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• US bans imports of Russian uranium for nuclear fuel 

  14-05-2024 16:44 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden late Monday signed a bipartisan bill that bans U.S. imports of Russian uranium for use in nuclear fuel. In a written statement, national security advisor Jake Sullivan said that the move both “reestablishes America’s leadership in the nuclear sector” and also “delivers on multilateral goals” the U.S. set with its allies. The legislation makes it illegal to import low-enriched uranium, which is used in nuclear fuel, 90 days after its enactme
  
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• Kentucky Republican: Hostage rescue 'would have never happened' with cease-fire

  08-06-2024 18:28 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) argued the recent hostage rescue in Gaza, where four Israelis were recovered, “would have never happened” had a cease-fire been in place. Barr praised Israel’s efforts in the operation and slammed “extreme far-left anti-semitic” voices who have been calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. “This good news would have never happened with a ceasefire,” Barr said in a Saturday morning post on social media platform X. &ldqu
  
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• Progressive tensions burst out into the open amid Jones-Bowman split

  08-06-2024 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  Tensions among progressives are spilling into public view after former Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) waded into one of the most contentious House primaries earlier this week.Jones, a former darling of the left in the House, endorsed embattled progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (D-N.Y.) primary opponent in the June 25 race to represent New York’s 16th Congressional District, citing Bowman’s position on Israel as a top reason.The move has unleashed fury from within his ranks. Rep. A
  
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• New Jersey Democrat introduces bill to combat abuse against elderly LGBTQ population

  08-06-2024 17:08 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) announced new legislation this week that would help combat abuse against elderly LGBTQ Americans by establishing a task force within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to focus on solutions for the issue.Gottheimer shared the news of the bill while hosting a roundtable with North Jersey LGBTQ community organizations and advocates. The legislation, dubbed the “Elder Pride Protection Act,” was developed with Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.). Both are members of the
  
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• Frost lauds White House for positive jobs report: ‘The president is really landing this’

  08-06-2024 16:31 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) praised the White House for a positive jobs report released Friday, saying, "The president is really landing this."The U.S. added more than 270,000 jobs in May, blowing well past the expected 185,000, according to data from the Department of Labor. The findings, however, also showed that the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4 percent.
  "The numbers don't lie. Things are great, and the president is really landing this, especially post-pandemic," Frost said in an
  
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• US says Russia's advance on Kharkiv is 'all but over'

  07-06-2024 23:32 via thehill.com
  
  The White House said Friday that Russia's offensive in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region has stalled and is unlikely to advance any further.John Kirby, the White House national security spokesperson, said the arrival of U.S. weapons has helped change the trajectory of the battle around Kharkiv, which Russian forces mounted a major attack on around the middle of May.
  "They have been able to thwart Russian advances, particularly around Kharkiv," Kirby said. "The Russians really have kind of st
  
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• Patti LaBelle, Roy Wood Jr., Gladys Knight announced for White House Juneteenth concert

  07-06-2024 23:13 via thehill.com
  
  Actor and singer Patti LaBelle, Grammy-winning singer Gladys Knight and comedian Roy Wood Jr., are among those featured in the lineup for a Juneteenth concert to be held on the White House's South Lawn, the Biden administration announced Friday.The concert, set for Monday, boasts award-winning Black artists from across music genres, from rap to gospel. Other featured artists include actor and singer Patina Miller, country singer Brittney Spencer, singer-songwriters Raheem DeVaughn and Anthony Ha
  
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• NBA's Steve Kerr joins Harris to talk gun violence prevention to students

  07-06-2024 22:30 via thehill.com
  
  Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr joined Vice President Harris on Friday for a call with students about gun violence prevention, warning of the dangers of a second term for former President Trump. “The vast majority of people in this country, regardless of party affiliation, agree with common sense gun safety measures. Eighty percent of … Americans believe in universal background checks. We know that there's no way Donald Trump would even attempt to actually get some
  
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• Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testifies in gun trial

  07-06-2024 22:23 via thehill.com
  
  Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi took the stand in his gun trial Friday, facing questions from prosecutors about his drug use and stints in rehab, according to multiple sources.President Biden’s granddaughter was the first witness called by the defense after the prosecution rested its case earlier on Friday.
  “I knew that he was struggling with addiction,” Naomi Biden said of her father, according to NBC News. She added “things got bad” for Hunter Biden following the de
  
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• White House prepares for weekend pro-Palestinian protests

  07-06-2024 22:07 via thehill.com
  
  The White House is putting up fencing around its complex in preparation for protests this weekend over President Biden's handling of Israel’s war in Gaza.A Secret Service spokesperson told The Hill that “in preparation for the events this weekend in Washington D.C. that have the potential for large crowds to gather, additional public safety measures including anti-scale fencing have been put in place near the White House complex.”A protest is planned for Saturday, which marks e
  
