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• Mullen says post-election chaos within Trump White House - News Nation USA

  29-07-2021 23:51
  
  Mullen says post-election chaos within Trump White House  News Nation USA
  
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• Biden says he'd like to see governments, businesses move toward vaccine mandates

  29-07-2021 23:33 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday said he wants to see local governments, private companies and schools move towards vaccine mandates while laying out the administration’s next efforts to get more Americans vaccinated.“I’d like to see them continue to...
  
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• Jackson Lee is third CBC member in three weeks to be arrested protesting for voting rights

  29-07-2021 23:28 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Thursday became the third member of the Congressional Black Caucus in as many weeks to be arrested for civil disobedience to bring attention to Congress’s current partisan deadlock on voting rights.“Some people...
  
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• Biden: 'Every school should be open' in the fall

  29-07-2021 23:28 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday called for all schools to open this fall for in-person learning even as coronavirus cases rise around the country, arguing there are enough tools available to ensure children and teachers are safe."We can and we must...
  
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• House GOP stages mask mandate protest

  29-07-2021 23:05 via thehill.com
  
  Nearly 40 maskless House Republican lawmakers walked across the Capitol and onto the Senate floor in protest of the Capitol physician’s decision to reinstate a mask mandate in the lower chamber but not in the upper chamber.Republicans complained...
  
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• House clears $2.1 billion Capitol security bill, sending to Biden

  29-07-2021 22:27 via thehill.com
  
  The House on Thursday cleared a $2.1 billion emergency spending bill that includes funding for the Capitol Police in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.Passage of the bill by a vote of 416-11 came shortly after the Senate advanced the...
  
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• Jill Biden undergoing procedure to remove object from her foot

  29-07-2021 22:07 via thehill.com
  
  First lady Jill Biden will undergo a procedure on Thursday to remove an object from her left foot, her office announced.She stepped on the object, which her office did not identify, on the beach in Hawaii last week and it apparently became lodged....
  
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• Biden tells federal workers: Get vaccinated or submit to testing

  29-07-2021 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday is directing all federal employees and onsite contractors to show that they are vaccinated or otherwise submit to regular coronavirus testing, a major step that will likely cause other private sector businesses to follow...
  
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• Biden asks federal employees to get vaccinated or submit to testing

  29-07-2021 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday is directing all federal employees and onsite contractors to show that they are vaccinated or otherwise submit to regular coronavirus testing, a major step that will likely cause other private sector businesses to follow...
  
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• House members will huddle Friday to plot next steps on Jan. 6 probe

  29-07-2021 21:38 via thehill.com
  
  Members of the special House committee investigating the Capitol attack will huddle behind closed doors Friday to plot their next steps after holding what they viewed as a very successful first hearing this week featuring emotional testimony from...
  
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• House passes sprawling spending bill ahead of fall shutdown fight

  29-07-2021 21:14 via thehill.com
  
  The House on Thursday passed a sprawling appropriations package to fund the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Veterans Affairs and other agencies and set a marker in negotiations to avoid a government shutdown when current funding...
  
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• Biden calls on states to offer $100 vaccine incentives

  29-07-2021 21:06 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday called on state and local governments to use funds from his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to offer $100 payments to individuals in order to incentivize coronavirus vaccinations.The payments would be offered to newly...
  
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• GOP lawmakers demand answers on withheld restitution following Nassar revelation

  29-07-2021 20:11 via thehill.com
  
  A group of Republican representatives led by Rep. Lance Gooden (Texas) on Thursday signed a letter to the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, demanding answers regarding its apparent failure to stop "illicit financial activity" and...
  
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• DOJ launches task force to address violent threats against election workers

  29-07-2021 19:47 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday launched a task force aimed at combating violent threats against election workers following a spike in such incidents tied to the 2020 presidential election.The announcement comes after DOJ last month...
  
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• Lawmakers form bipartisan Uyghur Caucus to highlight abuses

  29-07-2021 19:29 via thehill.com
  
  Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) and Chris Smith (R-N.J.) on Thursday announced the creation of the Congressional Uyghur Caucus, which they say will raise awareness of the Chinese Community Party’s (CCP) "systemic human rights...
  
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• 4 in 10 say Biden spending plans should be passed without changes: poll

  29-07-2021 19:27 via thehill.com
  
  More than 40 percent of Americans say they would like to see President Biden’s two infrastructure spending proposals passed in their current form, even if they do not receive bipartisan support, according to a new poll.The survey,...
  
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• After police rip Trump for Jan. 6, McCarthy again blames Pelosi

  29-07-2021 19:17 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday repeated his claims that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democrats should be faulted for the violent insurrection carried out by a pro-Trump mob. It's an argument McCarthy and...
  
