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• Psaki: Sexism contributes to some criticism of Harris

  17-11-2021 23:42 via thehill.com
  
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday said she believes sexism has played a role in the amount and intensity of criticism directed at Vice President Harris, who is the first woman to hold the role."I do think that it has been easier and...
  
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• Watchdog finds no money has flowed out of agency tasked by Trump admin. to fight pandemic

  17-11-2021 23:27 via thehill.com
  
  A government watchdog issued a report on Wednesday which found that an agency tasked by the Trump administration to help fight the pandemic has not allocated any of the $100 million it was given to help address COVID-19 supply chain issues.The Trump...
  
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• House votes to censure Gosar and boot him from committees

  17-11-2021 22:34 via thehill.com
  
  The House voted almost entirely along party lines on Wednesday to censure Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and take away his committee seats for posting an anime video depicting him violently attacking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and President...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez blasts Gosar, McCarthy over anime video showing her murder

  17-11-2021 21:34 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made an impassioned call to her fellow House members on Wednesday to censure Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) for posting an anime video that depicted him killing her and swinging swords at President Biden.In a...
  
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• Democrats call out Biden Supreme Court commission

  17-11-2021 21:31 via thehill.com
  
  A group of Democratic lawmakers called out President Biden's Supreme Court Commission this week, saying the panel has failed to recognize what they assert is an illegitimate conservative takeover of the nation's highest court.The group, consisting...
  
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• Clyburn says GOP is free to 'play childish games' in response to Gosar censure vote

  17-11-2021 20:34 via thehill.com
  
  House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Wednesday addressed Republicans' threats to retaliate against Democrats' resolution to censure Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) by removing Democrats from committee...
  
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• Bishops's debated document on communion does not single out Biden

  17-11-2021 18:50 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) adopted its document on communion on Wednesday without mentioning whether President Biden or other politicians should be denied the rite based on their stance on abortion, signaling an end to the...
  
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• Man says Tennessee lawmaker saved his life with Heimlich maneuver

  17-11-2021 18:39 via thehill.com
  
  A man says Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett (R) saved his life by using the Heimlich maneuver on him when he started to choke during a Veterans Day event. Army veteran Bobby Barnes told local outlet WATE he was across the table from Burchett at...
  
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• Biden faces calls to implement Day 1 promise of regulatory reforms

  17-11-2021 17:59 via thehill.com
  
  A coalition of 63 groups is pushing the Biden administration to press ahead with regulatory reforms it promised on Inauguration Day but has thus far failed to roll out.The Day 1 executive order from President Biden stressed the need to value social...
  
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• Democrats see Friday vote as likely for Biden bill

  17-11-2021 17:55 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats are eyeing a Friday vote on the $1.75 trillion climate and benefits package at the heart of President Biden's domestic policy agenda.Party leaders are racing to approve the bill and send it to the Senate before the week-long...
  
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• Pelosi on Gosar punishment: 'It's an emergency'

  17-11-2021 17:11 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday defended the Democrats' decision to punish Rep. Paul Gosar, saying the Arizona Republican crossed a bright red line — and may have committed criminal acts — in promoting an animated video in which he...
  
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• Only two Republicans expected to back censuring Gosar

  17-11-2021 16:47 via thehill.com
  
  Only two Republicans, Reps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), are expected to vote for a resolution on Wednesday to censure Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and take away his committee seats for posting an anime video depicting him engaging in...
  
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• Biden asks for probe of potential 'illegal conduct' on gas prices

  17-11-2021 16:34 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is asking the head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look into whether oil companies are illegally increasing prices, as consumers face high prices at the pump."The Federal Trade Commission has authority to consider whether...
  
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• Alabama Republican touts provision in infrastructure bill he voted against

  17-11-2021 16:33 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) this week touted a provision in the bipartisan infrastructure law that President Biden signed on Monday, despite the fact that he voted against the legislation.Palmer issued a statement on Monday highlighting a provision...
  
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• Biden has just 33 percent approval rating in Iowa poll

  17-11-2021 16:08 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden has just a 33-percent approval rating in an Iowa poll released Wednesday. The Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll shows low support for Biden’s overall job as president and for other issues the president has faced in his...
  
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• White House planning to ramp up vaccine production to 1 billion doses a year: reports

  17-11-2021 15:23 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration aims to produce at least 1 billion COVID-19 doses beginning in the second half of next year, according to multiple reports. Two top advisers to President Biden told The New York Times that the administration&...
  
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• White House planning to ramp up vaccine production to 1 billion doses a year

  17-11-2021 15:23 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration plans to invest “substantial” resources into helping vaccine manufacturers expand capacity to produce an additional 1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines per year, an administration official said Wednesday.The plan,...
  
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• House Democrats focusing on people of color with voter turnout operation: report

  17-11-2021 13:55 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats are reportedly focusing their voting engagement efforts on communities of color with the launch of a new turnout operation.The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is working to mobilize voters of color through a...
  
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• House Democrats focusing on people of color with voter turnout operation

  17-11-2021 13:55 via thehill.com
  
  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is set to pump tens of millions of dollars into an effort to persuade and mobilize voters of color ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.The so-called “Building Our Base Project” will cost $30...
  
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• Americans divided on Biden's health, mental fitness: poll

  17-11-2021 13:45 via thehill.com
  
  Registered voters are split in their opinions of President Biden's health and mental fitness, according to a new poll. The Politico/Morning Consult survey found that 40 percent of respondents either somewhat or strongly agreed that Biden...
  
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• Democrats scramble to figure out shutdown strategy

  17-11-2021 12:02 via thehill.com
  
  Democrats are trying to lock down their strategy for a looming government shutdown fight, as they debate punting into early 2022 or setting up another deadline closer to Christmas. Congress has until the end of Dec. 3 to pass another...
  
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• Jarring GOP divisions come back into spotlight

  17-11-2021 12:01 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans are pushing to retaliate against 13 of their GOP colleagues who voted for a bill to fix roads and bridges. At the same time, they’re defending Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), a loyalist for former President Trump who tweeted an anime...
  
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• Biden sends 2016 climate treaty to Senate for ratification

  17-11-2021 04:24 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday sent a 2016 international climate agreement to the Senate for consideration. The agreement in question, known as the Kigali Amendment — named for the Rwandan city where it was agreed, calls for the global phase-down...
  
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• Biden seeks to clarify remarks on Taiwan, 'one China' policy

  17-11-2021 01:03 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. was not endorsing Taiwan’s independence, after he suggested as much earlier in the day during an exchange with reporters about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.“We’re not going to change our...
  
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• Greene says she's accumulated $63K in House mask fines and is not vaccinated

  17-11-2021 01:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that she has accumulated $63,000 in fines for refusing to wear a mask on the House floor, with additional fines likely to be imposed as she continues to defy the chamber's mask requirement during the...
  
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• Democrats bullish they'll reach finish line this week

  17-11-2021 00:07 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats are increasingly bullish that they will pass their social spending and climate package this week, saying they’ll rally the support of wary moderates who want more information on the measure’s cost before voting for it.House Majority...
  
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