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‘Free Mahmoud Khalil’: Democrats rally to stop deportation of anti-Israel activist

Democrats have a new cause celebre in their fight against the Trump administration: anti-Israel campus activist Mahmoud Khalil.

EPA seeks to strike down ‘holy grail’ of climate change rules

The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to erase the Obama-era finding that has enabled the government to regulate greenhouse gasses, including emissions from power plants and vehicles.

Republicans want Democratic PAC probed for potential link to Tesla vandalism attacks

House Republicans on Wednesday asked the Justice Department and FBI to investigate whether a Democratic super PAC has any financial ties to the nationwide wave of attacks on Tesla dealerships.

Senate Democrats embrace shutdown showdown, demand vote on an alternative spending bill

After decades of condemning government shutdowns, Senate Democrats are on the verge of forcing a government shutdown on Friday to block President Trump's agenda.

Judge finds Trump unlawfully fired head of federal employee labor board 

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Trump’s firing of the head of a board that resolves disputes between federal employees and the government was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s ruling in favor of Susan Grundmann, the Democratic-appointed chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), is the latest to push back on Trump’s...

US puts Putin in hot seat with Ukraine ceasefire proposal

Presented by GE Aerospace — {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story US puts Putin in hot seat with Ukraine ceasefire proposal The United States has, for the first time, shifted the pressure to Russia in President Trump’s push for a ceasefire in Ukraine. © AP After securing Ukrainian President...

Distilled Spirits Council CEO warns European whiskey tariff could be ‘very, very devastating’ 

The CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States on Wednesday warned that a European whiskey tariff would be "very, very devastating." “We've just gotten the news early, early this morning, that the [European Union (EU)] is poised to put a 50 percent tariff on American whiskey. That will be very, very devastating,”...

EPA sets stage for cutting climate and pollution regs

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA sets stage for cutting climate and pollution regs The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated Wednesday it will slash a broad suite of rules and determinations that aim to cut pollution or mitigate climate change — including from cars and...

Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms

Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the face of a potential government shutdown by the end of the week. Democrats head toward the Friday deadline trying to reckon with a problem few in the conference fully know how to wrap...

Progressive group targets GOP lawmakers over Musk, health cuts

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   First in The Hill Nonprofit launches ad campaign urging GOP to stand up to Musk The digital campaign from progressive advocacy group 314 Action asks Americans living in GOP-held swing districts to call their U.S. representative over potential health cuts. ©...

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