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• US, allies to send Ukraine five strategic air defense systems

  10-07-2024 00:38 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden announced that NATO allies will be providing Ukraine with a significant air defense package, in remarks kicking off the 75th anniversary celebrations of the alliance and a three-day summit focused on shoring up support for the war-torn country.“Today, I’m announcing a historic donation of air defense equipment for Ukraine,” Biden said in remarks at the summit being held in Washington, D.C.He said the U.S., along with Germany, Netherlands, Romania, and Italy &ldq
  
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• Why experts are so scared of Hurricane Milton

  08-10-2024 04:12 via thehill.com
  
  The nation's eyes are on Florida as Hurricane Milton seems poised to strike the state this week -- nearly two weeks after experiencing the destruction of Hurricane Helene.Residents of the Sunshine State are no strangers to hurricanes, but experts are sounding the alarm over Milton. The storm rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane Monday, only one day after it officially became a hurricane, and “is expected to grow in size and remain an extremely dangerous hurricane when it approac
  
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• DeSantis 'not aware' of Harris calls after reports he dodged them 

  08-10-2024 00:50 via thehill.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Monday he “was not aware” of post-Hurricane Helene calls from Vice President Harris after multiple reports that he dodged them.“I didn't know she called me … I was not aware of that,” the Florida governor said at a Hurricane Milton-focused press conference. Hurricane Milton now Category 5, threatens Florida: What to knowAccording to NBC News, who reported on the matter first, a source said that the reason behind the Florida govern
  
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• Harris Oct. 7 speech met with protesters outside VP residence

  07-10-2024 23:20 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris marked the one year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that was met with a loud demonstration outside her residence in Washington. Harris made her speech over the sounds of sirens and people chanting near the Naval Observatory on Massachusetts Avenue. Protesters could be heard chanting, yelling, banging drums and using bull horns while she spoke.The vice president spoke over those sounds about the pain and loss suffered by Israelis on Oct. 7 when Hamas killed 1
  
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• White House, Fox News's Peter Doocy spar over Helene response 

  07-10-2024 22:48 via thehill.com
  
  White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Fox News reporter Peter Doocy sparred Monday over the Biden administration's response to the damage and destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene. What to know about the damage from Hurricane Helene"President Biden is fond of saying 'Show me your budget and I can tell you what you value.' If he's got money for people in Lebanon, what does it say about his if there is not enough money for people in North Carolina?" Doocy asked during Monday's brie
  
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• White House, Fox News' Peter Doocy spar over Helene response 

  07-10-2024 22:48 via thehill.com
  
  White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre and Fox News reporter Peter Doocy sparred on Monday over the Biden administration's response to the damage and destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene."President Biden is fond of saying 'Show me your budget and I can tell you what you value.' If he's got money for people in Lebanon, what does it say about his if there is not enough money for people in North Carolina?" Doocy asked during Monday's briefing."Your whole premise of your question is misin
  
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• Sen. Rubio: Milton looks 'almost identical' to worst-case storm scenario for Florida

  07-10-2024 22:39 via thehill.com
  
  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) said Monday that Hurricane Milton looks “almost identical” to a worst-case storm scenario presented to him for the Sunshine State.“Several years ago I asked [the National Hurricane Center (NHC)] to show me what the worst case storm hitting Florida would look like,” Rubio said in a post on the social platform X. “What they showed me back then is almost identical to the #Milton forecast now.”On Monday, Milton rapidly intensified int
  
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• Anti-Israel demonstrators set up camp outside Jewish congressman’s home

  07-10-2024 21:46 via thehill.com
  
  Anti-Israeli protesters have set up an encampment outside the home of Rep. Greg Landsman’s (D-Ohio), who has decried their activity as harassment.
  Landsman, who is Jewish, shared a photo online of a group of demonstrators outside his home. The protests are taking place a year after the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas on Israel.
  “A group of masked anti-Israel protesters assembled outside my home early Sunday morning and remained through the evening, forcing police to escort my family i
  
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• Former Florida GOP chair backs Harris after Helene 'trolling'

  07-10-2024 21:32 via thehill.com
  
  The former head of the Florida Republican Party said he’s supporting Vice President Harris after “trolling” from other Republicans over the federal government's response to Hurricane Helene.Al Cárdenas said in his appearance Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that natural disasters have “always been a bipartisan issue.”“Both Democrats and Republicans have worked together to assist the people in harm's way,” Cárdenas added. &
  
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• US hits Hamas funding network with sanctions on attack anniversary

