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• Americans will get the Trump they elected as president

  16-01-2017 09:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After 10 weeks, dozens of tweets and one rollicking news conference, Donald Trump's transition into the White House has left little doubt that the man Americans elected in November is the president they'll get.
  
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• White House mocks Trump for answer on childcare costs

  06-09-2024 15:19 via thehill.com
  
  The White House and Democrats mocked and ridiculed former President Trump after he delivered a lengthy answer to a question about lowering the cost of childcare in which he suggested tariffs on foreign nations would address the problem.Trump addressed the Economic Club of New York on Thursday and was asked by one member if he would commit “to prioritizing legislation to make childcare affordable.”
  The former president went on to give a two-minute response in which he did not ar
  
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• White House mocks Trump for answer on child care costs

  06-09-2024 15:19 via thehill.com
  
  The White House and Democrats mocked and ridiculed former President Trump after he delivered a lengthy answer to a question about lowering the cost of child care in which he suggested tariffs on foreign nations would address the problem.Trump addressed the Economic Club of New York on Thursday and was asked by one member if he would commit “to prioritizing legislation to make child care affordable.”The former president went on to give a two-minute response in which he did not a
  
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• Biden to sign executive order on labor standards during Michigan visit

  06-09-2024 13:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Friday is set to sign an executive order intended to ensure federal agencies promote strong labor standards such as workplace safety, high wages and pathways to join a union.Biden will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he will visit a union training center to meet with workers and apprentices who have benefitted from investments during his presidency. The White House said he will use the stop to sign a “Good Jobs” executive order, which calls on agencies to priorit
  
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• Texas sues Biden administration to block abortion privacy rule

  06-09-2024 03:29 via thehill.com
  The state of Texas sued the Biden administration in a bid to block a rule designed to protect the privacy of women living in states that ban abortion who travel over state lines for the procedure.In a suit filed Wednesday in federal court in Texas, the state asked a judge to strike down a rule issued in June that strengthened the Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule regarding reproductive health.The rule prohibits the disclosure of protected health information related to
  
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• Biden administration shines spotlight on Haiti's shaky transition

  06-09-2024 00:59 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration put diplomatic weight behind its Haiti policy with an official visit to the beleaguered country by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday.Blinken is doubling down on Haiti — a diplomatic conundrum that’s stumped Democratic and Republican administrations — 60 days before a hotly contested presidential election in the United States.“It's not a queen-making visit type — or a president-making type event. But I think it's a pretty big deal
  
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• Key Republican releases draft permitting bill as bipartisan talks continue

  05-09-2024 22:42 via thehill.com
  
  A key House Republican negotiator has released a draft bill aimed at speeding up approvals for the nation’s energy projects as bipartisan and bicameral talks continue. House Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (Ark.) released legislation aimed at speeding up environmental reviews and limiting legal challenges under the nation’s bedrock environmental law. The draft comes as Westerman and Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) have been negotiating the issue, known as per
  
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• House Republican urges probe into 'full impact' of former Hochul aide's China ties

  05-09-2024 22:16 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) pushed for a probe into a former aide for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and the "the full impact" of her "influence on the New York State government and economy" in the wake of the aide being charged with and arrested for acting as an agent of China.“I write to you today with grave concern regarding the Department of Justice's recent indictment of Linda Sun and allegations that Ms. Sun used her influence in your administration to further the interests of the C
  
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• Boebert defends vote against veterans’ health benefits, saying she didn't want to spend ‘$600 billion forever'

  05-09-2024 21:17 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) defended her vote against bipartisan legislation that expanded health benefits for veterans, saying on Tuesday she didn’t want to spend “$600 billion forever.”Boebert faced off in a general election debate against her Democratic opponent, Trisha Calvarese. The Democrat pressed Boebert to explain why she didn’t support the landmark “Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act,” which expanded benefits for millions of vet
  
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• January will be 'ugly' no matter who wins, Texas Republican says

  05-09-2024 20:17 via thehill.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas - America is at risk for political violence and disputed elections regardless of who wins in November, a Texas House Republican who's been attacked by his own party argued on Thursday.“Let's say Donald Trump wins — half the country is going to go insane. Let's say, Kamala Harris wins, half the country is going to go insane,” Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas)  told The Texas Tribune Festival.“So regardless, this January we’re going to be in a
  
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• Texas Republican says GOP will cost itself the House majority in November

