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QAnon has receded from social media -- but it’s just hidingOn the face of it, you might think that the QAnon conspiracy has largely disappeared from big social media sites. But that’s not quite the case. True, you’re much less likely to find popular QAnon catchphrases like “great awakening,” “the storm” or “trust the plan” on Facebook these days. ...
Biden takes aim at Big Tech, broadband with sweeping competition order
President Biden is setting the federal government's sights on the power of Big Tech and Big Telecom in a competition order that will urge more regulation and enforcement against the sectors.The big picture: The new executive order, expected to be signed Friday, includes over 70 initiatives aimed...
Biden launches assault on monopolies
The sweeping executive order takes aim at concentrated markets in industries including agriculture, airlines, broadband and banking — and includes efforts to lower drug prices and protect privacy.
www.politico.comFact check: Post falsely claims Pelosi is blocking Capitol Police officers from testifying
Claims that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is blocking Capitol Police officers from testifying about Jan. 6 are false.
Republicans look to hammer Democrats over gas prices
Republicans are seizing on rising gas prices as they look to counter Democrats’ messaging on the economy ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
thehill.comQ&A with Georgia Gov. Kemp: Voters ‘know what the truth is’
Brian Kemp won the 2018 Republican primary for Georgia governor propelled by grassroots conservatives and a late endorsement from then-President Donald Trump. Kemp went on to defeat Democrat Stacey Abrams in the general election. Now, Democrats are riding high on President Joe Biden's win in...
DeSantis parts with Trump in response to Surfside tragedy
The tragedy in Surfside, Florida, is exposing voters to a different side of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for a reelection bid next year that could propel him into a presidential campaign
Democrats wrestle over control of the infrastructure throttle
Moderates and liberals are still arguing over scope and size as a pivotal Senate vote draws closer.
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CPAC Dallas opens Friday as GOP, squarely in Trump's grasp, looks to future
Republicans from around the U.S. are converging on Dallas, Texas for the second Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this year, a confab that's expected to demonstrate former President Donald Trump's continued hold on the GOP.
In Michigan, Pro-Impeachment Republicans Face Voters' Wrath
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Rep. Peter Meijer cites Gerald R. Ford as his inspiration these days, not because the former president held his House seat for 24 years or because his name is all over this city — from its airport to its freeway to its arena — but because in Ford, the freshman congressman...
Taliban takeover of Afghanistan isn’t ‘inevitable,’ Biden says after forceful defense of US exit - Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden rejected the notion Thursday that a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is inevitable once a complete U.S. military withdrawal is complete this summer. Still, the commander in chief, during a forceful explanation of his pullout plan, conceded it is "highly unlikely" the Afghan...
www.washingtonexaminer.comBiden's White House is pushing to undo the crack cocaine sentencing disparity. But will enough Republicans support it?
The bill, backed by Biden and a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, would allow crack cocaine offenders to ask for a reduced sentence.
McCarthy’s management style tested by his conference’s most extreme members | CNN Politics
A key adviser to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy was involved in a behind-the-scenes effort last month to help rehabilitate the reputation of freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, CNN has learned, discreetly facilitating her visit to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum before she issued a...
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‘We don’t like bullies, egomaniacs or jerks’: Allen West crashes Texas governor’s race
The lightning rod former Florida congressman is roiling Republican politics in his new home state.
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Biden has canceled $1.5 billion in student debt for victims of for-profit school fraud | CNN Politics
The Department of Education has canceled a total of $1.5 billion in student loan debt for nearly 92,000 students, who were victims of for-profit college fraud, since President Joe Biden took office.
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Disgraced Trump foe Michael Avenatti weeps as he is sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for Nike extortion scheme
Michael Avenatti gained fame by representing Stormy Daniels in her battle with Donald Trump. He faces prison for trying to extort Nike.
IRS controversies of the present, past haunt lawmaker talks
IRS controversies from the Obama era and much more recently that have left Republicans even more disillusioned with the nation’s tax collecting army are emerging as a real problem for getting a $1.…
thehill.comExclusive: U.S. set to add more Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang
The Biden administration is set as early as Friday to add more than 10 Chinese companies to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang, two sources told Reuters. The U.S. Commerce Department action will follow its announcement last month...
AFT head Randi Weingarten makes over $560,000 per year, 9 times average teacher salary, records show
Weingarten’s staggering salary clocks in at $564,236 according to AFT’s IRS Form 990, meaning she’s raking in serious cash over the teachers the union she runs represents.
Biden nominates first out lesbian to ambassador-level post
Appointed U.S. director of the Asian Development Bank, Chantale Wong says she will “serve with humility and purpose” if confirmed.
