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• Biden administration to open second facility for migrant children in Texas

  23-03-2021 22:46 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration plans to open a second facility to house migrant children in Texas amid a surge in accompanied minors traveling across the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said Tuesday.A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human...
  
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• New shootings plunge Biden, Congress into gun control debate

  23-03-2021 22:29 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to enact meaningful gun reforms after the second mass shooting in under a week, plunging Washington back into a familiar debate where lawmakers have stalemated in recent years.Eight people in the Atlanta...
  
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• Biden faces pressure to end CBP media blackout

  23-03-2021 21:51 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration is under growing pressure to end the media blackout at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities where thousands of child migrants are being held.Lawmakers, high-profile anchors and reporters, and press advocacy groups...
  
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• Biden faces pressure to end border facility media blackout

  23-03-2021 21:51 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration is under growing pressure to end the media blackout at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities where thousands of child migrants are being held.Lawmakers, high-profile anchors and reporters, and press advocacy groups...
  
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• HHS asks Pentagon to house migrant children at two Texas bases

  23-03-2021 21:47 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has asked the Pentagon to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children at two Texas military installations, the Defense Department confirmed Tuesday.HHS sent a request for assistance to the...
  
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• Biden and Obama keep in touch regularly about a 'range of issues,' Psaki says

  23-03-2021 21:47 via thehill.com
  
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that President Biden and former President Obama consult and still keep in touch regularly about a “range of issues.”During a press briefing on Monday, Psaki was pressed by a reporter about Biden’s...
  
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• Biden takes sales blitz to swing-state Ohio

  23-03-2021 21:39 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden traveled to Ohio on Tuesday, the latest stop in a publicity blitz to sell a recently signed $1.9 trillion economic relief package that has been tailored toward the 2022 Senate map, where Democrats will be trying to cling to or build...
  
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• Watchdog says DeVos made nine figures in outside income during Trump years

  23-03-2021 21:35 via thehill.com
  
  Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos earned an estimated nine figures in outside income while serving in the Trump administration, according to a Washington, D.C. watchdog. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) states...
  
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• Duckworth to oppose Biden nominees over lack of AAPI representation

  23-03-2021 21:29 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said on Tuesday that she would oppose President Biden's future nominees on the Senate floor over a lack of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) representation in his Cabinet."I am a no vote, on the floor, on all...
  
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• A Proclamation on Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2021 - The White House

  23-03-2021 21:03
  
  A Proclamation on Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2021  The White House
  
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• DC delegate: 'The filibuster is on its last legs'

  23-03-2021 19:44 via thehill.com
  
  Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), the only representative for D.C. in Congress, said in an interview published on Tuesday that she believes the “filibuster is on its last legs” while discussing the push for D.C. statehood.Speaking with GEN Senior...
  
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• Biden urges Congress to pass assault weapon ban

  23-03-2021 18:11 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday called on Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and to close loopholes in the background check system after a gunman killed 10 people at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo.“I don’t need to wait another...
  
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• Obama rips lack of action on guns: Shouldn't take pandemic to curb shootings

  23-03-2021 17:40 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Obama renewed calls for tougher gun laws in the wake of mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado in the span of a week.Obama lamented the "familiar outrage" that has come to accompany the frequent gun violence in the U.S. while...
  
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• Biden to address Boulder shooting on Tuesday

  23-03-2021 16:40 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday is expected to deliver brief remarks addressing Monday evening's mass shooting in Colorado, and he directed flags at the White House be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims.Biden "has been receiving regular...
  
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• Higher prices, longer delivery times and reduced hours part of postmaster general's plan: report

  23-03-2021 15:12 via thehill.com
  
  A new U.S. Postal Service strategic plan to be released Tuesday from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will reportedly include further cuts to agency services, including higher postage prices, longer delivery windows and reduced post office hours...
  
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• Higher prices, longer delivery times and reduced hours part of postmaster general's plan

  23-03-2021 15:12 via thehill.com
  
  A new U.S. Postal Service strategic plan released Tuesday from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy includes further cuts to agency services, including higher postage prices, longer delivery windows and reduced post office hours. The document's...
  
