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• Democrats spar over COVID-19 vaccine strategy

  09-03-2021 23:46 via thehill.com
  
  Publicly, House Democrats are largely united behind a simple message surrounding COVID-19 vaccines: Get one as soon as you can and take whichever one is offered.   Yet behind the scenes, Democratic leaders and rank-and-file members...
  
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• Black Caucus backs Biden's pick to head DOJ Civil Rights Division

  09-03-2021 23:11 via thehill.com
  
  The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Tuesday expressed support for Kristen Clarke, President Biden’s pick to be the Justice Department’s next assistant attorney general for civil rights.“Kristen Clarke is abundantly qualified, talented and...
  
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• 57 Republicans take to House floor in push to reopen schools

  09-03-2021 22:55 via thehill.com
  
  Dozens of House Republicans lined up on the House floor Tuesday to call for a vote on GOP-backed legislation that would tie school funding to reopening plans.The effort, led by first-term lawmaker Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), came as House...
  
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• Pelosi says GOP will vote against COVID-19 relief and then take credit for it

  09-03-2021 22:36 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) predicted Tuesday that House Republicans will vote against the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill – and then take credit for it. Pelosi made the remark during a news conference, one day before the House...
  
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• State Department designates two Iranians for 'involvement in gross violations of human rights'

  09-03-2021 21:46 via thehill.com
  
  The State Department on Tuesday designated two Iranians for their “involvement in gross violations of human rights” on the same day the U.S. pressed Tehran for information surrounding the abduction and likely death of former FBI agent Robert...
  
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• Gaetz, Jordan ask House Judiciary to probe conservatorships, citing 'Free Britney'

  09-03-2021 21:30 via thehill.com
  
  GOP Reps. Jim Jordan (Ohio) and Matt Gaetz (Fla.) on Monday called on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), to hold a hearing on court-ordered conservatorships, citing the ongoing "Free Britney" campaign to...
  
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• Psaki: Biden's pet cat 'will break the internet' when it arrives

  09-03-2021 21:28 via thehill.com
  
  President Joe Biden's spokesperson predicted on Tuesday that once the first family brings a cat to the White House as planned, the animal will become an internet sensation. "I don't have any update on the cat," Jen Psaki told reporters during a...
  
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• Biden administration looking at new housing facilities for migrant children

  09-03-2021 20:57 via thehill.com
  
  The White House said Tuesday that it’s looking at new facilities to house the unaccompanied children that have arrived by the thousands in recent weeks at the Southern border, as the Biden administration scrambles to deal with the growing migrant...
  
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• Biden administration eyes new housing facilities for migrant children

  09-03-2021 20:57 via thehill.com
  
  The White House said Tuesday that it’s looking at new facilities to house the unaccompanied children that have arrived by the thousands in recent weeks at the Southern border, as the Biden administration scrambles to deal with the growing migrant...
  
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• Democratic senators urge Biden to take executive action on ghost guns

  09-03-2021 20:30 via thehill.com
  
  Four Democratic senators on Tuesday urged President Biden to take executive action curbing the use of so-called "ghost guns" as the administration contemplates its next steps on reforming firearm laws.The lawmakers, led by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N....
  
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• Biden's name will not appear on stimulus checks, White House says

  09-03-2021 20:27 via thehill.com
  
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that President Biden’s name will not appear on stimulus checks that will be sent to many Americans after the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill is passed.The decision represents a break with the...
  
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• White House says Bidens' dogs will return soon following biting incident

  09-03-2021 20:19 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden's two pet dogs will return to the White House soon after one of them reportedly bit a staff member, resulting in a minor injury."Champ and Major the president and first lady's dogs… are still getting acclimated and...
  
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• White House says Bidens' dogs will return soon

  09-03-2021 20:19 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden's two pet dogs will return to the White House soon after one of them reportedly bit a staff member, resulting in a minor injury."Champ and Major the president and first lady's dogs… are still getting acclimated and...
  
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• FDA drug company inspections drop amid pandemic: report

  09-03-2021 20:16 via thehill.com
  
  The number of drug company inspections conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have dropped significantly due to the pandemic, resulting in a delay of new drug approvals.The New York Times reports that the FDA conducted 52 drug company...
  
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• Supreme Court agrees to dismiss challenge to Trump public charge rule

  09-03-2021 20:08 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to a Biden administration request to dismiss an upcoming case challenging the Trump’s administration’s "public charge" rule, which limited access to green cards for those deemed likely to accept public...
  
