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• Harris calls for greater attention to mental health in hospital visit

  23-05-2022 23:16 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris spent Monday afternoon at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., paying tribute to the country’s healthcare workers and putting a spotlight on mental health in the healthcare industry.  Harris recognized the work of the healthcare community particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and said that the United States must do a better job of offering mental health services for its health workforce.“Your compassion I truly believe is light in the
  
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• Ethics watchdog: ‘Substantial reason to believe’ Rep. Jackson improperly used campaign funds

  23-05-2022 22:57 via thehill.com
  
  The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) said it found “substantial reason to believe” Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) used campaign funds for membership dues and other services at a social club in his home state.The OCE, an independent watchdog that looks into unethical lawmaker behavior and refers cases to the House Ethics Committee, found that Jackson's campaign committee paid $5,907.13 to the Amarillo Club, a private dining institution in Amarillo, Texas. The money went towards dues
  
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• Biden showing little strategic ambiguity when it comes to Taiwan

  23-05-2022 22:19 via thehill.com
  
  For President Biden, there appears to be little strategic ambiguity in his stance on a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.If China invades, Biden said Monday, the U.S. will come to Taiwan’s aid militarily.That statement from the president is far from the first time he’s indicated he’s willing to use military force against China to defend Taiwan.Far from a gaffe, Monday’s remarks at a Tokyo press conference looked intentional, say some educated observers. And it has extra layers o
  
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• Vulnerable House Democrats urge action to prevent ObamaCare premium hike this fall

  23-05-2022 21:43 via thehill.com
  
  A group of vulnerable House Democrats is warning of spikes in ObamaCare premiums this fall, saying that enhanced financial assistance from last year’s relief bill needs to be extended.  Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) led the letter from 26 swing-district House Democrats to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), calling for the enhanced ObamaCare financial assistance to be extended as part of any party-line economic package that Democrats put
  
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• Ethics panel investigating Cawthorn over crypto, improper staff relationship

  23-05-2022 20:56 via thehill.com
  
  The House Ethics Committee has launched a probe into embattled Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) to determine whether he improperly promoted a cryptocurrency without disclosing he had a financial interest in it and whether he had an improper relationship with a staff member employed in his congressional office.The announcement of the probe came on Monday, after the committee voted to establish an investigative subcommittee on May 11. The committee noted that establishment of an investigative subcom
  
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• On the Lawn: Wrapping up Biden's first trip to Asia

  23-05-2022 19:27 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is wrapping up a four-day trip in Asia this week with a meeting of the Quad alliance of India, Australia and Japan. The president will return to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, where he faces mounting concerns about gasoline and food prices and worries over a shortage of baby formula. The White House has flown in one shipment of formula from Europe and is expected to do bring in another shipment this week. Biden will head into Memorial Day weekend by delivering a pair of
  
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• Cheney warns of 'threat we have never faced' in jab at Trump during award speech

  23-05-2022 15:49 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Sunday condemned the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol and President Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election when she accepted the prestigious John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Awards, warning the crowd of “a threat we have never faced before — a former president attempting to unravel our constitutional republic.”In a speech as a recipient of the JFK award, Cheney highlighted the contrasts between past presidents who ho
  
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• Fizzling legislative agenda leaves Democrats wondering about midterms 

  23-05-2022 11:34 via thehill.com
  
  Democrats once hailed Build Back Better as the policy that could help them win the midterms.  But as even the possibility of a scaled-back version of President Biden's signature legislation fizzles in the 50-50 Senate, some are wondering if the president will have anything comparable to campaign on as the election season inches closer. The White House considers the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law passed last fall as a major legislative accomplishment. They also see Biden
  
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• This week: Baby formula shortage hearings, Senate set for domestic terror bill fight

  23-05-2022 11:32 via thehill.com
  
  The commissioner of the Food and Drug (FDA) and a top Abbott executive are slated to appear for a hearing before a House subcommittee this week, as Congress continues to address the nationwide baby formula shortage causing concern for parents across the country.On the Senate side, Democratic leaders are looking to move the House-passed domestic terrorism bill, which was brought up in the lower chamber days after a gunman opened fire at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., shooting 13 people, 11 of
  
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• Harris, Murthy to outline recommendations to address health worker burnout

