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• Authors of bipartisan bill to increase police funding call on leadership to schedule vote

  16-05-2022 22:31 via thehill.com
  
  A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is calling on House leadership to schedule a vote as soon as possible on their bill that would increase pay for law enforcement officers and assist police departments in expanding officer ranks.
  The letter comes days after the U.S. saw a string of shootings over the weekend that claimed the lives of more than 10 people.Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Tom Rice (R-S.C.) penned a letter to top House members on Monday, asking that a vote be scheduled for their bil
  
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  16-05-2022 22:30
  
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• Karine Jean-Pierre makes debut as White House press secretary

  16-05-2022 21:44 via thehill.com
  
  Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday made her briefing room debut as White House press secretary, acknowledging the historic nature of her role and pledging to maintain a transparent dialogue with reporters as she takes over for Jen Psaki.“I am obviously acutely aware that my presence at this podium represents a few firsts,” Jean-Pierre said at the top of Monday’s press briefing. “I am a Black, gay, immigrant woman, the first of all three of those to hold this position. I would n
  
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• Biden meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

  16-05-2022 21:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will hold a reception in honor of the prime minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and his spouse, Mareva Grabowska-Mitsotaki.The event is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET.Watch the live video above.
  
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• Proposed New York maps create House battleground

  16-05-2022 19:57 via thehill.com
  
  A special master tasked with redrawing New York’s congressional district lines released a proposed draft Monday that would make the Empire State an epicenter for the national fight to control the U.S. House of Representatives.The proposal, offered by Carnegie Mellon political scientist Jonathan Cervas, would create 15 districts that favor Democratic candidates and five that favor Republicans, according to data posted on the nonpartisan Dave’s Redistricting App.The remaining six distr
  
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• White House fires back after Bezos tweets about inflation

  16-05-2022 19:22 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Monday fired back at criticism from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos over its economic policies in the latest back-and-forth between the administration and the tech and retail magnate."It doesn’t require a huge leap to figure out why one of the wealthiest individuals on Earth opposes an economic agenda for the middle class that cuts some of the biggest costs families face, fights inflation for the long haul, and adds to the historic deficit reduction the President is achieving
  
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• Biden awards medals to firefighters, police officers who risked lives

  16-05-2022 18:51 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday awarded the Medal of Valor to 15 public safety officers, including a police officer and firefighter who died in the line of duty, and paid tribute to a retired police officer who died in the mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., over the weekend.  Biden recognized the medal recipients during an East Room ceremony, the first such event in almost three years after the past two ceremonies were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  “I know you don’t do thi
  
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• Watch live: Karine Jean-Pierre holds first briefing as White House press secretary

  16-05-2022 18:30 via thehill.com
  
  Karine Jean-Pierre will hold her first White House briefing as press secretary on Monday afternoon.Jean-Pierre, who replaces Jen Psaki at the podium, is the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the position.The briefing is slated to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET.Watch the live video above.
  
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• Black Caucus chair on Buffalo shooting: 'Thoughts and prayers are not enough'

  16-05-2022 17:45 via thehill.com
  
  Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Monday called for Congress to take action in the wake of the fatal shooting of 10 people in Buffalo, N.Y., over the weekend, saying that “thoughts and prayers are not enough.”“I am horrified to see another devastating act of hateful gun violence in America. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the thirteen innocent people who lost their lives due to this tragic hate crime,” Beatty said in a statement o
  
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• Watch live: Biden awards Public Safety Officer Medals of Valor

  16-05-2022 16:15 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will officially recognize public safety officers who have shown outstanding bravery and commitment to service at a Medals of Valor ceremony on Monday morning.The event is scheduled to begin at 11:45 a.m. ET.Watch the live video above.
  
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• Cheney slams GOP leadership for enabling ‘white nationalism’ following Buffalo shooting

  16-05-2022 16:12 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Monday slammed House Republican leadership, accusing the top lawmakers of enabling “white nationalism, white supremacy and anti-semitism” after a man who allegedly espoused a racist, far-right conspiracy theory fatally shot 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y.Cheney, who was ousted from her perch in House Republican leadership in May of last year because of her refusal to back former President Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election, ca
  
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• This week: House targets baby food shortage, Senate looks to move Ukraine aid

  16-05-2022 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The House will take up legislation this week to address the nationwide baby formula shortage, as Republicans hammer the Biden administration over the issue.Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday said the House will take up a pair of bills this week to tackle the shortages, which have left parents and guardians scrambling to find food for their infants.On the other side of the Capitol, senators will work to push through a nearly $40 billion Ukraine funding package, delayed last week after Sen.
  
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• Stefanik secures rising star status in year one as GOP chair 

  16-05-2022 11:19 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has emerged as a rising force within the House Republican Conference a year after taking over as conference chair amid the turmoil surrounding Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) ouster from leadership.   Republican lawmakers unsurprisingly hail Stefanik for bringing consistency to the party’s messaging.   It’s a big change from the days when House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) had awkward press conferences&nbs
  
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• Karine Jean-Pierre makes history at White House

  16-05-2022 11:19 via thehill.com
  
  Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday will become the new face of President Biden’s White House — marking a historic change that some have been waiting to see for years.Jean-Pierre will be the first Black and the first openly LGBTQ person to serve as White House press secretary.For years, a small group of influential Black communicators has quietly lobbied several administrations to appoint an African American to the podium.The hit television show “Scandal” is based on Judy Smith
  
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• White House releases plan to boost housing supply

  16-05-2022 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Monday outlined a plan to boost housing availability and lower costs for renters and homeowners, portraying it as part of a broader effort to combat inflation for Americans.The administration released a “Housing Supply Action Plan” that officials said would produce more housing supply, including affordable units, in the next five years.“When aligned with other policies to reduce housing costs and ensure affordability, such as rental assistance and down payme
  
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• Fauci and Birx at odds over angry encounter with Pence

  16-05-2022 05:30 via thehill.com
  
  White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci and his former colleague Deborah Birx are in rare public disagreement over their recollections of a tense meeting with former Vice President Mike Pence.In her recent book, Birx, who served on the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force, recalled a meeting with the vice president, Fauci and Robert Redfield, then the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.She said Fauci had encouraged her to "take on" the vice president,
  
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• Buttigieg points blame at Abbott for baby formula shortage

  16-05-2022 04:28 via thehill.com
  
  U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Sunday blamed the worsening baby formula shortage on Abbott Nutrition, one of the largest formula suppliers in the country.Baby formula shortages due to supply chain and workforce issues were amplified by a recall of formulas made by Abbott and an ongoing shutdown of its manufacturing plant in Michigan over safety concerns.“Fundamentally, we are here because a company was not able to guarantee that its plant was safe, and that plant has s
  
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• Biden to visit Buffalo on Tuesday in aftermath of shooting

  16-05-2022 00:42 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday to meet with local leaders and community members in the wake of a shooting over the weekend that left 10 dead, the White House announced Sunday.The White House in a statement said the Bidens would "grieve with the community that lost ten lives in a senseless and horrific mass shooting."An 18-year-old gunman, identified by police as Payton Gendron, opened fire on patrons at a Tops Friendly Market on Saturday, killing 1
  
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