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• Biden's picks face peril in 50-50 Senate

  24-02-2021 23:59 via thehill.com
  
  Two of President Biden’s Cabinet nominees are slamming into confirmation hurdles on Capitol Hill, testing the White House’s ability to navigate a tenuous Senate majority amid deep partisan divisions in Washington.Biden’s pick for the Office of...
  
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• Biden picks start to sink in 50-50 Senate

  24-02-2021 23:59 via thehill.com
  
  Two of President Biden’s Cabinet nominees are slamming into confirmation hurdles on Capitol Hill, testing the White House’s ability to navigate a tenuous Senate majority amid deep partisan divisions in Washington.Biden’s pick for the Office of...
  
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• Biden nominees run into Senate hurdles

  24-02-2021 23:59 via thehill.com
  
  Two of President Biden’s Cabinet nominees are slamming into confirmation hurdles on Capitol Hill, testing the White House’s ability to navigate a tenuous Senate majority amid deep partisan divisions in Washington.Biden’s pick for the Office of...
  
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• George Floyd police reform bill reintroduced in House

  24-02-2021 23:52 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday reintroduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, seeking to bring sweeping reform to police departments around the country.The bill passed the...
  
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• Capitol Police head describes agency unprepared for mass attacks

  24-02-2021 23:49 via thehill.com
  
  Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman plans to tell lawmakers that the agency was not sufficiently prepared for the Jan. 6 riot primarily due to a lack of information from the intelligence community.Pittman plans to tell House members...
  
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• Biden says he has read report on Khashoggi murder

  24-02-2021 23:27 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden said Wednesday that he has read the report on the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.“Yes, I have,” Biden told reporters in the State Dining Room after signing an executive order on the economy, without elaborating further.The...
  
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• House Republican attempts to appeal fine for bypassing metal detector outside chamber

  24-02-2021 22:54 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) is attempting to appeal the $5,000 fine imposed on him for failing to abide by newly implemented rules requiring members to go through magnetometers before entering the House chamber.The magnetometers were brought in by top...
  
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• Biden announces nominees for vacancies on Postal Service board

  24-02-2021 22:36 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Wednesday announced three nominees to fill vacancies on the board of governors for the United State Postal Service, an agency that has in recent months come under intense scrutiny for mail delays.Biden intends to...
  
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• Democrat posts trans flag across from Marjorie Taylor Greene's House office

  24-02-2021 22:33 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marie Newman (D-Ill.) said Wednesday she installed a trans pride flag outside her office after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R.-Ga.), who works in a neighboring office, called an LGBTQ rights bill “an attack on God’s creation.”“Our neighbor, @...
  
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• Pressley says image of Black custodial staff cleaning up Capitol after Jan. 6 riot 'haunts' her

  24-02-2021 22:32 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said on Wednesday that she is still haunted by images that went viral after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol showing Black custodial staff cleaning up the mess left behind by a mostly white mob, saying the visual...
  
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• House conservatives push back on efforts to revive earmarks

  24-02-2021 22:31 via thehill.com
  
  House conservatives are pushing back against efforts to restore the use of earmarks, as Democrats gear up to revive the practice that allows lawmakers to secure federal funding for specific projects.The House Freedom Caucus took an official...
  
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• Connolly to GOP: I won't be lectured by those who voted to overturn the election

  24-02-2021 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) during a House panel on Wednesday pushed back against GOP lawmakers’ claims of partisanship in calls to remove Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, with the Virginia congressman saying he would “not be lectured...
  
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• Cori Bush blasts lack of diversity on USPS board

  24-02-2021 21:26 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) questioned the lack of diversity on the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) board of governors, asking Postmaster General Louis DeJoy whether he considered it “a problem.”The freshman representative's remarks came amid a...
  
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• Bill would strip pension for president convicted of felony

  24-02-2021 21:02 via thehill.com
  
  Two key House Democrats will roll out legislation Thursday that would revoke a lifetime pension and other taxpayer-funded perks from former presidents who are convicted of felonies during or after office.Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), who leads...
  
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• Congressional Black Caucus unveils '100 Day Plan'

  24-02-2021 20:36 via thehill.com
  
  Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Wednesday rolled out the group’s “100 Day Plan,” outlining the CBC’s legislative priorities that it hopes to see come to fruition during the first months of President Biden’s administration....
  
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• DCCC chairman investigating 'why the polling sucked' in 2020

  24-02-2021 19:06 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Democratic campaign arm, said Wednesday he’s doing a deep dive into the party’s election failures in 2020, including a look at “why the polling sucked.”Speaking at an event hosted by...
  
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• House Rules release new text of COVID-19 relief bill

  24-02-2021 18:39 via thehill.com
  
  The House Rules Committee on Wednesday released new text of the COVID-19 relief bill, adding spending measures that far exceed the $1.9 trillion price tag planned for the bill. The full House is expected to vote on the COVID-19 relief package...
  
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• GOP leaders clash over Trump presence at CPAC

  24-02-2021 18:03 via thehill.com
  
  Two Republican leaders disagreed over former President Trump while standing feet away from each other at a press conference on Wednesday. The awkward moment between Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Republican Conference...
  