  07-10-2024 21:03 via thehill.com
  
  The Treasury Department announced Monday, the one-year anniversary of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel, it would be sanctioning part of the Palestinian militant group’s funding network.The Treasury said its Office of Foreign Assets Control had designated three individuals, “one sham charity” and one Hamas-controlled financial institution in Gaza. A longstanding Hamas supporter and nine of his businesses were also identified.“These actors play critical roles in external fun
  
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• Watch live: Harris, Emhoff mark anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

  07-10-2024 20:00 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Monday will mark the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas on Israel.The two will plant a memorial tree at the vice president’s residence, and then Harris will deliver remarks. President Biden earlier on Monday marked the day at the White House where he was joined by a rabbi and participated in a yahrzeit candle lighting.The event with Harris and Emhoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT
  
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• Watch: Harris, Emhoff mark anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

  07-10-2024 20:00 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Monday marked the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas on Israel.The two were expected to plant a memorial tree at the vice president’s residence, in addition to delivering remarks to the press. President Biden earlier on Monday marked the day at the White House where he was joined by a rabbi and participated in a yahrzeit candle lighting.The event with Harris and Emhoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT
  
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• Watch: White House holds press briefing

  07-10-2024 18:27 via thehill.com
  
  The White House held its daily press briefing at Monday afternoon.The briefing was expected to be dominated by questions about Hurricane Milton and the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. Milton was upgraded to Category 5 status Monday as it heads toward Florida.President Biden, who made a surprise appearance at the daily briefing Friday, has already declared an emergency in Florida ahead of Milton's arrival.Watch the video replay above.
  
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• Biden signs emergency declaration as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida

  07-10-2024 18:21 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Monday signed a disaster declaration for Florida as Hurricane Milton approaches its coast, the second major storm to hit the state in recent weeks.Biden’s emergency declaration, which is effective as of Oct. 5, authorized the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to free up additional resources to assist with the response to the hurricane.The emergency declaration also means the federal government will provide additional funding
  
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• House lawmakers unveiling bipartisan resolution condemning Hamas Oct. 7 attacks

  07-10-2024 16:20 via thehill.com
  
  A bipartisan group of House lawmakers have unveiled a resolution condemning the Palestinian militant group Hamas on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.The resolution condemns Hamas for the surprise attack last year on Israel that killed 1,200 people and took more than 200 hostages. In the year since the attack, Israel has launched a deadly counteroffensive that has killed more than 40,000 people in Gaza, as it vows to eliminate Hamas for the attack.The lawmakers call on Ham
  
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• House lawmakers unveil bipartisan resolution condemning Hamas Oct. 7 attacks

  07-10-2024 16:20 via thehill.com
  
  A bipartisan group of House lawmakers have unveiled a resolution condemning the Palestinian militant group Hamas on the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.The resolution condemns Hamas for the surprise attack last year on Israel that killed almost 1,200 people and took more than 200 hostages. In the year since the attack, Israel has launched a deadly counteroffensive that has killed more than 40,000 people in Gaza, as it vows to eliminate Hamas for the attack.The lawmakers call on
  
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• Watch live: Biden to mark one year since Hamas attack on Israel

  07-10-2024 16:13 via thehill.com
  President Biden will offer remarks Monday morning to recognize the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that left 1,200 people dead.The ensuing war in Gaza has killed more than 40,000 other people, and Biden will speak against the backdrop of Israel operations in southern Lebanon that is adding to fears about a wider regional conflict.“Today marks one year of mourning for the more than 1,200 innocent people of all ages, including 46 Americans, massacred in southern Israel by
  
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• Watch: Biden marks one year since Hamas attack on Israel

  07-10-2024 16:13 via thehill.com
  President Biden offered remarks Monday morning to recognize the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that left 1,200 people dead.The ensuing war in Gaza has killed more than 40,000 other people, and Biden spoke against the backdrop of Israel operations in southern Lebanon that is adding to fears about a wider regional conflict.“Today marks one year of mourning for the more than 1,200 innocent people of all ages, including 46 Americans, massacred in southern Israel by the terr
  
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• Johnson sidesteps question on whether Trump lost 2020 election: ‘This is a gotcha game’

  07-10-2024 15:54 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday sidestepped a question about whether former President Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, calling it a “gotcha game” that he would not play.ABC’s George Stephanopoulis asked Johnson on "This Week" if he could “unequivocally” say Trump lost the last election.“This is the game that is always played by mainstream media with leading Republicans. It’s a gotcha game. You want us to litigate things that happened fou
  
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• Biden, Harris mark one year since Oct. 7 attack

