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Evening Report — Battle of ‘the three Johns’

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon}   Evening Report     © Greg Nash / The Hill After McConnell it's the battle of 'the three Johns' Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the longest serving GOP Senate leader ever, announced Wednesday that he'll be stepping down from his leadership duties...

Older adults can get another COVID-19 shot this spring 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Older adults can get another COVID-19 shot this spring The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended Wednesday that adults 65 and older should get a second dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine that was introduced last...

Trump thanks Supreme Court for hearing immunity case

Former President Trump thanked the Supreme Court Wednesday for agreeing to weigh whether he can be criminally prosecuted for efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “Legal Scholars are extremely thankful for the Supreme Court’s Decision today to take up Presidential Immunity. Without Presidential Immunity, a President will not be able to properly function, or make...

Bitcoin’s comeback

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Bitcoin breaks $60K for first time since 2021 The price of one bitcoin topped $60,000 Wednesday for the first time since November 2021, when the world's largest cryptocurrency hit its current record of $67,000. © AP Photo/Kin Cheung The boom is a massive...

Green groups to petition Biden for offshore oil cleanup rules

Presented by AFPM — The effort follows a report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found that more than 2,700 idle oil wells and 500 platforms in the Gulf of Mexico had not been cleaned up.  {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Green groups to petition Biden for...

Big Oil companies ask Supreme Court to intervene in high-stakes climate case

The fossil fuel industry is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a series of key questions related to ongoing litigation accusing it of causing global warming.

Illinois judge removes Trump from state ballot, citing ‘insurrectionist ban’

An Illinois judge has ordered the removal of former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot, citing his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots.

Haley says Trump should not be ‘entirely immune’ from criminal penalties

Former President Trump's 2024 Republican primary rival Nikki Haley praised the Supreme Court for taking up his immunity case on Wednesday.

Kentucky Senate passes a top-priority bill to stimulate cutting-edge research at public universities

A top-priority bill in the Kentucky Senate passed by a landslide Wednesday, which intends to turn researchers at public universities in the state into teammates collaborating on research.

Congressional leaders strike short-term deal to avoid government shutdown

Congressional lawmakers reached a short-term dead to avert a government shutdown slated to happened this week, they announced Wednesday.

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