President Biden insisted Friday the U.S. will deliver on its climate change commitments, addressing an audience at an international climate summit in Egypt that is skeptical of whether the U.S. will actually live up to its promises. "Today, finally, thanks to the actions we've taken, I can stand here as president of the United States of America and say with confidence: The United States of America will meet our emissions targets by 2030," Biden said onstage at the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. Biden scored a major domestic win on climate change over the summer when he signed the Inflation Reduction Act — sweeping legislation that represents the biggest effort by a U.S. Congress to date to take action on the issue. The law, which Democrats approved through a budget process that stopped Republicans from filibustering it in the Senate, calls for billions to be spent on clean energy efforts, with a goal of cutting the country's emissions in half by 2030. 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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🗣️ Trump calls out Youngkin amid 2024 chatter |
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☎️ Jason Miller: Trump wants people to know he's running in 2024
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Former President Trump is putting to rest any suggestion that he may delay his launch of a 2024 White House bid, according to long-time adviser Jason Miller, despite Miller and other allies suggesting he push back the announcement until after the Georgia Senate runoff. |
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🛂 Border Patrol chief advised to resign or be fired: reports
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Customs and Border Protection chief Chris Magnus has told multiple outlets that he has no plans to step down despite being told by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that he should resign or expect to be fired. |
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📝 Student loan forgiveness applications halted after judge's ruling
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The Biden administration has stopped accepting applications for its student loan forgiveness program after a federal judge ruled against it this week. |
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💰 Cárdenas announces run for House Democratic campaign arm
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California Rep. Tony Cárdenas is making another run to lead the Democratic House campaign arm ahead of 2024. |
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🗳️ Rubio, Hawley, others call for delay of Senate GOP leadership vote
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Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) have called for the Senate GOP's leadership elections to be postponed after news emerged that Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) had been considering a long-shot bid against Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.). |
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🗽 AOC rejects 'extremist' label–and fears for her life
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is pushing back this week against charges that she's an "extremist," saying the liberal policy prescriptions she champions are in a far different category than the violence sometimes promoted on the far right. |
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✔️ Stefanik endorses Trump ahead of expected 2024 announcement
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has preemptively endorsed former President Trump for another White House bid ahead of his scheduled "special announcement" at Mar-a-Lago next week. |
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🇺🇸 The Hill's Election Central: Senate, House & Governor results
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Catch up on all the latest results from this week's elections from our team at The Hill. |
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🐊 Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene: DeSantis should stay put
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a close ally of former President Trump, says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) should stay on as governor amid speculation he could challenge Trump for the GOP nomination in 2024. |
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🐘 Sununu: Graham, Scott cost GOP on abortion, Social Security issues
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) says Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) cost the GOP in the midterm elections with their respective comments on abortion and Social Security. |
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📺 Judy Woodruff stepping down as 'PBS NewsHour' anchor
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Longtime public broadcaster Judy Woodruff will step down as anchor of "PBS Newshour" at the end of the year, the network said on Friday. |
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🚀 Film crew finds sunken piece of Challenger Shuttle off Florida coast
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NASA has confirmed a sunken artifact from the Challenger Space Shuttle was found off the east coast of Florida. |
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'2022 midterms were swept by a youth wave that isn't pulling back'
| "Gen Z, alongside millennials, is on its way to becoming part of the largest voting bloc, and what we are seeing from Tuesday's election is that they are approaching elections and politics in their own way," writes Sara Guillermo, CEO of IGNITE, a young women's political leadership organization. |
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