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• Man who attacked Pelosi's husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years

  17-05-2024 21:44 via thehill.com
  
  The man charged with assaulting former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband in 2022 was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. David DePape, 44, broke into Pelosi’s California home and violently attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer. DePape, who moved to the U.S. from Canada more than two decades ago, was found guilty by a jury in November last year.Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said she took into consideration the fact that he broke into the home of an elected
  
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• Pennsylvania Democrat stresses need for bipartisanship in probe of Trump assassination attempts

  22-09-2024 19:35 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) said Sunday that it is critical for the bipartisan task force investigating the assassination attempts against former President Trump to work swiftly and in a bipartisan fashion.“It's really important that this group works bipartisan-ly and quickly to be able to understand what happened, to be able to make sure that it doesn't happen again, and to your conversation with Senator Rubio, to make sure that we restore the faith and trust with the American people in
  
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• Rubio says he trusts field FBI agents to probe Trump shooting attempts, but notes ‘history’ of bias from leadership

  22-09-2024 19:28 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he trusts rank-and-file FBI agents to do their jobs as they probe the apparent shooting attempts on former President Trump's life but said it's reasonable to be suspicious of the agency's leadership in light of its "history."In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennon pressed Rubio if he can assure the American public that he trusts the FBI and that the agency is inv
  
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• Ahead of Trump assassination attempt hearing, leaders say security not doing enough

  22-09-2024 18:38 via thehill.com
  
  Reps. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Jason Crow (D-Colo.) joined ABC’s “This Week” ahead of their hearing Thursday about former President Trump’s assassination attempt.They argued that the Secret Service is “stretched thin” during a time of heightened political tension and increased threats to elected officials and those running for office.“Look, this is not a Republican or Democrat issue. This is an American issue. We have to protect those who we have up for el
  
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• Who could be in Harris’s Cabinet? Let the chatter begin

  22-09-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  As Democrats revel in Vice President Harris closing the polling gap against former President Trump, speculation is ramping up over who might serve in a potential Harris Cabinet if she prevails in November. Any Cabinet appointee would likely face a razor-thin Democratic-controlled or GOP-controlled Senate, meaning Harris would have to balance partisan realities with her desire to break the mold with her choices, like naming the first woman to head the Pentagon.“I’m sure it will b
  
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• Trump Cabinet 2.0: Who’s in the running for top spots

  22-09-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump campaign says discussions of who might serve in key Cabinet roles are “premature,” but that hasn’t stopped D.C.’s rumor mill from taking stock of who might serve in top roles in a second Trump administration.Trump is in the unusual position of not being backed by a number of members of his previous Cabinet, and many expect loyalty to be a driving factor in appointments this time around. Trump’s transition team will play a central role in determining who wi
  
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• Biden rolls out global Cancer Moonshot effort, targeting cervical cancer

  22-09-2024 02:10 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden announced Saturday a new program and funding for research on cancer surgeries as part of his administration's Cancer Moonshot initiative, aimed at reducing cancer deaths."So I'm proud to announce that our four countries, the leaders behind me, and many organizations here today are committing over $150 million for HPV, HPV screening and therapeutics, and next year, doctors and nurses in the US Navy will begin a program to train Indo-Pacific counterparts in conducting cervical canc
  
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• Biden meets with key Pacific leaders, shores up maritime cooperation

  21-09-2024 23:08 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden met Saturday with the leaders of India, Australia and Japan, which make up a cooperative partnership in the Indo-Pacific, as the U.S. looks to strengthen ties in the region and counter a growing threat from China.Biden announced new initiatives to enhance maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region in a joint meeting Saturday evening between all four leaders.The U.S., India, Australia and Japan make up the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), which primarily focuses on mar
  
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• Johnson says Trump 'unshakeable' after second assassination threat

  21-09-2024 16:02 via thehill.com
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) weighed in on the second apparent assassination attempt against former President Trump in an interview Friday, calling Trump "unshakeable."Johnson said he met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago shortly after the incident earlier this month, spending three hours with him.
  “He was not shaken,” Johnson told radio hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on Friday. “I'll tell you. You all know Donald Trump as well as I do. I mean, he is, he is unshakable.""An
  
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• Trump's shutdown push falls flat with Republicans

  21-09-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans are overwhelmingly dismissing former President Trump’s calls for a government shutdown in the absence of a proof-of-citizenship voting bill being signed into law, a public break from the GOP presidential nominee in the lead-up to the November election.A group of Republicans this week rejected a bill that combined a six-month continuing resolution (CR) with the Trump-backed voting bill, tanking the legislation in a move that thwarted Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) fu
  