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Civil rights groups urge Biden to use bully pulpit to counter Republican voting measures
Leaders from top civil rights groups visited the White House Thursday to urge the administration to work with Congress and pass voting rights legislation.
New U.S. COVID Hot Spots, Biden's Consumer Plan, Spelling Bee Champ: News You Need To Start Your Day
The pandemic is surging in parts of the U.S. as the delta variant becomes dominant. We also have reporting on a new executive order from the Biden administration to promote industry competition.
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John Kerry to visit Moscow officials to discuss ‘global climate ambition’
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will visit Moscow to speak to officials next week about “global climate ambition.” The trip will take place from July 12-15, the State Department said in a s…
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POLITICO Playbook: Guilfoyle signs up with Greitens — and incurs Trump’s wrath
And Biden sets an Afghanistan exit date.
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International swimming federation bans podium protests from Tokyo Games - Washington Examiner
The international federation for water sports is banning podium protests at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.While athletes can participate in self-expression at the Games, including at press conferences or in private communications with the media, they cannot do so during events or at the...
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Georgia Gov. Kemp targets Stacey Abrams, MLB in new ad campaign
As the first pitch in the relocated MLB All-Star Game approaches, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is targeting Stacey Abrams and other prominent Democrats in a new ad campaign and reiterating his pledge to fight legal challenges to the state’s controversial election law.
The Hill’s Morning Report: Afghanistan’s future now up to Afghans, Biden says
Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. It is Friday! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver ar…
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The Supreme Court's Term Appeared To Be Cautious. The Numbers Tell A Different Story
According to statistics compiled through NPR number crunching and the SCOTUSblog Stat Pack, the justices swerved to the right, even by the standards of the traditionally conservative Roberts court.
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Bans on Native American mascots pick up after Washington Football Team name change
State legislators are advancing measures meant to bar public schools from using Native American mascots in the wake of a spotlight cast by the Washington Football Team’s decision to drop its deroga…
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California spent $13M in taxpayer money to guard empty homes amid homeless crisis: report
The California Department of Transportation paid more than $13 million to have security at 120 vacant homes, Fox 11 reported exclusively.
Trudeau denies it, but signs point to early election in Canada
After months of sticking close to home, Canada’s prime minister is logging cross-country air miles. For political watchers, it can only mean one thing.
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Taliban capture key Afghanistan border crossings
The militants say they have captured crossings linking Afghanistan to Iran and Turkmenistan.
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'It's a calling': Why Black academics choose HBCUs over other colleges
Nikole Hannah-Jones made waves when she chose Howard University over UNC-Chapel Hill. But she's one of countless educators who see a bigger purpose in teaching at HBCUs
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AOC seizes on New York City subway flooding to pitch Green New Deal
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,D-N.Y., took to Twitter Thursday to post a video of a New Yorker wading through waist-high water at a city subway station and warned of things to come without the passage of the Green New Deal.
Few companies stick with pledge to shut off funding for GOP objectors
Six months after the Capitol attack, only a small number of powerful corporations have made good on their pledge to suspend PAC donations to the 147 Republican lawmakers who voted against certifyin…
thehill.comUS climate envoy announces Russia trip at time of tension
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will meet with Russian officials in Moscow next week, making him the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Russia so far, at a time when the two countries are at odds. A terse State Department announcement Thursday said Kerry's four-day trip would...
Pennsylvania election audit presents Republicans chance to woo Trump - Washington Examiner
A Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker and a gubernatorial candidate are backing an audit of the 2020 election in the state with former President Donald Trump in mind.State Rep. Doug Mastriano requested “information and materials” from three counties for a "forensic investigation." He said if fraud...
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9 million student loan borrowers will soon be getting a new servicer. Here's why
About 9 million people with federal student loans will start getting their bills from a new agency after one of the government's biggest servicers said Thursday that it will end its contract with the Department of Education in December.
www.cnn.comRudy Giuliani’s Legal Fund Was a Bust. Now, Its Donation Page Has Disappeared.
Spencer Platt/GettyAfter raising a paltry sum of money from supporters and attracting little interest from former President Donald Trump, a web page created to fundraise for Rudy Giuliani’s legal defense fund has vanished.According to a cached version of that webpage, the sluggish fundraising...
Jovenel Moïse: Foreign hit squad killed Haiti's president, police say
A group of 26 Colombians and two Americans shot President Jovenel Moïse in his home, police say.
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Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes along California-Nevada border
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has rattled the California-Nevada border
West Virginia is Trading Trump for Tech Workers
The population is fleeing, jobs are disappearing and coal isn’t coming back. West Virginia’s boldest plan to reverse the slide is bribing white-collar workers to move from out of state.
