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• Battle heats up over proposed federal funding for Baltimore bridge

  28-03-2024 22:51 via thehill.com
  
  The battle over Congress’ role in repairing a landmark bridge in Baltimore is already heating up on Capitol Hill, just days after it collapsed.President Biden on Tuesday vowed that the federal government would cover the massive cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major artery feeding the Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the country. The bridge was struck by a cargo ship, almost 1,000 feet long, that lost power as it was leaving Baltimore Harbor and dri
  
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• Former Kansas AG announces bid for Congress

  28-04-2024 22:28 via thehill.com
  
  Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt (R) announced Friday that he will run for Congress in a bid to replace outgoing Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.).Schmidt announced his campaign just a week after LaTurner said he will retire from Congress. The three-term attorney general is now gunning for the House after narrowly losing a 2022 gubernatorial bid to Gov. Laura Kelly (D).“I feel a calling to serve, so I am excited to announce that I am running,” Schmidt wrote in an announcement.
  
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• Moskowitz: Florida is in play because of abortion ballot initiative

  28-04-2024 22:18 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said he thinks Florida is “in play” for President Biden’s reelection campaign this November because of the abortion ballot initiative that could drive voter turnout.Earlier this month, the Florida Supreme Court issued two rulings, upholding the state’s 15-week abortion ban while also approving a ballot measure that would protect abortion access if voters pass it in November.In upholding the current ban, the Florida high court ruled that the s
  
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• Maria Bartiromo questions Jim Jordan about ‘Congressional investigations that go nowhere’ 

  28-04-2024 21:55 via thehill.com
  
  Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo on Sunday pressed House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) over the lack of headway in House Republicans' investigations into President Biden and other political figures.
  Bartiromo and Jordan were discussing the Judiciary Committee's latest report that alleges the New York County District Attorney's Office's (DANY) hush money probe into former President Trump is "political prosecution."
  "Well, look, I mean, at this point, American citizens are asking, w
  
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• Moskowitz slams Greene: ‘We won't even let her name a post office. We’re not going to let her take out the speaker'

  28-04-2024 21:11 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said on Sunday that he thinks Democrats would be inclined to save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from a potential ouster threat, if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) forces a vote on his removal.In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” Moskowitz reiterated that Democrats would ultimately take their cue from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and took multiple shots at the Georgia congresswoman.“I mean, look, obviously we'll wait
  
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• Summer Lee on Netanyahu remarks on college protests: 'This idea that every criticism of Israel is antisemitic is dangerous' 

  28-04-2024 20:40 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for weighing in on the pro-Palestinian protests that have broken out on college campuses across the country.CBS host Margaret Brennan asked Lee on “Face the Nation” Sunday what her response was to Netanyahu condemning the pro-Palestinian protests that have engulfed colleges and universities throughout the nation. She said that Netanyahu does not want to hear the messages those students are calling for, noti
  
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• Squad scores with Summer Lee win, but faces a long primary calendar

  28-04-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Summer Lee’s primary victory over a more moderate Democrat in Pennsylvania this week offered a jolt of momentum for progressives and dialed up the urgency for those targeting the “Squad.”It was a promising result for fellow Squad members, especially Democratic Reps. Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.) and Cori Bush (Mo.), who are both trying to fend off formidable primary threats of their own amid an influx of spending by pro-Israel groups looking to topple them.“I expect we'r
  
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• Biden pokes fun at Trump, age critiques at correspondents’ dinner

  28-04-2024 05:07 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden brushed off critiques about his age at what could be his last White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner as the incumbent campaigns for another four years in the Oval Office.“The 2024 election is in full swing. And yes, age is an issue. I’m a grown man running against a six-year-old,” Biden said from behind the podium at the annual event. “I really feel great. I’m campaigning all over the country - Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina
  
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• Biden pokes fun at age critiques at correspondents’ dinner

  28-04-2024 05:07 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden brushed off critiques about his age at what could be his last White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner as the incumbent campaigns for another four years in the Oval Office.“The 2024 election is in full swing. And yes, age is an issue. I’m a grown man running against a six-year-old,” Biden said from behind the podium at the annual event. “I really feel great. I’m campaigning all over the country - Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina
  
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• Who has hosted the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner? - AS USA

  28-04-2024 04:03 via news.google.com
  Who has hosted the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner?  AS USA
  
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• Harris addresses criticism of her laugh: ‘Don’t be confined to other people’s perception’

