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• Rep. Cole says 'reservoir of goodwill is enormous' for Johnson amid ouster threat

  21-04-2024 23:26 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) on Sunday dismissed the ouster threat against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), claiming it is a "relatively small number" of GOP lawmakers who want the Speaker booted from the top spot.
  Asked on CBS News's "Face The Nation," if he believes Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)'s motion to vacate is a "real threat" to Johnson's leadership, Cole said, "Well, I take anything seriously. But no, I don't.""I think it's a relatively small number of Republican members, frankly,
  
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• Texas Democrat declares innocence ahead of expected indictment

  03-05-2024 17:51 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) addressed an expected indictment following reports the Justice Department is preparing charges against him, saying he is “innocent of these allegations” and still plans to seek reelection.The Justice Department searched Cuellar’s home in January 2022 as part of an investigation into Azerbaijan.Cuellar, a co-chair of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, said at the time he was not the target of the investigation.In his Friday statement, Cuellar did n
  
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• Sanders: Protests ‘may be Biden's Vietnam’

  03-05-2024 16:02 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that the protests on college campuses over Israel’s war against Hamas could be President Biden’s Vietnam War, making the comparison to the anti-war protests in the 1960s while also offering support for the president’s statement this week.“I am thinking back and other people are making this reference that this may be Biden’s Vietnam,” Sanders told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, who asked the senator what could happen to Biden
  
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• Democrats knock Johnson for suggesting George Soros behind campus protests

  03-05-2024 11:30 via thehill.com
  
  Jewish Democrats are admonishing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) this week after the Republican leader suggested George Soros is behind the pro-Palestinian protests roiling colleges campuses across the country. The Democrats — many of them highly critical of the anti-Israel demonstrations, which they say cross a line into antisemitism — are accusing Johnson of that same offense for elevating unfounded theories that Soros, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, is funding the student protest
  
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• Biden to award Medal of Freedom to 19 people, including Pelosi, Gore, Ledecky and Bloomberg

  03-05-2024 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 individuals on Friday at a White House ceremony, including stalwarts of Democratic politics like former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), former Vice President Al Gore (D) and Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.).The White House announced the recipients for the medal, which is the nation's highest civilian honor given to those who have made "exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or
  
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• Biden expands ObamaCare to Dreamers

  03-05-2024 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration on Friday morning announced a rule that will allow certain Dreamers to access the ObamaCare marketplace.Under the rule, active recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will be eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan or a basic health plan under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and some forms of financial assistance.“This final rule reflects the president's key commitment to protecting Dreamers and DACA recipients. He is focused on providing
  
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• House panel requests FTC investigate if TikTok violated child protection act

  03-05-2024 04:04 via thehill.com
  
  The leaders of a bipartisan panel that is focused on China have sent a letter asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether TikTok has violated child protection laws in its efforts to stop the United States from banning the app.The letter, obtained by The Hill and first reported by NBC News, is addressed to FTC Chair Lina Khan and asks the organization to examine if the app violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), or Section 5 of the FTC Act, when i
  
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• North Carolina congressional candidate drops out of race after Trump endorses rival

  03-05-2024 01:29 via thehill.com
  
  The one-time frontrunner in a GOP congressional primary race in North Carolina ended her campaign on Thursday, citing former President Trump’s endorsement of her opponent."In light of President Trump's endorsement of Brad Knott for the Congressional seat in District 13, it has become clear that a pathway to victory is no longer feasible. I believe in the democratic process and respect the endorsement of our President," Kelly Daughtry said in a statement announcing the end of her campaign.&
  
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• Schumer poised to join Johnson invite for Netanyahu address to Congress

  02-05-2024 23:54 via thehill.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is poised to join Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address to Congress, despite tensions between the Israeli leader and many Democrats over the ongoing war in the Middle East.Johnson told The Hill this week that he sent Schumer a draft invitation around a month ago, but the Senate leader has been sitting on it since.“I sent a letter draft, because it’s a bicameral invitation
  
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• Palestinian group says Education Department has opened probe into discrimination at Columbia

  02-05-2024 22:49 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Education is investigating anti-Palestinian discrimination at Columbia University amid the recent protests there, according to Palestine Legal.  “Today @EDcivilrights announced @Columbia is under federal investigation for anti-Palestinian racism, including by inviting NYPD officers in riot gear to arrest Palestinian and associated students protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza,” Palestine Legal said in a post on X Thursday.
  The Education Department’s
  
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• Biden gives remarks on rebuilding infrastructure, securing jobs: Watch live

  02-05-2024 22:13 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will address economic issues in a speech from Wilmington, N.C., Thursday afternoon.
  Biden is expected to announce funding to replace lead pipes around the country.Earlier on Thursday, the president stopped in Charlotte, N.C., to express condolences to the families of four law enforcement officers who were killed by a shootout Monday.Biden is slated to speak beginning at 4:30 p.m. EDT.Watch the live video above.
  