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John Kerry to make Russia trip for climate discussion amid bilateral tensions
John Kerry, the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, will travel to Russia next week to discuss global collaboration to fight climate change with officials in the country, the State Department said in a statement.
US citizen arrested in connection to Haitian president’s assassination, Haitian official says - Washington Examiner
A U.S. citizen of Haitian descent was arrested in connection to the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, according to a Haitian official. The unidentified man was one of six people arrested as suspects in Moise's murder, Mathias Pierre, Haiti’s minister of elections, said Thursday. At least...
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Civil rights leaders find meeting with WH ‘encouraging’ amidst voting rights battle
President Biden met with civil rights leaders for almost two hours on Thursday as part of a broader effort by his administration to focus on voting rights, a key part of his agenda that has struggl…
thehill.comU.S. criticizes Israel over demolition of family home of Palestinian American alleged attacker
The Biden administration has criticized the Israeli military's demolition of a home in the West Bank owned by the family of a Palestinian American accused of carrying out a terror attack in May.Why it matters: This is the first time since the new Israeli government was formed that the Biden...
Sarah Everard murder: Met PC Wayne Couzens pleads guilty
Met Police chief Cressida Dick says "everyone in policing" feels betrayed by Sarah Everard's killer.
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U.K. police officer pleads guilty to murder of woman on London street
Sarah Everard was abducted as she walked home from a friend's house in south London on March 3. Her body was later found in woodland in southeast England.
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US nears endgame in Afghanistan
After nearly 20 years, the United States is nearing its endgame in Afghanistan.President Biden on Thursday confirmed the U.S. military mission will end on Aug. 31, ahead of his initial Sept. 11 dea…
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Andrew Yang’s Loss Fits a Pattern. Why Do Asian Americans Struggle in Mayoral Races?
Former Boston mayoral candidate Sam Yoon discusses the unique challenges faced by AAPI candidates and why he’s optimistic things will change, in a POLITICO Q&A.
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Two Haitian Americans are among those detained in brazen presidential assassination. Here's what we know.
Haitian police identified James Solages, 35, and Joseph Vincent, 55, as the two American citizens involved in the assassination of Moïse.
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Warren asks SEC about increased cryptocurrency regulations - Washington Examiner
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is wondering about increased federal oversight of cryptocurrency trading exchanges and wants the Securities and Exchange Commission to examine its authority to regulate them. The Massachusetts Democrat raised a number of concerns about cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms...
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Elsa hammers East Coast with heavy rain and wind: Latest forecast
More than 50 million Americans were under a flash flood watch on Friday as Elsa roared up the East Coast, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
China evacuates nationals from Afghanistan amid US pullout
State media say China sent a flight to bring home 210 of its nationals from Afghanistan as the U.S. military prepares to leave the country and the security situation grows increasingly fraught
Young Asian American Buddhists are reclaiming narrative after decades of white dominance
Asian Americans make up two-thirds of Buddhists in the U.S. but have long been marginalized in popular perceptions of the religion. A new generation is pushing back.
www.nbcnews.comRNC and NRSC to intervene in DOJ lawsuit against Georgia voting restrictions
The Republican National Committee and National Republican Senatorial Committee on Thursday announced plans to intervene in the Justice Department's lawsuit against Georgia over its voting restrictions. Driving the news: RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and NRSC chair Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) seek to...
Eviction Prevention Programs Are Racing Against A Moratorium Clock
The Alexandria Eviction Prevention Partnership in Northern Virginia is one of the divergent programs meant to help fight off evictions.
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FDA narrows eligibility for controversial $56,000 Alzheimer’s treatment - Washington Examiner
The Food and Drug Administration limited eligibility for the Alzheimer’s Disease treatment Aduhelm, an abrupt change in prescribing guidance linked to the sky-high price tag and dubious scientific evidence that it works. “Treatment with ADUHELM should be initiated in patients with mild cognitive...
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Group from Florida arrested, charged in Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
A group of four Floridians was arrested on the same day for violent acts during the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6. One remains at large.
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Why the Senate GOP primary in Ohio is 2022's one race to watch
Culture wars, Big Tech and economic populism — including inflation, gas prices, immigration and jobs to China. For a preview of many of the themes that'll drive American politics in next year's midterms and even beyond, watch J.D. Vance, the "Hillbilly Elegy" author who's running for U.S. Senate...
