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• Obama should have confronted Russians on hacking, Democratic House intel leader says

  24-05-2017 18:25
  
  Adam Schiff’s surprisingly sharp critique of the Obama administration came during a breakfast meeting with reporters in which he signaled that the House committee — like its Senate counterpart — plans to subpoena documents from Michael Flynn and his businesses.The former Trump White House national security adviser has refused requests for the documents, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
  
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• Romney says he would have pardoned Trump after indictments

  16-05-2024 00:12 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said he would have pardoned former President Trump if he had been in President Biden's position when federal indictments were brought against him.In an interview set to air in full Wednesday night on MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle,” Romney said Biden would have looked like the “big guy” compared to Trump if he pardoned the former president.“Had I been President Biden, when the Justice Department brought out indi
  
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• Biden and Trump deal knockout to debate commission

  15-05-2024 23:55 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and former President Trump dealt a major blow to the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) on Wednesday, calling into question the usefulness of the organization moving forward.Biden’s campaign informed the commission it would work directly with news organizations to arrange two debates this summer with Trump, who quickly accepted his rival’s proposal. The development raised the possibility that the commission, which has handled presidential debates each cycle
  
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• Democrat rips Johnson over Trump trial ‘stunt’ on House floor: ‘It is pathetic’

  15-05-2024 23:46 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) sharply criticized Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on the House floor Wednesday after Johnson made an appearance at former President Trump’s criminal hush money trial in Manhattan.“Look at the cover of today’s New York Times, Mr. Speaker. This is unbelievable. Here’s a picture of the Speaker of this House of Representatives, second in line to the presidency, standing in front of a courthouse, acting as a prop for Donald Trump, trying to interfere
  
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• Texas Democrat becomes 'fastest member of Congress' with charity race win

  15-05-2024 23:37 via thehill.com
  
  A Texas Democrat is boasting that he won his latest race — this one on foot.Rep. Greg Casar smoked the congressional competition on Wednesday at the annual ACLI Capital Challenge in Washington. The 35-year-old lawmaker finished first among lawmakers with a time of 19:33 in the 3-mile race, according to the competition's results. "Occasionally, ‘relative youth and inexperience’ serves you well in Washington,” Casar quipped in a statement."Democrats just won a CRI
  
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• Biden to host Kenyan president for state visit 

  15-05-2024 22:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host Kenya’s President William Ruto and first lady Rachel Ruto next week at the White House. The May 23 visit will mark the 60th anniversary of U.S.-Kenya diplomatic relations, according to the White House.  It comes after Biden broke his promise to visit Africa last year.Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with Ruto, and the pair will talk “trade and investment, technological innovation, climate and clean energy, hea
  
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• House sends FAA reauthorization to Biden

  15-05-2024 20:22 via thehill.com
  
  The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years, sending the legislation to President Biden’s desk ahead of Friday’s deadline.The measure cleared the chamber in a 387-26 vote, days after the Senate overwhelmingly approved the bill, 88-4.Passage of the legislation marks the end of Congress’s long-winded road to reauthorizing the FAA, which required four short-term extensions and featured a bitter battle over
  
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• House GOP strains to use Garland contempt vote for Biden impeachment probe

  15-05-2024 19:40 via thehill.com
  
  The GOP plan to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress seeks to string together two seemingly unrelated probes – special counsel Robert Hur’s review of President Biden’s handling of classified records and their own impeachment investigation.The back-to-back contempt hearings slated for Thursday in the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees come after both sought the audio recording of Biden’s interview with Hur. The panels already have t
  
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• Dems lining up against GOP bill to undo Biden's Israel weapons freeze

  15-05-2024 19:01 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats are lining up to oppose a Republican proposal to reverse President Biden’s recent pause on the delivery of certain weapons to Israel, saying it’s merely a messaging “stunt” designed to divide Democrats without actually helping Israel defend itself. “It’s just another political stunt to try to go after Joe Biden,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.), the senior Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Wednesday morning as he emerged from
  
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• House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on antisemitism on college campuses: Watch live

  15-05-2024 19:00 via thehill.com
  
  The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government is holding a hearing to address allegations of antisemitism at institutions of higher learning Wednesday.Testifying will be two students from Ivy League schools and the leader of the National Jewish Advocacy Center.The House has previously scrutinized the response to threats against the Jewish community by questioning several university presidents. Following one intense hearing, two prominent university presidents resig
  
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• Boeing violated $2.5B settlement to avoid prosecution, says Justice Dept

