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• As Team USA Was Honored At The White House, Monica Sereda's Service Dog Biscuit Stole The Show - TeamUSA.org

  03-06-2022 23:22
  
  As Team USA Was Honored At The White House, Monica Sereda's Service Dog Biscuit Stole The Show  TeamUSA.org
  
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• NY Republican won't run for second term after backing gun control

  03-06-2022 22:41 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) on Friday announced he will not run for a second term in the House, one week after breaking from his party and announcing his support for an assault weapons ban.“Today I am announcing that I will not run for the 23rd Congressional District. I will finish out my time … [as] a member of Congress to the end of the year,” Jacobs, who represents suburbs of Buffalo, said on Friday.Jacobs, who was endorsed by the National Rifle Association in his 2020 congr
  
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• Former Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe takes State Department role

  03-06-2022 20:43 via thehill.com
  
  The State Department announced Friday that former Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe would serve as special representative for global partnerships, a position that focuses on forging ties with the private sector on foreign policy priorities.  “Special Representative McAuliffe brings a strong background in public-private partnerships and cross-sector engagement,” the State Department said in an announcement. “She has served on numerous non-profit and public boards and le
  
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• Uvalde and Buffalo families, survivor to testify before House Oversight panel

  03-06-2022 18:53 via thehill.com
  
  Family members of victims of the Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y., mass shootings — as well as a survivor of one of the massacres — are set to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee next week.The hearing, slated for Wednesday, comes less than a month after a gunman fatally shot 10 Black individuals at a grocery store in Buffalo and the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde that killed 19 children and two adults.Miah Cerrillo, an 11-year-old student from Robb Ele
  
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• Uvalde and Buffalo families, survivor to testify before House Oversight

  03-06-2022 18:53 via thehill.com
  
  Family members of victims of the Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y., mass shootings — as well as a survivor of one of the massacres — are set to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform next week.The hearing, slated for Wednesday, comes less than a month after a gunman fatally shot 10 Black individuals at a grocery store in Buffalo and the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two adults.Miah Cerrillo, an 11-year-old student fr
  
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• Biden responds to Musk concerns about economy: 'Lots of luck on his trip to the moon'

  03-06-2022 18:06 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Friday shrugged off Elon Musk's pessimistic outlook on the economy, wishing the Tesla and SpaceX founder "lots of luck on his trip to the moon."Musk reportedly wrote in an email to Tesla executives that he has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and that the company would need to slash 10 percent of its workforce. Biden was asked to respond to Musk's comments after giving remarks on the May jobs report from Delaware.The president pointed to new investments in electric vehi
  
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• Biden says no final plans on Saudi Arabia visit

  03-06-2022 18:03 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden said Friday he does not have “direct plans” to soon travel to Saudi Arabia but acknowledged the trip was a possibility.   The Hill and other news outlets reported earlier this week that Biden administration officials are laying the groundwork for a presidential visit to Saudi Arabia later this month but the visit has not been finalized.  “I have no direct plans at the moment,” Biden said Friday when asked by reporters, adding he is focu
  
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• House Democratic campaign arm rolls out first round of TV ad reservations

  03-06-2022 17:59 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats’ campaign arm rolled out its first round of television ad buys Friday as the party braces for a grueling effort to retain its majority in the lower chamber.The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) independent expenditure, in numbers shared first with The Hill, announced it is reserved $21.4 million for broadcast TV ad buys. The reservation is higher than the $18 million it rolled out in its initial reservation in 2020 and shows a party largely playing
  
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• Freedom Caucus members to huddle with Trump

  03-06-2022 17:22 via thehill.com
  
  A group of members of the House Freedom Caucus will meet with former President Trump at his Bedminster, New Jersey, club next week. The group of Republicans, known for its confrontational tactics and willingness to criticize House GOP leadership, will “discuss its continued efforts to defeat the Democrats' radical socialist agenda, and advance conservative America First policies,” House Freedom Caucus spokesperson Melissa Braid said in a statement.House Freedom Caucus Chairman S
  
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• The Memo: Biden’s big problem is reacting, not directing 

  03-06-2022 17:19 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is facing a host of problems, but one overarching difficulty is undercutting his standing and could crater his party’s chances in November‘s midterm elections.,Biden seems caught in the posture of reacting to events rather than directing them. He increasingly seems to be appealing forlornly for action rather than making things happen. For a commander in chief, it’s a perilous position. The pattern is replicated in one way or another on virtually every
  
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• GOP Missouri lawmaker ties shootings to abortion: 'Life has no value to a lot of these folks'

  03-06-2022 16:47 via thehill.com
  
  Republican Rep. Billy Long (Mo.) argued this week that an increase in fatal shootings is tied to abortion as both, in his view, are an issue of not valuing life.“When I was growing up in Springfield, you had one or two murders a year. Now we have two, three, four a week in Springfield, Missouri, so something has happened to our society and I go back to abortion. When we decided it was okay to murder kids in their mother’s wombs, life has no value to a lot of these folks,” Long
  
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• Biden rapid response director to leave White House for Treasury job

  03-06-2022 15:36 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden’s director of rapid response is set to leave the White House press office, which marks another departure from the communications team while the office is undergoing a minor staff shuffle.Mike Gwin, who has served in the White House since Biden took office, will be deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at the Treasury Department.Gwin’s portfolio included working on the economic communications team and serving as the primary spokesperson for the Bipartisan Innov
  
