Former Vice President Mike Pence is striking back at the members of his party who have gone after the FBI in recent days over the search of former President Trump's estate in Florida. "The Republican Party is the party of law and order. Our party stands with the men and women who serve on the thin blue line at the federal, state and local level. And these attacks on the FBI must stop," Pence said to applause at an event at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. "Calls to defund the FBI are just as wrong as calls to defund the police. And the truth of the matter is, we need to get to the bottom of what happened. We need to let the facts play out," Pence added. "But more than anything else, the American people need to be reassured in the integrity of our justice system, and the very appearance of a recurrence of politics playing a role in decisions at the Justice Department demand transparency as never before." Pence called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to release a full accounting of the reasons behind the FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago property last week, during which federal agents recovered several boxes of classified and top secret materials the former president had taken from the White House. 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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🗣️ James Carville: Trump scandal could be 'biggest story since 9/11'
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James Carville is predicting that former President Trump's alleged mishandling of official documents could be the most significant story in a generation, with the potential to help transform the midterm elections.
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🙋♀️ Cheney says she's 'thinking about' running for president
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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said hours after losing her reelection primary to Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman that she is "thinking about" running for president.
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📈 Biden approval rating ticks up 3 points in one week: poll
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President Biden's approval rating ticked up 3 percentage points in the past week, according to a Politico-Morning Consult poll released on Wednesday, as Democrats scored a major legislative win with the passage of their climate, health care and tax reform package. |
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📊 Congressional poll shows Dems have 4-point lead over GOP |
Democrats are leading Republicans by 4 percentage points on a generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll.
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🩺 CDC director says agency must 'do better' after COVID-19 review
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky has dictated that the agency "did not reliably meet expectations" and needs to overhaul its operations after an external review found shortcomings in the COVID-19 response. |
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💉 New York Democrats urge Biden to work on vaccines for monkeypox |
A group of Democratic members of Congress from New York on Wednesday called on President Biden to invoke the Defense Production Act to enhance the production of vaccines for monkeypox. |
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🦟 West Nile virus detected, record number of mosquitos in NYC |
New York City health officials announced that the West Nile Virus has been detected in two people and a record number of mosquitos in the city.
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🚨 Road deaths rise further, hitting highest first-quarter level since 2002
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Nearly 10,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the first quarter of the year, marking the largest first-quarter level since 2002, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Wednesday.
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🦠 Study: Most infected with omicron variant 'didn't know they had it,'
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Most people infected by the omicron variant of COVID-19 were not aware they had it, according to a new study. |
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🙌 Kinzinger: Some 'equate Donald Trump with ... Jesus Christ'
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) thinks some people "equate Donald Trump with the person of Jesus Christ" in their hearts. |
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🛢️ Asthma risk seen among Deepwater Horizon oil spill workers
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Results of a study conducted on more than 19,000 workers who helped clean up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill found they were 60 percent more likely to develop asthma within one to three years compared with nonworkers.
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❇️ Northern lights could be seen in some states Wednesday night
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🇺🇸 'The Daily Show' launches Jan. 6 'Freedomsurrection' tour |
"The Daily Show" is launching a free, self-guided walking tour that traces "the exact route taken by the insurrectionists" during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. |
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Despite primary ouster, expect to see Liz Cheney even more | "She was running to keep her House seat, correct? Or is she running for president in 2024?" writes Hill columnist Joe Conah. |
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