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• Lawmakers urge financial regulators to take action on banking discrimination

  16-05-2024 14:30 via thehill.com
  
  A group of Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate are calling on heads of the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve Board and other financial regulators to ensure equitable banking access for Muslim Americans and immigrants
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) — in a letter sent Wednesday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell and other regulatory leaders — argued the anti-money laundering and financial crime preven
  
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• Johnson predicts House will hold Garland in contempt of Congress

  12-06-2024 18:48 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday he believes Republicans have the votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, even as some GOP lawmakers refuse to disclose where they stand on the contentious matter."I do think the contempt of Merrick Garland will pass on the floor, and we're anxious to have that vote," Johnson said at a press conference.The Speaker's confidence comes as some question whether Republicans have enough support to pass the resolution.Two source
  
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• DOJ memo says Garland cannot be prosecuted for contempt over Biden-Hur audio

  12-06-2024 18:31 via thehill.com
  
  An internal Justice Department (DOJ) memo argued Attorney General Merrick Garland would be protected from prosecution for contempt of Congress given President Biden’s assertion of executive privilege over audio tapes Republicans have sought by subpoena.The 57-page memo from the department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), obtained by The Hill, lays out the case for Garland’s refusal to turn over the audio of Biden’s conversation with special counsel Robert Hur. The GOP already h
  
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• White House won't rule out commuting Hunter Biden’s sentence

  12-06-2024 18:20 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Wednesday didn’t rule out President Biden commuting the sentence of his son Hunter Biden after a jury delivered a guilty verdict the day before on all three charges related to the purchase of a gun.Administration officials were peppered with questions for the first time since the verdict was delivered during a gaggle with reporters on Air Force One while the president was en route for Italy for the Group of Seven summit later this week.The president previously said he wo
  
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• Biden to sign security agreement with Ukraine, sending 'signal of our resolve' to Russia

  12-06-2024 18:12 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine during a Thursday meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, sending what a top White House official called a "signal of our resolve" to Russia almost two and a half years into the war.
  The two leaders will sign the pact, which will pledge continued defense and security cooperation, during a sit down at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Italy, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force O
  
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• U.S. announces 300 new sanctions targeting Russia’s ‘war economy’

  12-06-2024 17:55 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration on Wednesday announced hundreds of new measures aimed at choking off Russia’s ability to fund its war against Ukraine, more than two years since it launched a full-scale invasion.The announcement comes as President Biden is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a leader’s summit of the Group of 7 nations this week. The global grouping has been at the forefront of working to financially choke off Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ab
  
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• GOP rep calls Paul Ryan 'piece of garbage' over Trump remarks

  12-06-2024 15:48 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) called former Speaker Paul Ryan (R) a “piece of garbage” after the former House Speaker called former President Trump “unfit for office” and vowed not to vote for him in November, in an interview earlier Tuesday.“Paul Ryan, you're a piece of garbage. You're a piece of garbage. And you we should kick you out of the party. For Paul Ryan to say he's not voting for Donald Trump – that's the problem with some of our Republicans. It's guys
  
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• US working to 'bridge' gaps in Hamas response to cease-fire proposal

  12-06-2024 15:31 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken placed the blame on Hamas for dragging out negotiations to implement a cease-fire with Israel, but said the U.S. would work to address some changes that were proposed by the armed-group that controls the Gaza Strip.Blinken made his comments alongside the Qatari prime minister after discussions in Doha evaluating a response provided by Hamas, which was delivered 12 days after the group initially received the U.S.-led cease-fire proposal.“If one side continu
  
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• Boebert fights for political survival amid stream of controversies

  12-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is looking to overcome numerous unflattering headlines and allegations of carpetbagging as she seeks to win her GOP primary in a new House district this month.The Colorado firebrand, who represents the 3rd Congressional District in the western part of the state, announced she would run in a new district late last year. She's now looking to beat out a handful of Republican challengers in the June 25 primary for the 4th District in eastern Colorado.  Observ
  
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• Boebert fights for political survival amid cascade of controversies

  12-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is looking to overcome numerous unflattering headlines and allegations of carpetbagging as she seeks to win her GOP primary in a new House district this month.The Colorado firebrand, who represents the 3rd Congressional District in the western part of the state, announced she would run in a new district late last year. She's now looking to beat out a handful of Republican challengers in the June 25 primary for the 4th District in eastern Colorado.  Observe
  
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• 5 things to watch for Biden’s G-7 trip to Italy

