2019 October

Shelby expects another funding stopgap, potentially through March

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard ShelbyRichard Craig ShelbySenators have chance to double funding for women entrepreneurs—they should take it On The Money: Trump dismisses ‘phony Emoluments Clause’ after Doral criticism | Senate Dems signal support for domestic spending package | House panel to consider vaping tax Senate Dems signal they’ll support domestic spending package MORE […]

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Trudeau to serve another term as prime minister after Liberals win plurality

Justin TrudeauJustin Pierre James TrudeauTrudeau to serve another term as prime minister after Liberals win plurality The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Better Medicare Alliance – Trump has had a rough October Is Trudeau on the verge of a shocking reversal of fortune? MORE is poised to serve another term as Canadian prime minister […]

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Omar warns sanctions on Turkey would be ineffective in op-ed

Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarTlaib to join Sanders at campaign rally in Detroit AOC: Trump comparing impeachment inquiry to a lynching is ‘atrocious’ 2016 Sanders surrogate Lucy Flores endorses Warren MORE (D-Minn.) condemned Turkey’s incursion into northeastern Syria following the U.S. withdrawal but warned sanctions against the nation would not solve the problem. The representative also […]

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Trump lawyer says president couldn't be prosecuted for shooting someone on Fifth Avenue

An attorney for President TrumpDonald John TrumpGraham to introduce resolution condemning House impeachment inquiry Support for impeachment inches up in poll Fox News’s Bret Baier calls Trump’s attacks on media ‘a problem’ MORE told a federal appeals court Wednesday that Trump could not be prosecuted even if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue in New […]

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Lawmakers hammer Zuckerberg over Facebook controversies

Facebook CEO Mark ZuckerbergMark Elliot ZuckerbergZuckerberg set for grilling over Facebook cryptocurrency On The Money: Waters clashes with Trump officials over ‘disastrous’ housing finance plan | Dems jump into Trump turf war over student loans | House passes bill targeting anonymous shell companies Hillicon Valley: Zuckerberg would support delaying Libra | More attorneys general join […]

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Advocates start petition asking tech conference to drop Palantir as sponsor over ICE contracts

Immigrant rights advocates are encouraging lawyers and academics to demand that a group hosting a computer science conference remove the company Palantir as a sponsor because of Palantir’s contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  The groups Make the Road New York and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) have started a petition directed at the Association […]

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Aviation chairmen cite safety, new tech among concerns for the future

The chairmen of the House and Senate aviation subcommittees spoke Wednesday about the challenges facing by American air travel in an age of lightning-fast technological innovation. Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzPartisan squabbles endanger congressional response to Trump’s course on Syria Trump urged to hire chief strategist for impeachment fight The Hill’s Morning Report – […]

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Hawley, Blackburn push bill to move most federal agencies out of DC

Two Senate Republicans have introduced a bill calling for moving most federal agencies outside of the nation’s capital. The bill follows controversial efforts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to move major portions of its staffers to Missouri and Colorado, respectively. The bill, sponsored by GOP Sens. […]

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DOJ sues California to stifle cap-and-trade program with Quebec

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is trying to put an end to a California program that caps carbon emissions from the transportation sector, arguing the state exceeded its authority by crafting the program alongside Canada. The program, underway since 2013, aims to improve California’s air quality, allowing companies to trade credits with others in the […]

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McConnell pans House election interference bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGraham to introduce resolution condemning House impeachment inquiry Overnight Defense: Trump’s Syria envoy wasn’t consulted on withdrawal | McConnell offers resolution urging Trump to rethink Syria | Diplomat says Ukraine aid was tied to political investigations Partisan squabbles endanger congressional response to Trump’s course on Syria MORE (R-Ky.) […]

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