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• New iPhone 8 pictures mean our worst nightmare might be happening

  24-05-2017 20:16
  
  If this new series of leaks is correct, Apple could be about to make a huge mistake. The biggest outstanding question about the iPhone 8's design is whether it will have a Touch ID sensor on the rear, or build a fingerprint scanner into the screen itself.
  Rear-mounted fingerprint sensors, conveniently placed in optimum smudging location next to the camera, are a slap in the face to common sense. Samsung went that route with the Galaxy S8 this year, but a recent series of leaks suggested tha
  
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• Biden touts confirmation of 200th judge of his presidency: 'Judges matter'

  22-05-2024 19:39 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Wednesday celebrated the Senate confirming the 200th judge since he took office, framing it as a major milestone that underscored the issues at stake in November's election.The Senate confirmed Magistrate Judge Angela Martinez to become a federal judge in the District of Arizona, making her the 200th judicial nominee of Biden's to be confirmed to the federal bench."Judges matter. These men and women have the power to uphold basic rights or to roll them back," Biden said in a s
  
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• House Republicans' farm bill proposal 'robs Peter to pay Paul,' Agriculture secretary says

  22-05-2024 18:38 via thehill.com
  
  The House Agriculture committee is trying to fund its farm bill proposals with “counterfeit money,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters on Wednesday morning.Vilsack spoke after a range of groups from across the political spectrum criticized House Republicans’ proposed farm bill, which seeks to direct tens of billions to subsidies for farmers of peanuts, rice and cotton.House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn “G.T” Thompson (R-Pa.) told reporte
  
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• Trump falsely says Biden was 'locked & loaded and ready to take me out' in Mar-a-Lago search

  22-05-2024 18:29 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump falsely claimed in a fundraising email that President Biden was “locked & loaded and ready to take me out” – twisting standard language from documents prepared as law enforcement prepared to search Mar-a-Lago for classified records.The comment from Trump plucks from court filings a policy statement prepared by law enforcement that lays out protocol for the search.
  In reality, the statement allows deadly force “only when necessary,” such as
  
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• Comer, Porter target foreign earnings of presidents, family members

  22-05-2024 17:55 via thehill.com
  
  House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would require presidents to make a series of disclosures about their relatives’ foreign earnings — drafting a laundry list of obligations stemming from the GOP inquiry into President Biden.The legislation requires presidents and vice presidents to disclose anything of value received from a foreign country, whether a gift or payments, while in office and during the two year
  
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• Biden: AI companies 'must earn our trust' before transforming lives

  22-05-2024 16:37 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden lauded the transformation artificial intelligence (AI) could have on the world, but warned the companies that create it that they would have to first "earn our trust."“Artificial intelligence and the companies that wield its possibilities are going to transform the lives of people around the world — there's no doubt about that,” Biden wrote on social media platform X. “But first, they must earn our trust.”“I commit to do everything in my power
  
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• Democrat introduces Alito censure resolution over upside-down flag

  22-05-2024 16:15 via thehill.com
  
  A Tennessee Democrat introduced a resolution in the House to censure Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after reports showed an upside-down flag was flown outside his residence shortly following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on the Capitol.Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, introduced the censure resolution Tuesday, “for knowingly violating the federal recusal statute and binding ethics standards and calling the impartiality of the Supreme Court of the United States
  
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• Second gentleman Emhoff: Trump a ‘known antisemite’

  22-05-2024 14:56 via thehill.com
  
  Second gentleman Doug Emhoff called former President Trump a “known antisemite,” piling on the criticism of the former president after he shared a video on social media referencing a “unified Reich.”In a video posted Tuesday, Emhoff watches a clip of Trump saying, “If Jewish people are going to vote for Joe Biden, they have to have their head examined.”“The last person I’m going to take advice from as a Jewish person is a known antisemite, who
  
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• First gentleman Emhoff: Trump a ‘known antisemite’

  22-05-2024 14:56 via thehill.com
  
  Second gentleman Doug Emhoff called former President Trump a “known antisemite,” piling on the criticism of the former president after he shared a video on social media referencing a “unified Reich.”In a video posted on Tuesday, Emhoff watches a clip of Trump saying, “If Jewish people are going to vote for Joe Biden, they have to have their head examined.”“The last person I’m going to take advice from as a Jewish person is a known antisemite,
  
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• White House highlights fentanyl trafficking in pressing Republicans on border bill

  22-05-2024 14:33 via thehill.com
  
  The White House focused on fentanyl trafficking at the U.S. southern border Wednesday when urging Republicans to pass the bipartisan border security bill when it comes up in the Senate later this week.In a memo entitled, “While President Biden sides with U.S. Border Patrol, congressional Republicans side with fentanyl traffickers,” senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates called on GOP lawmakers to choose saving lives over politics.The memo comes ahead of a vote on the bipartisan b
  
