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• University of Vermont cancels UN ambassador's address amid Gaza protests 

  04-05-2024 03:47 via thehill.com
  
  The University of Vermont (UVM) has canceled United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's commencement speech amid pro-Palestinian protests on campus as protests sweep colleges across the nation.“We are looking forward to the upcoming Commencement ceremonies and the opportunity to celebrate our 2024 UVM graduates,” Suresh Garimella, the university’s president, said in a message to the university community Friday obtained by The Hill. “After their years of hard
  
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• Knives out for Bob Good: 5 things to watch in Tuesday's primaries

  18-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Voters in Georgia, Oklahoma and Virginia are headed to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a spate of key congressional primaries and runoffs.In Virginia, a Trump-backed primary challenge threatens House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R), while in Oklahoma, Trump-endorsed Rep. Tom Cole (R) faces a primary challenge from the right. In Georgia, a candidate convicted of a misdemeanor for illegally demonstrating inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, made it through to the runoff. Races across the t
  
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• House budget leaders look ahead to 2025 

  18-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  As the critical elections in November quickly approach, some in Congress are already sizing up a jam-packed schedule for 2025, with potentially nasty showdowns over taxes and the national debt on the horizon. While Congress still has a little more than three months until its next government shutdown deadline, members on both sides have already acknowledged a stopgap of some sort will likely be needed to buy time for spending talks.Conservatives are pushing to delay a deal on the full-year s
  
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• Georgia race is latest test for GOP over Jan. 6 candidates

  18-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  A primary runoff in Georgia this week will be the latest test of voters’ willingness to back a candidate involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. In the Peach State’s 2nd Congressional District, Chuck Hand — who was convicted of a misdemeanor for illegally demonstrating inside the Capitol that day — is up against Wayne Johnson in the Republican primary for Democrat Rep. Sanford Bishop’s seat. Hand is one of several names linked to Jan. 6 w
  
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• Biden issues massive immigration relief, seeking balance after border crackdown

  18-06-2024 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration will allow certain undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens to stay in the country and work legally, expanding a program that’s currently used to provide papers to immediate family of military servicemembers.The Tuesday morning announcement comes amid the 12-year anniversary celebration of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which President Biden will celebrate at the White House later in the day with immigrant advocacy and Latino lea
  
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• Trump gives GOP moderates 'very helpful' breathing room on abortion

  18-06-2024 10:50 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump is giving moderate GOP lawmakers some breathing room on the explosive issue of abortion, treading unusually carefully on a topic Democrats are trying to make a political liability for swing-district Republicans.During a closed-door meeting with House GOP lawmakers last week, Trump urged Republicans to talk about abortion in a way that makes sense for their districts, saying they should discuss it “correctly,” according to a source in the room. The for
  
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• Trump rolls out endorsements in Alaska, Utah House primaries

  18-06-2024 01:50 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Trump weighed in on two tight GOP House primaries in Alaska and Utah on Monday, making endorsements as primary season gets into full swing.In Alaska, Trump backed Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom over Nick Begich III. The contested primary has carried echoes of the 2022 race between Begich and former Gov. Sarah Palin, which led to Rep. Mary Peltola (D) being elected in a general election upset when both Begich and Palin ran in the general election.“Nancy Dahlstrom will be a tremen
  
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• Secret Service member robbed at gunpoint during Biden's weekend California trip 

  18-06-2024 01:16 via thehill.com
  
  A U.S. Secret Service member was robbed at gunpoint in Tustin, Calif. last Saturday while President Biden was in the state for a Los Angeles fundraiser, according to authorities.
  The Secret Service member was returning from a work assignment late Saturday when an armed robbery occurred, prompting them to fire their service weapon, according to Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi.
  Guglielmi noted the Secret Service employee was not injured and it is still unknown if the suspect was stru
  
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• 23 NATO members on track to meet 2 percent GDP spending goal

  17-06-2024 23:47 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday welcomed as good news the announcement that 23 countries in the 32-member NATO alliance are on track to spend two percent of their GDP on military defense this year, an important benchmark established in 2014.“We have a very important announcement to make today: A record number of allies are meeting NATO's commitment to at least 2 percent of their GDP on defense,” Biden said in remarks at the White House, ahead of a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens S
  
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• MAGA civil war reaches climax in Bob Good primary

  17-06-2024 23:22 via thehill.com
  
  The MAGA civil war surrounding Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good’s (R-Va.) primary in Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District is coming to a head, pitting usual bedfellows against each other. The intraparty battle has positioned former President Trump against some of his key allies, including his former chief strategist Steve Bannon and Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who are supporting Good. Trump has endorsed John McGuire, a state senator and former Navy SEAL
  
