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• Biden under growing pressure to extend Afghanistan deadline

  23-08-2021 23:52 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration is coming under growing pressure to extend U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan to help evacuate all American citizens and Afghan allies, even though doing so risks increasing tensions with the Taliban.President Biden has...
  
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• GOP lawmaker called on Biden to 'resign immediately' after 'botched' withdrawal from Afghanistan

  23-08-2021 23:15 via thehill.com
  
  Republican Rep. Byron Donalds (Fla.) on Monday called on President Biden to “resign immediately” following the U.S.'s “botched withdrawal” from Afghanistan.“It has become clear that President Biden has lost complete and total confidence of the...
  
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• GOP lawmaker called on Biden to 'resign immediately' after 'botched withdrawal' from Afghanistan

  23-08-2021 23:15 via thehill.com
  
  Republican Rep. Byron Donalds (Fla.) on Monday called on President Biden to “resign immediately” following the U.S.'s “botched withdrawal” from Afghanistan.“It has become clear that President Biden has lost complete and total confidence of the...
  
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• Biden celebrates WNBA champs Seattle Storm

  23-08-2021 22:41 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden welcomed members of professional women’s basketball team the Seattle Storm to the White House on Monday to celebrate their 2020 championship, recognizing them for inspiring women and girls and engaging in advocacy work off the...
  
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• House Republicans seek answers on US weapons seized by Taliban

  23-08-2021 22:11 via thehill.com
  
  Two Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are requesting the Pentagon detail its plans to recover or destroy billions of dollars worth of U.S weapons now in the hands of Taliban fighters following the fall of Afghan national security forces.“...
  
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• House GOP turns up heat on Democrats over Afghanistan

  23-08-2021 22:11 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans on Monday will use a procedural vote to try to shine a brighter spotlight on President Biden’s botched handling of the U.S. military’s exit from Afghanistan and turn up the heat on his vulnerable Democratic allies.Democrats,...
  
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• Republicans argue John Lewis voting bill violates principles of federalism, exceeds congressional power

  23-08-2021 21:58 via thehill.com
  
  A group of 15 Republican lawmakers are urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to not bring the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act up for consideration on the floor, arguing that the legislation “violates the principles of...
  
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• White House explains why it can't pinpoint number of Americans still in Afghanistan

  23-08-2021 21:12 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration has struggled to offer a specific number of Americans still in Afghanistan in recent days, prompting criticism from conservatives and others about the administration's preparedness to evacuate U.S....
  
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• Ahead of crucial meeting, Pelosi says Democrats must pass budget reconciliation first

  23-08-2021 20:06 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday reiterated her support for prompt House passage of Senate Democrats' budget resolution, ahead of a crucial meeting where her caucus will discuss the measure and a separate bipartisan infrastructure bill."We...
  
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• Ahead of crucial meeting, Pelosi says budget reconciliation must pass first

  23-08-2021 20:06 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday reiterated her support for prompt House passage of Senate Democrats' budget resolution, ahead of a crucial meeting where her caucus will discuss the measure and a separate bipartisan infrastructure bill."We...
  
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• White House voices support for John Lewis voting rights bill

  23-08-2021 19:24 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration officially gave the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act its stamp of approval on Monday, as the House is set to reconvene this week to pass the bill along with a flurry of other high-profile legislation. “Some have...
  
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• AFL-CIO presses for quick House passage of budget resolution

  23-08-2021 18:55 via thehill.com
  
  The AFL-CIO is urging House members to promptly vote for the Senate-passed budget resolution as divisions among Democrats have been posing an obstacle to adoption of the measure."Any delay in passing the budget resolution will jeopardize the...
  
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• Manchin warns House Democrats over bipartisan infrastructure bill delay

  23-08-2021 17:33 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is leaning on House Democrats to speed up consideration of the roughly $1 trillion Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill, endorsing an effort by a band of moderates who are in a standoff with Speaker Nancy...
  
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• Moderate House Democrats: Let's 'take the win,' pass infrastructure

  23-08-2021 14:20 via thehill.com
  
  A group of moderate House Democrats is calling on Congress in a new op-ed to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill without coupling it to what they call the "largely undefined" reconciliation package."The challenge we face right now is...
  
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• Moderate House Democrats: Let's 'take the win,' pass bipartisan infrastructure bill

  23-08-2021 14:20 via thehill.com
  
  A group of moderate House Democrats is calling on Congress in a new op-ed to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill without coupling it to what they call the "largely undefined" reconciliation package."The challenge we face right now is...
  
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• Harris says administration 'singularly focused' on Afghanistan evacuation

  23-08-2021 14:08 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris said Monday that the Biden administration is “singularly focused” on evacuating American citizens, Afghan allies and at-risk Afghans and that questions about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan would be answered after that...
  
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• This week: Biden faces crucial moment on Capitol Hill

  23-08-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is facing a critical week on Capitol Hill amid Democratic divisions on infrastructure strategy and high-profile criticism over a messy exit in Afghanistan. House Democrats are set to return to Washington on Monday for a...
  
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• House Democrats return to advance Biden's agenda in face of crises

  23-08-2021 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats are interrupting their summer recess and returning to Washington on Monday to advance President Biden’s ambitious domestic agenda as his administration struggles to contain a foreign policy crisis in Afghanistan and the raging COVID-...
  
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• CNN slams White House’s response over Afghanistan evacuation - News Nation USA

  23-08-2021 09:00
  
  CNN slams White House’s response over Afghanistan evacuation  News Nation USA
  
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• Texas congressman tests positive for coronavirus

  23-08-2021 03:53 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) announced on Saturday that he had tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19.“I shared with you on Wednesday a close family member had become ill with COVID. Well, I have now tested positive and am symptomatic too...
  
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• Five lawmakers to watch ahead of key House budget vote

  23-08-2021 00:40 via thehill.com
  
  The House is set to return to Washington this week to take up the Senate-approved budget resolution, and divisions among Democrats are posing a challenge to quick passage.Adoption of the budget resolution would pave the way for Democrats to pass a $...
  
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