Celebrated author Salman Rushdie, who has death threats issued against him in the 1980s, was attacked on stage Friday at an event in New York. Photos circulating after the incident showed Rushdie being treated on stage after he was reportedly stabbed in the neck, moments before he was scheduled to give a lecture on “redefining…
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Here’s what’s in the Inflation Reduction Act, the sweeping bill impacting health, climate and taxes
The House on Friday afternoon is expected to approve the Inflation Reduction Act, sending a top Democratic legislative priority to the White House in a significant victory for President Biden. The measure contains a host of measures that would impact energy, the environment and climate change. It has many provisions that promote the deployment of…
FBI recovered 11 sets of classified documents in Trump search: report
The FBI recovered 11 sets of classified documents while conducting the search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The Journal reviewed a three-page list of items that FBI agents took from the Palm Beach, Fla., property on Monday, revealing that they took about 20 boxes of items, binders…
Top Latino group jumps into contested NY House primary
The Latino Victory Fund endorsed a candidate Friday in a newly drawn New York House district where 12 Democrats are fighting for a wide-open nomination. The group’s endorsement of New York City Council member Carlina Rivera comes two days after the race’s first televised debate drew blood among its six participants, but no knockout punches….
Inflation Reduction Act – Helping low-income families adapt to rising temperatures
The savings for lower-income families will be significant.
Republican Rep. Brad Finstad sworn in to finish Hagedorn’s House term
Rep. Brad Finstad (R-Minn.) was sworn into the House on Friday to finish the term of the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.), who died of kidney cancer in February. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) facilitated the oath of office on the House floor for Finstad, who was surrounded by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and members…
House holds moment of silence to honor Rep. Jackie Walorski
House lawmakers held a moment of silence on the floor Friday morning to honor the late-Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), who died in a car accident last week. Members of Congress from both parties rose on the House floor to honor the life of Walorski, 58, and two of her staffers, Zachery Potts, 27, and Emma…
Three cheers for government action
July’s job numbers show that the strong recovery from the COVID-19 recession continues. This is a victory for advocates of an effective Hamiltonian federal government that small government policies could never have achieved. The addition of 528,000 jobs in July gets payrolls back to where they were when COVID-19 reduced them by almost 23 million in…
The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Biden agenda moves closer to finish line
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FBI pushes back against attacks over Trump search amid worries about violence
Law enforcement is pushing back against largely Republican-led attacks on the FBI related to Monday’s search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate after an Ohio man sought to breach the entrance to the bureau’s Cincinnati field office days later. Ricky Shiffer, 42, was shot and killed by officers on Thursday following an hours-long standoff after…