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• White House slams 'bad faith' videos that claim to show Biden confused

  17-06-2024 21:49 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Monday blasted a string of altered videos that purported to show President Biden wandering or standing in a state of confusion, calling the footage “bad faith” and a sign of desperation from Biden’s critics.Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the recent spate of videos, which stemmed from Biden’s trip to France earlier this month, his visit to Italy last week and his stop at a fundraiser on Saturday.Jean-Pierre referenced a Washington Po
  
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• Watch: White House news briefing

  17-06-2024 19:30 via thehill.com
  
  Recorded earlierWhite House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is delivering a press briefing Monday afternoon.The briefing follows President Biden's trip to meet other Group of Seven (G7) leaders in Italy last week, where Biden backed language of a G7 communique on reproductive rights despite a reported spat between the leaders of Italy and France over a reference to abortion.The White House is also planning to put forward new rules to go after companies it characterizes as tax cheats, saying
  
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• State Department freezes new visas for foreign nurses

  17-06-2024 18:36 via thehill.com
  
  The State Department has essentially frozen foreign nurse visas for the rest of the fiscal year amid high demand, and health groups are warning it threatens to further a staffing strain on hospitals, nursing homes and other major health employers. The agency in its July Visa Bulletin announced that nearly all the available green card slots for which nurses are eligible had been filled. Only people who applied prior to Dec. 1, 2021, would be eligible to continue with visa interviews, even if
  
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• Freedom Caucus member endorses primary challenger to group's chair Bob Good

  17-06-2024 15:38 via thehill.com
  
  A member of the House Freedom Caucus endorsed a primary challenger to the group’s chairman, a move that is sure to inflame tensions in the hardline conservative group.Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) on Sunday endorsed John McGuire, a Virginia state senator and former Navy SEAL, in his challenge to Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), the Freedom Caucus chair.“In Virginia's 5th District, John McGuire is conservative and effective. He will work well with others to deliver conservative results,”
  
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• Freedom Caucus member endorses primary challenger to group Chair Bob Good

  17-06-2024 15:38 via thehill.com
  
  A member of the House Freedom Caucus endorsed a primary challenger to the group’s chair, a move that is sure to inflame tensions in the hardline conservative group.Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) on Sunday endorsed John McGuire, a Virginia state senator and former Navy SEAL, in his challenge to Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), the Freedom Caucus chair.“In Virginia's 5th District, John McGuire is conservative and effective. He will work well with others to deliver conservative results,” Dav
  
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• Emhoff to speak at new Tree of Life synagogue's groundbreaking

  17-06-2024 14:51 via thehill.com
  
  Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will attend the groundbreaking ceremony later this week for the new campus of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the White House announced Monday.Emhoff, who is Jewish, will deliver remarks at the event Sunday, nearly six years after a gunman opened fire at the synagogue, killing 11 people in the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history.Crews began demolishing the synagogue earlier this year. The new space is expected to include spaces for worship, a m
  
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• White House accused of scuttling Democratic support for ethics bill

  17-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) made sure to line up an equal number of lawmakers from each side of the aisle to serve as co-sponsors when they joined forces on a White House ethics bill last month. That careful balance soon fell apart, however, after three Democrats backed out of their previous commitments to support the bill — vanishing, Porter said, after the White House reached out to her collea
  
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• Pelosi's split from Jeffries on Netanyahu invite prompts quiet backlash from Democrats

  17-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has fanned the flames of the internal Democratic battle over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coming speech to Congress, questioning the wisdom of the invitation just days after it was endorsed by Democratic leaders in both chambers. Pelosi’s comments — and her decision to air them on national television — have struck a nerve with some rank-and-file Democrats, who are voicing concerns that she’s made it onl
  
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• Biden shares a message of support to American Muslims for Eid al-Adha

  16-06-2024 21:57 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden marked Eid al-Adha with a message of support for American Muslims on Sunday.Eid al-Adha is the second major holiday of Islam, usually centering around prayer and a communal feast marking remembrance and sacrifice. It is also the most common time for the Hajj pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca.“The Hajj and Eid al-Adha remind us of our equality before God and the importance of community and charity – values that speak directly to the
  
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• GOP Rep says House sergeant-at-arms should take Garland into custody

