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Evening Report — Shutdown clock ticks toward Friday deadline

{beacon} Evening Report © Greg Nash Shutdown drama consumes Washington as spending bill provokes conservative anger THE DRAMA over a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown appears headed for the wire. Congress has until Friday at midnight to pass a bill to keep the lights on in Washington, but Speaker Mike Johnson’s...

DOE says unrestricted natural gas exports would spike prices

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOE says unrestricted natural gas exports would spike prices Domestic energy prices would sharply increase if the U.S. conducts unrestricted exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Department of Energy said in a long-awaited report released Tuesday....

Lawmakers seek to rein in PBMs as part of spending bill’s sweeping health deal

Lawmakers have agreed to attach a sweeping health care package to a year-end stopgap government funding legislation, according to text obtained by The Hill ahead of the release of the full bill. The health portion contains pharmaceutical benefit manager (PBM) industry reforms, extensions of Medicare telehealth flexibilities, reauthorizations of legislation to prevent pandemics and address...

Attorney for RFK Jr. blasts ‘hysterical’ media report as distortion of HHS pick’s views on vaccines

Aaron Siri, adviser to RFK Jr., pushes back against a New York Times report about him as mischaracterizing the HHS secretary nominee's stand on polio vaccines.

Farm state Republicans appear skeptical about RFK amid his quest for HHS confirmation

Some rural Republicans are hoping Trump HHS secretary pick RFK Jr. will provide some clarification about his stances on farming and food production.

GOP senator moves to block feds from disposing of border wall materials amid auction backlash

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn. is introducing legislation to stop the federal government from auctioning border wall materials at the southern border.

RFK Jr. says he plans to also meet with Dems in bid to get confirmed as Trump HHS head

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democrat turned independent, said he plans to meet with Democratic senators in his effort to be secure votes for confirmation as HHS secretary.

EXCLUSIVE: Republicans in key red state launch campaign to elect ‘true’ conservatives ahead of Trump return

Conservatives in the most populous red state in America are launching a new Texas Republican Leadership Fund to elect “true" conservatives to crucial leadership roles.

GOP lawmakers demand Biden appointees who have accepted ENGO jobs to recuse themselves from pending business

Republicans penned a letter to the Bureau of Land Management calling on appointees who have announced their intent to join ENGOs after the administration to recuse themselves from pending business.

Biden’s Cabinet stand by statements of support as term draws to a close

With a month left in office, Biden’s Cabinet reaffirms support, stating confidence in his leadership and fitness despite ongoing controversy and debate.

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