  05-09-2024 20:04 via thehill.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Republican who survived a primary assault from his own party’s right wing said on Thursday that his party was on track to lose the House in November.“What’s frustrating me is I firmly believe that House Republicans are going to lose the majority — and we’re going to lose it because of ourselves,” Rep. Tony Gonzales told attendees at the Texas Tribune Festival.In his comments, Gonzales attacked a culture of blame that he said had t
  
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• Harris backed reparations bill in Senate but has been silent during White House bid

  05-09-2024 18:55 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris as a senator representing California backed legislation in 2019 that would have established a federal commission to study proposals for slavery reparations, but she has been silent on the topic since announcing her campaign for the White House.Harris backed the Senate companion to H.R. 40, a bill initially introduced in 1989 by former Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) that has been re-introduced in every Congress since.When Conyers died, Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-Texas) picked u
  
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• Bipartisan reps ask for enhanced classified information training

  05-09-2024 18:13 via thehill.com
  
  House lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have asked for enhanced classified information training, calling it "imperative" in a letter dated Wednesday.“We respectfully request that you consider strongly encouraging and expanding opportunities for all Members of Congress to receive training on the proper handling of classified information, beginning in the 119th Congress,” read the letter, addressed to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.
  
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• US secures release of political prisoners in Nicaragua

  05-09-2024 18:11 via thehill.com
  
  The United States secured the release of 135 political prisoners in Nicaragua, on humanitarian grounds, the White House announced on Thursday.The deal includes 13 people affiliated with the Texas-based Mountain Gateway ministry, along with other Catholic laypeople, students and others whom, according to the White House, the Nicaraguan leaders “consider a threat to their authoritarian rule.”The freed Nicaraguan citizens will be released to Guatemala, where they will go through the pro
  
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• Biden set to announce billions for rural energy in Wisconsin visit

  05-09-2024 11:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is set to announce billions of dollars in federal investments for climate-friendly energy in rural America during a visit to the battleground state of Wisconsin on Thursday.During a stop in Westby, Wis., Biden will announce $7.3 billion in federal funding for rural electric cooperatives around the nation to build or purchase climate-friendly power. Close Thank you for signing up!Subscribe to more newsletters hereThe latest in politics and policy.
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• Liz Cheney says she's voting for Harris

  05-09-2024 00:33 via thehill.com
  
  Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), a vocal critic of former President Trump, announced Wednesday she is voting for Vice President Harris.Cheney, who sat on the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, announced her decision during an appearance at Duke University, according to multiple attendees who posted on social media.Close Thank you for signing up!Subscribe to more newsletters hereThe latest in politics and policy.
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• Harris, Trump clash over patriotism and the military

  05-09-2024 00:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Harris and Trump campaigns’ battle over patriotism and military service is heating up, the latest controversial line of attack in the election cycle. Democrats are hammering former President Trump over a reported confrontation at Arlington National Cemetery between campaign staffers and a cemetery official last week, while Republicans are continuing to raise questions over Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s military service. The latest salvo comes as a Chan
  
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• Harris dampens hopes of break with Biden on Gaza

  04-09-2024 23:32 via thehill.com
  
  Pro-Palestinian activists are growing increasingly frustrated with Vice President Harris as she remains in public lockstep with President Biden on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, but some are holding out hope that she would take a harder line on Israel once potentially in the White House. Harris has not indicated that she would waver in weapons sales to Israel and has not shown breaks with Biden’s handling of the war, aside from slight changes in rhetoric when addressing the human suffe
  
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• Biden, Harris to mark Sept. 11 anniversary in New York

  04-09-2024 21:55 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and Vice President Harris will mark the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks in New York, Shanksville, and at the Pentagon, the White House confirmed on Wednesday.“You will see the president and vice president next week together as they mourn the thousands of lives that were lost on that day and also the first responders who obviously put their lives on the line to protect Americans on that day,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.Biden
  
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• Harris goes off-script to address Georgia school shooting: ‘It does not have to be this way’

  04-09-2024 21:34 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris on Wednesday went off-script at a rally in New Hampshire to condemn gun violence following a shooting at a Georgia high school earlier that day.Harris called the shooting a “senseless tragedy,” adding, “we’ve got to end their epidemic of gun violence in our country once and for all.”She then said she was going off-script and described her visit to college campuses last year, when she met with Gen Z students to discuss gun violence.“By the
  