  23-05-2022 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday will visit Children’s National Hospital to highlight the issue of burnout and mental health among healthcare workers.The two officials will detail a new advisory from the surgeon general highlighting the need to address burnout among healthcare workers, who have been inundated with patients and put at risk during the last two years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.The advisory details efforts to combat burnout and pro
  
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• Biden unveils Indo-Pacific economic framework to counter China

  23-05-2022 09:15 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday announced a new framework meant to guide U.S. economic involvement in the Indo-Pacific over the long term while in Japan as part of his first trip to Asia as commander in chief.The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) aims to deepen trade ties between the U.S. and a dozen other countries signing onto it -- Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.Taiwan is not
  
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• Biden unveils Indo-Pacific economic framework

  23-05-2022 09:15 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday announced a new framework meant to guide U.S. economic involvement in the Indo-Pacific over the long term while in Japan as part of his first trip to Asia as commander in chief.The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) aims to deepen trade ties between the U.S. and a dozen other countries signing onto it -- Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.Taiwan is not
  
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• Biden: US would defend Taiwan militarily if China invaded

  23-05-2022 08:40 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday said the U.S. would be willing to defend Taiwan militarily if China were to try and take it by force."Are you willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if it comes to that?” Biden was asked at a press conference in Tokyo alongside the Japanese prime minsiter."Yes," Biden responded. "That's the commitment we made. That's the commitment we made."Look, here's the situation. We agree with the one China policy... but the idea that to be taken by force, just t
  
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• Biden says monkeypox quarantine requirements unlikely, but 'people should be careful’

  23-05-2022 08:24 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday said he does not expect the United States to impose quarantine requirements for individuals infected by or exposed to monkeypox, but he urged Americans to “be careful” as the virus circulates more widely.Biden was asked during a press conference in Tokyo about other countries, namely Belgium, that have required those infected with monkeypox to quarantine for 21 days, and whether Americans should expect something similar.“No, I don’t think so,&rdq
  
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• Biden: US economy has ‘problems,’ but recession not inevitable

  23-05-2022 08:12 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday acknowledged the United States is facing economic headwinds with high gasoline and food prices, but he rejected the idea that a recession is inevitable.At a press conference in Tokyo, Biden rattled off a series of investments that have spurred job growth, including a new Samsung factory in Texas, a new Hundyai operation in Georgia and Toyota commitment in North Carolina.“Now, does that mean we don’t have problems?” Biden said. “We do. We have pro
  
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• Biden backs Japan joining ‘reformed’ UN Security Council, Japanese PM says

  23-05-2022 07:59 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden indicated Monday that he supports Japan becoming a permanent member of a “reformed” United Nations Security Council.Biden met one-on-one with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, where the two discussed the Japan-U.S. alliance and ways to ensure security and cooperation on the international stage.Kishida said in opening remarks at a press conference he detailed the “necessity to reform and strengthen the United Nations, including the security council,
  
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• Jill Biden celebrates new childhood cancer partnership with Costa Rica

  23-05-2022 04:49 via thehill.com
  
  First Lady Jill Biden visited a children’s hospital in Costa Rica's capital on Sunday to celebrate a new partnership to combat childhood cancer.“Together, we can end cancer as we know it,” Biden said in remarks celebrating the partnership between Costa Rica, the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.“We can give families, here in Costa Rica, the United States and every corner of the globe, the treatments and cures that they need to live lo
  
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• Former Marine Trevor Reed credits Biden for his release

  23-05-2022 03:26 via thehill.com
  
  Former Marine Trevor Reed credited President Biden with his release from Russia after more than two years in prison in his first television interview since returning home.
  The Biden administration secured the release of Reed through a prisoner swap for a Russian jailed in the U.S. for drug trafficking. “He's the person who held the single most important role in that the decision,” Reed said of Biden, during an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper broadcast Sunday eve
  
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• Kellyanne Conway takes aim at Jared Kushner in new book

  23-05-2022 02:30 via thehill.com
  
  Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway reportedly criticized former President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in her new book, calling him “shrewd and calculating” and saying he had an unchecked sense of power.
  In her book “Here’s the Deal,” Conway referred to Kushner as “a man of knowing nods, quizzical looks, and sidebar inquiries” and said he knew that “no matter how disastrous a personnel change or legislative attempt may be, he w
  
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