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• Biden canceling student debt for more than 160,000 borrowers

  22-05-2024 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden announced Wednesday he would be canceling student debt for more than 160,00 borrowers.The new plan forgives $7.7 billion for the latest batch of borrowers, bringing the total relief from Biden’s student debt actions to $167 billion for 4.75 million Americans. The latest loan forgiveness initiative comes through various income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, including the president’s newly established SAVE program.The 160,000 borrowers are people enrolled in the Biden ad
  
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• 5 takeaways from primaries in Georgia, Oregon and Kentucky

  22-05-2024 07:21 via thehill.com
  
  Voters in several states headed to the polls on Tuesday, weighing in on key races up and down the ballot in Oregon, Georgia, Kentucky and Idaho. November matchups were solidified in a number of closely watched House contests, while President Biden and former President Trump sailed to victory in their respective party primaries in Kentucky and Oregon.At the same time, voters in California picked Republican Vince Fong in a special election to finish the rest of former Speaker Kevin
  
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• Maxine Dexter beats Jayapal's sister in Democratic primary for Oregon House seat 

  22-05-2024 05:18 via thehill.com
  
  Oregon state Rep. Maxine Dexter (D) is projected to beat the sister of Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Dexter, who’s also a doctor, beat Susheela Jayapal, the sister of the Washington Democrat and former Multnomah County commissioner, and six other Democrats for outgoing Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s (D-Ore.) seat. Blumenauer announced in October he would not be seeking reelect
  
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• Massie survives primary challenge in Kentucky  

  22-05-2024 01:11 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is projected to survive a primary challenge for his seat in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Massie fended off challenges from Republicans Michael McGinnis and Eric Deters.In 2023, Deters ran and lost to state Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) in the GOP primary for the Kentucky gubernatorial race. Cameron lost to Gov. Andy Beshear (D) last November.  Massie’s district sits in northern Kentucky, above Lexingt
  
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• Massie survives primary challenge in Kentucky 

  22-05-2024 01:11 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has survived a primary challenge for his seat in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Massie fended off challenges from Republicans Michael McGinnis and Eric Deters.
  In 2023, Deters ran and lost to state Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) in the GOP primary for the Kentucky gubernatorial race. Cameron lost to Gov. Andy Beshear (D) last November.  Massie’s district sits in northern Kentucky, above Lexington.  
  
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• Rep. Lucy McBath wins Democratic primary in Georgia

  22-05-2024 01:08 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) has won the Democratic nomination for another term representing Georgia in the House, Decision Desk HQ projects. McBath faced two opponents in her effort to win the Democratic primary: state Rep. Mandisha Thomas and Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson. The potential existed for the race to go to a runoff if no candidate received at least 50 percent, but McBath was able to clear the threshold. 
  She was originally elected to serve Georgia’s 7th Congr
  
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• Biden wins Kentucky Democratic primary

  22-05-2024 01:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden has won the Kentucky Democratic presidential primary, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Biden’s win in the Bluegrass State will net him at least most of the state’s 53 pledged delegates up for grabs. He has already been the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party since clinching enough delegates in March. 
  He was the only active major candidate on the ballot, which also included author Marianne Williamson. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), wh
  
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• Raskin targets Trump foreign payments with emoluments legislation

  22-05-2024 01:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced legislation Tuesday to strengthen enforcement of the constitutional limitations on federal officials accepting payments from foreign governments, zeroing in on an issue that dogged the Trump presidency. Raskin’s bill expands the reach of the so-called Emoluments clause, restricting federal elected officials as well as some high-ranking appointees from accepting such payments while in office as well as for two years beyond.The constitution already d
  
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• Dems hammer Netanyahu for Gaza strategy: ‘Screwing his own people’

  21-05-2024 23:49 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats are bashing Israel’s wartime strategy in Gaza, warning that the military approach adopted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will only empower the Hamas militants he’s targeting at the expense of Israel’s long-term security. The criticisms echo those coming from the Biden administration, which has recently ramped up concerns that Israeli leaders are doing too little to protect Palestinian civilians in the urgent hunt for the terrorists responsible for the
  
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• NC Republican to undergo surgery for tumor near brain

  21-05-2024 23:30 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) will undergo surgery to remove a tumor near his brain, the lawmaker announced Tuesday.
  Murphy, 61, said following a series of tests and scans, he was diagnosed with a pituitary macroadenoma, or a tumor at the base of his skull. It is believed to be a benign tumor, but its close proximity to the brain requires its removal, he added.
  "The prognosis is excellent and I hope to be back to work full-time soon. I am, as are all things, in the hands of God and am at absolute pe
  
