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New York sues PepsiCo in effort to hold it responsible for litter that winds up in rivers

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday in an effort to hold the soda-and-snack food giant partly responsible for litter that winds up in bodies of water supplying the city of Buffalo with drinking water. The lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court by Attorney General Letitia James, accuses the company and...

House braces for Santos Ethics report

The House is bracing for the long-awaited Ethics Committee report into embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), which some lawmakers expect will be damning — and potentially the final straw for the New York Republican’s radioactive run in Congress. The committee last month said it would announce its “next course of action” in the probe on...

Biden holds press conference following meeting with China’s Xi Jinping: Watch live

President Biden is slated to hold a press conference Wednesday evening, following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC), as The Hill reported. Biden went into the meeting with some key goals, including resuming direct military-to-military lines of communication as a way to lower the temperature between Washington...

Biden’s economy pitch to minority voters

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Biden seeks to boost Black, Hispanic support on economy Black and Hispanic voters seem to be increasingly disillusioned with the president as his administration touts programs geared toward minority-owned businesses. © Getty Images These voters may be...

Tlaib refuses to answer reporter’s questions on controversial phrase defined as ‘code for eradicating’ Israel

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., refused to answer multiple questions on the phrase "from the river to the sea" as she faces criticism for promoting it.

Leonard Leo’s firm got nearly $500K from conservative nonprofit, tax filing shows

Americans for Public Trust, a nonprofit conservative government watchdog group, transferred more than a quarter of its expenses to Leonard Leo's consulting firm, CRC...

Virginia Senate names caucus leaders for upcoming legislative session

Members of both parties represented in Virginia's state Senate selected veteran lawmakers Wednesday to head their caucuses in the forthcoming legislative session.

US lets UN Security Council resolution calling for pauses in Gaza fighting pass without Hamas condemnation

U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield voted to pass a UN Security Council resolution Wednesday calling for pauses in the fighting within Gaza.

Texas judge no longer denying she used encrypted messaging apps for county business

A Houston-area Democrat serving as a judge in Texas now claims she used encrypted apps to conduct public business, but in 2022, she denied using the apps for years.

Crushing standards and more: Letters to the Editor — Nov. 16, 2023

NY Post readers discuss the New York State Education Department’s proposal to make Regents exams optional.

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