  07-10-2024 15:11 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and Vice President Harris on Monday marked the anniversary of the deadly Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel that killed more than 1,200 people, backing Israel’s right to defend itself amid concerns about a wider war in the Middle East.The separate statements from the two leaders differed only slightly. Both said their support from Israel was unwavering, both condemned the wave of antisemitism that followed the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and both highlighted the suffering
  
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• Biden, Harris mark 1 year since Oct. 7 attack

  07-10-2024 15:11 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and Vice President Harris on Monday marked the anniversary of the deadly Hamas attacks against Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people, backing Israel’s right to defend itself amid concerns about a wider war in the Middle East.The separate statements from the two leaders differed only slightly. Both said their support from Israel was unwavering, both condemned the wave of antisemitism that followed the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and both highlighted the suffering in Gaza amid
  
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• Harris, Trump to both give remarks to mark Oct. 7 anniversary

  07-10-2024 04:23 via thehill.com
  
  Monday marks one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, which launched the ongoing and escalating conflict in the Middle East.Vice President Harris and former President Trump both plan to commemorate the one-year mark, which comes just under a month until election day when foreign policy issues are at top of mind for voters.Harris will be in Washington, D.C., for the anniversary and her and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will plant a memorial tree on the grounds of the vice presi
  
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• Speaker Johnson says Democrats' 'rhetoric' has 'incited dangerous people to do dangerous things' 

  07-10-2024 01:01 via thehill.com
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday “rhetoric” from Democrats has “incited dangerous people to do dangerous things.”“For years now, the leading Democrats in this country, the … highest elected officials and the current nominee for president, have gone out and said that [former President] Donald Trump is a threat to democracy,” Johnson told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week.” “That, you know, the republic will e
  
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• Biden orders 500 more active-duty troops to North Carolina to aid in Helene recovery

  06-10-2024 22:57 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden ordered the Department of Defense to move an additional 500 active-duty troops into Western North Carolina to aid in the recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene, the White House announced on Sunday.The additional troops bring the total number to nearly 1,500, after the president ordered nearly 1,000 soldiers to the area late last week.They make up only part of the on-the-ground federal response to Helene. The White House said there are additionally more than 6,100 National Gu
  
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• Bolton blasts Biden for publicly opposing possible Israeli strikes on Iran

  06-10-2024 21:57 via thehill.com
  
  Former White House national security adviser John Bolton sharply criticized the Biden administration on Sunday for speaking publicly against the possibility of Israel striking nuclear sites or oil fields in Iran.In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Chris Stirewalt asked Bolton about President Biden’s remarks on Friday, when Biden said at a press conference, “If I were in their shoes, I’d be thinking about other alternatives than striking oil fields.&rdq
  
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• Schiff supports Israeli strike on Iranian ballistic missile factories

  06-10-2024 19:50 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the leading candidate for his state's Senate seat, said he would advise Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike Iranian ballistic missile factories.In an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press," Schiff said such a response would be "proportionate" after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles last week aimed at Israel.“If I were advising the Prime Minister of Israel, I would say, go after those ballistic missile factories storage areas,&rdquo
  
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• Schiff says Trump-Harris race is 'scary close’

  06-10-2024 18:45 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the leading candidate for California's Senate seat, said on Sunday that he thinks the presidential race is "scary close," but that Vice President Harris can still win this November.In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Schiff said he stands by his remarks from July, when he advocated that Harris replace President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket and said he thought Harris could win “overwhelmingly.”Schiff, when asked,
  
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• Speaker Johnson calls federal response to Helene 'a massive failure'

  06-10-2024 17:16 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called the federal response to Hurricane Helene a “massive failure” and pointed to the hundreds of people still missing.“At the federal level, this has been a massive failure. And you can just ask the people there on the ground. I have been there. I was in Georgia. I was in Florida, where Hurricane Helene made landfall, there on the coast. And then we'll be going to the hardest hit parts of North Carolina on Wednesday of this week,” Johnson to
  
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• Fires at home and abroad fuel anxieties in campaign homestretch

  06-10-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  A series of turbulent events have left Democrats feeling hopeful but anxious a month out from November’s elections, with races for the House and White House too close to call. The volatile political environment — combined with razor-tight races in battleground states and districts around the country — have put many Democrats on edge in the final stretch to Election Day. “I don't take anything for granted,” said Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), head of the Ho
  
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• Biden administration sends $100 million to repair roads, bridges in NC after Helene

  05-10-2024 22:09 via thehill.com
  
  The Biden administration announced Saturday that it would be sending $100 million to help the North Carolina Department of Transportation pay for immediate emergency repairs from Hurricane Helene damage, according to a press release.“Working in close coordination with North Carolina, we are providing this initial round of funding so there’s no delay getting roads repaired and reopened, and re-establishing critical routes,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in th
  
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