Herzog tells Congress of Israel's internal conflict
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog delivered remarks to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, marking Israel's 75th anniversary. Herzog's U.S. visit comes amid "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pursuit of a judicial overhaul that has drawn unprecedented criticism from the U.S.," The Hill's Laura Kelly and Mychael Schnell wrote. The Israeli president said protests in the country against Netanyahu and his government are "painful, and deeply unnerving, because it highlights the cracks within the whole." "As head of state, I will continue doing everything to reach a broad public consensus, and to preserve, protect and defend the state of Israel's democracy," he told U.S. lawmakers. More from Kelly and Schnell: "President Biden has urged Netanyahu to work with Herzog to reach an agreement with the political opposition to abandon some of the most controversial measures of the government's judicial overhaul plan, which critics say would neuter the country's Supreme Court and undermine its democracy." Herzog also discussed Israeli relations with Saudi Arabia and Palestinians. At least seven progressive Democrats skipped Herzog's remarks, which came one day after the House voted 412-9-1 to approve a resolution declaring, among other things, that Israel "is not a racist or apartheid state." That vote followed Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal's (D-Wash.) comment that "Israel is a racist state," which she later walked back. Jayapal supported Tuesday's resolution and did not attend Herzog's speech, with a Democratic aide saying Jayapal had "scheduling conflicts." Read the full report here. |
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Welcome to Evening Report! I'm Amee LaTour, catching you up from the afternoon and what's coming tomorrow. Not on the list? Subscribe here. Today we'll look at highlights from Wednesday's IRS whistleblower hearing and new federal guidelines for how mergers are reviewed. But first, a correction: former President Trump has pleaded not guilty to previous charges brought against him; a typo in yesterday's issue on new potential charges incorrectly stated otherwise. We regret the error. |
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U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled the hush money case against former President Trump will stay in New York state court, rejecting Trump's push to move it to federal court.
- Senate appropriators aren't sold on NASA's planned Mars Sample Return mission, offering less than a third the amount of funding NASA requested — and even that amount is contingent on a certain condition.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) announced he won't run for another term. Sununu also announced in June he won't join the Republican presidential primary.
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Highlights from the IRS whistleblower hearing
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The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is hearing testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who alleged the investigation into Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, was mishandled. The identity of one whistleblower was made public Wednesday: Joseph Zeigler, who worked on the Hunter Biden tax probe. Zeigler reported to Special Agent for Criminal Investigations Gary Shapley, the other whistleblower. Along with Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), three other Republican committee chairs were present at the hearing, "demonstrating how important it is to the party's efforts to go on the offense against President Biden," The Hill's Emily Brooks noted. Check out The Hill's live blog on the hearing for updates and analysis. COMING UP... On Thursday, the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is set to hear testimony from Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the topic of censorship. House leadership has faced calls to disinvite Kennedy following his comments last week about COVID-19 possibly being ethnically targeted, while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has rejected those calls. |
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Agencies propose new merger guidelines
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The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice issued a joint proposal Wednesday for new guidelines for how mergers are reviewed. "These updated Merger Guidelines respond to modern market realities and will enable the Justice Department to transparently and effectively protect the American people from the damage that anticompetitive mergers cause," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. One of several notable updates in the proposal, The Hill's Rebecca Klar reported, "would examine impacts on workers, a change from the current standards that focus on how mergers impact consumers." Read more from Klar here. |
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The Hill on Tuesday hosted its latest small business event, bringing together the Small Business Administration, lawmakers, members of the financial services industry and small business owners to talk about an innovative new small business credit initiative. Watch the recap here. |
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Gaetz introduces legislation to defund Smith investigations
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced legislation to defund Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations into former President Trump. Read more here. |
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Biden campaign video featuring Greene speech gets big views
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Statistics first shared with The Hill showed President Biden's video featuring clips of a speech from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) received more than 30 million views in 12 hours. The Biden campaign set Greene's comments, intended as criticisms, to uplifting music to tout what it sees as the administration's accomplishments. |
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Senate GOP response to possible Trump indictment muted
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Most Republicans in Senate leadership were quiet or cautious in their responses to news of former President Trump's possible indictment in the Justice Department's (DOJ) Jan. 6 investigation. It's a contrast from House Republican leadership's strong defenses of Trump and accusations against the DOJ. The Hill's Alexander Bolton has more here. |
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"Kamala Harris is far from the worst vice president: Why do polls say otherwise?" — Lauren Leader, co-founder and CEO of All In Together, a nonprofit women's civic education and leadership organization. (Read here) "Biden's right: His disastrous 'Bidenomics' is no accident" — Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.), House chief deputy whip. (Read here) |
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35 days until the first GOP presidential debate. 475 days until the presidential election. |
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9 a.m.: Robert F. Kenedy Jr. is scheduled to testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on the topic of censorship. 10 a.m.: The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee holds a hearing "to examine perspectives on deposit insurance reform after recent bank failures." |
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