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• Fifth Circuit weighs fate of DACA in case likely headed to Supreme Court

  10-10-2024 22:15 via thehill.com
  
  Immigration advocates are on edge as a lawsuit against the popular DACA program makes its way through the courts, adding uncertainty to the lives of more than half a million U.S. residents.Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, as the program is formally known, has so far survived a litany of court challenges, but it is on the ropes amid a Texas-led lawsuit that challenges its very legality.On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in that case, wher
  
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• 5th Circuit weighs fate of DACA in case likely headed to Supreme Court

  10-10-2024 22:15 via thehill.com
  
  Immigration advocates are on edge as a lawsuit against the popular DACA program makes its way through the courts, adding uncertainty to the lives of more than half a million U.S. residents.Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, as the program is formally known, has so far survived a litany of court challenges, but it is on the ropes amid a Texas-led lawsuit that challenges its very legality.On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in that case, whe
  
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• Biden suggests Trump 'get a life' after false hurricane claims

  10-10-2024 20:41 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday said that former President Trump "should get a life" amid false claims from Trump and his allies about the federal response to the recent hurricanes.“Mr. President Trump, former President Trump, get a life man, help these people,” Biden said in remarks on Hurricane Milton from the White House.Biden was questioned if he has spoken to Trump about spreading misinformation and responded, “Are you kidding me?”
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• Mayorkas condemns reported harassment of FEMA officials responding to hurricanes

  10-10-2024 20:12 via thehill.com
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday condemned reports of online harassment of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.“We're seeing horrific hate speech of all types propagated on online platforms. That deplorable speech has an impact on people's lives and it is also a motivating force for people to do harm. And it has got to stop,” Mayorkas told reporters at a White House press briefing.Fed
  
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• What officials are saying in aftermath of Hurricane Milton

  10-10-2024 19:45 via thehill.com
  
  Floridians awoke Thursday morning with the worst of Hurricane Milton largely behind them, but a long road to recovery still ahead.Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, in Siesta Key, Fla., five miles west of Sarasota and about 70 miles south of the Tampa Bay area.The storm moved across Florida overnight, leaving a path of devastation in its wake. Officials said Thursday morning that the storm’s impact was not as sev
  
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• DeSantis: Harris ‘trying to inject herself’ into Florida hurricane relief effort

  10-10-2024 17:40 via thehill.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) accused Vice President Harris of trying to insert herself into the Hurricane Milton clean up effort after the two traded barbs this week around the storm.CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin asked DeSantis about his communication with the vice president after Harris accused him of playing political games by not taking her calls to discuss Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.DeSantis responded that he is working with President Biden and FEMA director Deanne Criswell, ad
  
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• Speaker Johnson's 2020 election challenge raises questions for 2024

  10-10-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  What will Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) do? That’s the quiet question bouncing around Washington this month as the parties race furiously toward Election Day — when both the House and White House are up for grabs — and former President Trump is already laying the foundation for challenging the results if he loses. Johnson will retain the Speakership through year’s end regardless of the election outcome, guaranteeing he'll play a major role in whatever happens imm
  
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• Harris's dilemma: Criticizing Biden or setting her own agenda

  10-10-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Kamala Harris faces a dilemma. After four years as vice president, she doesn't want to criticize the administration or president she’s served. But she also wants to set her own agenda and show voters that electing her won’t be four years of the same thing.It’s a challenging line to walk, and one where Harris has stumbled in recent days. On Tuesday, asked by a host on “The View” if she would have done something differently from President Biden over the past
  
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• Harris's dilemma: Criticize Biden or set her own agenda

  10-10-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Kamala Harris faces a dilemma. After four years as vice president, she doesn't want to criticize the administration or president she’s served. But she also wants to set her own agenda and show voters that electing her won’t be four years of the same thing.It’s a challenging line to walk, and one where Harris has stumbled in recent days. Asked by a host on “The View” on Tuesday if she would have done something differently from President Biden over the past
  
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• 5 takeaways from the Arizona Senate debate

  10-10-2024 06:24 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Republican candidate Kari Lake faced off in their only debate in the Arizona Senate race on Wednesday, as the two contenders frequently traded barbs.Gallego and Lake, who are vying for retiring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-Ariz.) seat, participated in a debate hosted by Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission and Arizona Media Association. While immigration and the border were a clear focus, the two offered their takes on other key issues like the economy,
  
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• Greene takes fire for remarks about weather

  10-10-2024 01:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has again thrown herself at the center of controversy over her embrace of claims that the government and humans are “controlling” the severe weather as Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida.  In the wake of widespread devastation from Hurricane Helene, the Georgia Republican has shared various conspiracy theories online suggesting the government is in control of the weather and can summon hurricanes as a result.  In
  
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• Biden rips Trump’s hurricane claims as 'un-American,' calls for him to stop

  10-10-2024 00:07 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Wednesday called former President Trump’s claims about Hurricane Milton hitting Florida “un-American” and said he should stop spreading disinformation about the government's response.
  “Over the last few weeks there’s been reckless and irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies about what’s going on," Biden said in remarks from the White House about the severe weather, his second of the day.
  "It's undermining c
  
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