President Biden has agreed to a short-term funding bill to keep the government open through next week as congressional negotiators haggle over the details of a longer-term spending deal. The deal keeps federal funding at it current levels, preventing a shutdown that would have otherwise begun on Friday at midnight. Lawmakers continue working on a one-year plan for funding the federal government. 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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| 5️⃣ McCarthy says 5 GOP opponents have not moved
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says the five GOP lawmakers who oppose his bid for Speaker have not moved their stances, despite the two sides continuing conversations. |
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📝 Sinema files paperwork for Independent candidacy in 2024 race
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Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-Ariz.) has filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission as an Independent candidate in the 2024 Arizona Senate race, only a week after she announced she would be leaving the Democratic Party. |
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🛢️ Biden administration to buy 3M barrels of oil to replenish reserves
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The Department of Energy will purchase 3 million barrels of oil to replace withdrawals from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve amid high energy prices |
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🌬️ Senate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana
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The omnibus package is on the path to passage, but the expected exclusion of marijuana banking reform has spawned a battle in the Senate GOP. |
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☢️ Energy Dept vacates 1950s decision on 'father of the atomic bomb'
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The Biden administration is vacating a decades-old decision to revoke the security clearance of World War II-era scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who is known today as the "father of the atomic bomb." |
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🏀 Griner says she'll do 'whatever I can' to help bring Whelan home
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Brittney Griner has expressed her gratitude to members of the Biden administration who helped secure her release from Russia this month and pledged to aid President Biden's efforts to bring home former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who is still imprisoned in Russia. |
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⚧️ Transgender athletes score legal victory in Connecticut case
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Transgender athletes in Connecticut and their advocates secured a victory when an appeals court ruled the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference may move forward with a policy that allows transgender girls to compete on female sports teams. |
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🟥 Trump's digital cards sell out within a day
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Former President Trump's digital trading cards have sold out less than 24 hours after he first announced they were available. |
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📷 Photos of the Week: Portraits, summits and diving saves
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'The homeless crisis should be an omnibus bill priority'
| "Once again we find ourselves on the brink of a government shutdown..." writes Lyndon Haviland of the CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy. |
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