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The Senate should codify — not reject— CARES Act’s home confinement policy

Thanks to an effort to force a vote on the matter in the Senate, nearly three thousand individuals who have remained law-abiding under home confinement for nearly three years could be returned to prison to serve the remainder of their sentences behind bars. For both public safety and fiscal responsibility, this is a bad move. Home confinement...

Manchin won’t run for reelection in 2024

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Manchin won't run for reelection in 2024 Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is not seeking reelection. © Greg Nash Manchin has been a key swing vote on a...

Biden praises Manchin after senator says he won’t seek reelection

President Biden weighed in Thursday on Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision not to run for reelection, touting the various legislation that passed with the help of the West Virginia Democrat despite an at times prickly relationship. “For more than forty years — as a state legislator, a Secretary of State, a Governor, and a Senator —...

Wisconsin Assembly delays vote on likely veto-bound $2B income tax cut

Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday withheld final approval for a $2 billion tax cut expected to be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Two days after an indictment, North Carolina’s state auditor says she’ll resign

NC State Auditor Beth Wood crashed her state-issued vehicle, prompting an investigation which uncovered incidents of using the car for personal activities.

Commission weighs discipline for Illinois judge who controversially reversed rape conviction

Adams County, Illinois Judge Robert Adrian faces potential removal from office as a judicial oversight group determines whether he bypassed the law in reversing a rape conviction.

Netanyahu tells Bret Baier cease-fire ‘means surrender,’ insists squad member is calling for ‘genocide’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for her use of a chant that many have associated with calls for the elimination of Israel, which she denied.

Illinois lawmakers OK new nuclear technology but fail to extend private-school scholarships

The Illinois legislature has voted to allow construction of small modular nuclear reactors beginning in 2026, but failed to take up new legislation on a private school scholarship program.

Bo Hines launches second North Carolina congressional bid

Former college football player Bo Hines, a Republican, has announced his intent to challenge Rep. Kathy Manning in North Carolina's newly-redrawn sixth congressional district.

Maine’s high court hears case on removal of child sex abuse statute of limitations

Maine's Supreme Judicial Court is hearing a challenge to the state's elimination of the statute of limitations for lawsuits in child sex abuse cases.

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