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• Harris calls Boulder shooting 'absolutely tragic'

  23-03-2021 14:56 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris on Tuesday called a shooting at a Colorado grocery store that left 10 people dead “absolutely tragic.”“It's absolutely tragic,” Harris told reporters when asked to react to the shooting that took place in Boulder on Monday...
  
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• Biden administration releases video of migrant facilities to ABC News

  23-03-2021 13:55 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration on Tuesday released footage and photos of two Texas facilities housing migrant children to ABC News amid pressure for more transparency at the federal facilities.ABC News published a video and photos depicting conditions...
  
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• Biden administration releases images of migrant facilities at border

  23-03-2021 13:55 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration on Tuesday released video footage and photos of two Texas facilities housing migrant children amid pressure for more transparency at the federal centers.A Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) official told The Hill that the...
  
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• The Memo: Trump battles to stay relevant

  23-03-2021 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump is trying to stay center stage but he faces several challenges in doing so, including his ban from Twitter, the taint of the Jan. 6 insurrection and the plain fact that the country is moving on.The question for Trump is how he...
  
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• Senate Republicans torn over return of earmarks

  23-03-2021 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  Senate Republicans are split on whether to embrace or reject the return of earmarks as the caucus leans into deficit concerns under the Biden administration. With House Republicans voting last week to join congressional Democrats in supporting...
  
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• GOP campaign chief confident his party will win back House

  23-03-2021 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Tom Emmer (Minn.), the Republican in charge of winning back the House majority for his party next year, is voicing measured confidence that the GOP will build on its 2020 momentum, when it gained seats while losing the White House.The president...
  
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• Conservative group says polling shows Dems' voting rights bill 'out of sync with American voters'

  23-03-2021 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Honest Elections Project, a conservative group that advocates for more restrictive voting laws, is releasing polling on Tuesday arguing that H.R. 1, Democrats' sweeping election reform and voting rights bill passed by the House earlier this...
  
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• Conservative group says polling shows Democrats' voting rights bill 'out of sync with American voters'

  23-03-2021 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Honest Elections Project, a conservative group that advocates for more restrictive voting laws, is releasing polling on Tuesday arguing that H.R. 1, Democrats' sweeping election reform and voting rights bill passed by the House earlier this...
  
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• Next Post: A Proclamation on Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2021 - The White House

  23-03-2021 08:00
  
  Next Post: A Proclamation on Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2021  The White House
  
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• House conservatives ramp up efforts on child care bills

  23-03-2021 04:09 via thehill.com
  
  Members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) are ramping up their efforts on childcare legislation, calling for the passage of three bills introduced by freshman female GOP lawmakers aimed at making it more accessible. The conservative group...
  
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• White House withdraws deputy Interior secretary amid reported pushback from Murkowski

  23-03-2021 02:27 via thehill.com
  
  The White House will no longer nominate Elizabeth Klein to fill the No. 2 role at the Interior Department, reportedly after opposition from Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R).Politico reported Monday evening that the White House will pull the nomination...
  
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• WH withdraws deputy Interior secretary amid pushback from Murkowski: report

  23-03-2021 02:27 via thehill.com
  
  The White House has reportedly withdrawn its nominee for the no. 2 slot at the Interior Department after Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R), whose support for Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's confirmation was seen as crucial, indicated her opposition to...
  
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• House Democrats demand answers on slow $1,400 checks

  23-03-2021 01:30 via thehill.com
  
  A group of House Democrats is calling for answers on reported delays on people who do not have to file a tax return, including veterans and some Social Security beneficiaries, receiving the current round of $1,400 direct payments under the...
  
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• These House lawmakers aren't seeking reelection in 2022

  23-03-2021 00:31 via thehill.com
  
  In the past few days, several House lawmakers have announced they won't seek reelection.The announcements come shortly after several GOP senators said they're retiring from Congress at the end of next year.The moves are sending both sides...
  
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