and trust at the State Department and have the backs of diplomats and staff in opening remarks to agency officials marking his first full day as America’s top diplomat.His...
  
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• House Republicans ask for briefing on threats keeping National Guard in DC

  27-01-2021 16:25 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans are asking acting Army Secretary John Whitley for a briefing on threats to the U.S. Capitol that are keeping the National Guard in Washington, D.C., through mid-March. A coalition of 11 GOP lawmakers led by Rep. Michael Waltz (R-...
  
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• Ex-Trump chief of staff dismisses role of rally in Capitol riot

  27-01-2021 15:39 via thehill.com
  
  Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows downplayed the role President Trump's speech at a rally on Jan. 6 played in rioting that turned deadly in the U.S. Capitol. During an appearance on "Fox & Friends" in response to a direct...
  
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• Pompeo to join conservative think tank Hudson Institute

  27-01-2021 15:08 via thehill.com
  
  Former Secretary of State Mike Pence is taking a role at the conservative Hudson Institute, providing him a platform to remain involved in policy discussions ahead of a possible 2024 presidential bid.The institute said in a statement that...
  
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• Biden to sign series of orders to tackle climate change

  27-01-2021 15:03 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will sign three executive actions on Wednesday aimed at addressing the climate crisis, kicking off the process of meeting U.S. obligations under the Paris agreement while directing the government to purchase electric vehicles and...
  
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• Biden to sign climate executive actions

  27-01-2021 15:03 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will sign three executive actions on Wednesday aimed at addressing the climate crisis, including an executive order that directs the federal government to purchase electronic vehicles and pause entering into new oil and gas leases on...
  
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• Trump's standing rises among Republicans: survey

  27-01-2021 13:54 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump's standing among Republicans has slightly improved since leaving office, with about half of GOP respondents indicating in a new poll they'd like to see him play a significant role in the party's future.Fifty percent of&...
  
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• White House seeks to keep Biden gaffe-free

  27-01-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The White House is finding ways for President Biden to frequently speak to the public directly in his first week in office as it seeks to show the new president is taking charge of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden’s remarks at two different...
  
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• Biden expected to issue orders on climate, conservation

  27-01-2021 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  The White House is expected to announce Wednesday a host of actions advancing President Biden’s climate goals, a policy area the commander-in-chief has pledged to prioritize.A document obtained by The Hill describes Wednesday’s actions as a climate-...
  
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• Blinken holds first calls as Biden's secretary of State

  27-01-2021 04:47 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Canadian, Korean, Japanese and Mexican counterparts over the phone Tuesday, his first conversations with foreign dignitaries since he was confirmed to his office Tuesday.The State Department said in a...
  
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• Top Biden aide says schools should get money before they reopen

  27-01-2021 03:41 via thehill.com
  
  Ron Klain, President Biden’s chief of staff, said schools should get more federal aid before they reopen amid a debate over starting in-class learning.When asked on CNN what schools would need to reopen safely, Klain simply responded, “Money.”“That’...
  
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• 5 things to know about Biden's racial equity orders

  27-01-2021 00:52 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden took strides toward advancing racial equality on Tuesday with the signing of four new executive orders.The directives come on the heels of more than two dozen signed since he took office just a week ago and cover a wide...
  
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• Everytown urges Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign over newly uncovered remarks

  27-01-2021 00:49 via thehill.com
  
  The advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety is again pushing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to resign following reports that she expressed support for violence against Democrats before running for Congress.The gun control advocacy...
  
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• Biden's Cabinet gradually confirmed by Senate

  27-01-2021 00:43 via thehill.com
  
  Almost a week after being sworn in, President Biden is seeing his Cabinet start to come together.The Senate confirmed Antony Blinken, one of Biden’s longtime advisers, as secretary of State in a 78-22 vote Tuesday, making him the president’s fourth...
  
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