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• Hostility rises between Biden, Putin

  18-03-2021 23:43 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is not holding back in confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a killer and promising tough action against a range of attacks by the Kremlin on the U.S.Biden is warning of plans to retaliate against Russia in...
  
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• Anger over anti-Asian violence, rhetoric rips through Capitol

  18-03-2021 23:33 via thehill.com
  
  The Atlanta shooting rampage that killed six Asian women and two others has, in a single tragic event, turned a national spotlight onto some of the prickliest issues facing American politics and society today: racial attacks related to COVID-19, gun...
  
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• Biden and Harris to meet with Stacey Abrams during trip to Georgia

  18-03-2021 23:29 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and Vice President Harris will meet with voting activist and prominent Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams when they go to Atlanta on Friday.The White House confirmed the meeting, which was first reported by the Associated Press on...
  
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• House passes bills providing citizenship path for Dreamers, farmworkers

  18-03-2021 23:04 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats passed a pair of bills Thursday that would create a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and some migrant farm workers, taking a piecemeal approach as the fate of President Biden’s major immigration package looks increasingly...
  
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• House passes bill providing path to citizenship for Dreamers

  18-03-2021 23:04 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats passed legislation Thursday that would create a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, taking a piecemeal approach to immigration reform as the fate of President Biden’s comprehensive package looks increasingly uncertain. The...
  
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• Gosar's office denies he will appear on popular QAnon talk show

  18-03-2021 21:46 via thehill.com
  
  An Arizona congressman said Thursday that he won't appear on a talk show hosted by conspiracy theorists on a digital network responsible for driving the anti-Semitic QAnon movement after criticism of his speech at a conference also...
  
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• Gosar to appear on popular QAnon talk show

  18-03-2021 21:46 via thehill.com
  
  An Arizona congressman is set to appear on a talk show hosted by conspiracy theorists on a digital network responsible for driving the anti-Semitic "QAnon" movement less than a month after he appeared at a conference also attended by a prominent...
  
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• Pompeo dismisses Biden's 'rhetoric and name calling' toward Putin

  18-03-2021 21:28 via thehill.com
  
  Former secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed President Biden's posture toward Russia this week, saying he was engaged in "rhetoric and name calling" rather than action. "If you put America first and back up your language with real deeds...
  
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• Meng rebukes Chip Roy in hearing on violence against Asian-Americans

  18-03-2021 21:14 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) fought back tears on Thursday while issuing a scathing rebuke to Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) over comments he made during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on discrimination and violence against Asian Americans amid the...
  
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• Biden says country will hit 100 million COVID-19 shots this week

  18-03-2021 21:14 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday took a small victory lap, announcing that the country will hit his goal of administering 100 million coronavirus shots this week."Behind this 100 million shots are millions of lives changed when people receive that dose...
  
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• McCarthy in combative exchange with CNN's Raju on election

  18-03-2021 20:29 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) insisted Thursday that Republicans were not trying to reverse President Trump's election defeat in challenging the results of November's presidential contest in a testy exchange with CNN's Manu Raju....
  
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• Republicans call for hearing on border surge

  18-03-2021 20:00 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans are calling on Democrats to hold a hearing on the influx of migrants at the southern border, arguing the surge could pose risks to national security.The push by GOP members of the House Judiciary Committee comes as Republicans...
  
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• Lawmakers condemn anti-Asian rhetoric at hearing following shootings

  18-03-2021 19:55 via thehill.com
  
  The House Judiciary Committee’s civil rights subcommittee on Thursday held a hearing denouncing the concerning rise of violence and discrimination against Asian Americans during the pandemic and highlighting the incendiary rhetoric that...
  
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• GOP lawmaker makes reference to lynching during Asian American hearing

  18-03-2021 19:14 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) opened a Thursday hearing dedicated to the rise of violence against Asian Americans with a reference to lynching. "We believe in justice. There's an old saying in Texas ... find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak...
  