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• White House puts teachers in the spotlight as Latinos look away

  02-05-2024 21:38 via thehill.com
  
  At a reception with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday, a man in a blue checkered suit suddenly broke down in tears.The man is one of the teachers of the year, in Washington for recognition and a state dinner to be hosted by first lady Jill Biden on Thursday.“Of the 50-plus teachers they had like, easily 10 for which they literally — they were in tears,” said Roy Sosa, a fintech entrepreneur who surprised each of the educators with a $5,000 gift at the reception.&ldq
  
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• Fox's McEnany: 'I give Biden zero credit' for statement on college protests

  02-05-2024 18:39 via thehill.com
  
  Fox News host Kaleigh McEnany said she is not willing to give President Biden any credit for condemning demonstrations against the war in Gaza that have broken out across college campuses in recent days, some of which have turned violent.
  "Joe Biden hails from the left, he is a Democrat president. I'm sorry but I give him no credit today. Zero credit today," she said on Fox's afternoon talk show "Outnumbered." "I like to give Biden credit when credit is due. Not today."Biden, in remarks to repor
  
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• Harris hits Trump on abortion two years after leaked Supreme Court decision

  02-05-2024 18:30 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris on Thursday marked the two-year anniversary of the leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade with a fresh round of attacks on former President Trump over abortion, in a video obtained exclusively by The Hill.“Two years ago, we learned in a leaked draft decision that the Supreme Court of the United States would overturn Roe vs. Wade,” Harris said in the video. “And in the two years since, in states across our nation, extremists have propos
  
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• Harris hits Trump on abortion 2 years after leaked Supreme Court decision

  02-05-2024 18:30 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris on Thursday marked the second anniversary of the leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade with a fresh round of attacks on former President Trump over abortion, in a video obtained exclusively by The Hill.“Two years ago, we learned in a leaked draft decision that the Supreme Court of the United States would overturn Roe vs. Wade,” Harris said in the video. “And in the two years since, in states across our nation, extremists have proposed
  
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• Lawmakers announce dog lovers caucus in wake of Noem news

  02-05-2024 17:33 via thehill.com
  
  Bipartisan lawmakers on Tuesday announced the start of a dog lovers’ caucus on Capitol Hill in the wake of a story about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) shooting and killing a family dog.“In light of recent events, we’re launching the Congressional Dog Lovers Caucus today!” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said in a post on the social platform X. “This group dedicated to man’s best friend aims to foster bipartisan cooperation and will help put paws over po
  
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• Biden: Violent protests 'not protected'

  02-05-2024 17:20 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday was sharply critical of aspects of protests that have swept across college campuses nationwide in response to the war in Gaza, condemning vandalism and trespassing even as he defended the right to peacefully demonstrate.“In moments like this, there are always those who rush in to score political points. But this isn’t a moment for politics. It’s a moment for clarity. So let me be clear … Violent protest is not protected. Peaceful protest is,&r
  
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• Biden calls Japan, India ‘xenophobic’ on immigration alongside China, Russia

  02-05-2024 15:24 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden called Japan and India ‘xenophobic’ at an off-camera campaign fundraiser in Washington on Wednesday, lumping the U.S. allies in with China and Russia while making the argument that the United States is right to welcome in immigrants.“This election is about freedom, America and democracy. That's why I badly need you. You know, one of the reasons why our economy is growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants,” the president
  
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• Jayapal says Democrats won't consistently save Johnson

  02-05-2024 14:51 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said Wednesday that Democrats’ pledge to shut down a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won’t become a habit, warning that the party could still remove him from the role in the future.Democratic leadership in the House said the party will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) motion to vacate in a vote expected next week, effectively saving Johnson’s job. The move comes after the Speaker passed a bipartisan f
  
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• Greene's motion to vacate vote leaves conservatives with no easy options

  02-05-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) decision to force action on ousting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has created a dilemma for some rank-and-file Republicans who will now face a tough choice: vote to boot a party leader endorsed by former President Trump, or join forces with Democrats to protect a figure loathed by many conservatives.Greene’s resolution, which is expected to reach the floor next week, is likely to fail given the promise from Democratic leaders to keep Johnson in po
  
