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Biden administration says Elizabeth Kelly will lead new U.S. AI Safety Institute

The Biden administration on Wednesday said Elizabeth Kelly will run its U.S. AI Safety Institute, a new group tasked with providing technical guidance on artificial intelligence to regulators.

Speaker Johnson calls failed Mayorkas impeachment a ‘setback,’ blames Democrats for Israel aid

House Speaker Mike Johnson chalked up the GOP's failure to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and pass a stand-alone Israel aid bill to being a symptom of a "messy" democracy.

D.C. restaurant visited by Biden received $600K in COVID relief. Now it’s closed.

Taqueria Las Gemelas, a District restaurant that received $600,000 in pandemic stimulus money and a visit from President Biden in 2021, has sold its last taco.

Anti-war group confronts Pelosi over support for Israel

Members of an anti-war group confronted Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday over the House's stand-alone Israel aid bill. A video posted on social media by Code Pink, an anti-war advocacy group, showed its members shouting at Pelosi and asking whether she would support a bill that would provide $17.6 billion in aid for Israel. It...

Biden tightens air pollution limits for deadly soot

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Biden tightens air pollution limits for deadly soot The Biden administration is tightening air pollution restrictions — a move it says will save thousands of lives but is meeting pushback from industry, which argues it will...

Surprise Democratic vote on Mayorkas overshadows GOP defectors

Republicans have cast their embarrassing failure to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the House floor this week as a numbers game, saying it will be rectified during a second vote when all of their members are present. But the GOP wasn’t just tripped up by the surprise appearance of Rep. Al Green (D-Texas),...

Ohio Health Department backpedals on proposed adult gender-affirming care restrictions

Ohio’s Health Department on Wednesday said it was striking a number of provisions that would have limited access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender adults in the state from a set of proposed administrative rules, citing a deluge of public comments opposing the restrictions. “The Department is grateful to those individuals and organizations who took...

Fulton County DA’s office moves to quash Fani Willis, top prosecutor subpoenas ahead of hearing

The Fulton County district attorney’s office asked a Georgia judge Wednesday to quash subpoenas of top prosecutors in former President Trump’s 2020 election interference case that would require them to testify at a hearing next week over whether they should be booted from the case. After accusing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) and special...

California’s record rainfall leads to mudslides, sewage spills

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story California's record rainfall leads to mudslides, sewage spills Californians welcomed a brief respite from a three-day deluge of record-breaking rains Wednesday — even as another influx of wet weather may be on the way. © AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez Despite the...

A father’s plea: Please let Taylor Swift date in peace

So let go of Taylor Swift's coattails, conspiracy-mongers. Take comfort instead in life's simple delights that remain untouched by backroom dealing or staff machinations. The soaring bridge of Taylor Swift's "Lover." The thrill of a touchdown. The joy of seeing your daughter's eyes light up watching her favorite musician perform. Not everything needs to be a partisan battle. Allow yourself those small refuges of innocence.

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