House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) labeled White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller a “disgusting bigot” for his role in shaping immigration policy and questioned Miller’s future in the Trump administration. Amid growing scrutiny of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s handling of the fatal officer-involved shootings of Renee Goode and Alex… Source link
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) suggested Wednesday that President Trump’s “reprehensible rhetoric” on immigration has contributed to an environment in which “right-wing corrupt people” feel free to “terrorize our community.” Omar spoke at a press conference the day after a man ambushed her during a town hall event, yelled at her and sprayed… Source link
Click for more news from The Hill {Beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story 6-Month HIV PrEP Wins Coverage With Insurers Six months after approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the latest advancement in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is gaining coverage from insurers who were initially weary of its high price tag….
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {Beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Fed keeps rates unchanged The Federal Reserve declined to cut interest rates on Wednesday amid President Trump’s fight to exert more influence over the independent central bank. © AP Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)… Source link
Following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minnesota last weekend, Governor Tim Walz (D-Minn.) condemned Trump’s comments that he would personally oversee the investigation into the 37-year-old’s murder. President Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that his administration would conduct a “major investigation” into the matter. “I want……
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that oil companies were not informed in advance of the Trump administration’s incursion into Venezuela, which appears to contradict President Trump’s previous statements. “Oil executives were not involved in any planning in this matter,” Rubio said during the Senate hearing. “All those officers learned about it… Source link
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claim that the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was not an act of war. During testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio reiterated the Trump administration’s position that the mission to capture Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores… Source link
The Senate will work on Wednesday to advance a six-bill spending package, despite calls from Democrats to set aside funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following the fatal weekend shooting of a US citizen in Minneapolis by federal immigration officials. This incident has put Republicans on the defensive, and they are beginning to…
Virginia Democrats appealed a judge’s ruling Wednesday that blocks redistricting amendments from going before voters this spring as they seek to pick up House seats before the midterms. “Today, we followed through on our commitment to appeal the Tazewell decision,” Virginia Democratic legislative leaders said in a joint statement. “this decision… Source link
