2019 December

Hillicon Valley: Trump officials propose retaliatory tariffs over French digital tax | FBI classifies FaceApp as threat | Twitter revamps policies to comply with privacy laws | Zuckerberg defends political ads policy

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, Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and the tech team, Emily Birnbaum (@birnbaum_e) […]

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Appeals court rejects Trump DOJ request to resume executions

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Monday denied the Justice Department’s efforts to lift a temporary halt on four federal executions. Click Here:

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Mexican officials detain suspects in massacre of members of Mormon sect

Mexico’s government said Sunday that it had detained several suspects in the slaying of several members of a fundamentalist Mormon sect with dual U.S.-Mexico citizenship. An official with the office of Mexico’s attorney general told The New York Times that multiple suspects had been detained Sunday in an operation, though no other information was immediately […]

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Schumer: Claim that Ukraine meddled in 2016 election 'is a lie'

Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerOvernight Health Care — Presented by Johnson & Johnson — Democrats call on Supreme Court to block Louisiana abortion law | Michigan governor seeks to pause Medicaid work requirements | New front in fight over Medicaid block grants House, Senate Democrats call on Supreme Court to block Louisiana […]

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Overnight Energy: Pelosi vows to push for Paris climate goals | Senate confirms Brouillette to succeed Perry at Energy | EPA under attack from all sides over ethanol rule

PELOSI AT CLIMATE SUMMIT: Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiJohn Feehery: Censure could give Democrats a way out of no-win impeachment Hillicon Valley: Trump officials propose retaliatory tariffs over French digital tax | FBI classifies FaceApp as threat | Twitter revamps policies to comply with privacy laws | Zuckerberg defends political ads policy Pelosi faces tough choices on […]

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Overnight Health Care — Presented by Johnson & Johnson — Democrats call on Supreme Court to block Louisiana abortion law | Michigan governor seeks to pause Medicaid work requirements | New front in fight over Medicaid block grants

Welcome to Monday’s Overnight Health Care, where we hope you had a restful Thanksgiving break from health policy. But now we are diving back in!  We have news on Medicare for All lobbying and Medicaid work requirements, but we’ll start with an update in Louisiana’s abortion case.   ADVERTISEMENT House, Senate Democrats call on Supreme […]

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Kennedy doubles down on alleged Ukraine meddling amid criticism

Click:谷歌代投 Sen. John KennedyJohn Neely KennedyMORE (R-La.) doubled down Monday on his claim that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election amid high-profile criticism of his remarks.  Kennedy, speaking to reporters in the basement of the Senate, pointed to news articles that he had printed out and was carrying along with handwritten notes.  “I based my […]

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Trump says he will meet with British leader Boris Johnson, vows to 'stay out' of UK elections

President TrumpDonald John TrumpJustice Dept releases another round of summaries from Mueller probe North Dakota company gets 0M border wall contract after support from Trump Fox’s Cavuto reads mean letters urging him to stay away after Trump criticism MORE said Tuesday that he would meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of […]

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House, Senate Democrats call on Supreme Court to block Louisiana abortion law

A majority of House and Senate Democrats are calling on the Supreme Court to block a Louisiana abortion law. The court is set to hear oral arguments in March challenging the law, which would require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, a requirement that critics say is designed to […]

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Trump administration proposes tariffs on $2.4B in French goods

The U.S. Trade Representative on Monday said that it has determined that France’s digital services tax discriminates against U.S. companies, and is proposing tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion of French products. “USTR’s decision today sends a clear signal that the United States will take action against digital tax regimes that discriminate […]

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