US average mortgage rates continue to fall; 30-year at 2.90%
Mortgage rates continued to fall this week, tracking a decline in yields on Treasury securities as the bond market continues to signal concerns over the strength of the recovery from the pandemic recession
At least seven states report mosquitoes carrying disease that can paralyze humans
The CDC has recorded four states with cases of humans contracting West Nile virus.
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Feds agree to pay $6.1M to create database for Capitol riot prosecutions
Deloitte will assemble videos, photos, social media posts and documents for use by attorneys in a slew of criminal cases.
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1st African American To Win The Spelling Bee Also Holds 3 Basketball World Records
"It made me feel really proud," Zaila Avant-garde said after clinching the victory. The 14-year-old Louisianian crushed the competition with the winning word "murraya."
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Suspect arrested and charged in killing of professional golfer and two others in Georgia - Washington Examiner
Cobb County police arrested the man suspected of killing a professional golfer and two others over the weekend.Bryan Anthony Rhoden was taken into custody Thursday afternoon and charged with the murders of professional golfer Gene Siller, 45; Paul Pierson, 76; and Henry Valdez, 46, Cobb County...
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U.S., Mexico settle first labor complaint under USMCA
The resolution announced Thursday marks a milestone for resolving labor disputes under the landmark U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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Ethics experts concerned about Hunter Biden’s art show - Washington Examiner
Ethics experts say President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, who intends to sell some of his artwork for up to $500,000 apiece at a show, could be leveraging the president's government position for personal profit.The New York gallery owner will be withholding all transactional records from the autumn...
www.washingtonexaminer.comHow Biden can strike back against Russian hack attacks
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Surfside condo collapse could reshape Miami's real estate market
“Now you’re going to see what we call condo terminations, where developers buy out old buildings, tear them down and put up new ones,” one real estate agent warned.
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Calls mount on FDA to formally endorse Covid vaccines as Delta surges
“I don’t think there’s anything that can move the needle more in the U.S.,” said Eric Topol, a professor of molecular medicine at Scripps Research, about the unvaccinated who are eligible to get the shot.
www.politico.comHutchinson takes over governors group as virus resurges
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican whose state is struggling with a resurgence in coronavirus cases and lagging vaccinations, called combatting vaccine resistance a priority as he took over as head of the National Governors Association. Hutchinson was elected Thursday as the...
Despite New COVID Variants, CDC Says You Don't Need Any Booster Doses Right Now
"Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster shot at this time," read a joint statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.
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POLITICO-Harvard poll: Most Americans believe Covid leaked from lab
Opinion on the lab leak scenario, once seen as a fringe theory, has shifted dramatically.
www.politico.comPeople Are Very Puzzled By Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Latest Tweet About COVID-19
"WTF does that even mean?" Twitter users wanted to know of the conspiracy-loving Colorado Republican's post about the mutation of the coronavirus.
Conspiracy theories, misinformation threaten to overtake COVID fight: The Note
Biden's "door to door" comment is drawing blowback from the GOP.
Experts differ on need for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shot
The vaccine's single dose has been a major selling point.
What Japan's COVID-19 situation looks like on the cusp of Tokyo Olympics
Examining how Japan is faring with the coronavirus ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Analysis: The pandemic may be better, but it’s not over | CNN Politics
Four days after President Joe Biden declared the darkest days of the pandemic over, America is facing a burst of challenges that indicate Covid-19 is far from releasing its grip.
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Pfizer and BioNTech plan to file for emergency use authorization for COVID vaccine booster as Delta variant spreads
Pfizer and BioNTech plan to share their booster data with the FDA in August and file for emergency use authorization shortly thereafter.
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Officials: 3 of 4 inmates caught after Illinois jail escape
Officials say three of four inmates who escaped from a county jail in western Illinois have been captured
New U.S. COVID Hot Spots, Biden's Consumer Plan, Spelling Bee Champ: News You Need To Start Your Day
The pandemic is surging in parts of the U.S. as the delta variant becomes dominant. We also have reporting on a new executive order from the Biden administration to promote industry competition.
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Counties that voted for Trump are falling even further behind on COVID vaccination rates
Reproduced from KFF; Chart: Axios VisualsThe gap in vaccination rates between counties that voted for Donald Trump and those that voted for President Biden in 2020 is only getting bigger with time, according to a new KFF analysis. Why it matters: Vaccination rates provide the strongest...
5 areas with low COVID vaccine rates put U.S. at risk, experts say
An analysis by Georgetown University researchers found five significant clusters in the southern and lower Midwestern part of the U.S.
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Officials Tighten Restrictions In Seoul Amid Another Wave Of COVID-19 Infections
On Friday, South Korea registered more than 1,300 coronavirus cases — breaking records for a second day in a row. Residents of the capital region are driving the surge.
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