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Trump names Vance aide as legislative affairs director
President-elect Trump on Monday announced a trio of appointments to lead different White House offices, including his pick to serve as his top liaison to Capitol Hill. Trump, in a news release, ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Misplaced priorities at the Department of Veterans Affairs are hurting veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is failing to serve the urgent needs of U.S. veterans due to chronic understaffing, long waits for health care, a six-figure backlog of benefit claims, and an ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Is Department of Veterans Affairs care really ‘scandalously substandard’?
VA, certainly, is not perfect. The department has issues — but, as a former secretary of Veterans Affairs, I am convinced the health care VA provides veterans is better than most other Americans ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Small Business Saturday Is Now a Weekend-Long Affair
Founders are working to reach consumers wherever they shop, with gift bundles, collaborations, behind-the-scenes peeks, and, of course, plenty of discounts.Business - Inc. - Yesterday -
Why the public dismisses Biden’s legislative accomplishments
My take is that Biden’s legislation has not been received well received principally because the American public does not see the direct benefits to them.Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Trump tears into Newsom over special legislative session
President-elect Trump has criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for calling a special legislative session to "safeguard" the state ahead of his return to the White House in January, while ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Here are the GOP’s top legislative priorities under Trump
Hill Republicans have ambitious legislative plans for the first months of total GOP control of government under President-elect Trump, with a sweeping tax package at the top of the to-do list. ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Republicans made substantial gains in state legislative battlegrounds
Across state House and Senate chambers where partisan control was up for grabs, Republicans were victorious, while Democrats broke a few GOP supermajorities.Politics - NBC News - November 15 -
GOP victories threaten Democrats' landmark climate legislation
With Republicans securing control of the House, Senate and White House in the election, they are poised to claw back major legislation Democrats have passed to fight climate change. Chief in the ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
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How the filibuster could shape Trump's legislative future
With Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, President-elect Trump appears to have a clear path for his legislative goals. But Democrats can still use the filibuster to slow progress. ...Top stories - CBS News - November 18 -
Activists, professors, legislators: who are the Hong Kong 47?
The group are at the centre of Hong Kong’s biggest national security trial and have been handed sentences of up to 10 years. HK47: dozens of pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong’s largest ...World - The Guardian - November 19 -
Virginia au pair pleads guilty to manslaughter in gruesome double murder
A Virginia au pair has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to the 2023 murders of her employer's wife and another man.Top stories - ABC News - October 29 -
Our Daughter Is Having an Affair With a Married Man. How Do We Stop It?
A 20-something woman who lives with her parents has incurred their disappointment by continuing an affair with her former boss. Since she won’t end things, should they tell the man’s wife?Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 6 -
Trump’s 2nd-Term Agenda Could Transform Government and Foreign Affairs
The president-elect could reshape government and may dramatically transform foreign and domestic policy in a second term.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
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Jim Hoagland, Distinguished Journalist on World Affairs, Dies at 84
A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he was a reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post, renowned for his deeply sourced dispatches.Business - The New York Times - November 11 -
Obama's Secret Service agent breached security to have an affair: Memoir
A Secret Service agent assigned to Barack Obama was breaching security while leading a double life, according to a memoir by the agent's former girlfriend.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
Lobbying World: AirBnB books new federal affairs lead
AirBnB has added Aquila Powell as head of federal affairs. She was most recently managing director at Prime Policy Group and is a General Motors alum. Phil Bianchi has joined JPMorgan Chase as vice ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Bill Clinton book describes ‘frustration’ over Monica Lewinsky affair questions
In new memoir Citizen, Clinton acknowledges he has not directly apologized to Lewinsky over White House affair . Bill Clinton, the former US president, has written of his “frustration” at being ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert FHealth - ABC News - November 14 -
Trump picks former Rep. Doug Collins for veterans affairs secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said that he will nominate Doug Collins, a former Georgia lawmaker, to lead the Department of Veteran Affairs in his administration.Politics - NBC News - November 15 -
"Mornings Memory": Revisiting "double speak" and the Iran-Contra affair
"Morning Memories" takes us to 1987, when top Reagan officials faced indictments after their attempts at "double speak" during the Iran-Contra hearings fell apart.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
McCaul to next Foreign Affairs chair: ‘God help you’
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the outgoing chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, offered advice to his successor, who faces enormous global challenges and the unpredictability of the Trump ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in GazaWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor
Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders say they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn to little to afford private insuranceHealth - ABC News - October 31 -
UK will legislate against AI risks in next year, pledges Kyle
Science secretary says voluntary accord with developers of fast-evolving technology is ‘working’World - Financial Times - November 6 -
Graham: Use budget reconciliation to bypass filibuster and pass border security legislation
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of President-elect Trump’s strongest allies in the Senate, is calling on Republicans to advance ambitious economic and border security legislation through Congress ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Rep. Zooey Zephyr, trans legislator censured in Montana, wins reelection
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr -- the state's first openly trans lawmaker -- ran for reelection to the state House after she was censured.Top stories - ABC News - November 6 -
California Gov. Newsom calls for special legislative session after Trump win
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued a proclamation Thursday to convene a special session of the state Legislature, with the goal of preserving civil rights and enabling potential litigation ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Senegal enters last day of tense campaign ahead of key legislative election
Politicians in Senegal are wrapping up a tense electoral campaign ahead of a key legislative election this weekend that’s set to determine if the country’s newly-elected president can carry out ...World - ABC News - November 15 -
Mace eyes legislation banning trans women from restrooms in federal buildings
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) plans to file legislation that would prohibit trans women from using women’s restrooms and changing rooms in all federal buildings, going further than a resolution Monday ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s
Legislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's ParliamentTech - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Arsenal sporting director Edu resigns from post
Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar is set to leave the club, a source has told ESPN.Sports - ESPN - November 5 -
Trump considers replacing FBI director Christopher Wray
President-elect Donald Trump may replace FBI director Christopher Wray, who he previously appointed in 2017. NBC News's Ken Dilanian reports on how Kash Patel may be under consideration for the job.Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
Wittich 'steps down' as F1 race director
Niels Wittich leaves his role as Formula 1's race director with immediate effect.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Trump Picks Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence
Ms. Gabbard, a former congresswoman who left the Democratic Party, would hold a top job in the administration, overseeing 18 spy agencies.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Trump taps Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will nominate former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii as director of national intelligence. Gabbard, who ran for president in 2020 as ...Politics - NBC News - November 13