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• GOP hardliners use rare procedural move to block leadership-backed bill

  02-05-2024 04:20 via thehill.com
  
  A group of hardline Republicans joined with Democrats in executing a rare procedural gambit on Wednesday that blocked a bill from being voted on in its current form, marking a small but embarrassing blow for GOP leadership.Six Republicans joined all Democrats in supporting a Democrat-led motion to recommit for the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, bringing the final vote to a successful 210-204. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Bob Good (R-V
  
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• GOP hard-liners use rare procedural move to block leadership-backed bill

  02-05-2024 04:20 via thehill.com
  
  A group of hard-line Republicans joined with Democrats in executing a rare procedural gambit Wednesday that blocked a bill from being voted on in its current form, marking a small but embarrassing blow for GOP leadership.Six Republicans joined all Democrats in supporting a Democratic-led motion to recommit for the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, bringing the final vote count to a successful 210-204. Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Bob Goo
  
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• Gaetz dubs House antisemitism bill a 'ridiculous hate speech bill'  

  02-05-2024 02:59 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) labeled the House antisemitism legislation as a “ridiculous hate speech bill” ahead of the vote on Wednesday.The House approved a bill that aims to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests taking place at U.S. universities across the country. Gaetz voiced his opposition to the bill ahead of the vote, saying that some excerpts of the Bible would meet this bill’s definition of antisemitism.“This evening, I
  
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• Gaetz dubs House antisemitism bill a 'ridiculous hate speech bill'

  02-05-2024 02:59 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) labeled the House antisemitism legislation as a “ridiculous hate speech bill” ahead of the vote Wednesday.The House approved a bill that aims to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests taking place at U.S. universities across the country. Gaetz voiced his opposition to the bill ahead of the vote, saying some excerpts of the Bible would meet this bill’s definition of antisemitism.“This evening, I will v
  
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• Biden to meet with families of fallen police officers in Charlotte

  02-05-2024 02:44 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday will meet with families of the police officers who were killed in the line of duty in Charlotte, N.C.The president will travel to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport to “pay his respects to the brave law enforcement officers killed and wounded in the line of duty in Charlotte on Monday,” according to the White House.At the Charlotte airport, he will meet with families of the fallen officers, the wounded law enforcement officers, and other law enfor
  
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• Jewish Democrat on voting against bill: Anti-Zionism not 'inherently' antisemitism

  02-05-2024 01:09 via thehill.com
  
  Jewish Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) said she voted against the bill that would crack down on antisemitism on college campuses because, in her view, anti-Zionism is not “inherently” antisemitism, and the measure that passed through the House would “stifle” free speech rights.Jacobs shared her explanation by drawing from her own experience of facing antisemitism in her personal life and adding that she is “deeply concerned” about its rise around the nation.&
  
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• Biden administration gives more than $26 million in clean energy grants

  02-05-2024 01:08 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration said Wednesday that it will give more than $26.9 million in grants in support of clean energy projects across the country.“Energy efficient upgrades are a surefire way to bring down costs and shore up resiliency for communities across the nation,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a press release from her department. “President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is equipping local governments with funds to transform clean energy pla
  
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• Johnson suggests he wants to lead GOP next Congress

  02-05-2024 01:00 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) suggested this week that he wants to remain at the top of the GOP in the next Congress despite fierce pushback from conservatives who are furious with his leadership style and want him gone at the end of the term — or even sooner. During an interview with “The Hill” on NewsNation that aired Wednesday, Johnson — who won the gavel in October following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) — sold himself as an eff
  
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• Boebert: 'It makes no difference to me' if Jeffries or Johnson is Speaker

  02-05-2024 00:44 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said Tuesday there is “no difference” to her whether Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) keeps his job or Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) becomes Speaker.“We are passing the democratic agenda each and every day that we're here. We have a slim majority in the House. And it's — everything's being passed overwhelmingly with Democrat support. So it makes no difference to me if it's Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker or Mike Johnson right now,” Boebert
  
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• Black lawmakers reintroduce bill to ban hair discrimination

  02-05-2024 00:20 via thehill.com
  
  A bicameral host of Black lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced legislation offering protections against hair discrimination.Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) gathered outside the Capitol with fellow lawmakers, as well as Adjoa B. Asamoah, co-founder of the CROWN Coalition, in announcing the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act, or CROWN Act. Watson Coleman said the lawmakers were reintroducing the bill for “the simple reaso
  
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