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Trump's CDC nominee set for Senate vote

Presented by Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Services {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate committee to vote on Monarez as CDC head A Senate committee will vote Wednesday on advancing the nomination of Susan Monarez for director of the Centers for Disease

Senate Democrats press ICE on uniform, mask protocol

A group of Senate Democrats are pressing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the masking of officers not in uniform during its operations. In the letter, sent to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, the group of Democrats argued the masks and lack of uniforms have led to

Trump tees up copper tariffs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump warns steep tariffs are on the way President Trump said Tuesday that a 50 percent tariff on copper would be imposed, with officials adding later the new

Floods spotlight NWS and disaster cuts

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Floods come as Trump eyes NOAA cuts The deadly Texas floods are drawing renewed scrutiny to the Trump administration's cuts at the nation’s weather and climate research agencies. © Julio Cortez,

Few see falling birth rates as a priority: Survey

Few Americans see falling birth rates as a national priority, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. When asked in the Thursday survey about how large of a problem declining birth rates in the U.S. is, 28 percent of

Cassidy, Kaine propose new funding trust for Social Security

Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) proposed a new method to account for the expected lapse in the Social Security Trust Fund. A June report from the program’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) fund would only be able to cover “100 percent of total scheduled

Graham: Senate will move 'soon' on Russia, China sanctions

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that the Senate will move “soon” on a “tough” Russia sanctions bill that will also penalize the Kremlin’s top energy recipients, China and India. “President @realDonaldTrump is spot on about the games Putin is playing,” Graham said in

California rejects Trump demand to ban trans athletes

California education officials have formally rejected the Trump administration’s demand to bar transgender girls from girls school sports teams, escalating tensions between the Golden State and the White House. The state’s Department of Education on Monday declined to sign a

Trump officials on defense over Epstein findings

⚠️ Plus: Musk's third party draws GOP skepticism {beacon} TRUMP ADMINISTRATION officials are on the defensive over questions about convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following a Department of Justice (DOJ) report that found the disgraced financier did not have a

Luna urges DOJ to authorize release of more info on Epstein

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release more information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the American people “deserve” the truth and should be able to draw their own conclusions on the case. “The American

Trump says 50 percent tariff on copper imports imminent

President Trump said Tuesday that a 50 percent tariff on copper would be imposed, with officials adding later the new taxes would take effect by August. “Today, we’re doing copper,” Trump said at a Cabinet meeting. “I believe the tariff on copper, we’re going to make it 50