Tag: Administration

Biden: Nashville school shooting ‘a family’s worst nightmare’

Biden: Nashville school shooting ‘a family’s worst nightmare’ | The Hill Skip to content President Biden on Monday called the latest school shooting, which left at least three children dead in Nashville, “sick” and lamented that such a tragedy was “a family’s worst nightmare.” “We have to do more to stop gun violence. It’s ripping […]

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Biden: Nashville school shooting ‘a family’s worst nightmare’

Biden: Nashville school shooting ‘a family’s worst nightmare’ | The Hill Skip to content President Biden on Monday called the latest school shooting, which left at least three children dead in Nashville, “sick” and lamented that such a tragedy was “a family’s worst nightmare.” “We have to do more to stop gun violence. It’s ripping […]

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Biden moves to prohibit government use of spyware that poses national security risk

Biden moves to prohibit government use of spyware that poses national security risk | The Hill Skip to content Getty Images President Biden on Monday issued an executive order to prohibit the use of commercial spyware across the U.S. federal government that poses a risk to national security or targets U.S. personnel. The order will […]

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White House threatens veto for Republican energy package

White House threatens veto for Republican energy package | The Hill Skip to content The White House on Monday threatened a veto of a House Republicans’ energy package, known as H.R. 1,  if it makes it to President Biden’s desk.  “H.R. 1 would take us backward. Therefore, if presented to the President in its current […]

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Hunter Biden probes put GOP under some pressure

Hunter Biden probes put GOP under some pressure | The Hill Skip to content Madeline Monroe/Greg Nash/Getty Images House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said recently that his committee’s investigations into Hunter Biden and his business transactions are just “beginning” as he seeks to create a headache for the White House as President Biden prepares […]

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US ‘deeply concerned’ after Netanyahu sacks Israel’s defense minister

US ‘deeply concerned’ after Netanyahu sacks Israel’s defense minister | The Hill Skip to content Annabelle Gordon President Biden speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony for Ret. U.S. Army Colonel Paris Davis in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 3, 2023. The Biden administration is “deeply concerned” […]

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McCarthy says House will press ahead with TikTok bill after CEO’s testimony

McCarthy says House will press ahead with TikTok bill after CEO’s testimony | The Hill Skip to content Annabelle Gordon Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks during a press conference on the House passing the Parents Bill of Rights on Friday, March 24, 2023. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that the House will move forward with […]

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Biden nominee to lead FAA withdraws amid GOP criticism

Biden nominee to lead FAA withdraws amid GOP criticism | The Hill Skip to content FILE – Phillip Washington, the nominee to become administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Washington, President Joe Biden’s choice to run the […]

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Biden will not assert executive privilege for court-ordered depositions of Wray, Trump

Skip to content Toggle Menu Open Navigation Close Navigation sponsored: Former President Donald Trump sits with FBI Director Christopher Wray during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday that President Biden will not assert executive privilege over court-ordered depositions from former President Trump […]

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Will it be New York, Chicago or Atlanta? Cities angle for 2024 Democratic convention

Will it be New York, Chicago or Atlanta? Cities angle for 2024 Democratic convention | The Hill Skip to content Getty Images Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers his acceptance speech on the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center on August 20, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. The jockeying is intensifying […]

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Biden said he had ‘strong inclination’ not to approve Willow Project

Biden said he had ‘strong inclination’ not to approve Willow Project | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Ottawa, Canada. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) President Biden said on Friday that he had the “strong inclination” not to approve […]

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Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame released from prison

Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame released from prison | The Hill Skip to content FILE – In this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo, Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving people from genocide, wears a pink prison uniform as he arrives for a bail hearing at a court in the […]

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Biden offers first remarks on airstrikes: We don’t ‘seek conflict with Iran’

Biden offers first remarks on airstrikes: We don’t ‘seek conflict with Iran’ | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Ottawa, Canada. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) President Biden on Friday said that the United States does not seek conflict […]

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Biden says he doesn’t take Xi-Putin relationship ‘lightly’ after meeting

Biden says he doesn’t take Xi-Putin relationship ‘lightly’ after meeting | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden addresses Canada’s parliament on March 24, 2023 (left). Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Russian Vladimir Putin shake hands after meeting on March 21, 2023. (right) (Associated Press/Andrew Harnik/Mikhail Tereshchenko, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo) President Biden […]

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Senators urge Biden to cooperate with ICC’s Putin investigation

Senators urge Biden to cooperate with ICC’s Putin investigation | The Hill Skip to content Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he gives his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) A bipartisan group of senators are calling for President Biden […]

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Biden says US will have ‘no more reliable ally’ than Canada in speech to parliament

Biden says US will have ‘no more reliable ally’ than Canada in speech to parliament | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks to the Canadian Parliament, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Ottawa, Canada. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool) President Biden on Friday trumpeted the importance of the United States’s […]

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MIT inaugurates “Dialogues Across Difference” series

MIT initiated a new event series on Wednesday intended to enhance discourse across a wide range of perspectives on campus, strengthen connections among Institute community members, and demonstrate practical ways of engaging with difficult issues. The event, titled, “Dialogues Across Difference: Building Community at MIT,” featured remarks by philosopher John Tomasi; a dialogue between Tomasi […]

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Trump warns of ‘potential death and destruction’ if he’s indicted

Trump warns of ‘potential death and destruction’ if he’s indicted | The Hill Skip to content Former President Trump argued early Friday morning that filing charges against him could result in “potential death & destruction” as he railed against the possibility of an indictment by the Manhattan district attorney.  “What kind of person can charge […]

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US, Canada reach agreement to restrict asylum-seekers

US, Canada reach agreement to restrict asylum-seekers | The Hill Skip to content FILE – In this Aug. 7, 2017 file photo, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer informs a migrant couple of the location of a legal border station, shortly before they illegally crossed from Champlain, N.Y., to Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, using Roxham Road. In […]

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Hollywood stars snag WH spotlight; critics question whether they shine too bright

Hollywood stars snag WH spotlight; critics question whether they shine too bright | The Hill Skip to content Madeline Monroe/Greg Nash The White House is seeing stars, with visits from the cast of “Ted Lasso” to chart-topping boy bands — but some critics are questioning whether sharing the spotlight with Hollywood heavyweights is the best […]

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Biden to launch three week travel blitz touting economic agenda

Biden to launch three week travel blitz touting economic agenda | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One at North Island Naval Air Station, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) The White House on Friday announced plans for a three-week travel blitz to […]

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Four things on the agenda for Biden’s first trip to Canada as president

Four things on the agenda for Biden’s first trip to Canada as president | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Andrew Harnik President Joe Biden arrives or a news conference at the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit at the National Palace in Mexico City, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. President Biden is making his first trip […]

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McCaul calls ‘bulls—’ on Blinken’s refusal to provide Afghanistan dissent cable

McCaul calls ‘bulls—’ on Blinken’s refusal to provide Afghanistan dissent cable | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee displayed a […]

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