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• Prosecutors drop weapons charge against Victoria Spartz 

  20-09-2024 22:54 via thehill.com
  
  Local prosecutors dropped a weapons charge against Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) for bringing a firearm to Dulles International Airport over the summer, court records show. Spartz was scheduled to be arraigned on the misdemeanor charge on Friday, but the case docket was updated to enter a nolle prosequi, a legal term that translates to “not to wish to prosecute.” In a statement, the congresswoman’s office said she completed a gun safety training after the incident.&nb
  
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• Secret Service finds 'multiple' failures in leadup to assassination attempt of Trump at rally

  20-09-2024 20:13 via thehill.com
  
  An internal Secret Service review found “multiple operational and communications failures” by the agency in its the lead up to the assassination attempt on former President Trump in Butler, Pa.
  The initial findings found numerous gaps in planning, including an unclear chain of command between the agency and local law enforcement partners at the rally on July 13.
  It also found some staff did not follow Secret Service protocol - raising questions over future disciplinary actions.The fi
  
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• Secret Service finds 'multiple' failures in lead-up to assassination attempt of Trump at rally

  20-09-2024 20:13 via thehill.com
  
  An internal Secret Service review found “multiple operational and communications failures” by the agency in its the lead-up to the July assassination attempt on former President Trump in Butler, Pa.The initial findings indicated numerous gaps in planning, ranging from an unclear chain of command between the agency and local law enforcement partners at the rally to an inability for them to easily communicate across different radio frequencies.It also found some staff did not follow S
  
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• House unanimously passes bill to bolster Trump’s security after apparent assassination attempt

  20-09-2024 17:18 via thehill.com
  
  The House unanimously passed a bill on Friday that seeks to bolster former President Trump’s security, the first legislative move the chamber has made in response to the second apparent assassination attempt against the Republican presidential nominee.The House cleared the legislation — titled the Enhanced Presidential Security Act — in a bipartisan 405-0 vote, sending it to the Senate for consideration. It's unclear if the upper chamber plans to consider the measure
  
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• WHCA raises concern about press access to Biden meetings with Quad leaders

  20-09-2024 16:01 via thehill.com
  
  The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is raising concerns about press access to an upcoming meeting of "the Quad" world leaders.President Biden is hosting leaders from India, Australia and Japan during a summit this weekend at his home in Delaware, which the WHCA says will be heavily restricted to the press.“My understanding is that the current posture of the administration is for the press to only see the leaders drive in with no eyes, or cameras on POTUS in this historic mom
  
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• Postmaster general: ‘Wrong’ to say mail ballots might be misplaced

  20-09-2024 16:01 via thehill.com
  
  U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressed frustration Thursday to reporters about the ongoing criticism from election officials about how the agency handles mail-in ballots, saying it is wrong to suggest they could be displaced.DeJoy argued that some election officials don’t understand the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) efforts to turn around mail during election season and reassured that the agency would be on top of things, The Associated Press reported.The postal chief said the USPS w
  
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• White House rolls out ‘The Record’ to highlight Biden agenda online

  20-09-2024 15:53 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Friday unveiled “The Record,” a new part of its website to highlight President Biden’s agenda during his four years in office.In an announcement sent exclusively to The Hill, the White House said “The Record” will focus on showing Americans the progress the Biden-Harris administration has made and will include stories from voters who benefited from policies.“President Biden has gotten more done in one term than most presidents do in two. As
  
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• GOP congressman representing Springfield: Trump claims 'tearing the community apart'

  20-09-2024 15:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on CNN denounced false claims that Haitians in part of the district he represents, Springfield, have been eating residents' pets, which politicians including former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), have amplified."This is incredibly tragic and completely untrue. This should not have happened, it's been tearing the community apart," Turner told Jake Tapper."I have not heard that they’ve continued these statements, though, Jake, I do t
  
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• White House responds to USA TODAY investigation on rape kit backlog - MSN

  20-09-2024 13:07 via news.google.com
  White House responds to USA TODAY investigation on rape kit backlog  MSN
  
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• GOP, Secret Service clash as calls to up Trump's protection face complications

  20-09-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The multilayered nature of presidential and candidate security is complicating calls for former President Trump to have the same level of protection as a sitting president, prompting a Republican clash with Secret Service, who says Trump’s security is already at the highest level.The sitting president has the support of a vast infrastructure that includes the military to support the Secret Service posture. Candidates, meanwhile, have their Secret Service protection supplemented by loc
  