  16-06-2024 21:43 via thehill.com
  
  Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (Fla.) said Sunday that she wants the House to use the sergeant-at-arms, a provision that hasn’t been used in more than a century, to enforce the contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland.Luna was interviewed by Maria Bartiromo on Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning Futures," where she said that she introduced a resolution several months ago for inherent contempt of Congress, a power granted to Congress that “hasn&
  
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• GOP Rep says House Sergeant at Arms should take Garland into custody

  16-06-2024 21:43 via thehill.com
  
  Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (Fla.) said Sunday that she wants the House to use the Sergeant at Arms, a provision that hasn’t been used in more than a century, to enforce the Contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland.Luna told Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo that she introduced a resolution several months ago for Inherent Contempt of Congress, a power granted to Congress that “hasn’t been done since the early 1900s.”“I anticipate
  
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• The 5 big political events to watch this summer

  16-06-2024 21:00 via thehill.com
  
  The 2024 election cycle is heating up with summer about to officially start and a handful of key political events to watch fast approaching.The summer will see both President Biden and former President Trump formally become their respective party’s nominee for the White House; the first criminal sentencing of a former commander-in-chief; and the first debate between Biden and Trump since 2020.Here are five political events to watch for this summer:Presidential debatesAfter months of uncert
  
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• McClintock defends polarized House: ‘Congress is simply a reflection of the country’

  16-06-2024 18:28 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) on Sunday pushed back against those who blame Congress for increased polarization in recent years, saying lawmakers in Washington are “simply a reflection” of dynamics at play across the country.“People ask me all the time, why are things so divided back there? Or, why can't you all just get along? And the answer is that Congress is simply a reflection of the country. Congress is badly divided right now because the country is badly divided,”
  
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• Trump clashes with allies in Bob Good's bitter Virginia primary

  16-06-2024 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Bob Good's (R-Va.) Tuesday primary in Virginia's 5th Congressional District is pitting former President Trump against some of his top allies and inflaming bitter ideological tensions in the House GOP.The contentious race could result in the first House incumbent primary loss of 2024 — and the first success for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) revenge campaigns against those who voted to oust him.Trump last month endorsed Good’s challenger John McGuire, a Vir
  
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• Turner says US is at 'highest level of a possible terrorist threat'

  16-06-2024 17:51 via thehill.com
  
  House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said the United States has hit its "highest level of a possible terrorist threat."CBS's Margaret Brennan asked Turner on "Face the Nation" about the recent arrests of several people who had alleged ties to the Islamic State. He said that he could not confirm the details of the arrests when asked on Sunday if there was an "active terror plot.""But what's important about these reports and what we're seeing, especially in conjunction with Dire
  
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• California Republican pushes back on far-right calls to 'burn it down'

  16-06-2024 17:47 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) on Sunday criticized the tactics of far-right lawmakers who say their Republican colleagues, rather than working within the confines of Congress, should be willing to “burn it down” to fight for conservative principles."The tactics that they're using aren't advancing those principles. They're an impediment to those principles," McClintock said on NewsNation's "The Hill Sunday," when asked about those who would instead "burn it down" than work within the
  
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• Khanna says he will not attend Netanyahu's address to Congress

  16-06-2024 16:37 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said he will not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address to Congress, joining several other Democrats who have also vowed to boycott the speech.
  "I will not attend that. I said that it if he wants to come to speak to members of Congress about how to end the war and release hostages, I would be fine doing that. But I'm not going to sit in a one way lecture," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press."He also agreed with Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on the
  
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• Bowman primary reignites civil war among Democrats

  16-06-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Eight years after the 2016 election, Democrats are reliving the infamous Clinton-Sanders battle — this time in the race for New York’s 16th Congressional District. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), a "squad" member favored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is facing a rocky path to reelection against Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a centrist who earned Hillary Clinton’s support this week.The June 25 primary is unearthing old rivalries in a party facing an identity c
  
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• ​​Pro-Palestinian protestors gather outside Biden fundraising event

  16-06-2024 05:09 via thehill.com
  
  Pro-Palestinian protestors gathered outside of the Democratic party’s largest-ever fundraiser on Saturday night in Los Angeles to express their outrage with President Biden’s policies on Gaza in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Biden is attending a fundraiser, hosted by actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts, at the Peacock Theatre, which had raised a record $28 million before the event kicked off, according to the Biden campaign. Biden campaign raises $28 million in lead up to Lo
  
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• USA Health trauma surgeon attends gun violence meeting at the White House - WKRG News 5

  16-06-2024 02:46 via news.google.com
  USA Health trauma surgeon attends gun violence meeting at the White House  WKRG News 5
  
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