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I got new rules, I count ’em: |
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© Giphy First, it was Georgia. Then it was Florida. Now Texas is passing voting restrictions. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a new bill into law Thursday. The Texas state House passed a bill overnight. ^This after more than 52 companies, including Microsoft and American Airlines, signed an open letter opposing new voting restrictions in Texas. But wait, that's not all: "Iowa and Georgia have already passed bills that not only impose new restrictions but grant those states’ legislatures greater control over the electoral process." https://nyti.ms/3vR3to6 These bills, pushed by Republicans, include restricting absentee ballots, tightening early voting opportunities and limiting drop boxes. |
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| Happy Friday! I’m Alicia Cohn, filling in for Cate today, with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook. Did someone forward this to you? Want your own copy? Sign up here to receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox daily: http://bit.ly/2kjMNnn |
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An idea to help decarbonize heavy industrial areas |
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I’m no mathematician but this seems…less: |
| Via The Hill’s Niv Elis, the economy added 266,000 jobs in April, way under the million expected: https://bit.ly/3vNXpwj The slowdown in job growth is a sign that the U.S. is still struggling to recover from the pandemic, despite a COVID-19 relief bill working its way through the economy and vaccination rates peaking in April. |
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Tidbit — leisure and hospitality jobs are a slow burn: |
| Via the Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://bit.ly/3xSQ8NM 
© Twitter Because pretty colors might make us all feel better about the news, play with more data charts here: https://bit.ly/2SA3NJq |
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We’re working on a pill for that: |
| A man accused of breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6 is blaming watching Fox News. “He became hooked with what I call ‘Foxitus’ or ‘Foxmania’ and became interested in the political aspect and started believing what was being fed to him,” his attorney said during a hearing, according to multiple reports. https://bit.ly/2RzjX54 |
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| BREAKING – FEDERAL CHARGES IN DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD: |
| Four former Minneapolis police officers, including Derek Chauvin, are charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights last year. Via The Hill’s Marty Johnson: https://bit.ly/3o4y3rC |
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He said the quiet part out loud: |
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© Getty Images In their quest to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her position in leadership, her fellow Republicans in leadership such as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (La.) have framed the issue as one of distracting from a unified party message. But Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), in an interview Thursday night on Fox News, made it very clear he sees the choice as between former President Trump’s and Cheney’s versions of the GOP: “I’ve always liked Liz Cheney, but she’s made a determination that the Republican Party can’t grow with President Trump. I’ve determined we can’t grow without him.” https://bit.ly/3tmJNqk |
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Much ado over Medicare: |
| Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are facing Manchin madness in their push for lowering the Medicare eligibility age. “[T]he two progressives face a serious obstacle in [Sen. Joe Manchin (D.W.Va.)], a key centrist in the 50-50 Senate who opposes making Medicare available to millions more Americans, citing concerns about the long-term solvency of the program.” Via The Hill’s Alexander Bolton: https://bit.ly/2RsTUwx |
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| LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS | |
Pharma vs. progressives: |
| Via The Hill’s Peter Sullivan, battle lines are being drawn over President Biden’s support for vaccine waivers: https://bit.ly/3nXZwLe Biden said this week that the U.S. will support a waiver for COVID-19 vaccine patents. Progressives have urged the move. However, “[t]he pharmaceutical industry and congressional Republicans blasted Biden’s announcement on Wednesday, saying it undermines incentives for American innovation and will not actually solve the complex problem of getting more doses to lower-income countries.” |
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| READY FOR THEIR CLOSE-UP: |
| Pfizer-BioNTech will be the first company to request an upgrade to full approval from emergency authorization on its COVID-19 vaccine: https://bit.ly/3b9IrJm |
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| CASE NUMBERS: |
| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 32,606,724 U.S. death toll: 580,076 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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| VACCINATION NUMBERS: |
| Total number of vaccinations administered in the U.S.: 252 million shots have been given. Seven-day average of doses administered: 2.09 million does a day For context: The U.S. population is roughly 331 million. Breakdown of the numbers: https://bloom.bg/3iVTPLH |
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| A MESSAGE FROM EXXONMOBIL | |
An idea to help decarbonize heavy industrial areas |
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ExxonMobil is introducing an idea for carbon capture and storage that has the potential to effectively decarbonize the Houston Ship Channel. That's big – like taking 20 million cars off the road. Learn more at EnergyFactor.com
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If you have a mother in your life or want to mother yourself (Mother’s Day is Sunday!): |
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And if you have a graduate in your life (or want to invest in swag): |
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'Rona her? I hardly knew her!: |
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| The House has a pro forma session. The Senate is out. President Biden and Vice President Harris are in Washington. Biden is headed to Camp David later today. 10:30 a.m. ET The White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials held a press conference. 11:30 a.m. ET President Biden delivered remarks on the April jobs report. |
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| 12:30 p.m. ET White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen hold a press conference. Livestream: https://bit.ly/3unQtG1 |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is Roast Leg of Lamb Day. And for weekend planning purposes, tomorrow is National Coconut Cream Pie Day and Sunday is National Shrimp Day! 
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A lighter read on the White House: |
| Via Washingtonian’s Jessica M. Goldstein, “The Awkward Feeling of Rooting for the White House Press Secretary: Half of America is smitten with Jen Psaki, while a swath of the White House press corps sounds quite taken with how polite she is.” The full story: https://bit.ly/3vN8pKo |
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| And to get your weekend off to the right start, here is one happy otter: https://bit.ly/3vXXpu3 
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