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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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• Fauci chokes up while talking about harassment of family

  03-06-2024 18:39 via thehill.com
  
  Anthony Fauci, the face of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, appeared to grow emotional on Monday as he described during congressional testimony the harassment and death threats he and his family continue to face.In his first appearance before Congress since retiring about 18 months ago, Fauci offered a spirited defense of his work in the government and described the challenges he has experienced after becoming a punching bag for critics of the federal pandemic response.“Yes,
  
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• GOP wants to slash State Department funding in 2025

  03-06-2024 18:38 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans are proposing a cut of about 11 percent to the State Department budget, in a proposal released Monday for the main funding bill for the department. The spending cuts target efforts to address climate change and promote LGBTQ visibility and inclusivity. They decrease international spending on refugee and migration crises, and cut funding for the United Nations and international programs — in particular women’s health related to family planning and education abou
  
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• White House says Biden would veto military construction-VA bill

  03-06-2024 18:30 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Monday signaled that it is opposed to a bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee that funds military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), raising concerns about "partisan" amendments that target LGBTQ Americans and abortion access.The White House Office of Management and Budget said in a statement that the bill has "numerous, partisan policy provisions with devastating consequences" for reproductive rights, the LGBTQ community, marriage equality a
  
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• Live updates: Fauci gives spirited defense to GOP claims of COVID coverup

  03-06-2024 17:53 via thehill.com
  
  Anthony Fauci, the face of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is appearing before a congressional committee Monday for the first time since retiring about 18 months ago.
  UPDATE: Fauci denies influencing COVID origins researchFauci: Trump's COVID travel bans were not 'racist and xenophobic'Throughout the hearing, Fauci has offered a spirited defense of the government's response to the pandemic and denied any efforts to improperly influence the debate over COVID's origin.
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• Live updates: Fauci gives spirited defense to GOP claims of COVID cover-up

  03-06-2024 17:53 via thehill.com
  
  Anthony Fauci, the face of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is appearing before a congressional committee Monday for the first time since retiring about 18 months ago.
  UPDATE: Fauci denies influencing COVID origins researchFauci: Trump's COVID travel bans were not 'racist and xenophobic'Throughout the hearing, Fauci has offered a spirited defense of the government's response to the pandemic and denied any efforts to improperly influence the debate over COVID's origin.
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• Harris to attend Ukraine peace summit after Zelensky urged Biden to go

  03-06-2024 17:20 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris will travel to Switzerland for the Summit on Peace in Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged President Biden to attend.Harris will participate in the summit on June 15 in Lucerne, where she is set to “underscore the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to supporting Ukraine’s effort to secure a just and lasting peace, based on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the principles of the UN Charter,&
  
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• Biden congratulates Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum on 'historic election'

  03-06-2024 17:15 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum for her historic win after she was elected the first female president of Mexico.“I look forward to working closely with President-elect Sheinbaum in the spirit of partnership and friendship that reflects the enduring bonds between our two countries. I expressed our commitment to advancing the values and interests of both our nations to the benefit of our peoples,” Biden said in a statement.Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and fo
  
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• Top Republicans accuse Biden admin of stalling FAFSA investigation

  03-06-2024 17:03 via thehill.com
  
  The top Republicans on the House and Senate education panels are accusing the Department of Education of hindering a government investigation into the botched rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms.Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, say the department is “illegally obstructing” the Governme
  
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• Biden shares birthday message to Jill as Hunter heads to court: You are 'the rock of our family'

  03-06-2024 16:50 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is wishing Jill Biden a happy birthday, dubbing the first lady the "rock" of their family.The community college professor and wife of the commander in chief marked her 73rd birthday on Monday.In a message posted on X, the president wrote: "Happy birthday to the love of my life, the life of my love, and the rock of our family.""I love you, Jilly," he said.In a separate post on his White House account, Biden said he was "so proud to be Jill Biden's hus
  
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• Fauci distances himself from NIH scandal ahead of House COVID hearing

  03-06-2024 16:09 via thehill.com
  
  Anthony Fauci, the former government scientist seen as the face of the government's response to COVID-19 pandemic, is distancing himself from former aides at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease who were seemingly trying to evade public records laws. In his opening statement published online ahead of a Monday hearing, Fauci said he “knew nothing” of the actions of David Morens, an agency senior adviser whose emails uncovered by the committee appear to show hi
  
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• Biden vows to 'be there' for his son Hunter, but won't comment on gun trial

