Senate Republicans on Tuesday gave Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) a taste of political payback by forcing Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to cancel a scheduled vote on Manchin's permitting reform bill. The message to Manchin was clear: Republicans are still furious over the surprise deal he cut with Schumer this summer to pass major pieces of the Democratic agenda. Manchin in a statement said it was "unfortunate that members of the United States Senate are allowing politics to put the energy security of our nation at risk." Schumer announced Tuesday afternoon that Manchin had agreed to pull his permitting reform bill off a short-term government funding measure once it became clear that Republicans would block the package. 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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🐊 Why Hurricane Ian poses a unique threat to Tampa Bay
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Hurricane Ian could pose particular risks to the city of Tampa and the Tampa Bay area if it lands there due to the Gulf Coast's geography, rising sea levels and lagging resilience planning. |
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🌀 House Jan. 6 panel delays hearing as Hurricane Ian heads to Florida
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The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has postponed its Wednesday hearing as Hurricane Ian is about to make landfall in Florida.
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🗳️ McConnell backs Senate's Electoral Count Act bill
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💊 Medicare Part B premiums go down for the first time in a decade
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The Biden administration has announced that Medicare Part B premiums will decrease in 2023, marking the first time this cost has been lowered in more than a decade. |
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🏛️ Oath Keepers go on trial in high-profile Jan. 6 case
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Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and four other members of the far-right militia group are about to stand trial in one of the most high-profile Jan. 6 cases yet. |
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👶 Watchdog report details distress of migrant children at Fort Bliss
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Unaccompanied migrant children held at a makeshift shelter in a Texas military base last year spent weeks without hearing any updates on their cases, causing distress, anxiety and panic attacks, according to a new internal watchdog report. |
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💣 Ukraine warns of 'massive' Russian attacks against infrastructure |
Ukraine's Defense Ministry warned that Russia is planning to launch massive cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, particularly targeting the energy sector, in an attempt to slow down Ukrainian counteroffensives. |
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📺 Fox stays on top as cable networks see prime-time ratings drop
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Ratings in prime time were down across cable news over the summer, but Fox News remained the top dog in the race for viewers. |
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As Hurricane Ian threatens Florida, the National Weather Service shines
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"A well-funded and efficiently organized NWS is essential for public safety, allowing Americans to plan their days around the weather, and enabling commerce without undue interruption to transportation and construction projects," writes Jordan Gerth, meteorologist and fellow at the Space Science and Engineering Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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