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• McCabe to sue Trump admin for defamation, wrongful termination

  20-04-2018 18:24 via thehill.com
  
  Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe is planning to sue the Trump administration for defamation and wrongful termination, according to multiple media reports Friday.McCabe’s lawyer Michael Bromwich told reporters that McCabe is also...
  
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• Greene says Johnson's 'days as Speaker are numbered'

  29-04-2024 14:55 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is doubling down on her commitment to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying his days in the leadership position are "numbered” as House members await a potential privileged vote on a motion to vacate.Greene last month filed a motion to remove Johnson, saying he crossed a line by holding a vote for additional Ukraine aid. Two other GOP lawmakers have already backed it — enough votes to remove the speaker if all Democrats vote with her — t
  
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• GOP clashes, campus protests to take center stage as Congress returns

  29-04-2024 12:56 via thehill.com
  
  Congress is set to reconvene this week amid bitter GOP infighting and explosive protests on college campuses nationwide, two issues that are expected to dominate chatter on Capitol Hill in the coming days.In the House, which returns on Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is again in hot water with his right flank after the top Republican muscled a foreign aid package that included $61 billion for Ukraine through the lower chamber over sharp objections from hardline conservatives.Rep. Marjo
  
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• All eyes on Greene threat to oust Speaker Johnson

  29-04-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) returns to Washington this week celebrating several recent policy victories but also facing a renewed threat to his gavel from a small but unpredictable group of conservative rebels infuriated by his leadership style.Johnson received widespread praise from leaders in both parties this month after muscling two high-profile proposals through the House: an increase in aid for Ukraine and an extension of Washington’s warrantless spying powers. But his decision to c
  
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• Biden commends UAW, Daimler for reaching agreement on contract

  28-04-2024 22:57 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden celebrated a new labor agreement between United Auto Workers union (UAW) and Daimler on Sunday, as the union continues a streak of victories in hopes of expanding in the
  South.The union and the German truck manufacturer reached an agreement Saturday, avoiding a strike of about 7,000 workers at its North Carolina plant and distribution centers throughout the South.“I applaud the UAW and Daimler for reaching a tentative agreement for a record contract,” Biden said in a
  
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• Biden commends UAW and Daimler for reaching agreement on contract

  28-04-2024 22:57 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden celebrated a new labor agreement between United Auto Workers and Daimler on Sunday, as the union continues a streak of victories in hopes to expand in the
  South.The union and the German truck manufacturer reached an agreement Saturday, avoiding a strike of about 7,000 workers at its North Carolina plant and distributions centers throughout the South.“I applaud the UAW and Daimler for reaching a tentative agreement for a record contract,” Biden said in a statement. &ld
  
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• Former Kansas attorney general 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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• 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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