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• Blinken, Saudi counterpart discuss Yemen in first phone call

  06-02-2021 22:55 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud discussed the war in Yemen in a phone call Saturday after the U.S. made a series of moves to try to ease the humanitarian crisis there.“Secretary Blinken and the...
  
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• Trump impeachment attorney to use video of Democrats during trial

  06-02-2021 21:34 via thehill.com
  
  Bruce Castor, former President Trump’s lead impeachment lawyer, said he’ll highlight Democratic lawmakers’ rhetoric during next week’s trial.Speaking on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show Friday, Castor said he will use video of Democrats’ comments to...
  
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• White House revives weekly address to push Biden agenda

  06-02-2021 18:42 via thehill.com
  
  The White House has launched a weekly address from President Biden, reviving a presidential tradition that was paused under former President Trump that seeks to offer another tool to advance the administration's agenda.The first installment was...
  
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• House Democrat says adopting GOP relief proposal would be 'unconditional surrender'

  06-02-2021 17:17 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), a member of House Democrats’ leadership team, repudiated a coronavirus relief plan proposed by the GOP, saying adopting the measure would be an "unconditional surrender."Jeffries panned a $618 billion proposal by 10...
  
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• Five things to know about Biden's Yemen move

  06-02-2021 15:20 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden's announcement this week that he is ending U.S. support for offensive operations in Yemen’s civil war was his first major foreign policy move in office.Coupled with a commitment to support a diplomatic resolution more forcefully and...
  
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• Biden doubles down on normal at White House

  06-02-2021 12:07 via thehill.com
  
  The first weeks of President Biden's administration have been a striking contrast with the chaos and turmoil of the Trump administration, bringing a sense of normality back to the White House and government.Biden, along with Vice President Harris,...
  
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• Blinken holds first call with Chinese counterpart

  06-02-2021 04:58 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Chinese counterpart Friday, the first conversation between the two diplomats amid an adjustment in the relationship between Washington and Beijing. Blinken had a phone call with Chinese Director...
  
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• US plans to revoke terrorist designation for Houthi rebels

  06-02-2021 03:41 via thehill.com
  
  The State Department plans to revoke the Trump administration’s decision to label the Houthi movement in Yemen a terrorist organization in an attempt to ease the humanitarian crisis in the country. A State Department spokesperson confirmed the...
  
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• Claudia Tenney wins New York House race

  06-02-2021 01:24 via thehill.com
  
  New York Republican Claudia Tenney will be certified as the winner in the race to represent the state’s 22nd Congressional District, according to a ruling from the state Supreme Court on Friday.The decision by State Supreme Court Justice Scott...
  
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• Claudia Tenney to be declared winner in NY House race, judge rules

  06-02-2021 01:24 via thehill.com
  
  New York Republican Claudia Tenney will be certified as the winner in the race to represent the state’s 22nd Congressional District, according to a ruling from the state Supreme Court on Friday.The decision by State Supreme Court Justice Scott...
  
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• GOP lawmakers call for Pelosi to be fined over new screenings

  06-02-2021 01:14 via thehill.com
  
  A group of Republicans is calling for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to be fined after they say she failed to abide by newly implemented rules requiring members to go through metal detectors before entering the House chamber.Republicans on the...
  
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• The Memo: Bad jobs report boosts Biden stimulus case

  06-02-2021 00:47 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is an unusual position — the weaker the economy is perceived to be, the stronger the political case for his COVID-19 stimulus package.The administration seized on a mediocre jobs report Friday to argue that the full $1.9 trillion...
  
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• Biden says Trump shouldn't get intel briefings

  06-02-2021 00:41 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden said Friday that he does not believe that former President Trump should continue to receive intelligence briefings.Biden said in an interview on "CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell" that he does not believe Trump should still...
  
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• Biden expects minimum wage increase will be dropped from final relief bill

  06-02-2021 00:33 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden, in an interview broadcast Friday night, said he does not expect his economic relief package to include an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 but vowed to push for it as a separate piece of legislation.Some Democrats have...
  
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