  12-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden leaves for Italy on Wednesday for his second major international engagement this month, hoping to highlight his leadership on the world stage amid a tough reelection battle.The annual Group of Seven (G-7) summit is expected to involve conversations about Ukraine’s war against Russia, Israel’s war in Gaza, and other issues like the global economy and climate change. The president is expected to put the differences between his partnership with allies and former Pre
  
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• Biden celebrates Port of Baltimore fully reopening

  12-06-2024 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Wednesday celebrated that the Port of Baltimore is fully reopened after the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck and collapsed in March.“I made clear that my Administration would move heaven and earth to reopen the Port of Baltimore – one of our nation's largest shipping hubs,” the president said in a statement. “Today, thanks to the tireless work by the men and women in the Unified Command, the full navigation channel is now open to all vessel traf
  
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• GOP averts disaster in Ohio shocker: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

  12-06-2024 06:02 via thehill.com
  
  A couple closer-than-expected races highlighted Tuesday’s elections in Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina, which put Donald Trump’s endorsement power to the test as he heads toward a rematch with President Biden.But it was an under-the-radar special election in Ohio that turned out to be the biggest shocker of the night. Elsewhere, Trump-endorsed candidates pulled through against their primary challengers, though at least one of them did so with far less breathing room th
  
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• South Carolina Republican fends off hard-right primary challenger

  12-06-2024 04:52 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.) has won the Republican primary for his House seat representing South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. The conservative former prosecutor is trying for a fourth term in the lower chamber, but faced a primary challenge from state Rep. Adam Morgan. 
  Morgan, who founded the South Carolina state House’s Freedom Caucus, had the backing of the U.S. Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good (Va.), as well as Republican Re
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez, Raskin to introduce legislation to 'rein in a fundamentally unaccountable and rogue' Supreme Court

  12-06-2024 04:49 via thehill.com
  
  Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Tuesday said they will be introducing legislation in response to the increased ethics concerns related to the Supreme Court.
  Ocasio-Cortez and Raskin, who serve as the ranking and vice-ranking members, respectively, on the House Oversight Committee, were part of a committee roundtable Tuesday regarding these concerns. They explored various "avenues" for holding Supreme Court justices accountable, they told MSNBC anchor Chris Hay
  
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• Comer, Fox News host suggest Hunter Biden 'taking the fall' for the president 

  12-06-2024 04:08 via thehill.com
  
  Fox News host Jesse Watters and House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Tuesday suggested Hunter Biden is "taking the fall" for President Biden after being convicted of federal felony gun charges in Delaware.
  Watters, speaking with Comer on Tuesday night, asked the Kentucky Republican if the president's son is "taking the fall to save his dad."
  "Well, it sure looks like that," Comer said on Fox News's "Jesse Watters Primetime."
  "So, until the Department of Justi
  
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• Fedorchak wins GOP primary for North Dakota's lone House seat

  12-06-2024 04:04 via thehill.com
  
  North Dakota state official Julie Fedorchak has won the Republican nomination to represent the state in the House in its at-large seat, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.Fedorchak, a member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission, defeated a group of several candidates for the seat, including former state Rep. Rick Becker and Cara Mund, an attorney and former Miss America who ran as an independent for the seat in 2022.
  Rep. Kelly Armstrong, who defeated Mund two years ago in
  
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• GOP's Rulli wins Ohio special election to fill former Rep. Bill Johnson's seat

  12-06-2024 03:20 via thehill.com
  
  Ohio voters picked Republican Michael Rulli to fill the vacancy left by retired Rep. Bill Johnson (R-S.C.) in the 6th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ reports. Rulli, an Ohio state senator, was favored to win the seat in the red district after advancing from the March primary alongside Democrat Michael Kripchak. However, the race — which saw low turnout — proved to be closer than many expected.His win adds another Trump ally to Republicans’ numbers in the
  
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• North Dakota voters pass measure setting age limit for congressional candidates

  12-06-2024 03:16 via thehill.com
  
  A ballot measure to institute an age limit on members of Congress will pass in North Dakota, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.The measure will prohibit anyone from being elected or appointed to represent the state in the Senate or the House if they would be 81 years old by the end of the year preceding the end of their term. But the measure will likely face legal challenges before it can go into effect.The Constitution sets minimum age requirements for those serving in Congress &m
  
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• Garland contempt vote set to hit floor despite GOP reservations

  12-06-2024 02:23 via thehill.com
  
  A vote to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress could be on thin ice, with almost half a dozen Republican lawmakers expressing reservations about backing the move to censure him in an expected Wednesday vote.Two sources familiar with internal conversations told The Hill that at least five GOP members have expressed opposition to or hesitation about a contempt resolution against the attorney general. No Republicans have publicly said they plan to vote against the meas
  
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• Nancy Mace wins South Carolina primary amid GOP backlash

