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Saturday, June 24, 2017

The Hill: Dems push leaders to talk less about Russia

The Hill: Dems push leaders to talk less about Russia

June 24, 2017

Frustrated Democrats hoping to elevate their election fortunes have a resounding message for party leaders: Stop talking so much about Russia.

Democratic leaders have been beating the drum this year over the ongoing probes into the Trump administration’s potential ties to Moscow, taking every opportunity to highlight the saga and forcing floor votes designed to uncover any business dealings the president might have with Russian figures.

But rank-and-file Democrats say the Russia-Trump narrative is simply a non-issue with district voters, who are much more worried about bread-and-butter economic concerns like jobs, wages and the cost of education and healthcare.

Read the full story here

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Saturday, July 05, 2014

The Hill's E-news: July 5, 2014

'House of Scandal' haunts GOP
By Alexandra Jaffe
“Republican leadership promised zero tolerance but instead has taken zero action to deal with their members’ seemingly endless ethics problems,” a Democratic spokesman said.

No plans to slow down from Clinton
By Amie Parnes
The former secretary of state will maintain a dizzying schedule for much of the year.

High court is right’s backstop
By Niall Stanage
Conservatives increasingly see the Supreme Court as a last line of defense against the Obama administration’s agenda.

Palestinian teen's funeral sparks clashes
By Vicki Needham
The teens’s body was found Wednesday morning in what Palestinians say is a revenge killing.

Obama welcomes new citizens
By Vicki Needham
The president said he's "going to keep doing everything" to push immigration reform.

Clinton: Speaking fees 'donated'
By Rachel Huggins
She says she's donated all the money earned from colleges to her family's foundation.

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The New York Times: Obama weighs steps to cover contraception
By Robert Pear and Adam Liptak
The White House is under such pressure that no one has been able to work out details of how the alternatives would be financed or administered.

The Washington Post: President pivots from income inequality
By Zachary A. Goldfarb
The pivot is striking for a president who identified inequality as one of his top concerns after his reelection.

The Associated Press: Michelle Obama keeps up school lunch fight vs. GOP
By Darlene Superville
The School Nutrition Association, an industry-backed group that represents school cafeteria workers and originally supported the standards, has now turned against them.

USA Today: Dueling immigration rallies divide Calif. town
By Tatiana Sanchez and Ricardo Cano
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are transporting the immigrants to processing centers in California and elsewhere to ease overcrowded facilities in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, which has seen an unprecedented spike.

The L.A. Times: Supreme Court conservatives are playing a long game
By David G. Savage
At first glance, many of its decisions appear modest, and the justices themselves downplayed them as narrow and tightly targeted, but they also set the stage for broader rulings.

House Veterans Affairs panel to hold fourth prime-time hearing
By Cristina Marcos
The House Veterans Affairs Committee will hear testimony next Tuesday on the ongoing controversy over veterans' wait times for medical care.

Opinion: Federal court for terror suspects is the American way
By Michael J. Quigley
U.S. federal courts are more effective than military commissions at convicting terrorists.

Conservative activist famous for attacking Clinton dies at 82
By Vicki Needham
Richard Mellon Scaife spread his $1.4B fortune around to groups pushing conservative ideals.

McDaniel balks at 'racist comments'
By Rachel Huggins
He chided racially charged questions asked during a Cochran press call.

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Monday, May 26, 2014

The Hill's E-news: May 26, 2014

The Hill: Hillary leaves left cold
By Niall Stanage
For many on the left, Clinton is the woman who supported the Iraq war, ran to the right of President Obama and is associated with the Wall Street-friendly centrism espoused by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

The Hill: Is VA scandal making it worse for vets?
By Megan R. Wilson
One thing that many veterans groups are pushing for is increased funding for the Veterans Affairs Administration.

The Hill: Will GOP pass O-Care replacement?
By Molly K. Hooper
House conservatives will press their leaders this week to move on an ObamaCare replacement bill before the August recess.

The Hill's Juan Williams: The fierce fight for women's votes
By Juan Williams
The GOP wants to stir fear among white women that Democrats don’t have the answers to economic problems.