  27-04-2024 18:47 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris opened up about criticism over her laugh in an upcoming interview.Harris, in an interview with "The Drew Barrymore Show" that will air Monday, acknowledged that people often like to make fun of public figures when they trip or fall, and then mentioned the talk about how she laughs.
  "You were asking me earlier about what it means to be, like, the first woman. And, you know, it’s funny, because people still got to get used to this, right?" Harris said in the clip, obtai
  
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• Florida Rep. Bill Posey becomes latest Republican to announce retirement

  27-04-2024 17:50 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) announced Friday that he is retiring at the end of this year, adding to a wave of congressional retirements.“It has been the greatest honor of Katie’s and my life to represent you in Congress," Posey said in a statement. "And, polls suggest that because of YOUR support, I could remain in the job forever, and we were looking forward to another spirited campaign for a final term in office."“However, earlier this week circumstances beyond my control now re
  
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• FEC fines former GOP lawmaker over campaign finance violations

  27-04-2024 17:21 via thehill.com
  
  The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has fined former Rep. Rodney Davis’ (R-Ill.) campaign for failing to refund excess contributions in a timely manner.The FEC sent a letter to the Rodney for Congress campaign, and its treasurer, Thomas Charles Datwyler, The Associated Press reported.
  He was asked to pay $43,475 for failing to return excess contributions from the 2021-2022 election cycle, per the AP.According to the FEC, a candidate must refund excessive contributions within 60 days if t
  
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• White House rips 'dangerous, appalling statements' from Columbia protest leader

  27-04-2024 03:38 via thehill.com
  
  The White House heavily criticized comments that resurfaced Friday from a student leader of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.“These dangerous, appalling statements turn the stomach and should serve as a wakeup call. It is hideous to advocate for the murder of Jews,” White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement Friday.“President Biden has been clear that violent rhetoric, hate speech, and Antisemitic remarks have no place in America what
  
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• White House bolsters transgender health protections, rolls back Trump admin rule

  27-04-2024 00:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration is bolstering health care protections against discrimination for gay and transgender people, reversing a Trump administration rule that gutted the protections. In a wide-ranging final rule released Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) rules that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, in certain health programs and activities.
  
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• Biden administration pushes back plan to ban menthol cigarettes

  26-04-2024 20:38 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration has reportedly abandoned its plans to ban menthol cigarettes after warnings that it could push away some Black voters.
  The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday the White House dropped its plans for the ban after weighing the potential public health benefits against possible political repercussions."This rule has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of feedback, including from various elements of the civil rights and cr
  
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• Biden administration dropping plan to ban menthol cigarettes: Report

  26-04-2024 20:38 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration has reportedly abandoned its plans to ban menthol cigarettes after warnings that it could push away some Black voters.
  The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday the White House dropped its plans for the ban after weighing the potential public health benefits against possible political repercussions."This rule has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of feedback, including from various elements of the civil rights and cr
  
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• NY lawmakers propose conditioning federal funding on monitoring of antisemitism

  26-04-2024 19:23 via thehill.com
  
  Two New York lawmakers are proposing legislation that could condition federal funding for universities to stricter monitoring of on-campus antisemitism.Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) plan to introduce the College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability (COLUMBIA) Act, in the wake of pro-Palestinian encampments, protests and arrests on college campuses nationwide.The bill would allow the Department of Education to create a third-party m
  
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• Raskin: Supreme Court should be moved 'over to the RNC headquarters'

  26-04-2024 18:25 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said the U.S. Supreme Court should be moved “over to” the Republican National Committee (RNC) headquarters, after some conservative justices suggested being open to arguments in favor of presidential immunity from prosecution for Donald Trump.
  “They’re politicians who are not even subject to popular election unlike me,” Raskin said during his Thursday appearance on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut.” “They should move the Supreme
  
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• Blinken: China seeks to 'influence and arguably interfere' with US elections

  26-04-2024 18:01 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration has seen evidence of attempts by China to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview with CNN published Friday. Blinken, who is wrapping up a three-day visit to China, said he raised in his meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials that any interference in the U.S. election is “totally unacceptable.”Such action would mark a violation of commitments Xi made to President
  
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• Biden tells Howard Stern about feelings of suicide after first wife's death