  12-06-2024 02:04 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Nancy Mace has won the Republican primary for her House seat in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, fending off a challenger from within her own party, Decision Desk HQ projects. Mace defeated Catherine Templeton, avoiding a runoff and inching her campaign closer to securing another term in the lower chamber, even as she faced blowback from some members of her party.
  The incumbent has long been favored to win reelection, but tough competition from Templeton and a third G
  
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• White House: Pro-Palestine protest outside New York exhibit for Oct. 7 victims ‘horrifying’

  12-06-2024 01:21 via thehill.com
  
  The White House condemned the pro-Palestine protest outside of the Nova exhibit in New York, which honors the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.In a statement on Tuesday, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates called the demonstrations “horrifying behavior.”“The events at yesterday’s memorial to those murdered at the Nova music festival are outrageous and heartbreaking,” Bates said.“Profane banners of terrorist organizations should not be flown anywh
  
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• Federal judge blocks Biden's Title IX transgender protections

  11-06-2024 23:24 via thehill.com
  
  A federal judge in Texas halted President Biden’s proposed changes to the interpretation of Title IX on Tuesday, which added protections for transgender students. The changes are the subject of multiple lawsuits from GOP attorneys general nationwide.The Education Department in April unveiled a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX, the civil rights law preventing sex discrimination in schools and education programs that receive government funding. The new rule, which was slated to take
  
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• US weighs Hamas response to cease-fire proposal

  11-06-2024 23:04 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration on Tuesday said it is evaluating a response from Hamas to a proposal for a temporary, cease-fire that would halt fighting with Israel in the Gaza Strip. The response comes a day after the United Nations Security Council passed a U.S.-drafted resolution that laid out the three phases of a temporary cease-fire deal with a pathway toward a permanent end to hostilities. “We are in receipt of this reply that Hamas delivered to Qat
  
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• House GOP says health officials misled investigation of mpox research

  11-06-2024 22:18 via thehill.com
  
  Federal health officials misled a House panel investigation into potential risky research of the mpox virus, Republican staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee said in an interim report Tuesday. Over a period of 18 months, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) “repeatedly obstructed and misled the Committee” about the research being done by an agency scie
  
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• Biden administration moves to ban medical debt from credit reports

  11-06-2024 21:50 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will be following through on plans to bar medical debt from being included on credit scores."One of the most significant consequences of carrying medical debt is the harm it does to a person's credit score," Vice President Harris said in a press briefing."Medical debt makes it more difficult for millions of Americans to be approved for a car loan, a home loan or a small business loans. All of which in turn makes it more difficult to just get by much
  
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• Biden delivers pre-planned gun safety speech after Hunter's gun conviction

  11-06-2024 21:19 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday made an impassioned plea for additional measures to curb gun violence across the country, drawing a contrast with the inaction of congressional Republicans and former President Trump.Biden delivered remarks at Everytown’s Gun Sense University in Washington, D.C., just hours after a jury in Delaware found his son, Hunter Biden, guilty of three felony counts after he lied about his use of illicit drugs when obtaining a gun in 2018, and then unlawfully possessed the
  
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• Democrat slams ‘staggering’ contrast in GOP response to Trump, Hunter Biden verdicts

  11-06-2024 20:13 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, on Tuesday slammed his GOP colleagues for their acceptance of the Hunter Biden verdict after arguing former President Trump’s guilty verdict was the result of a rigged system.Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday on three counts related to failing to acknowledge drug use when purchasing a weapon.“The contrast today is just staggering. Apparently, when a Republican is convicted, it's weaponization. But when
  
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• Biden to make unscheduled trip to Wilmington after son Hunter’s conviction

  11-06-2024 19:50 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will travel to Wilmington, Del. on Tuesday on an unscheduled trip back home after his son Hunter Biden was convicted on felony gun charges earlier in the day.
  The president added to his schedule a trip to his Delaware home a couple of hours after the verdict. He will leave for Joint Base Andrews to depart on Air Force One to Wilmington around 3 p.m., directly after a previously scheduled speech at a gun safety in Washington.Biden is expected to arrive in Wilmington just before 4
  
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• Matt Gaetz calls Hunter Biden gun conviction 'kinda dumb'

  11-06-2024 19:14 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) called Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges “kinda dumb” in a post to social platform X, minutes after the verdict was announced.Hunter Biden — the second-oldest son of President Joe Biden — was convicted Tuesday afternoon on three federal gun charges. The felony charges alleged President Biden’s son lied about his sobriety when obtaining a gun in 2018, and illegally possessed the gun for 11 days.Hunter Biden’s v
  
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