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• Education Secretary to state leaders: 'Don't be the reason why schools are interrupted'

  05-08-2021 23:42 via thehill.com
  
  Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Thursday called on state leaders like Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) and Greg Abbott (R-Texas) to not "be the reason why schools are interrupted," and spoke out against the inclusion of "politics" in...
  
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• Biden administration rolls out clean car goals

  05-08-2021 23:09 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration on Thursday set a goal of making half of new vehicle sales in this country electric by 2030 and released new details on shorter-term proposals intended to push the market toward emission-free vehicles. In the short term...
  
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• White House to appoint Chanan Weissman as liaison to Jewish community

  05-08-2021 23:06 via thehill.com
  
  The White House is reportedly set to appoint Chanan Weissman as liaison to the Jewish community, following calls from many to take action amid a rise in antisemitism in the U.S.Weissman, who is currently the director for technology and democracy on...
  
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• White House appoints Chanan Weissman as liaison to Jewish community

  05-08-2021 23:06 via thehill.com
  
  The White House has appointed Chanan Weissman to serve as as liaison to the Jewish community, following calls from many to take action amid a rise in antisemitism in the U.S.Weissman, who is the director for technology and democracy on the...
  
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• Biden speaks with Trumka's family after labor leader's death

  05-08-2021 22:28 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday said he spoke with the family of Richard Trumka, remembering the longtime labor leader who died earlier in the day as a close friend and a fierce advocate for the middle class.Biden told a gathered crowd of lawmakers...
  
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• White House says no decision yet on foreign traveler vaccination rule

  05-08-2021 20:55 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Thursday said that the U.S. is strongly considering requiring foreign visitors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 but that there has not been a final decision on whether such a requirement will be adopted.“That is certainly...
  
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• DOJ launches probe of Phoenix police department

  05-08-2021 20:39 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Justice (DOJ) is launching a probe of the city of Phoenix and its police department, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announced Thursday afternoon.This is the third pattern-of...
  
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• Cori Bush defends private security at Capitol: 'You would rather me die?'

  05-08-2021 20:35 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Thursday said she still supports defunding the police, despite having spent tens of thousands of dollars on personal security this year.“Defunding the police has to happen. We need to defund the police and put that money...
  
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• Rep. Ralph Norman tests positive for COVID-19 despite vaccination

  05-08-2021 19:33 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) announced on Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated.“After experiencing minor symptoms this morning, I sought a COVID-19 test and was just informed the tests results were positive....
  
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• Biden administration sees 'significant' rise of vaccinations as cases surge

  05-08-2021 18:43 via thehill.com
  
  Top White House officials highlighted a significant rise vaccination rates on Thursday as the U.S. endures surging COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, especially in Florida and Texas.  The national vaccination rate reached its...
  
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• Biden administration sees 'significant' rise in vaccinations as cases surge

  05-08-2021 18:43 via thehill.com
  
  Top White House officials highlighted a significant rise vaccination rates on Thursday as the U.S. endures surging COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, especially in Florida and Texas.  The national vaccination rate reached its...
  
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• Stacey Abrams, Michelle Obama collaborating on voting rights push

  05-08-2021 18:37 via thehill.com
  
  Stacey Abrams and Michelle Obama are coming together in a renewed push for federal voting rights legislation. The former Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Georgia and former first lady released a video on Thursday calling on the public...
  
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• Biden administration to boost vaccine efforts among student athletes, children 12 and up

  05-08-2021 18:31 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration announced that COVID-19 vaccination status for student athletes will be incorporated in sports physicals and that pediatricians will be sent to speak to parents at schools, in an effort to boost vaccinations among...
  
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• Biden announces new round of judicial nominees

  05-08-2021 16:56 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden announced a new round of judicial nominees Thursday as the White House and Senate Democrats continue to push judges through the confirmation process at a rapid pace.The three federal and one local D.C. judicial picks make up the...
  
