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• Rep. Luna says authorities investigating 'very serious shooting threat' against her

  18-09-2024 18:18 via thehill.com
  
  Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) said she was the subject of a “very serious shooting threat,” and she blamed "rhetoric" coming from "the left." "Over the last few weeks, I have received an increasing number of threats and doxxing attacks. An online page was encouraging strangers to send threatening packages to my home,” she said in a statement Wednesday. “This weekend, it escalated to a very serious shooting threat, and
  
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• Former acting DHS secretary leaves door open to serving Trump again

  09-11-2024 16:04 via thehill.com
  
  Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf suggested this week that he would be open to returning to the Trump administration, saying he would be "happy to serve if needed.""Look, I'm happy to serve if the president should ask, I think it's an honor to do that," Wolf told host Blake Burman Thursday on NewsNation's "The Hill.""Not only for the president, but for the country, so happy to serve if needed," he added.Asked if President-elect Trump had approached him, Wolf said "No, absolutel
  
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• Democrats' election reckoning pits liberals against centrists

  09-11-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Democrats’ shellacking at the polls this week has triggered a feisty battle between the ideological wings of the party about what went wrong — and who bears the blame.Some liberals say the party didn’t tack far enough to the left to animate the base. Many centrists say it tacked too far to the left and scared away moderate voters in key battleground states. And Democratic leaders are now faced with the difficulty of working to ease the tensions and ally the feuding factions
  
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• Gluesenkamp Perez holds back GOP in competitive Washington House race

  09-11-2024 02:29 via thehill.com
  
  Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) has won a second term in Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects.Gluesenkamp Perez again defeated Republican Joe Kent, a retired Green Beret backed by former President Trump, in a closely watched rematch, keeping the southwestern Washington seat in Democratic control two years after her upset victory.During the midterms, Kent beat out then-Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), one of the handful of House GOP
  
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• Bynum flips Oregon House seat, will be state's first Black member of Congress

  09-11-2024 02:13 via thehill.com
  
  Democrat Janelle Bynum is projected to win Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, making her the first Black lawmaker to represent Oregon in Congress. Bynum, an Oregon state representative, has ousted first-term incumbent Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, (R) who flipped the seat into the GOP column for the first time in decades during the midterms. 
  Democrats were optimistic about Bynum’s chances of retaking the seat, pointing to h
  
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• Top Moulton aide quits after transgender athlete remarks

  09-11-2024 00:15 via thehill.com
  
  A top aide to Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) resigned after comments Moulton made about transgender athletes were panned by state Democrats and LGBTQ groups. Matt Chilliak, Moulton’s campaign manager and director of his “Serve America” political committee, departed Moulton’s office late Thursday, the Boston Globe reported. A spokesperson for Moulton’s office did not return a request for comment on Chilliak’s departure. Responding to President-e
  
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• Rep. Moskowitz says man arrested for plotting to kill him

  08-11-2024 23:34 via thehill.com
  
  Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) on Friday said in a post on the social platform X that the Margate Police Department, which is in his district, informed him the day before the election about "a potential plot" to threaten his life.In the statement, Moskowitz said a man was arrested near his home with a rifle, suppressor and body armor. Moskowitz, who is Jewish, also said that the man had a manifesto that included "antisemitic" rhetoric and only Moskowitz's name on the "target" list.He added tha
  
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• GOP inches closer to retaining House majority

  08-11-2024 23:20 via thehill.com
  
  Control of the House has yet to be determined, as a number of critical races remain too close to call, leaving lawmakers — and voters — waiting to see which party will hold the majority next year.The sprint to 218 seats, however, is nearing the final stretch, after a handful of additional races were called in the days following election night.Republicans had secured 216 seats in the lower chamber as of Friday morning, with Democrats trailing at 204 seats, according to
  
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• House panel questions chip manufacturing equipment makers over any ties to China 

  08-11-2024 21:11 via thehill.com
  
  The top lawmakers on the House China select committee pressed various semiconductor equipment makers on their business sales with China amid growing concerns about the nation’s competitive advancements in chipmaking.  The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent letters Thursday to five American, Japanese and Dutch firms specializing in producing semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The inquires asked the companies for information on their total reve
  
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• What does Trump's win mean for student loan forgiveness?

  08-11-2024 21:01 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump’s past moves and rhetoric on student loans are leaving a dismal outlook for advocates who are now focusing their attention on getting President Biden to act quickly on forgiveness before his time is up. Trump has made it clear he will not be continuing the mass student debt relief Biden has given borrowers and may even try to reverse some of the proposals by the current administration.  And Biden is in a bind as many of his actions on student loans are eith
  
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• What does Trump win mean for student loan forgiveness?