The Hill: Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan amid VA scandal
By Mario Trujillo
President Obama landed at Bagram Airfield Base in Afghanistan on Sunday after making a secret trip to the country the night before.

The Hill: Obama in 'awe' of military's service
By Mario Trujillo
The president made no direct reference to VA scandal in remarks at Bagram Airfield.

The Hill: VA healthcare scandal dominates Sunday political discussions
By Keith Laing
The scandal involving a potential cover up of medical mistreatment of military veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs dominated discussion on the Sunday morning political talk shows.

The Hill: GOP Rep: VA scandal ‘larger than’ Shinseki
By Keith Laing
“I believe people want to see accountability,” Rep. Jeff Miller said.

The Hill: Blumenthal: Time to bring in DOJ
By Keith Laing
The Democrat said the VA is not equipped to handle the investigation by itself.

The Hill: Kinzinger: Shinseki not fit for job
By Keith Laing
“I think General Shinseki needs to go,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger said.

The Hill: Veterans groups blast Burr for letter
By Keith Laing
VFW leaders called Burr’s letter a “monumental cheap shot.”

The Hill: Obama: Ukrainian vote an ‘important step’
By Keith Laing
Obama congratulated Ukraine’s voters for ignoring threats.

The Washington Post: White House blows cover of CIA chief in Kabul
By Greg Miller
The White House recognized the mistake and quickly issued a revised list that did not include the individual.

The New York Times: Senator calls for more Russia sanctions after Ukraine vote
By David M. Herszenhorn and Sabrina Tavernise
Meanwhile, the unrest in Eastern Ukraine continued on Monday.

Blumenthal: Revive background check bill legislation
By Keith Laing
The Democrat said he hoped the latest violence in California would provide an impetus.

The Hill: GOP establishment spends big
By Alexandra Jaffe
If establishment candidates are seeing their odds improve this cycle, it’s not just because of dumb luck.

The Hill: DHS, Dems to huddle on deportations
By Mike Lillis
Dems are pressing the administration to reduce deportations.

The Hill: NSA reform to be ‘fight of the summer’
By Julian Hattem
Civil libertarians are mounting a new fight in the Senate.

The Hill: Boehner: VA scandal may be 'worse' than we know
By Mario Trujillo
The Speaker also floated the idea of privatizing the department.

The Hill: VA turns to private hospitals for help
By Keith Laing
VA chief Eric Shinseki says he will let more vets obtain healthcare at private hospitals.

The Hill: Sunday tipsheet: VA scandal sucks up political oxygen
By Rachel Huggins
The ongoing inquiry into the Veterans Affairs scandal will highlight the Sunday talk shows.

The Hill: Bankers breathe sigh of relief as Tea Party power fizzles
By Peter Schroeder
Financial industry takes hope from successes of establishment Republicans.

The Hill: Pelosi: Immigration reform ‘essential character of our country’
By Keith Laing
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said immigrants provided a “boost to our economy.”

The Hill: First lady flexes muscles
By Amie Parnes
First lady Michelle Obama is more aggressively wading into policy fights.

The Hill: Scandal shakes up Senate race
By Keith Laing
Blogger Clayton Kelly has been charged with exploitation of Sen. Cochran's wife.

The Hill: Russia-China gas deal fuels U.S. export push
By Timothy Cama
Supporters of more U.S. exports say the deal helps them make their case.

The Hill: US scraps engagement with Thailand
By Mario Trujillo
The State Department suspended $3.5 million in aid to the country.

The New York Times: Jeb Bush gives party something to think about
By Michael Barbaro
Jeb Bush, a former Florida governor, seems to have defined himself as the anti-George W. Bush, showcasing his curiosity, intellect and care for bureaucratic details.

Reuters: Republican star Mia Love gets second chance to make political history
By Jennifer Dobner
Utah's Mia Love, a Republican darling who could become the first conservative black woman elected to U.S. Congress, is getting a second, and likely better, chance to make history after narrowly losing to a popular incumbent Democrat in 2012.

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Saturday, April 05, 2014

News from The Hill Michigan's waning congressional clout By Russell Berman

News from The Hill

Michigan's waning congressional clout By Russell Berman

Michigan's unlikely dominance in congressional clout is about to take a hit.