  03-06-2024 16:01 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday voiced support for his son, Hunter Biden, but said he would not comment on Hunter's federal trial as it got underway in Delaware."I am the President, but I am also a Dad. Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today," Biden said in a statement.
  "Hunter’s resilience in the face of adversity and the strength he has brought to his recovery are inspiring to us," Biden continued. "A lot of families have loved ones who have overcome addiction and
  
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• Live updates: House GOP grills Fauci on COVID origins, NIH records scandal

  03-06-2024 16:00 via thehill.com
  
  Anthony Fauci, the face of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is appearing before a congressional committee Monday for the first time since retiring about 18 months ago.
  During that time, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has made little progress in its mission of discovering the origins of the virus, but has made a series of embarrassing findings about Fauci's colleagues.
  His testimony comes on the heels of two highly contentious hearings before the subcommi
  
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• Live updates: Fauci set for grilling on COVID origins, NIH records scandal

  03-06-2024 15:00 via thehill.com
  
  Anthony Fauci, the face of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to appear before a congressional committee Monday for the first time since retiring about 18 months ago.
  During that time, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has made little progress in its mission of discovering the origins of the virus, but has made a series of embarrassing findings about Fauci's colleagues.
  His testimony comes on the heels of two highly contentious hearings before the subco
  
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• Jill Biden attends first day of Hunter Biden's trial in Delaware

  03-06-2024 14:56 via thehill.com
  
  First lady Jill Biden arrived Monday morning at a Delaware courthouse where her son, Hunter Biden, is set to go on trial on federal gun charges.President Biden and the first lady spent Sunday night in Wilmington, Del., where Hunter Biden's trial is taking place. The Bidens have a residence in Wilmington and frequently travel there on the weekends. Hunter Biden was spotted at the White House last Friday and traveled with the family to Delaware ahead of his trial.The president was not expected to
  
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• Lawmakers to face Trump questions in return to Washington

  03-06-2024 13:02 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump’s conviction in his New York hush money trial is poised to dominate the conversation on Capitol Hill this week, as lawmakers return to Washington and face questions about the guilty verdict and how they think it will affect the presidential election and down-ballot races as the calendar inches closer to November.A handful of vulnerable House Republicans has remained mum on the former president’s conviction, while other GOP lawmakers are
  
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• NIH record-keeping scandal emboldens GOP attacks

  03-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  A brewing controversy involving top officials at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seemingly trying to hide public records could give Republicans an opening to overhaul the agency and potentially slash its budget should they gain control of the government in November. The emails uncovered as part of the investigation by the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus have put the $49 billion agency under rare bipartisan scrutiny, and outside groups are scrambling to rally its defenders.&nb
  
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• Rep. Jackson Lee reveals pancreatic cancer diagnosis

  03-06-2024 04:53 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) announced that she has pancreatic cancer on Sunday, predicting that treatment could see her “occasionally absent” from Congress.Jackson Lee, 74, who survived a primary challenge in March after losing a run to be Houston’s mayor late last year, said she is optimistic for a recovery.“My doctors have confirmed my diagnosis of pancreatic cancer,” she wrote in a statement. “I am currently undergoing treatment to battle this disease
  
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• Hakeem Jeffries defends Biden saying his son Hunter ‘has done nothing wrong'

  02-06-2024 23:40 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) defended President Biden for saying last year that his son Hunter Biden did "nothing wrong" in connection to the federal investigation related to tax and gun offenses.Jeffries backed up Biden on NBC's "Meet the Press" for his comments regarding the investigation into his son last year when asked if it was "appropriate" for the president to weigh in on the case at the time."President Biden commented as a loving father, as I would hope any loving fath
  
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• Swalwell defends timing of Biden's expected executive order on border security

  02-06-2024 17:38 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Sunday suggested the timing of President Biden's reported executive order on border security is to blame on Republican inaction in Congress, pushing back on GOP criticism that the order is coming too late.
  "Well, look he [Biden] wanted to...he thought it would be validated by having Congress do it. Republicans aren't going to do it, so he's got to do something," Swalwell said when asked on NewsNation's "The Hill Sunday," if Biden's expected executive order on the
  
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• Rep. Mace defends switched support for Trump: 'People want to get rid of Joe Biden'