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• White House prepares for weekend Gaza protests

  07-06-2024 22:07 via thehill.com
  
  The White House is putting up fencing around its complex in preparation for protests this weekend over President Biden's handling of Israel’s war in Gaza.A Secret Service spokesperson told The Hill that “in preparation for the events this weekend in Washington D.C. that have the potential for large crowds to gather, additional public safety measures including anti-scale fencing have been put in place near the White House complex.”A protest is planned for Saturday, which marks 8
  
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• House Rules to weigh Garland contempt next week

  07-06-2024 20:04 via thehill.com
  
  The House Rules Committee will consider a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress next week, potentially clearing the way for a full House vote on the lingering legislation. The Tuesday meeting could indicate a shift in GOP dynamics after at least two Republicans privately said they planned to vote against the resolution. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said this week that lawmakers were buoyed by the recent guilty verdict handed down by a New
  
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• House Rules Committee to weigh Garland contempt next week

  07-06-2024 20:04 via thehill.com
  
  The House Rules Committee will consider a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress next week, potentially clearing the way for a full House vote on the lingering legislation. The Tuesday meeting could indicate a shift in GOP dynamics after at least two Republicans privately said they planned to vote against the resolution. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said this week that lawmakers were buoyed by the recent guilty verdict handed down by a New
  
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• Mayorkas says Mike Johnson 'mistaken' in attack on border order

  07-06-2024 19:21 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) remarks during a Wednesday television appearance regarding President Biden's executive order limiting asylum at the southern border were "mistaken," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a Friday interview.Mayorkas was reacting to Johnson's comments in an interview with Fox News host Neil Cavuto, during which Johnson told Cavuto that Biden could solve the border crisis and close the southern border entirely if he actually wanted to."If he [Presiden
  
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• House lawmakers mark D-Day with parachute jump over Normandy

  07-06-2024 18:16 via thehill.com
  
  A group of U.S. House lawmakers marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day with a commemorative parachute jump at Normandy.The group was organized by Reps. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) and Jason Crow (D-Colo.) and was comprised of 10 veteran congressman who traveled to France for the D-Day celebrations that mark the anniversary of the end of World War II.Waltz in a post on social media platform X joked that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La), a Christian, would be saying “extra prayers” for the grou
  
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• Biden invokes memory of Pointe du Hoc to make case for democracy

  07-06-2024 17:32 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Friday made the case for American democracy and its role on the world stage using the memory of veterans who stormed the beaches of France on D-Day 80 years ago.Biden delivered remarks from Pointe du Hoc, the 100-foot cliff in Normandy that Army Rangers scaled under gunfire to help turn the tide of World War II. He urged Americans not to forget the selflessness and bravery of those who fought that day, tying it directly to the global and domestic challenges the U.S. is facing
  
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• Minority groups' uninsured rates plummeted under Affordable Care Act: Research

  07-06-2024 16:32 via thehill.com
  
  Uninsured rates among minority groups in the U.S. plunged between 2010 and 2022, according to reports released Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).The increase in the number of insured people points to the impact of the Affordable Care Act, former President Obama's signature health law.
  The uninsured rate among Black Americans fell from 20.9 percent in 2010 to 10.8 percent in 2022, based on available census data analyzed in the reports.
  Among Latinos, the uninsured r
  
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• Jill Biden criss-crosses Atlantic to attend day 5 of Hunter Biden trial

  07-06-2024 15:54 via thehill.com
  
  Jill Biden arrived Friday morning at the Delaware courthouse where her step-son, Hunter Biden, is on trial after she skipped one day of the trial for a quick trip to France.The first lady was in France on Thursday for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, joining President Biden for his speech at the official ceremony and to meet with veterans.She is expected to be back in France on Saturday to join Biden for an official state visit with President Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Ma
  
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• Biden campaign co-chair calls Wall Street Journal report ‘hit job’

  07-06-2024 15:19 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden’s reelection campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu called the critical Wall Street Journal report about the president’s performance that sparked pushback from White House officials and Biden allies a “hit job.”“You have been to the White House. You have talked to the president. You all saw the president today. I can personally attest to this. I have worked there two years with him. I have been in many, many meetings with him. I thought that was a hit job
  
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• Biden meets with Zelensky, apologizes for delay in Ukraine aid

  07-06-2024 13:36 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Friday apologized to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky for the gap in U.S. funding for Ukraine's war against Russia amid GOP opposition, but vowed the White House is "thoroughly" supportive of Kyiv.Biden met with Zelensky in Normandy, where world leaders are gathered to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The U.S. president unveiled another $225 million aid package for Ukraine during the meeting."I apologize for the weeks of not knowing what’s going to
  