  08-11-2024 21:01 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump’s past moves and rhetoric on student loans are leaving a dismal outlook for advocates who are now focusing their attention on getting President Biden to act quickly on forgiveness before his time is up. Trump has made it clear he will not be continuing the mass student debt relief Biden has given borrowers and may even try to reverse some of the proposals by the current administration.  And Biden is in a bind as many of his current actions on student loans a
  
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• Netanyahu appoints new Israeli ambassador to US

  08-11-2024 16:54 via thehill.com
  
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed a new Israeli ambassador to the U.S. this week.Netanyahu tapped U.S.-born Dr. Yechiel Leiter to succeed Michael Herzog as the Jewish State's next ambassador in Washington. The move follows President-elect Trump's decisive victory in the U.S. presidential election earlier this week."Yechiel Leiter is a highly capable diplomat, an eloquent speaker and possesses a deep understanding of American culture and politics,” Netanyahu said in his announceme
  
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• White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden accused of repeated Hatch Act violations

  08-11-2024 14:57 via thehill.com
  
  White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden has been accused of repeatedly violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal government employees from engaging in campaign activity in their official capacity.The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) brought a complaint against Tanden, claiming she made unlawful solicitations after being notified by OSC that some of her earlier solicitation posts were in violation of the law.“Tanden knowingly solicited political contributions by posting o
  
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• White House domestic policy chief accused of repeated Hatch Act violations

  08-11-2024 14:57 via thehill.com
  
  White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden has been accused of repeatedly violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal government employees from engaging in campaign activity in their official capacity.The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) brought a complaint against Tanden, claiming she made unlawful solicitations after being notified by OSC that some of her earlier solicitation posts were in violation of the law.“Tanden knowingly solicited political contributions by posting or
  
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• Judge strikes down Biden administration policy on immigrant spouses

  08-11-2024 14:10 via thehill.com
  
  A federal judge struck down a Biden administration policy that provides a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker initially put the program, which allowed undocumented spouses to obtain green cards without needing to leave the country, on hold in August amid a legal battle. Barker, who was appointed under the Trump administration, ruled Thursday that the administration had not been auth
  
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• Many obstacles to Trump’s mass deportation promise: Ex-ICE official

  08-11-2024 12:45 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump’s promise to deport 11 million migrants in the U.S. illegally has more than a few obstacles, according to a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director.The first is staffing and funding from Congress, according to John Sandweg, who worked under the Obama administration.“Trump is going to need a lot more ICE agents," he told NewsNation in an interview. "That's going to require a lot of appropriations from Congress."The administration would also ne
  
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• Trump wins tip scales for GOP on government funding 

  08-11-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Republican electoral wins in both the presidential race and the Senate are changing the game on government funding, as Congress braces for a battle over federal spending when lawmakers return next week.The increasing likelihood of a trifecta of Republican control in Washington is positioning GOP leaders squarely in the driver's seat in deciding whether to complete their annual funding work this year or punt the current Dec. 20 shutdown deadline into next year, when President-elect Trump is in of
  
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• Jeffries: Still a 'clear pathway' for Democratic majority in House as votes are counted

  08-11-2024 04:32 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that there is still "a clear pathway” for a Democratic majority in the lower chamber as votes continue to be counted nationwide.“We still have a clear pathway to taking back the majority,” Jeffries said on Spectrum 1 News to the outlet’s Errol Louis. “Of course that runs through Arizona and Oregon and five races that are flip opportunities in California that are too close to call and too early to call.&rd
  
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• California Republican who impeached Trump wins reelection

  08-11-2024 03:41 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) will win another term representing his House district, a key victory for Republicans trying to keep their narrow House majority, Decision Desk HQ projects. Valadao defeated Democrat Rudy Salas in a rematch of the 2022 race for California’s 22nd Congressional District. His win is particularly notable because he was running in a district that comfortably voted for President Biden in 2020, making him a prime target for Democrats. He also was likely to
  
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• Moskowitz applauds Susie Wiles as Trump's chief of staff pick

  08-11-2024 03:32 via thehill.com
  
  Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) applauded Susie Wiles as President-elect Trump’s choice for chief of staff on Thursday.“Congrats to @susie57! I worked with Susie in the DeSantis Administration. She is brilliant, tough, strategic. She will serve the country well,” Moskowitz said in a post on the social platform X.Wiles has been the Trump campaign’s co-chair for the 2024 election cycle and has spent decades in politics. Those she’s worked for include presidents, may
  