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• Schiff defends Swalwell as 'trusted' member of intel panel

  18-03-2021 18:42 via thehill.com
  
  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Thursday defended fellow California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell as a "trusted and valued" member of the panel amid a GOP effort to remove Swalwell over his former relationship with an...
  
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• Virginia Democrat: Capitol Police officers 'saved democracy'

  18-03-2021 17:28 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) on Thursday condemned the Republican lawmakers who the day before voted against a bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, arguing the officers “saved...
  
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• House Republicans examine federal election funds awarded to Biden-linked firm

  18-03-2021 17:21 via thehill.com
  
  Three House Republican leaders on Thursday raised questions about oversight of federal election funds awarded by California to a firm linked to now-President Biden in the months ahead of the election.House Oversight and Reform Committee ranking...
  
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• Biden dispatches Senate Democrat to Ethiopia amid human rights concerns

  18-03-2021 17:08 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration is dispatching Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) to Ethiopia amid increasing concerns of human rights abuses and a growing humanitarian crisis occurring in the country’s Tigray region. Coons will meet with Ethiopia’s Prime...
  
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• Biden orders flags lowered to honor victims of Atlanta shooting

  18-03-2021 16:48 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday ordered flags outside the White House and other public buildings and military posts be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the Atlanta-area shooting that left eight people dead.The proclamation directs flags...
  
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• Rep. Meng blames Trump for anti-Asian violence

  18-03-2021 16:12 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) took aim at former President Trump in a recent interview for his use of terms like “Chinese virus” and “Kung flu” when referring to the coronavirus, saying his charged rhetoric helped contribute to a spike in anti-Asian...
  
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• Postal Service: No evidence to support Pennsylvania worker's fraud claims

  18-03-2021 16:04 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. Postal Service's internal watchdog says there’s no evidence to support a Pennsylvania postal worker’s claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. The conclusion was part of a report from the Postal Service's Office of...
  
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• Swalwell blasts McCarthy criticism, slams his 'support for QAnon'

  18-03-2021 15:07 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) blasted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) early Thursday over the GOP leader's reported plans to introduce a resolution requesting Swalwell’s removal from the Intelligence Committee over the...
  
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• Biden, Harris to meet Asian American leaders in Atlanta

  18-03-2021 15:05 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and Vice President Harris will meet with Asian American leaders in Atlanta on Friday as part of a previously scheduled trip to express support for the community following the deadly shootings there earlier this week.White House...
  
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• Mo Brooks teases Senate announcement with Stephen Miller

  18-03-2021 14:38 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) will be joined by former President Trump adviser Stephen Miller at a campaign event in Alabama on Monday where the GOP congressman could potentially launch a run for the Senate. Brooks announced the event, titled “...
  
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• McCarthy to unveil resolution calling on Democrats to remove Swalwell from Intelligence Committee: report

  18-03-2021 13:29 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reportedly plans to introduce a resolution on Thursday calling on Democrats to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from the Intelligence Committee over Swalwell's former ties with an alleged...
  
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• House GOP holdouts muddle Trump vaccine message

  18-03-2021 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump this week took the remarkable step of encouraging everyone in the country — even his reluctant followers — to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But the message has been slow to reach House Republicans.As the vaccines become more...
  
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• Biden education chief: Vaccines will likely not be mandatory for teachers

  18-03-2021 01:18 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden’s Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Wednesday that vaccines will likely not be mandatory for teachers in order to reopen schools. “I think we've seen examples where schools can open safely and be effective. But we...
  
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• Filibuster fight looms as Biden leans in

  18-03-2021 00:28 via thehill.com
  
  Supporters of nixing the 60-vote legislative filibuster are facing big hurdles in the Senate, even as President Biden joins the fray by calling for reforms.Progressives view Biden’s comments endorsing a return to the “talking filibuster” as a big...
  
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• 21 states sue Biden for revoking Keystone XL permit

  18-03-2021 00:19 via thehill.com
  
  A coalition of primarily GOP-led states sued President Biden on Wednesday over his decision to revoke a key permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline.The lawsuit from 21 states led by Texas and Montana argues that revoking the cross-border permit...
  
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