Though the state is the country's ninth-largest by population, it is tops along with California with six committee chairmen – four Republicans in the House and two Democrats in the Senate. And the two longest-serving members of the House, Reps. John Dingell (D) and John Conyers (D), hail from Michigan and carry more than a century of congressional seniority between them.

But that will change in 2015 with the retirement of Dingell, the dean of the House, and three of the men wielding gavels in the Capitol: Reps. Dave Camp (R) and Mike Rogers (R), and Sen. Carl Levin (D). Read the story here.

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Saturday, March 22, 2014

News from The Hill: Wall Street’s warning shot to Ryan - By Peter Schroeder and Bernie Becker

The banking industry's vigorous pushback against Rep. Dave Camp's tax reform plan is a warning shot for his likely successor, Rep. Paul Ryan.

Like most industries, Wall Street isn’t worried that Camp’s (R-Mich.) plan could move through Congress in an election year. Plus, Camp is scheduled to be in his last year with the gavel of the powerful Ways and Means Committee.

But the financial industry fears that Camp’s proposal to tax the nation’s biggest banks could someday make a comeback when lawmakers seek revenue generators for legislation.

Read the story here.

March 22, 2014:

The Hill: Why not run? The pluses and pitfalls for 2016 GOP hopefuls
By Alexandra Jaffe
Many Republicans with an eye on the White House in 2016 may be asking themselves “Why not run?” when pondering a presidential bid.

The Hill: Leveling the playing field Obama's way
By Mike Lillis
President Obama intensified pressure on Congress to bolster economic opportunities for women in his much touted "year of action."

The Hill: GOP governors leading economic comeback?
By Rebecca Shabad
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) touted the economic successes Republican governors have achieved in their states during the party’s weekly address Saturday.

The Hill: Marco Rubio's Reagan moment?
By Cameron Joseph
If the Cold War is back, Marco Rubio wants to be Ronald Reagan.

The Hill: House to consider Ryan budget in April
By Russell Berman
House Republicans in April will consider a budget authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that sticks to a bipartisan spending level for 2015 but balances within a decade, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told lawmakers on Friday.

The Hill: Obama signs flood insurance bill
By Erik Wasson
President Obama on Friday signed a bill that rolls back flood insurance rate increases on coastal properties called for in a 2012 reform of the trouble National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

The Hill: Michigan gay marriage ban overturned
By Rebecca Shabad
A federal judge on Friday struck down Michigan’s 2004 ban on same-sex marriage.

The Hill: House offers new Ukraine bill
By Erik Wasson
House lawmakers on Friday introduced a new Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions bill that does not contain controversial International Monetary Fund (IMF) reforms opposed by GOP leaders.

The Hill: ObamaCare drug savings touted
By Elise Viebeck
The Obama administration is out with new numbers touting consumer savings under the healthcare law, a move that will help boost Democrats' effort to go on offense on ObamaCare.

The Hill: GOP wishes Dems an unhappy O-Care anniversary
By Cameron Joseph
Republicans are wishing Democrats an unhappy fourth anniversary on ObamaCare.

The Hill: ‘Hip-hop’ caucus tries to excite blacks
By Tim Devaney
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are trying to get young African-Americans excited about fighting climate change.

The Hill: Obama's move to relieve snooping fears
By Justin Sink
President Obama and senior administration officials huddled with top technology executives Friday to discuss progress on the president's proposed reforms to electronic government surveillance program, amid growing concerns voiced by some of Silicon Valley's biggest names over government surveillance.

The Hill: Sen. Feinstein 'open to changes' on NSA spying
By Kate Tummarello
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Friday she will consider forthcoming recommendations to change the National Security Agency's (NSA) controversial phone surveillance program.

Bloomberg: Caterpillar said to be focus of Senate overseas tax probe
By Richard Rubin and Jesse Drucker
A U.S. Senate investigative panel is examining Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and whether the company improperly avoided U.S. taxes by moving profits outside the country, said three people familiar with the inquiry.

Reuters: Rhode Island House speaker's home, office searched in federal probe
By Fausto Giovanny Pinto
U.S. federal law-enforcement officials searched the office and home of the speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, Gordon Fox, on Friday, according to his spokesman.

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