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• US planning to target Iran drone, guided missile programs with sanctions: report

  29-07-2021 18:34 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. is reportedly planning to issue sanctions targeting Iran’s drone and guided missile programs, with officials citing potential threats to U.S. national security. The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. officials, who spoke on the...
  
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• Capitol Police asked to arrest the maskless

  29-07-2021 18:21 via thehill.com
  
  Congressional aides and visitors to the House side of the Capitol will face arrest if they're not wearing masks, the head of the U.S. Capitol Police announced this week.In a Wednesday letter to his officer corps, Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger...
  
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• Jordan acknowledges talking to Trump on Jan. 6

  29-07-2021 16:47 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) confirmed in an interview with Spectrum News on Wednesday that he spoke with former President Trump on Jan. 6.Reporter Taylor Popielarz sought to clear up remarks Jordan had made during an interview with Fox News host...
  
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• Harris outlines strategy to fight root causes of migration

  29-07-2021 13:34 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris on Thursday released a sweeping strategy to carry out her goal of addressing the root causes of migration amid a surge in U.S.-Mexico border crossings, including refocusing on engagement with Central America. While the...
  
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• House at war over Jan. 6 inquiry, mask mandate

  29-07-2021 12:02 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans and Democrats are at each other’s throats over two explosive issues — the Capitol insurrection and a new mask mandate — that have collided this week in a perfect storm of partisan hostility.The tensions have simmered with...
  
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• 'Good Trouble': Black caucus embraces civil disobedience

  29-07-2021 12:02 via thehill.com
  
  Civil disobedience was an integral part of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and is playing a pivotal role again as Black lawmakers express discontent over inaction on voting rights.In the past two weeks, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio),...
  
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• Harris's bad polls trigger Democratic worries

  29-07-2021 12:01 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris has some ground to make up in order to be perceived more favorably by the public, a complicating factor for the Biden administration as it maps out its midterm strategy. Six months into office, polls indicate Harris is...
  
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• PC(USA) part of ecumenical rally for refugees at White House - Presbyterian Church (USA)

  29-07-2021 09:00
  PC(USA) part of ecumenical rally for refugees at White House  Presbyterian Church (USA)
  
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• Biden to meet with 11 Democratic lawmakers on DACA: report

  29-07-2021 05:06 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is expected to meet with 11 congressional Democrats on Thursday to discuss plans for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children, Axios reported, citing a White House official...
  
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• Trump called acting attorney general almost daily to push election voter fraud claim: report

  29-07-2021 04:11 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump reportedly called his acting attorney general almost every day following his defeat in the 2020 presidential election in an attempt to push a probe into unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, the Washington Post reported on...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez, Bush criticize lack of diversity among negotiators on latest infrastructure deal

  29-07-2021 04:03 via thehill.com
  
  Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday called out the lack of the diversity among the large, mostly white group of bipartisan senators who worked to reach a deal in infrastructure talks on Wednesday.“Is...
  
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• House passes spending bill to boost Capitol Police and Hill staffer pay

  29-07-2021 02:44 via thehill.com
  
  The House on Wednesday passed a bill to increase funding for the Capitol Police months after the Jan. 6 insurrection and boost Capitol Hill staffer pay as part of a spending measure for legislative branch operations.The legislation, which passed...
  
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• Tim Ryan slams McCarthy for mocking Capitol physician, mask mandate

  29-07-2021 01:49 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio.) criticized House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for mocking the Capitol physician and mask mandate. During a House floor meeting on Wednesday, Ryan used his time to speak about his fellow GOP lawmakers...
  
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• Biden touts American manufacturing, infrastructure deal

  29-07-2021 01:46 via youtube.com
  
  
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• McCarthy knocks Pelosi, mask mandate: 'This House has broken the country's trust'

  29-07-2021 01:31 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took a jab at Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over a newly reinstated mask mandate in the chamber, saying the move was not based on science."The Speaker of the House said that people who are fully...
  
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• Trump slams Romney, Senate GOP over infrastructure deal

  29-07-2021 00:52 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump lambasted Senate Republicans for reaching a deal with their Democratic counterparts on "major issues" involving an infrastructure proposal, dubbing Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) a "SUPER RINO."“Hard to believe our Senate...
  
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• GOP, Democrats battle over masks in House, Senate

  29-07-2021 00:08 via thehill.com
  
  Masks are once again emerging as a flash point on Capitol Hill after Congress’s top doctor issued new guidance and cases ramp back up due to the delta variant of COVID-19.More than half a dozen Republican lawmakers refused to comply with a...
  
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