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• Biden: Trump’s rhetoric ‘not America’s’ after he shared video referencing ‘unified Reich’

  21-05-2024 23:16 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden said that former President Trump’s language isn’t representative of the United States after the former president shared a video on social media referencing a “unified Reich.”Biden’s reelection campaign released a video that displays the president watching and reacting to the video Trump shared to his Truth Social page Monday night that featured hypothetical headlines about his potential victory in November, including one that referenced a &ldquo
  
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• Additional classified records found in Trump's bedroom after Mar-a-Lago search

  21-05-2024 22:28 via thehill.com
  
  Additional classified records were discovered in former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago bedroom after the FBI search of his Florida estate, court records filed Tuesday reveal.The detail is buried in filings stemming from a separate legal battle as Trump asks a judge to toss his indictment for prosecutorial misconduct, unsealing for the first time many of the records at play as prosecutors’ presented their case to a D.C. grand jury. That includes a decision from Judge Beryl Howell,
  
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• Johnson gives Schumer an ultimatum on Netanyahu

  21-05-2024 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) offered Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) an ultimatum this week: join his letter inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, or the House will move ahead with an invitation on its own.Johnson told reporters on Tuesday that his office notified Schumer’s staff the day before that if the Senate leader does not sign the draft invitation for Netanyahu by Tuesday, he will proceed with inviting the Israeli prime minister to add
  
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• Trump, Biden were warned Afghanistan would get ‘very bad, very fast,’ ex-top general says

  21-05-2024 21:58 via thehill.com
  
  The top U.S. general in Afghanistan during America’s 2021 withdrawal said he repeatedly warned the Trump and Biden administrations that pulling out all troops would make the security situation in the country “very bad, very fast,” but officials failed to grasp the danger.Retired Army Gen. Austin Scott Miller, the former U.S. Forces Afghanistan commander, said he advised both administrations that cutting troop presence to zero would have left the U.S.-backed Afghan Security Forc
  
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• Left and right unite in panning House Republicans' farm bill proposal

  21-05-2024 21:40 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans' new farm bill proposal is drawing opposition from a coalition of left- and right-wing groups that agree on little else.The proposed version of the $1.5 trillion omnibus unveiled last week by House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) includes several priorities of big agribusiness — proposals that frustrated both right-aligned groups such as the Heritage Foundation and left-leaning ones including the Environmental Working Group amid progressives'
  
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• Speaker Johnson eyes legislation to sanction ICC officials over arrest warrant requests

  21-05-2024 21:10 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is eyeing legislation to sanction International Criminal Court (ICC) officials after the entity requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, among others.Johnson — who sharply criticized the ICC’s move against Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant — told reporters on Tuesday that the details of the legislation are still being worked out, but noted that he wants to move forward w
  
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• Dozens of House Democrats urge Alito to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases

  21-05-2024 20:39 via thehill.com
  
  A group of House Democrats on Tuesday called on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from all future cases related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol or the 2020 presidential election.In a letter addressed to the conservative justice, 45 Democrats pointed to recent New York Times reporting of a photograph — taken less than two weeks after the Capitol attack in 2021 — that showed an upside-down American flag on display outside Alito’s home.At the time, this symb
  
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• Biden administration releases 1M barrels of reserve gasoline in effort to lower prices

  21-05-2024 20:03 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration is releasing about 1 million barrels of reserve gasoline supplies as part of an effort to bring down prices at the pump in the Northeastern U.S.In a statement on the announcement, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday described the effort as “strategically releasing this reserve in between Memorial Day and July 4th.” This is being done to make sure “sufficient supply flows to the tri-state and northeast at a time hardworking Americans nee
  
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• Harris criticizes 'appalling' video shared by Trump referencing ‘unified Reich’

  21-05-2024 19:36 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris condemned former President Trump's rhetoric Tuesday, after he shared a video on social media referencing a "unified Reich."During remarks in Philadelphia, Pa., at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) convention, the vice president argued that the video shows what’s at stake in November’s election.“This kind of rhetoric is unsurprising coming from the former president and it is appalling,” she said. “And we've got to tell him who we
  
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• Crockett moves to trademark 'bleach blonde bad built butch body'

  21-05-2024 18:23 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jasmine Crockett could soon claim ownership of the jab she hurled at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in an epic clash during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing last week, with the Texas Democrat's campaign filing a trademark application for the phrase. An application for "bleach blonde bad built butch body" was filed by Crockett's campaign Sunday with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. USA Today was first to report news of the trademark application
  
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