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• Tensions flare in ‘weaponization’ panel hearing with sidelined FBI agents 

  18-05-2023 23:54 via thehill.com
  
  Republicans and Democrats battled during a tense hearing Thursday over three FBI agents who Republicans say were retaliated against for blowing the whistle on bias at the agency— and who Democrats argue the GOP is using to legitimize the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.GOP lawmakers accused the FBI of retaliating against “truth tellers” by revoking their security clearances because they espoused conservative views and took their concerns to Republicans on the House Ju
  
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• Conservatives make last-minute push for border security in debt ceiling package

  18-05-2023 23:16 via thehill.com
  
  House conservatives have launched an 11th-hour effort to include tougher border security measures as part of the emerging package to prevent a government default. In a letter to the bipartisan leaders negotiating a debt limit compromise, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) argued the migrant influx at the Southern border is — like the threat of default — a crisis facing the country. The group is pushing to attach the GOP’s House-passed border bill to any deal that lifts t
  
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• McCarthy shifts, voices new confidence in debt ceiling deal

  18-05-2023 22:27 via thehill.com
  
  Bipartisan negotiators racing to secure a debt ceiling deal voiced new confidence on Thursday that they'll locate a compromise before a federal default.But even as President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) both hinted at significant progress in the talks, rank-and-file lawmakers in both parties are raising alarms about the concessions their leaders have made — pushback that's highlighted the hurdles certain to face leadership as they prepare to sell an emerging agreement to th
  
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• Freedom Caucus says ‘no further discussion’ on debt ceiling until Senate passes House GOP bill

  18-05-2023 22:25 via thehill.com
  
  The House Freedom Caucus is calling for “no further discussion” on legislation to raise the debt ceiling until the Senate passes the bill House Republicans approved last month that would pair an increase in the borrowing limit with steep spending cuts.
  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called the bill “dead on arrival.”The hard-liner conservative caucus said it adopted its official position on Thursday as debt limit negotiations continued behind closed do
  
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• US to unveil ‘substantial’ sanctions package against Russia at G-7 summit in Hiroshima

  18-05-2023 22:00 via thehill.com
  
  OSAKA, Japan — The U.S. will unveil a “substantial” sanctions package against Russia on Friday at the Group of 7 (G-7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan, as the global meeting puts international support for Ukraine at the forefront of the agenda.But the expected U.S. sanctions package will be announced in the shadow of the debt ceiling standoff between President Biden and Republicans in Congress, with a senior administration official saying GOP “brinkmanship” risks undermi
  
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• House Republicans advance bill increasing veteran spending but reducing key medical fund

  18-05-2023 20:15 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans advanced an appropriations bill Wednesday that would increase spending for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by $18 billion from last fiscal year but significantly reduce a key fund providing care for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals.The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs introduced the bill, which would fully fund the VA budget request and provide about $152 billion in discretionary spending for the agency, up from the Bid
  
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• Garcia vows to demand timeline on Santos Ethics probe 'every single day'

  18-05-2023 19:52 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) is demanding that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) provide the public with a timeline of the Ethics Committee investigation into Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), one day after the House voted to refer a resolution to expel Santos to the notoriously slow-moving panel.In a letter to McCarthy on Thursday, Garcia quoted the Speaker, who told reporters earlier this week that he wants the Ethics Committee to “move rapidly” in its investigation of Santos.“Gi
  
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• With Biden in Japan, Harris pushes White House message on debt ceiling

  18-05-2023 19:36 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris on Thursday convened a call of elected officials, local leaders and administration allies to warn of the dangers of a potential default as she takes on an increased role in the White House’s messaging on the debt ceiling.Harris led a virtual briefing on the debt ceiling fight, where she underscored the White House’s position that Congress should lift the debt ceiling and urged local leaders on the call to inform their constituents of the possible consequences of
  
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• Louisiana congressman manhandles activist during press conference: 'You're out'

  18-05-2023 18:54 via thehill.com
  
  Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins (R) physically pushed back an activist approaching a press conference in front of the Capitol on Wednesday. The man was attempting to ask Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) questions as he walked toward the podium.In a video posted online and shared with The Hill, Higgins can be seen grabbing the man’s arms and pushing him back several yards, nearly lifting him off the ground.The man, Jake Burdett, was at the Capitol on Wednesday with the Maryland Progressive Health
  
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• Biden expected to withdraw controversial judicial nominee

  18-05-2023 18:54 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is expected to withdraw his nomination of Michael Delaney to serve on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, two sources familiar with the decision told The Hill on Thursday.Delaney’s nomination has been in limbo in the Senate Judiciary Committee, with Democrats unsure of his controversial handling of a sexual assault case at a boarding school in New Hampshire.Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, had urged the Biden administra
  
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• Biden, Kishida laud cooperation between US, Japan in meeting ahead of G-7

  18-05-2023 15:13 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida when he arrived Thursday in Hiroshima, Japan, ahead of the Group of Seven (G-7) summit with other world leaders.“The bottom line, Mr. Prime Minister, is that when our countries stand together, we stand stronger. And I believe the whole world is safer when we do,” Biden said to start the meeting.Kishida agreed, noting the nations’ cooperation “in all areas.”“We very much welcome that
  
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• What a default could mean for Medicaid and other federal benefits

  18-05-2023 12:04 via thehill.com
  
  With the White House and House leadership less than two weeks away from a default deadline on the country’s debt, anxiety is rising over the potential impact on federal programs such as Medicaid and the beneficiaries who depend on it.Among the sticking points is Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) push for work requirements to be added to federal assistance programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.McCarthy told reporters before a meeting with Presid
  
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• Biden-Harris campaign manager releases 'road to victory' plan

  18-05-2023 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden-Harris 2024 reelection campaign outlined its road to victory Thursday, a plan that includes expanding the map, building on its 2020 and 2022 coalition and breaking through the media environment.The road to victory also includes focusing on issues Americans care about and running as a united front, according to a memo obtained by The Hill. The memo, entitled “The Road to Victory in 2024” was sent by campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez to interested parties Thursday.In i
  
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