  15-05-2024 18:55 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal judge Tuesday that Boeing violated a settlement that let it escape criminal prosecution following the two crashes of 737 Max aircraft a few years ago.The DOJ now has to figure out if it will file charges against the aviation giant, according to The Associated Press. According to the department, prosecutors will let the court know of their plans by early July.Glenn Leon, the head of the DOJ’s criminal fraud section, said Tuesday in a letter fil
  
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• Manchin, GOP senators move to overturn retirement investment planning rule

  15-05-2024 18:54 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and a group of Republican senators are moving to overturn a new retirement investment planning rule that was finalized by the Labor Department last month.The Labor Department unveiled a new rule last month that would update the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act if enacted. Manchin and 15 Republican senators joined in co-sponsoring a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would overturn this
  
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• Blinken gets blowback over 'Rockin' in the Free World' performance in Kyiv

  15-05-2024 17:58 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken is facing backlash over his musical performance at a bar in Kyiv, with some arguing it was inappropriate given Ukraine's ongoing war against Russia.
  Blinken, during a surprise visit Tuesday, performed a cover of “Rockin’ in the Free World,” by Neil Young with a band at the Barman Dictat, a well-known cocktail basement bar.
  Upon getting up on stage with the Ukrainian band 19.99, the crowd erupted in cheers and Blinken said, "Your soldiers, your
  
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• DOJ says Boeing violated $2.5B settlement to avoid prosecution

  15-05-2024 16:55 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal judge Tuesday that Boeing has violated a settlement which let it escape criminal prosecution following the two crashes of 737 Max aircraft a few years ago.The DOJ now has to figure out if it will file charges against the aviation giant, according to the Associated Press. According to the department, prosecutors will let the court know of their plans by early July.Glenn Leon, the head of the DOJ’s criminal fraud section, said Tuesday in a lette
  
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• Biden proposes two debates with Trump in June and September

  15-05-2024 14:26 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden’s campaign on Wednesday proposed two debates with former President Trump, bucking the Commission on Presidential Debates and potentially setting the stage for a face-off as soon as next month.The Biden campaign called for the first debate to take place in late June, after Biden returns from the Group of Seven (G-7) Summit in Europe and after Trump’s hush money trial in New York will likely have concluded.Trump has said he would debate Biden “any time, any place,
  
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• Biden proposes 2 debates with Trump in June and September

  15-05-2024 14:26 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden’s campaign proposed two debates with former President Trump on Wednesday, bucking the Commission on Presidential Debates and potentially setting the stage for a faceoff as soon as next month.The Biden campaign called for the first debate to take place in late June, after the president returns from the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Europe and after Trump’s hush money trial in New York will likely have concluded. The campaign suggested a second debate in September
  
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• The hot new GOP club is at Trump’s New York trial

  15-05-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Manhattan courthouse where former President Trump is on trial has become the latest proving ground for Republicans to show their loyalty and bolster their credentials with Team Trump.A parade of GOP lawmakers and other Republicans have attended Trump’s hush money trial in recent days, standing alongside the former president and delivering remarks attacking the case as political, sometimes in ways Trump cannot because of a gag order.There are obvious benefits for those showing up. They
  
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• GOP seeks to injure divided Democrats over Israel

  15-05-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans are racing this week to put the Israel-Hamas war at center stage on Capitol Hill, a move designed both to unite their warring conference and to highlight the long-standing Democratic divisions over the Israel-Palestine conflict.GOP leaders are pushing a proposal to reverse President Biden’s recent freeze on the delivery of certain U.S. weapons to Israel, which was adopted to pressure Israeli leaders to take more care in protecting Palestinian civilians amid mounting casua
  
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• Health advocacy group targets Biden-district House Republicans with new ad campaign

  15-05-2024 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  A Democratic-aligned health advocacy group is launching a series of digital ads in key Republican districts, highlighting how lawmakers there opposed the Biden administration's efforts to lower drug prices and health costs. The $1 million campaign from Protect Our Care, shared first with The Hill, launches Wednesday and is targeting House Republicans representing districts won by President Biden in 2020: Reps. David Schweikert (Ariz.), David Valadao (Calif.), Mike Garcia (Calif.), and Mike
  
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• Alsobrooks prevails in tense Maryland Senate primary: Five takeaways

  15-05-2024 05:38 via thehill.com
  
  Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks clinched the Maryland Senate Democratic primary over Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) on Tuesday, putting her a step closer to becoming the first Black woman to represent the Old Line State in the Senate. First, however, she must defeat popular former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) — by no means a sure thing. The pair is battling for outgoing Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-Md.) seat in a race that was supposed to be of little drama for Democrats
  
