#Lingering Jan. 6 divisions on full display during ceremony honoring law enforcement

#Lingering Jan. 6 divisions on full display during ceremony honoring law enforcement

Lingering Jan. 6 divisions on full display during ceremony honoring law enforcement Lingering divisions from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot were on full display Tuesday when legislative leaders presented the Congressional Gold Medal to law enforcement personnel who protected the Capitol during last year’s attack. In a moment that drew widespread attention, family members…

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#Heartland Democrats are feeling left out — again

#Heartland Democrats are feeling left out — again

Heartland Democrats are feeling left out — again Midwest Democrats are warning that the party’s coastal image — encapsulated by its new leadership roster — could haunt them politically as they seek to make inroads in America’s heartland. House Democrats this week elected a new team of leaders to guide them through the next Congress…

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#Harris communications director set to leave post

#Harris communications director set to leave post

Harris communications director set to leave post Jamal Simmons, Vice President Harris’s communications director, will soon leave his position, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill on Friday. Simmons’s wife accepted a position in New York and their family will move there “in the near future,” according to an email from Harris’s chief of staff,…

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#Congress inches toward year-end government funding deal

#Congress inches toward year-end government funding deal

Congress inches toward year-end government funding deal Congressional negotiators are making a dash to scrounge together a bipartisan deal on how to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2023, with just weeks on the clock until a looming shutdown deadline.   Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) told The Hill on Wednesday that top negotiators on both…

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#Biden, Congress race to avert economy-shaking railroad strike

#Biden, Congress race to avert economy-shaking railroad strike

Biden, Congress race to avert economy-shaking railroad strike A potential railroad strike has thrown President Biden a holiday curveball and pushed Congress into crisis mode, scrambling to finalize a federal fix to stave off an economy-rattling freight shutdown at the end of next week. Biden hosted the top four congressional leaders at the White House…

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