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• Biden visits DC hardware store that got PPP loan

  09-03-2021 19:04 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday visited a neighborhood hardware store in Washington, D.C., that received a small business coronavirus relief loan to highlight his administration’s efforts to prioritize assistance to the smallest companies impacted by the...
  
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• Clyburn says $1,400 checks could go out as soon as next week

  09-03-2021 18:27 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Tuesday said he believed Americans could start getting the $1,400 direct payments included in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package by as early as next week.In an interview with MSNBC's Kristen...
  
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• Dozens of Trump appointees 'burrow' into Biden government

  09-03-2021 17:49 via thehill.com
  
  Roughly two dozen Trump administration appointees remain in civil service jobs or on government advisory boards roughly two months into the Biden administration, according to a new report from a government watchdog group obtained by The Hill....
  
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• House expected to vote Wednesday on COVID-19 package

  09-03-2021 17:46 via thehill.com
  
  The House is now expected to take a final vote on Wednesday morning to clear the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.Lawmakers had initially been expected to vote on Tuesday to send the legislation to President Biden for his signature. But the...
  
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• Fauci, other Biden health officials to testify on vaccination effort

  09-03-2021 17:09 via thehill.com
  
  Top Biden administration health officials, including Anthony Fauci, will testify in the House for the first time next week about U.S. vaccination efforts.The March 17 hearing comes at a critical time, as manufacturers are ramping up production and...
  
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• White House rehangs Clinton, Bush portraits moved under Trump

  09-03-2021 16:52 via thehill.com
  
  White House officials have apparently rehung portraits of former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton in a prominent location after President Trump's staff broke tradition by moving them away from areas typically used by guests.CNN...
  
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• Kinzinger: GOP will become 'regional party' if it doesn't change

  09-03-2021 15:31 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) is warning Republican leadership that it faces severe marginalization if it does not refocus its message toward American voters. "If it doesn't want to be changed, that's a decision Republicans get to make,"&...
  
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• Lawmakers unveil measure to give USPS $6B for electric vehicles

  09-03-2021 14:33 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats have introduced a proposal to give the United States Postal Service billions in order to equip the department with tens of thousands of electric delivery vehicles.The bill would allocate $6 Billion in funding to USPS and require at...
  
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• Lawmakers unveil measure to give Postal Service $6B for electric vehicles

  09-03-2021 14:33 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats have introduced a proposal to give the U.S. Postal Service billions to equip the department with tens of thousands of electric delivery vehicles.The bill would allocate $6 billion in funding to Postal Service and require at...
  
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• Greta Thunberg presses Biden administration to 'treat climate crisis like a crisis'

  09-03-2021 13:56 via thehill.com
  
  Climate change activist Greta Thunberg implored President Biden to get serious about tackling environmental issues facing the world and suggested the new administration has not done enough in the arena during his first two months in office.&...
  
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• Frustrated progressives on relief package: 'We'll take the win'

  09-03-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Liberals in the House on Monday rallied behind the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that the Democratic-controlled Congress is set to send to President Biden’s desk this week, despite some frustration over changes made by the Senate to appease...
  
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• Pelosi says Capitol riot was one of the most difficult moments of her career

  09-03-2021 03:11 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection was one of the most difficult moments of her career, comparing it to the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.During a virtual fundraiser on International Women’s Day,...
  
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• House slated to vote on Violence Against Women Act next week

  09-03-2021 00:58 via thehill.com
  
  A group of bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on Monday evening, which is slated to come to the floor next week. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Rep....
  
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• Republicans' stonewall forces Democrats to pull bill honoring Capitol Police

  09-03-2021 00:46 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats on Monday yanked more than a dozen bills from the floor schedule — including one honoring police officers for defending the Capitol on Jan. 6 — after conservative Republicans threatened to force stand-alone votes on each proposal.The...
  
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• House Democrat who initially voted against coronavirus relief bill says he'll vote for Senate version

  09-03-2021 00:44 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) announced on Monday that he will vote for the American Rescue Plan that the Senate passed on Saturday along party lines, after voting against the initial version of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which...
  
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• House Democrats push to create public reminder of Jan. 6 riot

  09-03-2021 00:30 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats are rolling out a resolution that would use artifacts from the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to create a public display commemorating the events of that horrific day. A second resolution would honor the dozens of essential...
  
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