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Democrats still in denial on cause of border crisis

Immigration has always been President Joe Biden’s worst issue, but for the first 18 months of Biden’s presidency, Democrats seemed to hope that voters would care about other issues more.

Senators want to address ‘forever chemicals’ pollution, but activists aren’t sold on the push

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Senators want to address ‘forever chemicals’ pollution, but activists aren't sold on the push A bipartisan pair of senators is working on what they see as a compromise to address a persistent pollution problem, but their draft bill...

Democratic Senate candidate says he rejected $20M offer to challenge Tlaib

A Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan said Wednesday he rejected a $20 million offer to drop out of his race and challenge Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her House seat. “I didn’t intend for a private phone call to turn public,” Hill Harper posted to X, the platform formerly known as...

5 key takeaways on the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas

The deal reached by Israel and Hamas to release 50 hostages in exchange for a pause in fighting marks one of the most significant developments in the more than six-week war. But the implementation of the deal, set to go into effect Thursday morning local time, is taking place amid intense distrust, skepticism and concern....

FCC targets TV cancellation fees

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Biden's junk fee battle comes to your TV company The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking to ban fees for early termination of TV service. © AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin The FCC proposal targets fees charged by cable...

Altman returns to OpenAI

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Altman returns to OpenAI Sam Altman will return as CEO to OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, capping off several days of tumultuous changes. © Greg Nash Altman will resume his position as CEO, and a new board will be formed. Bret Taylor,...

Evening Report — Congress’s post-holiday agenda

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon}   Evening Report     © Alex Brandon / Associated Press file Spending, Santos top the post-holiday House agenda Lawmakers return to Washington next week to ongoing spending debates and a reinvigorated effort to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from the...

Former Rep. Tom Bliley: A gentleman who knew how to get legislation passed 

Tall, slim, silver-haired, bespectacled, and bow-tied, he walked the halls of Congress at a fast gait, certain of where he was going, never late. He was Tom Bliley, chairman of the House Committee on Commerce from 1995-1999. Mr. Bliley passed away recently. It would be an understatement to say that Chairman Bliley was a master...

How Democrats’ climate plan is impacting fossil fuels

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Dems’ climate bill has been a boon to planet-heating fossil fuels: report The Democrats' signature climate plan is helping to unleash a flood of fossil fuels onto world markets — even as American consumers increasingly turn away from those products, according to...

Biden speaks with Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei

President Biden on Wednesday spoke with Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei, to congratulate the right-wing populist on his win over the weekend, the White House said. Biden talked with Milei to "to congratulate him on his election," according to a readout of the call. The U.S. president "applauded the conduct of the election” in Argentina as...

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