President Biden took aim at the agenda House Republican leaders unveiled during an event in Pittsburgh on Friday, slamming Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for dodging key issues and warning that a GOP majority would try to strip away fundamental rights and government programs. Biden, in remarks at a Democratic National Committee rally at the National Education Association (NEA) just hours after the House GOP event, issued a point-by-point rebuttal to the Republicans' agenda. "We didn't hear a mention of the right to choose. We didn't hear a mention of Medicare. We didn't hear a mention of Social Security," Biden told the crowd. Biden, specifically called out a proposal from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would create a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks and warned the GOP wants to block reproductive rights if they take control of the House in this fall's midterm elections. Biden, who is Catholic but supports abortion rights, said he would veto any such legislation if it passed, arguing a stronger Democratic majority could instead help codify abortion access. "If you give me two more Democratic senators in the United States Senate, I promise you … we're going to codify Roe," Biden said, referring to the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that was upended this summer by the new conservative majority on the high court. "We'll once again make Roe the law of the land, and we'll once again protect a women's right to choose." Read more here. |
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Welcome to The Hill's Evening Report, catching you up on news from the afternoon and looking at the big stories likely to impact tomorrow. |
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🐘 House GOP strays away from sore subjects in platform rollout
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House Republicans avoided sore subjects like abortion, election denialism and former President Trump as they rolled out their "Commitment to America" midterm messaging and policy platform this week.
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📉 Dow hits lowest point since 2020 as recession fears grow
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Markets are bottoming out as they process the latest interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve in its battle to fight inflation. |
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🇨🇳 US warns China against aiding Russia's war in Ukraine
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi against Beijing providing any support to Russia related to its invasion of Ukraine, during a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York |
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💰 Top Trump allies launch super PAC to back endorsed candidates
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A group of current and former aides to former President Trump is launching
a new super PAC that could boost Trump-endorsed candidates in the midterms and potentially lay the groundwork for a 2024 campaign if the former president opts to run. |
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📝 Career lawyers have recommended against charges for Gaetz: report |
Career lawyers have reportedly recommended that the Department of Justice (DOJ) does not charge Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as part of its probe into allegations of sex trafficking against the congressman. |
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🏳️🌈 Heated debate over trans policy disrupts Younkin, lawmakers confab |
A heated exchange between Virginia Reps. Bob Good (R) and Abigail Spanberger (D) over Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) recent policy on transgender students interrupted a recent meeting between the governor and the state's congressional delegation, according to aides. |
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👂🏼 Gingrich tells Capitol reporter: 'I think you have a learning disability' |
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) insulted a Capitol Hill reporter after the journalist asked him to comment on the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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👨⚕️ Oz releases health records to keep focus on Fetterman's stroke
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Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz has released a letter from his doctor affirming his health as he works to keep the spotlight on Democratic nominee John Fetterman's recovery from a recent stroke. |
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✈️ Passenger charged with punching American Airlines flight attendant
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A California man is facing charges after authorities say he punched an American Airlines flight attendant. Video of the altercation has gone viral. |
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🔬 Cancer-killing virus tested as cutting-edge therapy
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Researchers have genetically modified a herpes virus to direct an antibody to "destroy tumors and to generate an anti-tumor immune response," described in the clinical trial website. |
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🏈 Is Taylor Swift headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2023? |
It's almost unthinkable that Taylor Swift has never once headlined the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Her fans think that will change in 2023. |
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🎾 Protester sets arm on fire at site of Federer's final tennis match
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A man set his arm on fire while protesting during London's Laver Cup tournament, hours before tennis legend Roger Federer was set to play his final professional match. |
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Congress must ensure continued access to telehealth services
| "The pandemic taught us many things, one of which is that telehealth has the potential to revolutionize health care as we know it and make it more affordable and more accessible for millions of Americans," write
Reps. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) and Susie Lee (D-Nev.). |
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