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Pennsylvania can’t stop young adults from openly carrying guns during emergencies, court rules

Young adults in Pennsylvania cannot be arrested for openly carrying guns in public during a declared state of emergency, at least while a court fight over the issue plays out, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

Rep. Turner says it was ‘very important’ Biden took action against Houthis ‘to diminish their overall capability’ 

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said it was “very important” that President Biden took action against the Houthis in the wake of recent strikes conducted against the Yemeni militant group. “You can't play defense continuously, and you have to let them know that they're not going to be able to continue this,” Turner said Thursday on...

Congress sends Biden bill to fund health agencies

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Congress passes stopgap to fund HHS, FDA until March The Senate and House on Thursday advanced legislation to avert a partial government shutdown before a Friday deadline, with funding for key health agencies set through early March. © AP...

Barkley laughs at Haley’s remarks on racism: ‘That was just stupid’

Former basketball player and CNN host Charles Barkley laughed after reviewing a recent clip of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, in which she said the United States has “never been a racist country.” During a Tuesday interview on “Fox & Friends,” Haley claimed the U.S. is not a racist country and never has been one....

US battle with Houthi rebels shows no signs of stopping

The Houthi rebels, unbowed by U.S. strikes, are continuing to attack ships in the Red Sea, putting the Biden administration in a bind as it works to stomp out the Yemeni militant group’s aggression and resume global trade operations. An initial series of strikes last week on Houthi assets in Yemen was meant to degrade...

Johnson feels heat from Trump, conservatives to reject Senate border deal

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is under pressure from conservatives and former President Trump to reject an emerging bipartisan border and Ukraine aid package even as he gets the squeeze from the Senate GOP and White House. Republican senators in support of the deal argue that the leverage of Ukraine aid has given them a unique...

GOP House hardens on immigration, Ukraine funding

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story House GOP signals opposition to compromise border, Ukraine bill With a bill expected soon, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is calling for hardline border policies in return for Ukraine aid, putting cold water on compromise talks. ©...

Grassley released from hospital, expects to return to Senate

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) was discharged from the hospital Thursday after receiving treatment for an infection and expects to be back in the Senate soon. Grassley was admitted to a D.C. hospital where he received antibiotic infusions to treat an infection, and he was in good spirits, his office announced Tuesday. The statement released Thursday...

Democrat knocks ‘Groundhog Day funding measures’ after CR vote 

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) knocked Congress for relying on “Groundhog Day funding measures” to keep the government open after the House approved its third short-term spending bill so far in fiscal 2024 to avert a shutdown. The two-step continuing resolution (CR) cleared the chamber in a 314-108 vote, shortly after the Senate approved the measure...

New bill would allow lawmakers to vote by proxy after giving birth 

A new bill introduced in the House would allow lawmakers to vote by proxy after giving birth, giving mothers six weeks to spend time with their newborns. The bill, which has bipartisan backing, is spearheaded by Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), and it would allow colleagues to cast votes on behalf...

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