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• Loudermilk asks MPD, National Archives for Jan. 6 materials

  22-05-2023 23:59 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) has requested additional information about security on Jan. 6 from the National Archives and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department.Loudermilk, the chairman of the House Administration Committee subcommittee on oversight, said in a statement Monday the goal of the letters was to obtain information he believes the panel has not yet obtained when it comes to matters of law enforcement as well as “gaps” on what was shared by the Select Committee that i
  
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• Debt ceiling: Yellen says Treasury to run out of funds by 'early June' and possibly 'June 1'

  22-05-2023 22:31 via thehill.com
  
  Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen on Monday warned lawmakers the nation will run out of funds to pay its debts by "early June, and potentially as early as June 1."In a letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sent a little more than an hour before his scheduled White House meeting with President Biden to discuss the debt ceiling, Yellen offered little new information on a deadline, saying early June remained the deadline for Congress to take actions.
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• These are the biggest sticking points in the debt ceiling fight

  22-05-2023 19:58 via thehill.com
  
  Congress and the White House have just 10 days to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling before the Treasury Department estimates the nation risks default.But major sticking points have emerged in the past week.Negotiations stumbled on Friday amid disagreements over spending, but resumed over the weekend as pressure mounts on both sides to strike a deal. President Biden is expected to meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) later on Monday.Here are the key areas of disagreement that mu
  
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• White House threatens to veto GOP measure blocking student loan debt relief program

  22-05-2023 19:32 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Monday threatened to veto a Republican-led bill in the House that would block the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program.In a Statement of Administration Policy, the White House expressed its concerns with a House resolution to disapprove of the student loan forgiveness plan, which provides up to $20,000 in relief for millions of eligible student loan borrowers."This resolution is an unprecedented attempt to undercut our historic economic recovery and would de
  
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• Bowman says he will 'stay as far away' from Greene as possible

  22-05-2023 18:44 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) says he will “stay as far away...as possible” from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after a contentious exchange between the two stemming from an encounter outside the Capitol last week.“My next move is to stay as far away from her as possible,” Bowman said of Greene in an interview with New York Magazine.Greene said she felt “threatened” after an argument last week with the congressman, comments that Bowman criticized as “
  
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• Biden nominates Anna Gomez for FCC commissioner vacancy

  22-05-2023 18:28 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday nominated telecommunications attorney Anna Gomez to serve as a commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).Biden nominated Gomez at the same time that he renominated current FCC commissioners Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Adam Starks, who have served in those roles since 2017 and 2019, respectively.Gomez previously spent 12 years in various positions at the FCC, including as a senior legal adviser to then-Chairman William Kennard. She also spent a short tim
  
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• White House signals support for GOP-led bill to strengthen penalties for fentanyl trafficking

  22-05-2023 17:34 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Monday signaled support for legislation led by two House Republicans that would toughen penalties for fentanyl trafficking and provide greater resources to the government to combat the drug.In a Statement of Administration Policy, the White House welcomed provisions of the HALT Fentanyl Act, introduced by Reps. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) and Bob Latta (R-Ohio), which would permanently schedule all fentanyl-related substances that are not listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Sub
  
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• Florida Democrat: 2024 GOP primary ‘about to turn into a UFC-WWE fight'

  22-05-2023 16:31 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) predicts the 2024 Republican presidential primary is “about to turn into a UFC-WWE fight” as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) preps to enter the race alongside former President Trump and other big GOP names. “You know, Vince McMahon could produce this between Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis — there's reports last night that maybe Chris Christie is gonna get into the race,” Moskowitz said on “CNN This Morning.” McMahon
  
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• GOP Rep. Byron Donalds on NAACP's Florida travel advisory: 'This is silly and it's dumb'

  22-05-2023 16:14 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) is blasting the NAACP's Florida travel advisory for Black Americans issued over the weekend, saying that it is "just really stupid.""I don't even know what the NAACP is talking about," Donalds, who is Black, said on "Fox and Friends" Monday. "This is silly and it's dumb. It's political. It makes no sense. We should be focused on making sure people actually have the opportunity to achieve, which Florida is actually doing and thriving in way better than other states, le
  
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• McCarthy's PR strategy on debt ceiling gets results

  22-05-2023 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is seizing the moment in debt ceiling negotiations, staying out front in public messaging as he persuades the White House to change its debt limit posture while also keeping the right flank in his conference satisfied — for now.Negotiators have yet to reach a deal and political dynamics could easily change depending on its final form. But McCarthy’s public relations strategy on the debt limit has seen results so far. McCarthy united his far-flun
  
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• Biden's Labor pick in limbo as confirmation comes down to the wire

  22-05-2023 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Julie Su’s nomination to become Labor secretary is coming down to the wire as Democrats drag their feet on bringing her up for a final vote and admit her confirmation fight will be a close call.Su, the acting Labor chief who served as former Labor Secretary Marty Walsh’s No. 2 at the department, is not expected to receive any GOP support. And she has yet to publicly win over any of the other key senators — Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.)
  
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• Biden, McCarthy to meet as debt limit showdown enters critical week

  22-05-2023 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are scheduled to meet at the White House on Monday as Washington enters a critical week in the debt ceiling showdown.The meeting is taking place after talks paused — then resumed — on Friday, a sign that the two sides remain far apart on how to increase the borrowing limit. Biden and McCarthy spoke on the phone Sunday — which McCarthy called “productive” — and White House and Republican
  
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• As Ukraine aid dries up, next package remains on back burner

  22-05-2023 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The billions of dollars in defense aid approved for Ukraine last year could dry up by late summer, but conversations on the next round of funding remain on Congress’s back burner. Lawmakers say delays caused by the ongoing debt ceiling impasse and the uncertain implications of a coming Ukrainian counteroffensive have delayed serious conversations around the next round of funding. Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member, said lawmakers have had conve
  
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• Semiconductor manufacturer to invest $4B for new facility in California

  22-05-2023 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  Semiconductor manufacturing company Applied Materials will invest up to $4 billion in new research and a new facility in California for chipmaking, the White House announced Monday.Applied Materials will establish the EPIC Center for development with the goal to design the next generation of tools for semiconductor manufacturing, including in collaboration with leading chipmakers who will ultimately use those tools in their factories, according to senior administration officials.Vice President H
  
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