Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie faced a chilly response Friday while discussing his second presidential bid at the annual Faith and Freedom Coalition conference, where numerous 2024 hopefuls are taking the stage this weekend. Some in the audience booed when Christie explained why he was running after previously supporting former President Trump. "I'm running because [Trump's] let us down. He has let us down because he's unwilling — he's unwilling to take responsibility for any of the mistakes that were made. ... That is a failure of leadership," Christie said. As boos were heard from the crowd, Christie responded, "You can boo all you want." Some in the crowd cheered as Christie went on to talk about responsibility: "Our faith teaches us that people have to take responsibility for what they do. People have to stand up and take accountability for what they do[.]" As The Hill's Caroline Vakil noted, the response underscores "the difficulty anti-Trump candidates like Christie may have among Republican primary voters largely still loyal to Trump." Other GOP hopefuls who spoke at the event Friday included former Vice President Mike Pence, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Former President Trump is scheduled to speak at the Faith and Freedom Coalition event Saturday night. |
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- Interstate 95 in Philadelphia partially reopened Friday, 12 days after a portion of the route collapsed.
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a law making the encouragement of illegal immigration a crime, ruling the law does not pose free speech concerns.
Check out The Hill staff's curated Photos of the Week, capturing everything from protests in Greece and the West Bank to a Juneteenth celebration to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's U.S. visit.
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Biden order aims to expand contraception access
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President Biden issued an executive order aimed at increasing access to contraception and family planning on Friday, a day before the anniversary of Roe v. Wade's overturning. The order will be "the administration's only policy response to mark the anniversary," The Hill's Nathaniel Weixel reported. The order directs the heads of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services departments to consider new actions, including ensuring private health insurance covers more forms of contraception. More from Weixel: "In all 50 states, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) guarantees coverage of women's preventive services, including free birth control and contraceptive counseling. There are 18 contraceptive methods approved by the FDA, but the law requires insurers to cover only one product per category." Learn more about the executive order here |
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International African American Museum opening in S.C. |
The International African American Museum opens Saturday in Charleston, S.C., featuring nine galleries showcasing the history, culture and impact of Black Americans. The Hill's Cheyanne M. Daniels delved into the context surrounding the museum's opening and the galleries' focuses. Daniels also shares comments from Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the museum's first chair of the Board of Directors, who said the museum "had to be about the African American experience here in the United States — all of its trials and tribulations as well as its triumphs and victory." Read the full report here |
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Senators request GAO review of generative AI
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Topping off a week of governmental moves regarding artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting it review potential harms of generative AI. Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a framework he said would promote both AI safeguards and innovation, along with a series of upcoming forums with experts. President Biden met with tech leaders in California to discuss AI. And House members introduced a bipartisan bill to create a commission to recommend industry regulations. |
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Growing conflict between Kosovo and Serbia
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2024 GOP candidates navigate abortion messaging
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In the third story of The Hill's series examining the impact of Roe v. Wade's overturning one year later, Caroline Vakil and Julia Manchester look at the difficult terrain GOP presidential candidates are navigating on the issue of abortion and the approaches different candidates have taken. Check out the other articles in the series: |
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Why half of recyclables end up in the trash |
A report from The Recycling Partnership says about half of household recyclable material ends up in the regular trash. The Hill's Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech digs into why that's the case. |
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"Bipartisan Patient Act can protect health care consumers from overcharging and medical debt" — Cynthia A. Fisher, the founder and chair of PatientRightsAdvocate.org. (Read here) "Forget Roe: A surer legal path to protect abortion as a right" — Alex Talel, an attorney in private practice at an international law firm who served as a law clerk to Judge Jon O. Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and to Judge Sidney H. Stein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. (Read here) |
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501 days until the presidential election. |
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