2019 May

Hillicon Valley: Google delays cutting off Huawei | GOP senators split over breaking up big tech | Report finds DNC lagging behind RNC on cybersecurity

Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill’s newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don’t already, be sure to sign up for our newsletter with this LINK. Welcome! Follow the cyber team, Olivia Beavers (@olivia_beavers) and Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and the tech […]

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Judge orders release of Cohen search warrants sought by Mueller

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of search warrants relating to former Trump lawyer Michael CohenMichael Dean CohenCohen says Trump attorney told him to say Trump Tower talks ended earlier than they did Cohen told lawmakers that Trump lawyer Sekulow instructed him to lie about Moscow tower project: report Stormy Daniels reaches settlement with Michael Cohen, […]

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China pushes back on Trump comments, says investors 'still bullish'

A Chinese official pushed back on President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Hill’s Morning Report – White House, Congress: Urgency of now around budget GOP presses Trump to make a deal on spending Democrats wary of handing Trump a win on infrastructure MORE‘s claim that his tariffs on Chinese products are pushing manufacturing out of the country, […]

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On The Money: Congress, White House aim to include debt limit increase in spending deal | McConnell optimistic budget deal near | Carson defends HUD eviction plan | Senate votes to undo tax hike on Gold Star families

Happy Tuesday and welcome back to On The Money, where we’re craving Oreos *and* a solution to America’s affordable housing crisis. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if you like your newsletter, you […]

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Overnight Energy: EPA to reconsider cost benefit analysis of air pollution rules | Interior gets new rules on free concert tickets | Dem challenges EPA for skipping hearing

EPA TO RECONSIDER COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF AIR POLLUTION ON HUMAN LIFE: The Trump administration will soon rewrite the factors it uses to determine the health risks of air pollution, a move critics warn will make it harder to place limits on emissions. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew WheelerAndrew WheelerMercury rollback is a direct […]

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Trump taps new Air Force secretary

President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Hill’s Morning Report – White House, Congress: Urgency of now around budget GOP presses Trump to make a deal on spending Democrats wary of handing Trump a win on infrastructure MORE on Tuesday announced plans to nominate Barbara Barrett as the next Air Force secretary. The president shared his choice via […]

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Democrats talk subpoena for Mueller

House Democrats are stepping up calls for testimony from special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE — even if it takes a subpoena to obtain it. Issuing a subpoena to compel testimony from Mueller, who has yet to reach a deal to appear before […]

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8 of the 10 most active pro-Brexit Party Twitter accounts appear to be bots: report

The majority of the most active accounts on Twitter that post messages in support of the U.K.’s Brexit Party show signs of automated activity, leading researchers to believe they are so-called “bot” accounts, according to an investigation. A probe by the Institute for Strategic Discourse first reported by The Mirror found that the Brexit Party, a political group led by […]

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Dems claim Trump attempt to delay Emoluments Clause lawsuit for 'de facto' win

More than 200 Democratic members of Congress claimed Tuesday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Hill’s Morning Report – White House, Congress: Urgency of now around budget GOP presses Trump to make a deal on spending Democrats wary of handing Trump a win on infrastructure MORE is attempting to achieve a “de facto” win by asking […]

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Congress, White House near deal on spending, debt limit

Congressional leaders and senior White House officials are on a path to reach a deal to increase spending caps over the next two years and raise the debt ceiling beyond the 2020 election. The spending talks, which earlier this month seemed hopelessly stalled, have new momentum after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellThe […]

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