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Gretchen Whitmer’s big fat Greek water scandal

What happens when you try to keep a crisis out of the public after running a campaign where you promised transparency? You end up like Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and her team, trying to come up with creative ways to keep residents in the dark about your failures.

Why the UK defense secretary’s departure is a loss for the ‘special relationship’

The resignation of the United Kingdom's four-year-serving defense secretary is a loss for the U.S.-U.K. special relationship. Ben Wallace was a resolute voice for Western security interests.

Florida and Texas beat California and New York even among wealthy millennials

You can find category after category of people who are leaving New York and California for Florida and Texas, even groups you would think are predisposed to support Democratic governance.

An ode to the good old days of Major League Baseball’s paper tickets

Baseball is affectionately known as “America’s pastime” because, for the longest time, it was synonymous with the nation’s culture. Very few recreational activities compare to going to the ballpark, sitting with friends or family on a warm, summer day, and watching your home team while you chow down on unhealthy, overpriced food and drinks.

Access to opioid overdose reversal drug set to expand

Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Access to opioid overdose reversal drug set to expand The drugmaker Emergent BioSolutions has announced that over-the-counter Narcan will be available beginning next week, expanding access to the critical overdose medication. © Getty The company said this week that...

Evening Report — Doctor clears McConnell after second health scare

{beacon}   Evening Report   © Greg Nash | The Hill Doctor says McConnell OK as publicly questions swirl Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, the chamber's longest-serving Republican leader, is “medically clear to continue with his schedule as planned” despite his second public freeze-up in just a few weeks, according to the Capitol physician. McConnell,...

China says it ‘deplores’ US military transfer to Taiwan

China is lashing out at the Biden administration’s approval of the first-ever U.S. military transfer to Taiwan using a program usually saved for sovereign nations.  Beijing, which views Taipei as its own territory and has repeatedly threatened to bring it under its control using force, on Thursday claimed the U.S. transfer “severely violates the one-China principle.”  “This...

White House moves forward on proposed 5.2 percent raise for federal workers

President Biden informed Congress on Thursday of his intention to raise federal civilian workers’ pay by an average of 5.2 percent, taking a required step to advance the proposal outlined in his 2024 budget request earlier this year. In letters addressed to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Vice President Harris in her capacity as...

Bipartisan duo urges Visa, Mastercard to call off planned swipe fee increases

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) urged Visa and Mastercard on Wednesday to call off their plans to increase credit card swipe fees, arguing that the move would hurt small businesses and consumers. Swipe fees — or the fees that credit card companies charge retailers for credit card transactions —...

Rosendale holds big lead over establishment-backed Sheehy in Montana Senate race: poll

Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) holds a wide lead over businessman Tim Sheehy in a hypothetical Montana Republican Senate primary match-up, according to a poll released Thursday. Rosendale has not announced a run against Sheehy, establishment Republicans’ candidate of choice for Sen. Jon Tester’s (D-Mont.) seat, but rumors about him launching a campaign have been swirling...

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