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• 100 days of war: Where Ukraine stands in its fight against Russia

  03-06-2022 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its 100th day on Friday, a bloody milestone that serves as a testament to the resilience of the Ukrainian forces against a vastly larger foe. An unprecedented diplomatic campaign in the lead up to Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 failed to prevent war. But the weeks of meetings, led by the U.S., succeeded in repositioning the global order in one of the greatest shifts to occur since World War II.European nations including Germany, Sweden and Finland ab
  
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• As Team USA Was Honored At The White House, Monica Sereda's ... - TeamUSA.org

  03-06-2022 09:00
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• As Team USA Was Honored At The White House, Monica Sereda's Service Dog Biscuit Stole The Show - teamusa.com

  03-06-2022 09:00
  
  As Team USA Was Honored At The White House, Monica Sereda's Service Dog Biscuit Stole The Show  teamusa.com
  
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• As Team USA Was Honored At The White House, Monica Sereda's Service Dog Biscuit Stole The Show - Team USA

  03-06-2022 09:00
  
  As Team USA Was Honored At The White House, Monica Sereda's Service Dog Biscuit Stole The Show  Team USA
  
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• House panel investigating Jared Kushner over Saudi investment with private firm

  03-06-2022 04:39 via thehill.com
  
  The House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Thursday announced a probe into an investment by the government of Saudi Arabia into a private investment firm managed by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former president Trump.Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), the chairwoman of the House panel, said in a news release she is investigating a $2 billion investment from the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, into Kushner's investment firm A Fin M
  
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• Biden: 'Unconscionable' for GOP to oppose debate on gun laws

  03-06-2022 02:12 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday called Republican opposition to even debating various proposals to strengthen gun laws "unconscionable" and predicted the GOP would pay a price at the ballot box if Congress fails to pass legislation after a string of mass shootings."This time, we have to take the time to do something. This time, it’s time for the Senate to do something. But as we know, in order to get anything done in the Senate, we need a minimum of 10 Republican senators," Biden sai
  
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• Biden urges Congress to renew assault weapons ban, raise purchasing age

  03-06-2022 02:09 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday called for a series specific actions to respond to recent mass shootings, using a prime-time address to urge Congress to ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines as well as raise the purchasing age from 18 to 21.Biden also called on Congress to expand background checks, pass “red flag” laws and safe storage requirements as well as repeal the liability shield for gun manufacturers and dealers following a spate of recent mass shootings across th
  
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• Biden urges Congress to renew assault weapons ban, pass stricter gun laws

  03-06-2022 02:09 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday called for a series of specific actions to respond to recent mass shootings, using a prime-time address to urge Congress to ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines or otherwise raise the purchasing age from 18 to 21. Biden also pushed Congress to expand background checks, pass “red flag” laws and safe storage requirements, as well as repeal the liability shield for gun manufacturers and dealers following a spate of r
  
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• Biden urges Congress to ban assault weapons, raise purchasing age

  03-06-2022 02:09 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday called for a series specific actions to respond to recent mass shootings, using a prime-time address to urge Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines as well as raise the purchasing age from 18 to 21.Biden also called on Congress to expand background checks, pass “red flag” laws and safe storage requirements as well as repeal the liability shield for gun manufacturers and dealers following a spate of recent mass shootings across the coun
  
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• Gaetz says he supports voters arming themselves at polls

  03-06-2022 00:53 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday said he supports voters arming themselves when headed to the polls in an effort to protect against intimidation.“I sort of like [Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas] Massie’s legislation that maybe everyone who’s a voter or on their way to vote ought to have the opportunity to carry a firearm to ensure that they’re not subject to any intimidation,” Gaetz said.Gaetz’s comment came as the House Judiciary Committee was marking up
  
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• These members of Biden’s Cabinet have now caught COVID-19

  03-06-2022 00:52 via thehill.com
  
  More than half of President Biden's Cabinet have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past couple of months.
  None of the officials experienced severe symptoms, and all recovered quickly. All were also fully vaccinated, and all but one had received a booster shot when they became infected.
  Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was the most recent Cabinet member to announce she tested positive on Wednesday. Here’s the current Cabinet members who have tested positive for COVID-19. Alejandro
  
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• US Postal Service signals it will order more electric trucks after backlash

  03-06-2022 00:07 via thehill.com
  
  U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service is reconsidering the proportion of its fleet that will be electric vehicles (EV) after months of sharp criticism for ordering a predominantly gas-powered fleet. In the statement, DeJoy said the USPS will publish a supplement to the original environmental impact statement (EIS) to its original truck order. Following a recently-announced plan to streamline delivery routes, USPS said the update may affect the gas-t
  
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• US Postal Service signals it will order more electric trucks

  03-06-2022 00:07 via thehill.com
  
  U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service, which sparked controversy earlier this year by ordering a predominantly gas-powered fleet, is reconsidering the number of new trucks that will be electric vehicles (EV). In the statement, DeJoy said the USPS will publish a supplement to the original environmental impact statement (EIS) to its original truck order. Following a recently-announced plan to streamline delivery routes, USPS said the update
  
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