  26-04-2024 16:41 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden joined radio host Howard Stern for a surprise live interview Friday, sitting down with the shock jock at his New York City studio for a roughly hour-long discussion about Biden's personal life and his presidency.In one of the more revealing moments of the interview, Biden recounted his feelings of despair after the death of his first wife, Neilia, and 13-month-old daughter, Naomi, including thinking about getting drunk despite never drinking alcohol.“I used to sit there an
  
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• Biden joins Howard Stern for live interview

  26-04-2024 16:41 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Friday joined radio host Howard Stern for a live interview, sitting down with the broadcaster at his New York City studio.The interview caught many by surprise, as it was not listed on Biden's public schedule. He spent Thursday night in New York City after attending a fundraiser hosted by actor Michael Douglas in Westchester County.Stern asked Biden questions centered on his life, including meeting his first wife, playing football and stories about his stutter growing up. He a
  
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• Biden approval rating mired at historic low: Gallup

  26-04-2024 15:21 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden’s approval rating average is lower than any other president in recent history at the same point in their time in the White House, new data on Friday found.The president averaged 38.7 percent job approval in his 13th quarter in office, which ran from Jan. 20 to April 19, according to averages aggregated by Gallup.In the same quarter, former President Trump faced an approval rating average of 46.8 percent; former President Obama faced a 45.9 percent approval rating
  
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• GOP’s inclusion of TikTok ban is secret weapon against Biden

  26-04-2024 11:30 via thehill.com
  
  Democrats are bracing for a backlash from young voters over the potential ban of TikTok on U.S. phones, something made more likely by the Chinese government’s opposition to ByteDance selling off one of the most sophisticated algorithms in the world.It’s a problem for President Biden, who won 60 percent of voters 18 to 29 years old in the 2020 election but has seen his support drop to 45 percent in that key demographic, according to a recent Harvard Youth poll.An NBC News poll publish
  
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• USA, the former White House lawyer: Trump's electoral fraud trial will not begin before the elections - Agenzia Nova

  26-04-2024 04:09 via news.google.com
  USA, the former White House lawyer: Trump's electoral fraud trial will not begin before the elections  Agenzia Nova
  
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• White House shuts down GOP calls to bring in National Guard for college protests

  26-04-2024 01:38 via thehill.com
  
  The White House punted on Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) demand for President Biden to call in the National Guard to college campuses amid mass protests over the Israel-Hamas war on Thursday.Johnson visited Columbia University on Wednesday, the first of major pro-Palestine protests that have spread to dozens of college campuses around the country and said that Biden should call in the National Guard to quell the peaceful demonstrations.White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said Thurs
  
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• White House calls Trump's Charlottesville 'peanut' comments 'repugnant and divisive'

  26-04-2024 00:18 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Thursday blasted former President Trump after he twice minimized the deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, downplaying its severity compared to ongoing campus protests over the war in Gaza."Minimizing the Antisemitic and white supremacist poison displayed in Charlottesville is repugnant and divisive," deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement.Bates noted the Charlottesville rally "compelled President Biden to run in 2020, because he has fought A
  
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• DOJ rebuffs GOP’s second demand for Biden-Hur audio recordings

  25-04-2024 21:46 via thehill.com
  
  The Justice Department on Thursday for a second time declined to turn over audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, rejecting claims from GOP impeachment investigators that the recordings contain information that would help them with their probe.The letter renews the specter of possible contempt proceedings for Attorney General Merrick Garland. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) had floated this as a possible response if the audio files were n
  
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• DeSantis: Florida 'will not comply' with new Biden Title IX rules

  25-04-2024 20:31 via thehill.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Thursday his state “will not comply” with recently unveiled changes to Title IX by the Biden administration.“Florida rejects [President Biden’s] attempt to rewrite Title IX,” DeSantis said in a video posted to the social platform X. “We will not comply, and we will fight back.”“We are not gonna let Joe Biden try to inject men into women's activities,” DeSantis continued. “We are not gonna let Joe Biden
  
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• Ballooning immigrant detention enrages advocates

  25-04-2024 19:21 via thehill.com
  
  Human rights advocates see the Biden administration’s expansion of detention-reliant immigration enforcement as a betrayal, guided by political headwinds rather than operational necessities.In a letter to President Biden delivered on Thursday, 200 organizations voiced “outrage over your administration’s expansion of the cruel and unnecessary immigration detention system.”The groups, most of them longtime opponents of the practice of immigration detention, are incensed ove
  
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