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• Task force on Trump assassination attempts set to hold hearing next week

  20-09-2024 02:27 via thehill.com
  
  The House task force investigating the assassination attempts against former President Trump has scheduled its first hearing for Thursday, Sept. 26.The hearing will be focused on the “Secret Service’s Reliance on State and Local Law Enforcement” at Trump’s July rally in Butler, Pa., where a gunman opened fire. The former president was grazed by a bullet, one person was killed and two others were wounded.Spearheaded by Chair Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and ranking member Jason Crow
  
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• Republicans shift to plan B to prevent shutdown

  20-09-2024 00:35 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans have shifted gears as they race to avoid a government shutdown, eyeing a three-month stopgap spending bill — in lieu of a six-month extension — while dropping their demand for tougher voting rules as part of the package. Top appropriators have already launched bipartisan talks in both chambers, and senior lawmakers said they expect the continuing resolution (CR) will extend 2024 funding into December while excluding the more stringent voter-eligibility rules de
  
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• White House responds to USA TODAY on rape kits, discusses laws to protect women - USA TODAY

  20-09-2024 00:17 via news.google.com
  White House responds to USA TODAY on rape kits, discusses laws to protect women  USA TODAY
  
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• Speaker Johnson talks AI, deepfakes and foreign election interference with The Hill

  19-09-2024 23:55 via thehill.com
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in an interview with The Hill offered his thoughts on artificial intelligence (AI) and foreign election interference — two hot-button issues that have become increasingly prevalent in the political landscape ahead of November.Describing himself as a "limited government conservative," the Speaker acknowledged the concerns surrounding the quickly emerging technology while also warning against overregulation of the tech sphere.Johnson said Congress needs to
  
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• DOJ launches investigation into Mississippi sheriff's department known for 'Goon Squad'

  19-09-2024 23:23 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff's Department following a racist attack on two Black men by white officers. The investigation will determine whether the department engages in patterns or practices that violate the Constitution and federal law by evaluating all types of force used by officers, including deadly force. The investigation will also determine whether the department regularly engages in unlawful stops, searc
  
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• Moskowitz swipes after Comer says to take medication: ‘We know who’s taking more’

  19-09-2024 21:28 via thehill.com
  
  House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) traded personal swipes over who takes more medication after Moskowitz attacked Comer’s leadership of the committee.The exchange came during an Oversight panel hearing titled “A Legacy of Incompetence: Consequences of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Policy Failures.”Moskowitz used his time during the hearing, though, to criticize Comer, particularly the impeachment in
  
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• Jeffries: New election rules are ‘nonstarter’ for Democrats in funding fight

  19-09-2024 20:53 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that Democrats will oppose any federal funding bill that includes conservative policy riders pushed by former President Trump.“Donald Trump has ordered extreme MAGA Republicans in the House to shut the government down unless they can jam parts of Trump’s Project 2025 agenda down the throats of the American people,” Jeffries said during a press briefing in the Capitol. “That’s a non-starter.”The
  
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• Democrat calls GOP stopgap fight 'fanatic-on-fanatic violence'

  19-09-2024 20:42 via thehill.com
  
  The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday called the Republicans’ stopgap funding fight “fanatic-on-fanatic violence,” calling out his colleagues for not being able to agree on what he said were two extreme views. “There's nothing funny about it, you know, and it is serious business, but it just amuses me that, let's just call them the extremists within the Republican party, can't even decide on how they want to be extreme together. I thought
  
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• Biden pitches ‘better choice’ in economic speech, seeking contrast with Trump

  19-09-2024 20:21 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday touted what he called a “declaration of progress” after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, arguing his economic agenda had put the country on strong footing and warning of the risks that could come with a return to former President Trump’s policies.Biden addressed the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., one day after the central bank cut interest rates for the first time since 2020. The president welcomed the Fed’s decision, calling it a &l
  
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• Biden, Harris to host Zelensky at White House next week

  19-09-2024 19:19 via thehill.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the White House next week and meet with both President Biden and Vice President Harris to discuss the state of the war against Russia.Zelensky will be at the White House on Thursday, Sept. 26, when White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said he would meet separately with Biden and Harris, who is the Democratic nominee for president."The leaders will discuss the state of the war between Russia and Ukraine, including Ukraine’s strateg
  
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