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• Postmaster general apologizes for mail delays

  24-02-2021 17:30 via thehill.com
  
  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy offered a public apology before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday for recent mail delivery delays during the peak holiday season.DeJoy, making his first appearance before the panel since a combative hearing...
  
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• DeJoy apologizes for mail delays while defending Postal Service changes

  24-02-2021 17:30 via thehill.com
  
  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy offered a public apology before a House committee on Wednesday for recent mail delivery delays during the peak holiday season. DeJoy, making his first appearance before the House Oversight and Reform Committee...
  
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• White House to ship 3 to 4 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to states

  24-02-2021 17:29 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration is planning to send states, pharmacies and community health centers 3 million to 4 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine as early as next week, a White House official said Wednesday.White House...
  
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• White House to ship 3 million to 4 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to states

  24-02-2021 17:29 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration is planning to send states, pharmacies and community health centers 3 million to 4 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine as early as next week, a White House official said Wednesday.White House...
  
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• White House to send 25 million masks to health centers, food pantries

  24-02-2021 17:17 via thehill.com
  
  The White House announced Wednesday that it will send more than 25 million masks to community health centers and food pantries across the country, in an effort to increase access for low-income people."Many low-income Americans still lack affordable...
  
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• Biden to speak with Saudi king ahead of Khashoggi report: report

  24-02-2021 17:04 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is set to speak with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ahead of the release of an intelligence report likely linking the king’s son to the murder of U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Axios reports.The reported call Wednesday...
  
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• Top Democrat optimistic Pentagon policy nominee will get 'fair shot' amid GOP opposition

  24-02-2021 17:00 via thehill.com
  
  The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is hopeful President Biden’s nominee to lead the Pentagon’s policy shop will get a “fair shot” after Republican opposition to the pick emerged.“I'm hopeful he can get through. I mean, I think he's...
  
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• Survey finds majority confident in Biden on foreign policy

  24-02-2021 16:12 via thehill.com
  
  A majority of Americans have confidence in President Biden’s ability to handle foreign policy, but more are confident in his ability to improve relations with U.S. allies than they are in his ability to deal effectively with China, according to a...
  
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• USPS adding up to 165K fuel efficient or electric delivery vehicles

  24-02-2021 15:23 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. Postal Service announced on Tuesday that it would be adding up to 165,000 fuel-efficient or electric cars to its fleet over the next ten years.According to a USPS press release, the new vehicles will be developed by Wisconsin-based...
  
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• Upton censured for vote to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from education committee

  24-02-2021 15:13 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) has been censured by Republicans in his local House district for his vote to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from her spot on the House Education Committee. "Tonight, the Cass County GOP censured me for...
  
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• Biden administration seeking return to UN Human Rights Council

  24-02-2021 14:35 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. on Wednesday officially announced its intent to seek election to the U.N. Human Rights Council after departing the body under the Trump administration, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.A statement from the secretary indicated that the...
  
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• DeJoy set for grilling by House Oversight panel

  24-02-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is set for a grilling by the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday over his leadership of the U.S. Postal Service as Democrats push President Biden to pave the way for his ouster. While Wednesday won’t...
  
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• Biden leans into empathizer-in-chief role

  24-02-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden has been leaning hard into his role as the nation’s empathizer-in-chief as he contends with multiple tragedies during his first month in office. Biden will travel to Texas on Friday with first lady Jill Biden as the state...
  
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• Hoyer: House will vote on COVID-19 relief bill Friday

  24-02-2021 03:25 via thehill.com
  
  The House will vote on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package on Friday, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said on Tuesday night. “The House will vote on Friday on @POTUS’ #AmericanRescuePlan to end this pandemic and deliver...
  
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• Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee

  24-02-2021 02:43 via thehill.com
  
  Former Vice President Mike Pence huddled with senior members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) for roughly two hours on Tuesday to discuss conservatives’ agenda and the GOP’s path forward. Pence — who previously served as the chairman of...
  
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• Five big takeaways on the Capitol security hearings

  24-02-2021 01:32 via thehill.com
  
  Former Capitol security officials clashed publicly on Tuesday over the events surrounding last month’s deadly assault on the Capitol complex, casting blame at the intelligence community and the Pentagon while delivering conflicting accounts of how...
  
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• Top cops deflect blame over Capitol attack

  24-02-2021 01:28 via thehill.com
  
  Law enforcement officials responsible for protecting the Capitol the day it was overrun by a violent mob pointed fingers at the intelligence community — and one another — as Congress on Tuesday began an expansive review of the security failures...
  
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• Curator estimates Capitol art damage from mob totals $25K

  24-02-2021 00:32 via thehill.com
  
  The curator responsible for the House's art collection is expected to ask lawmakers to allot $25,000 to repair artifacts displayed outside the chamber that were damaged during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.Farar Elliott, the House curator, is...
  
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• Trudeau swipes at Trump: US leadership on climate 'has been sorely missed'

  24-02-2021 00:27 via thehill.com
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday swiped at former President Trump during his first bilateral meeting with President Biden, praising the current administration for its early commitment to addressing climate change."Thank you again...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez criticizes opening of migrant facility for children under Biden

  24-02-2021 00:23 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) criticized President Biden’s administration on Tuesday for opening a migrant facility for children.“This is not okay, never has been okay, never will be okay - no matter the administration or party,” Ocasio-...
  
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