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• Alsobrooks prevails in tense Maryland Senate primary: 5 takeaways

  15-05-2024 05:38 via thehill.com
  
  Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks clinched the Maryland Senate Democratic primary over Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) on Tuesday, putting her a step closer to becoming the first Black woman to represent the Old Line State in the Senate. First, however, she must defeat popular former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) — by no means a sure thing. The pair is battling for outgoing Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D) seat in a race that was supposed to be of little drama for Democrats but
  
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• Biden knocks 'loser' Trump at APAICS gala

  15-05-2024 04:48 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden referred to former President Trump as “that loser” in remarks Tuesday at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ (APAICS) annual gala.In his speech, Biden took aim at Trump for his role in killing a bipartisan border agreement earlier this year that initially had the support of even some of the staunchest conservatives. Biden called on Republicans to “act” on the legislation.“That bipartisan bill has majority support in
  
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• April McClain Delaney wins primary for David Trone's Maryland House seat

  15-05-2024 04:19 via thehill.com
  
  Former Biden administration official April McClain Delaney has won the Democratic nomination for the seat representing Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. McClain Delaney previously served as deputy assistant secretary for communications in the U.S. Commerce Department and is the wife of former Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), who represented the district for six years. She is running to fill the seat being vacated by Rep. David Trone (D-Md.), who chose not to
  
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• Maryland state lawmaker defeats Jan. 6 police officer in Democratic House primary

  15-05-2024 04:16 via thehill.com
  
  Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth (D) has won the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 3rd congressional district, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.Elfreth, who was the youngest woman ever elected to the Maryland Senate when she won her seat in 2018, topped the crowded Tuesday primary race that also included former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who was on duty during the Jan. 6 riots and garnered significant media attention in the lead-up to Tuesday.
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• Don Bacon fends off primary challenge from conservative hardliner in Nebraska

  15-05-2024 03:07 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) is projected to survive his GOP primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, putting him one step closer to reelection this fall, according to Decision Desk HQ. Bacon fended off a challenge from conservative hardliner and former congressional candidate Dan Frei. Frei received the backing of Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, while Bacon received the backing of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Bacon is running for a fifth
  
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• Biden wins West Virginia Democratic primary

  15-05-2024 01:43 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden has won the West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Biden’s win in the Mountain State will net him most if not all of its 20 pledged delegates up for grabs. Candidates must receive at least 15 percent of the vote statewide or in a congressional district to receive delegates, and Biden was the only major active candidate on the ballot. He already clinched the Democratic nomination in March and has been the presumptive nominee s
  
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• Buttigieg 'speechless' as airlines sue over new fee rules 

  15-05-2024 01:36 via thehill.com
  
  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg heavily criticized a recent lawsuit by major airlines over a new rule that requires airline companies to reveal extra fees on purchases.“We just issued a rule requiring airlines to inform you, before you buy a ticket, of fees they will charge you,” Buttigieg said Tuesday in a post on the social platform X. “Now, the airline lobby is suing us, saying that if you have the right to that information it will ‘confuse’ you. For once
  
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• Biden issues veto threat over 'misguided' GOP bill on weapons to Israel

  14-05-2024 23:53 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Tuesday said President Biden would veto a House GOP bill intended to pressure him to send weapons to Israel, calling it a “misguided reaction to a deliberate distortion of the Administration’s approach to Israel.”The push back comes ahead of an expected vote this week on the Israel Security Assistance Support Act. GOP lawmakers introduced the bill after Biden warned he would withhold certain offensive weapons for Israel if their forces invaded Rafah in Gaza.B
  
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• Ship that caused Baltimore Key bridge collapse suffered two electrical blackouts: NTSB

  14-05-2024 23:10 via thehill.com
  
  The ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore experienced two blackouts before it hit the bridge, according to a new preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).The report, released Tuesday, found that the container ship Dali that crashed into the bridge was 0.6 miles away from it when “when electrical breakers… that fed most of the vessel’s equipment and lighting unexpectedly opened.” “This caused t
  
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• Former Situation Room officer: Pence came 'close' to being killed on Jan. 6

  14-05-2024 22:06 via thehill.com
  
  A former Situation Room officer said former Vice President Pence came “close” to being killed on Jan. 6, 2021, during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.“It's important to me that we don't forget that it did come that close, and that we did have discussions, ‘If we lose the [vice president,] if the 25th [Amendment] is invoked,’” Mike Stiegler said in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that aired Tuesday on "Good Morning America," in a clip highligh
  
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