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• US seizes Russian websites used in bid to influence 2024 election

  04-09-2024 20:13 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration on Wednesday condemned Russian efforts to influence the 2024 U.S. election as the Justice Department announced it had seized 32 different web domains the country has used for its covert campaigns.The action also targeted two employees of RT, formerly known as Russia Today, a Russian state media outlet with content available in English, charging the duo with violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Collectively, the two actions are some of the strongest
  
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• House Education Committee subpoenas Walz over Minnesota nonprofit's COVID-19 fraud

  04-09-2024 19:28 via thehill.com
  
  The House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday issued a subpoena against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, over a nonprofit in his state that has been charged with defrauding the government during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Minnesota-based Feeding Our Future (FOF) has been accused of misusing $250 million in taxpayer funds that was meant to go to hungry children.  The federal government has charged more than 70 people associated with the no
  
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• House Foreign Affairs Committee chair McCaul subpoenas Blinken

  04-09-2024 02:16 via thehill.com
  
  House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken for what he described as a "refusal" to testify on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.The subpoena mandates Blinken appear before the committee on Sept. 19 or face contempt, the committee said in a statement Tuesday. It follows a more than a year-long battle between the committee and the State Department over documents related to the country’s deadly pullout from Afghanista
  
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• Democrats urge Supreme Court to strike down Tennessee gender-affirming care ban

  03-09-2024 23:35 via thehill.com
  
  More than 160 House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday called on the Supreme Court to protect access to gender-affirming health care for transgender minors by striking down a Tennessee law that bans treatment for youths under 18 when the justices review the law this fall. The Supreme Court in June agreed to review the constitutionality of Tennessee’s law, which transgender rights advocates and families have argued discriminates against transgender youths and infringes on the ri
  
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• Conservatives expect Johnson will embrace proof-of-citizenship voting in anti-shutdown measure

  03-09-2024 22:07 via thehill.com
  
  Hard-line conservatives expect that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will embrace their favored tactic by bringing a stopgap bill to the House floor next week that includes a proof-of-citizenship voting bill and extends government funding into 2025.Such a move would not only grant a win to the House GOP’s conservative wing, but would tee up a showdown with the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House, which both object to the voting bill. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to prevent a shu
  
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• Raskin launches probe into closed DOJ probe of Trump-Egypt ties

  03-09-2024 20:02 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats have launched a probe into former President Trump’s alleged acceptance of $10 million from the Egyptian government during his 2016 presidential campaign, as well as whether allies quashed a subsequent investigation into the matter.Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter following reporting from The Washington Post that found the Egyptian government withdrew $10 million in funds shortly after Trump made a last-min
  
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• Raskin launches probe into closed DOJ investigation of Trump-Egypt ties

  03-09-2024 20:02 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats have launched a probe into former President Trump’s alleged acceptance of $10 million from the Egyptian government during his 2016 presidential campaign, as well as whether allies quashed a subsequent investigation into the matter.Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, sent a letter following reporting from The Washington Post that found the Egyptian government withdrew $10 million in funds shortly after T
  
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• Vulnerable Democrats clamor for Walz on campaign trail

  03-09-2024 19:50 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris has invigorated her party since becoming the Democratic nominee, lifting the sails of downballot candidates across the country. But it is her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is the hot commodity on the campaign trail for vulnerable Democrats.The New Democrat Coalition, whose members include almost two dozen front-liners — the most vulnerable incumbents — has already been in touch with the Harris-Walz campaign to coordinate surrogates on the campaign t
  
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• Watch live: Biden gives remarks on investing in America

  03-09-2024 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is holding an event Tuesday to introduce a media series from the White House on its "Investing in America" agenda, which the administration launched earlier this year as a unifying theme for various initiatives to promote U.S. industries and stimulate the economy.The White House has promoted the initiative as a means for on-shoring businesses that have become reliant upon imports, as well as a way to finance various local infrastructure projects for transportation, shipping and
  
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• Watch: Biden gives remarks on investing in America

  03-09-2024 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden held an event Tuesday to introduce a media series from the White House on its Investing in America agenda, which the administration launched earlier this year as a unifying theme for various initiatives to promote U.S. industries and stimulate the economy.The White House has promoted the initiative as a means for onshoring businesses that have become reliant upon imports, as well as a way to finance various local infrastructure projects for transportation, shipping and environmen
  
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