2020 February

Hillicon Valley: US hits Huawei with new charges | Judge orders Pentagon to halt 'war cloud' work amid Amazon challenge | IRS removes guidance on Fortnite game currency

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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Former law clerk testifies she feared reporting sexual harassment to court system

A former law clerk testified in front of Congress Thursday that she was afraid of reporting the alleged sexual harassment she experienced from a federal judge to the court system.  Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Olivia Warren, a lawyer who works on death penalty law, claimed in written testimony to the House Subcommittee on Courts, […]

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Yovanovitch: Political leaders need to do more to support the foreign service

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie YovanovitchMarie YovanovitchYovanovitch: Political leaders need to do more to support the foreign service Former diplomat Yovanovitch wins award for her work Giuliani producing documentary on Hunter Biden: report MORE in a public address Wednesday called on political leaders to do more to support the U.S. foreign service, while warning […]

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On The Money: Trump adviser presses House to make Bezos testify | Kudlow says tax-cut proposal coming this fall | NY Fed says Boeing woes could hurt GDP | Delta aims to be first carbon neutral airline

Happy Friday and welcome back to On The Money, where we will be back on Tuesday after the long weekend. 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 […]

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Overnight Health Care: Appeals court strikes down Medicaid work requirements | Pelosi's staff huddles with aides on surprise billing | Senate Dems pressure Trump to drop ObamaCare lawsuit

Welcome to Friday’s Overnight Health Care. The WHO is sending a team to China this weekend as the number of coronavirus cases climb, but it’s unclear if anyone the U.S. will be taking part. Also, a federal appeals court struck down Medicaid work requirements, and Senate Democrats want the Trump administration to drop its ObamaCare […]

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Facebook to allow influencers to produce sponsored content for political campaigns

Facebook on Friday announced it will allow social media influencers to produce sponsored content for political campaigns, as long as they clearly disclose who paid for their posts.  The social media giant established the new guidelines amid scrutiny over a flood of memes on Instagram sponsored by Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg this week, which were not overtly labeled […]

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Top Armed Services Republican: Pentagon using $3.8B on border wall 'requires Congress to take action'

The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee is calling on Congress to take action against the Pentagon’s latest shuffling of money to President TrumpDonald John TrumpHillicon Valley: US hits Huawei with new charges | Judge orders Pentagon to halt ‘war cloud’ work amid Amazon challenge | IRS removes guidance on Fortnite game currency […]

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Graham requests interviews with DOJ, FBI officials as part of probe into Russia investigation

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamTrump to attend California fundraiser with Oracle chairman Overnight Health Care: Nevada union won’t endorse before caucuses after ‘Medicaid for All’ scrap | McConnell tees up votes on two abortion bills | CDC confirms 15th US coronavirus case Biden on Graham’s push for investigation: ‘I don’t know what […]

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Overnight Defense: Army says it isn't investigating Vindman | White House outlines legal justification for Soleimani strike | Service member dies in Africa

Happy Friday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Rebecca Kheel, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. Programming note: Overnight Defense will be off Monday for Presidents Day. We will return Tuesday.   THE TOPLINE: Lt. Col. Alexander VindmanAlexander VindmanThe Hill’s Morning […]

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Trump signs executive order to guard critical infrastructure that relies on GPS

President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden assures supporters the primary is still ‘wide open’ in lengthy phone call: report Warren: We are watching a descent into authoritarianism Collins: Trump ‘angered by impeachment’ MORE on Wednesday signed an executive order that directs federal agencies to take steps to reduce the disruption of critical infrastructure that relies on positioning, […]

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