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• Vulnerable Republican Dave Schweikert wins reelection in Arizona swing district

  08-11-2024 03:13 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Dave Schweikert (R-Ariz.) is the projected winner of Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ.Schweikert has represented parts of Phoenix and Scottsdale, Ariz., for over a decade, and on Tuesday defeated Democrat Amish Shah, earning him an eighth term in Congress.Political observers considered the race to be one of the most competitive in the Grand Canyon State, as it represents a key swing district this cycle. The seat has been seen as a bellwethe
  
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• House Republican who impeached Trump survives challenge from the right in Washington

  08-11-2024 01:34 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Dan Newhouse (Wash.), one of the original 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, is projected to survive a challenge from a Trump-backed contender, according to Decision Desk HQ.Newhouse won another term to represent Washington’s 4th Congressional District, which is situated in the middle of the state and went for Trump by 17 points in 2020. He ran against former NASCAR driver Jerrod Sessler, who also enjoyed endorsemen
  
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• These uncalled House races will determine which party controls the chamber

  08-11-2024 01:26 via thehill.com
  
  Control of the House has yet to be determined as a number of critical races remain too-close-to-call, leaving lawmakers — and voters — waiting to see which party will hold the majority next year.Republicans had secured 214 seats in the lower chamber as of Thursday evening, with Democrats trailing at 200 seats, according to Decision Desk HQ. A total of 21 races have not yet been called: Democrats are leading in 13of the contests while GOP candidates
  
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• USDA partners with Department of Education to tackle food insecurity on college campuses 

  08-11-2024 00:52 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Education announced an agreement aimed at addressing food insecurity among college students in a press release issued Thursday.The partnership between the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, and the Education Department's office of Federal Student Aid attempts to increase awareness among college students of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides assistance to low-income individuals and families to purcha
  
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• Two Democrats speak out against transgender athletes after Trump win 

  07-11-2024 22:51 via thehill.com
  
  Two House Democrats said they oppose transgender athletes competing in women’s sports in the immediate aftermath of former President Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Harris, shifting right of their previous policy positions and deepening fractures within a bruised Democratic Party. Trump and Republicans bet big on anti-transgender messaging in the final stretch of the presidential election, pouring millions into ads aired during football games critical of trans athle
  
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• 2 Democrats speak out against transgender athletes after Trump win 

  07-11-2024 22:51 via thehill.com
  
  Two House Democrats said they oppose transgender athletes competing in women’s sports in the immediate aftermath of President-elect Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Harris, shifting right of their previous policy positions and deepening fractures within a bruised Democratic Party. Trump and Republicans bet big on anti-transgender messaging in the final stretch of the presidential election, pouring millions into ads aired during football games critical of trans athlet
  
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• Trump’s second term Cabinet: Here’s who may fill key roles

  07-11-2024 21:53 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump’s transition team has already started vetting potential candidates to serve in key administration posts once he takes office for a second time in January.The process is likely to emphasize loyalty to Trump and his vision for the country, and the former president and his team have identified a handful of close allies who will likely be either nominated for Cabinet posts or find an appointed role in his White House.“As he chooses the best people to join his team
  
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• Marcy Kaptur fights off challenge for Ohio House seat

  07-11-2024 21:20 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) will win her House race for another term representing Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. Kaptur defeated Republican Derek Merrin, a state House member, to win another term in office, continuing her 40-year congressional career. The longest-serving woman in the House, Kaptur has easily won reelection throughout most of her congressional career but faced a more daunting challenge this time as her district became more competitive foll
  
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• No pardon planned for Hunter Biden, White House says

  07-11-2024 21:14 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Thursday said there are still no plans for President Biden to pardon his son, Hunter, before leaving office in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory."Our answer stands, which is no,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.Asked about the possibility of a commutation, Jean-Pierre said, “That’s not what we’re going to do.”Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, was found guilty in June of lying about his use of illicit
  
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• White House: ‘Respectfully disagree’ with Sanders that Democrats abandoned working class

  07-11-2024 21:04 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Thursday said it "respectfully" disagrees with Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) assessment that the Democratic party has abandoned working class people, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday.“Respectfully disagree with the senator and I think you can talk to unions, you can see the jobs that we have been able to create to disprove that,” Jean-Pierre said on Thursday when asked for a response to the senator’s comments.“And this is a presi
  
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