The Walt Disney Company is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and other state officials after months of conflict over a recent education law and DeSantis's efforts to increase the state's control over the company. What the lawsuit claims: "A targeted campaign of government retaliation—orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney's protected speech—now threatens Disney's business operations, jeopardizes its economic future in the region, and violates its constitutional rights." The governor's response: DeSantis's communications director Taryn Fenske said the lawsuit is "another unfortunate attempt" by Disney to "undermine the will of the Florida voters and operate outside the bounds of the law," The Hill's Jared Gans reported. Gans provides some background: "DeSantis signed legislation at the end of February to end Disney's power over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the 25,000 acres that Disney has owned and self-governed for decades." That law allowed DeSantis to appoint a board to govern the district, and that board voted to void development contracts Disney made. Disney also previously criticized an education bill signed by DeSantis that restricts discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in public school instruction. Read more on the DeSantis-Disney conflict here |
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| New data from the FBI shows the number of mass shootings in the U.S. fell between 2021 and 2022, while the number of Americans wounded in such events rose.
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) will rally outside the Capitol this evening with state Rep. Justin Jones (D), one of the lawmakers expelled from the Tennessee House weeks ago after participating in a gun violence protest in the chamber. Wednesday's rally is on the topic of "attacks on our democracy," Frost wrote on Instagram.
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) formally launched his 2024 presidential bid, after initially announcing his run earlier this month.
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GOP debt limit bill clears procedural vote
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The House approved the rule governing debate on the GOP debt limit bill as Republican leaders push for a vote on the bill ASAP. Leaders have been working to get Republican holdouts on board this week, changing language related to tax credits for biofuels to appease some Republican members and speeding up implementation of work requirements for federal benefits to gain support from other members. A vote could come later today. Stay tuned at TheHill.com! |
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Senators introduce bill on SCOTUS code of conduct
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Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced a bill that would require the Supreme Court to develop a code of conduct for itself. - The bill follows a ProPublica report on trips Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from billionaire Harlan Crow and didn't disclose.
- Thomas has said he was advised he didn't need to include the trips on his financial disclosures, while some say he should have.
ALSO: The move comes after Chief Justice John Roberts declined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin's (D-Ill.) request for Roberts's testimony before the panel on the high court's ethical standards. Roberts said the court in 1991 adopted a resolution to follow the Judicial Conference's code of conduct, which provides "broadly worded principles that inform ethical conduct and practices" for the federal judiciary. |
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US-South Korea state dinner menu
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Following a joint press conference this afternoon, President Biden hosts a state dinner with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol tonight. On the menu: Maryland crab cakes, braised beef short ribs and a decadent dessert: "Guests will be offered a banana split and lemon bar ice cream with fresh berries, mint ginger snap cookie crumble and doenjang caramel for dessert," The Hill's Jared Gans wrote. Get more menu details here And read about Wednesday's joint press conference here |
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| 📺 Biden's first 2024 ad airs in battleground states
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President Biden released his first 2024 campaign ad, which will air in battleground states Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. "Joe Biden has made defending our basic freedoms the cause of his presidency," the ad says. Read more here |
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💻 Streaming overtakes cable, broadcast
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✅ Senate panel advances Julie Su nomination
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced the nomination of Julie Su for labor secretary, setting up an uncertain confirmation vote from the whole chamber. |
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"Is the 'toppled' Tucker Carlson about to become master of the media universe?" — Douglas MacKinnon, a political and communications consultant and former writer in the White House for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. (Read here) "Florida, Oklahoma double down on the death penalty — we need nationwide abolition now" — Austin Sarat, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. The views expressed here do not represent Amherst College. (Read here) |
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559 days until the presidential election. |
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11 a.m. / South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is scheduled to address a joint meeting of Congress. |
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