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• Biden border order on 'shaky legal ground,' immigration advocates say

  07-06-2024 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  A new executive order from President Biden drastically curtailing asylum rights at the border is already facing threats of lawsuits from those who successfully toppled similar efforts from former President Trump.The Tuesday order from Biden borrows from an idea included in bipartisan Senate negotiations. It largely cuts off the right to seek asylum between ports of entry if border crossings tick above 2,500 a day over a seven-day average.While using border metrics as a basis to deny access to t
  
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• Netanyahu to address Congress on July 24

  07-06-2024 04:42 via thehill.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, top Republicans announced Thursday night.The top four Congressional leaders officially invited Netanyahu to speak to lawmakers on Friday, capping off weeks of speculation regarding whether or not the prime minister would be extended the opportunity to visit the Capitol amid Israel’s war against Hamas. Netanyahu accepted the invitation on Saturday.“The bipartisan, bicameral meeting symb
  
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• Emhoff to attend Washington Mystics game for gun violence awareness

  07-06-2024 04:33 via thehill.com
  
  Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff is set to attend a Washington Mystics game on Friday to mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day.Emhoff will be attending the game at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., where the Mystics will take on WNBA star Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.National Gun Violence Awareness Day is an annual event on the first Friday in June and marks the beginning of “Wear Orange Weekend.”The weekend commemorates Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed on a p
  
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• Biden on Trump’s ‘pathetic’ immigration criticism: ‘Is he describing himself?’

  07-06-2024 01:22 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday questioned whether former President Trump was talking about himself after his rival called an immigration executive order by the White House that was announced this week "pathetic."Trump this week said Biden's “executive order won’t stop the invasion, it’s weak, and it’s pathetic,” adding that he believed the order was just for show ahead of the debate coming up later this month.When asked by ABC’s David Muir to respond to Trump's c
  
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• Jordan seeks interview with top prosecutor on Trump Mar-a-Lago case

  07-06-2024 00:11 via thehill.com
  
  House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is asking a top attorney on special counsel Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago case to sit for an interview with the panel, the latest escalation of its probes into those prosecuting former President Trump.A Thursday letter to Jay Bratt accused the prosecutor of raising the specter of impropriety by taking meetings at the White House. The inquiry gets at the heart of a favored but unsubstantiated GOP claim: that there may have been coordination between t
  
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• Warren endorses Bowman in contentious NY primary

  07-06-2024 00:01 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has endorsed Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) amid a contentious primary he faces to keep his seat, Bowman's campaign announced in a press release."Corporate interests are spending millions against Congressman Jamaal Bowman because he's fighting hard to deliver good jobs, quality education, Medicare for All, and a Green New Deal," Warren said in the release.The race between Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer for the Democratic nomination for New Yor
  
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• Frustrated Democrats want Biden to follow asylum limit with immigrant protections

  06-06-2024 23:12 via thehill.com
  
  Hispanic Democrats are ramping up the pressure on President Biden to take unilateral action to protect immigrants living and working in the United States. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) are furious that Biden moved this week to put new limits on asylum-seekers without also advancing legal protections for farmworkers, Dreamers and other undocumented immigrants — reforms they had presented during a meeting with the president at the White House last month.In the wake
  
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• Biden says he wouldn't pardon son Hunter amid federal gun trial

  06-06-2024 21:13 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden said Thursday he would not pardon his son, Hunter Biden, and would accept the outcome of his son's federal gun trial, which is taking place in Delaware.ABC News anchor David Muir asked Biden in an interview in Normandy if he would accept the outcome of Hunter Biden's trial. Biden responded "yes."Biden also told Muir "yes" when asked if he would rule out a pardon for Hunter. The White House has previously said multiple times Biden would not pardon his son if he were convicted of a
  
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• Biden says he would not give pardon to son Hunter

  06-06-2024 21:13 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden said Thursday he would not pardon his son, Hunter Biden, and would accept the outcome of his son's federal gun trial, which is taking place in Delaware.ABC News anchor David Muir asked Biden in an interview in Normandy if he would accept the outcome of Hunter Biden's trial. Biden responded "yes."Biden also told Muir "yes" when asked if he would rule out a pardon for Hunter. The White House has previously said multiple times Biden would not pardon his son if he were convicted of a
  
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• Republicans look to reverse new transgender student protections

  06-06-2024 20:56 via thehill.com
  
  More than 60 House Republicans are mounting a challenge to a Biden administration rule expanding federal nondiscrimination protections to transgender students. The Education Department in April unveiled a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX, the civil rights law preventing sex discrimination in schools and education programs that receive government funding. The new rule, which is slated to take effect Aug. 1, covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender ident
  
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