  02-06-2024 17:26 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Sunday defended her endorsement of former President Trump despite her past criticism of the GOP presidential candidate, arguing that the past three-and-a-half years under President Biden have left the country worse off."Well, after almost four years of Joe Biden, it wasn't that difficult to watch and see ballots being cast across the country, seeing the overwhelming support that Donald Trump has within the party," Mace said on NewsNation's "The Hill Sunday."
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• Speaker Johnson says Biden's expected border executive order 'too little too late'

  02-06-2024 16:39 via thehill.com
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday declined to give the Biden administration credit for acting on the U.S. southern border ahead of his expected executive order to clamp down on illegal immigration.Biden is reportedly expected to sign an executive order this week that will address immigration and border security amid criticism from both parties over his handling of the situation at the border, NewsNation reported last week, citing a border community leader who requested anonymity. News
  
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• DOJ pushes back against release of Biden-Hur audio, citing 'deepfake' concerns

  01-06-2024 22:57 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Justice (DOJ) pushed back against the release of audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, citing concerns that "deep fakes" could emerge.DOJ argued, in a Friday night filing, that if the audio were released, it could end up being altered and passed off as an “authentic” recording which would be shared widely. “The passage of time and advancements in audio, artificial intelligence, and ‘deep fake’ t
  
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• Sunday shows preview: Trump conviction aftershock; Could Israel agree to a cease-fire?

  01-06-2024 22:50 via thehill.com
  
  This week’s Sunday news shows will most likely focus on the ramifications of former President Trump’s conviction in his New York hush money trial earlier this week.The former president became the first former U.S. president to have the status of being a convicted felon on Thursday, following a jury finding him guilty on all counts of falsifying business records to hide alleged affairs amid his 2016 campaign.The former president railed against the trial shortly following the verdict b
  
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• White House, lawmakers renew vows to support LGBTQ community as Pride Month begins

  01-06-2024 19:41 via thehill.com
  
  The White House and other lawmakers are renewing previous vows to support the LGBTQ community as Pride Month begins.“During Pride Month, we celebrate the extraordinary courage and contributions of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) community,” Biden said in a proclamation Friday. “We reflect on the progress we have made so far in pursuit of equality, justice, and inclusion. We recommit ourselves to do more to support LGBTQI+ rights at home an
  
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• Phillips suggests Hochul pardon Trump 'for the good of the country'

  01-06-2024 14:57 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) pressed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to pardon former President Trump following his recent conviction in his hush money trial.“Donald Trump is a serial liar, cheater, and philanderer, a six-time declarer of corporate bankruptcy, an instigator of insurrection, and a convicted felon who thrives on portraying himself as a victim,” Phillips said in a post on social platform X Friday. “@GovKathyHochul should pardon him for the good of the country.&rdqu
  
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• Women in Congress spotlight challenge of legislating as a new mother

  01-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  A bipartisan effort to let new mothers vote by proxy after giving birth is putting a spotlight on the unique challenges congresswomen face as they weigh motherhood against the archaic rules of the House chamber.After suffering significant complications when giving birth to her son in August, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) grew frustrated by the lack of any mechanism to vote on behalf of her constituents. She joined with Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) to introduce a bipartisan proposal t
  
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• Rubio: Biden is 'demented man propped up by wicked and deranged people'

  01-06-2024 01:22 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) slammed President Biden on Friday calling him a “demented man" in a post on the social media platform X.“Our current President is a demented man propped up by wicked & deranged people willing to destroy our country to remain in power,” Rubio said in the post, which features a video of Biden following a Friday announcement about the Israel-Hamas war.In the video, Biden is walking away from a podium as someone asks him a question.“Mr. President
  
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• Vulnerable Republicans stay silent on Trump conviction

  01-06-2024 00:59 via thehill.com
  
  Vulnerable House Republicans are treading carefully around the bombshell conviction of former President Trump, showing a wariness to wade into the prickly debate over hush money, porn stars and the integrity of a once-treasured criminal justice system that Trump has vilified.While GOP leaders and a long list of rank-and-file Republicans — including a number of frontliners — have raced to Trump’s defense following the guilty verdict on all counts in his New York hush money trial
  
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• Biden dismisses Trump's claims he's behind legal woes: 'I didn't know I was that powerful'

  31-05-2024 23:37 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Friday brushed off claims from former President Trump that he is responsible for Trump's legal troubles after Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in New York."I didn't know I was that powerful," Biden said when asked by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy about Trump's assertions.Biden told Doocy he had "no idea" if the conviction in New York will help Trump in November's elections. Asked if he was worried he could one day be indicted after his presidency, Biden said, "n
  
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