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• Clyburn says he planned to stay out of Ohio race until he was called 'stupid'

  05-08-2021 16:04 via thehill.com
  
  House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), whose endorsement helped push Shontel Brown over the finish line in Tuesday’s Ohio Democratic primary, said he did not plan to weigh in on the race until he was called “stupid.”“I was going to stay right...
  
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• Jessica Cisneros launches second primary challenge against Cuellar in Texas

  05-08-2021 14:41 via thehill.com
  
  Progressive Jessica Cisneros launched her second primary challenge against Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) in the state's 28th congressional district on Thursday, setting up another intraparty battle between the establishment and progressive wings of...
  
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• Biden coronavirus response approval slips in new poll

  05-08-2021 14:40 via thehill.com
  
  Approval of President Biden’s handling of the coronavirus has slipped in recent weeks, according to a new poll.The survey, conducted by Quinnipiac University, found that 53 percent of Americans approve of Biden's handling of COVID-19. While...
  
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• Progressive poll finds support for Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending plan

  05-08-2021 14:03 via thehill.com
  
  A majority of likely voters in a new poll obtained exclusively by The Hill supports Congress passing a $3.5 trillion spending bill that includes Democratic priorities, like universal prekindergarten and extending the child tax credit expansion,...
  
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• Progressive poll finds support for Democrats $3.5 trillion spending plan

  05-08-2021 14:03 via thehill.com
  
  A majority of likely voters in a new poll obtained exclusively by The Hill supports Congress passing a $3.5 trillion spending bill that includes Democratic priorities, like universal pre-kindergarten and extending the child tax credit expansion,...
  
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• Jeffries: Shontel Brown win in Ohio proves anti-establishment line of attack is 'lame'

  05-08-2021 13:52 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Hakim Jeffries (D-N.Y.), a member of the House Democratic leadership, pointed to a win this week by Shontel Brown in a special primary election for an Ohio congressional seat as evidence that voters have no appetite for attacks on...
  
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• Steve Ricchetti is Biden's right-hand man in Senate

  05-08-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Steve Ricchetti’s fingerprints are everywhere these days. Ricchetti, a key player in President Biden’s inner circle who serves as a senior adviser to the White House, was a crucial player in talks on the infrastructure deal, spending hours in a...
  
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• Five big questions as Jan. 6 panel preps subpoenas

  05-08-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Leaders of the special committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack say they can't let the August recess halt their work, and that they’re preparing to send a flurry of subpoenas to start gathering evidence.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarhty (R-Calif...
  
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• Asian American leaders eager to talk voting rights with Biden

  05-08-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will meet with leaders from the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community on Thursday, giving a White House audience to a group that ramped up its turnout in 2020 to help lift Biden to victory. Some AAPI leaders...
  
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• Biden nominates Mark Brzezinski to be U.S. ambassador to Poland

  05-08-2021 04:04 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden nominated Mark Brzezinski, the brother of MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski, to be the U.S. ambassador to Poland on Wednesday, according to a statement by The White House.Mark Brzezinski was a former U.S....
  
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• Liz Cheney says her father is 'deeply troubled' about the state of the Republican Party

  05-08-2021 01:43 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Wednesday said her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney (R), is “deeply troubled” about the state of the Republican Party.“My dad is deeply troubled about where our party is, deeply troubled about where the country...
  
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• The Memo: DeSantis-Biden sniping underscores COVID-19 frustration

  05-08-2021 01:02 via thehill.com
  
  A nation that had begun to celebrate victory in the exhausting fight against the coronavirus is starting to realize the end is not in sight after all.As the light at the end of the tunnel recedes, the big political question is who will be punished...
  
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• US to require foreign travelers to be vaccinated when restrictions lift

  05-08-2021 00:20 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration is currently developing a plan that would require most international travelers entering the U.S. from all countries to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a White House official said Wednesday.The U.S. is keeping...
  
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