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Republicans subpoena HHS secretary for details on unaccompanied minors
House Committee on Homeland Security Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) subpoenaed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra late last week for documents on the whereabouts of thousands of migrant children in the United States. In a letter informing Becerra of the subpoena, Green wrote he previously requested documents in August on the “vetting, screening and…
Verizon says service has ‘returned to normal levels’ after thousands experienced outages
Verizon said Monday its “engineers have fully restored today’s network disruption” following thousands of its users reporting outages. “Verizon engineers have fully restored today’s network disruption that impacted some customers. Service has returned to normal levels,” Verizon spokesperson Ilya Hemlin said in a statement. “If you are still having issues, we recommend restarting your device.…
Israel begins limited ground incursions in Lebanon
Israel has begun limited ground incursions into Lebanon for the first time, a dramatic escalation in the 11-month conflict with the Iranian-backed militia group Hezbollah and the start of a larger and potentially long fight against the group. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in posts on social media early Tuesday local time that forces…
Port strike looms
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Dockworkers poised to strike at midnight Tens of thousands of longshoremen at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will likely strike early Tuesday morning if their union and employers cannot reach a new…
Rudy Giuliani’s daughter says she’s voting for Harris, ‘grieving the loss of my dad’ to Trump
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s (R) daughter said she’s backing Vice President Harris in a Monday article for Vanity Fair and “grieving the loss” of her dad to former President Trump. “I spent a lot of my life wishing my father had less power,” Caroline Giuliani said in her Vanity Fair piece. “But…
UN extends Haiti mission mandate after dropping push for larger peacekeeping effort
The United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously renewed a multinational security support mission (MSS) in Haiti to combat armed gangs after the U.S. dropped a push to enlarge the effort into a peacekeeping force. The resolution, led by the U.S. and Ecuador, extends the MSS for another year, until October 2025, giving police forces…
Biden rips Trump for lying, plans to visit North Carolina on Wednesday
President Biden said he ripped former President Trump for lying about his administration’s efforts to respond to Hurricane Helene, and said he will visit North Carolina on Wednesday to view the damage. “I’m going to North Carolina on Wednesday. It’s planned now. We’re going to be landing in Raleigh for a meeting with the Emergency…
The Memo: Trump sparks new furor with attacks on Harris’s mental capacity
Former President Trump sparked a new furor with comments over the weekend in which he disparaged Vice President Harris as “mentally impaired” and “mentally disabled.” The remarks — coming initially at a Saturday rally in Wisconsin and repeated in broad terms the following day in Pennsylvania — have thrown Republicans onto the defensive, outraged Democrats…
Kemp praises Biden’s Hurricane Helene response amid Trump criticism
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) expressed his appreciation for the role the federal government has played in responding to Hurricane Helene, contradicting comments from former President Trump, who claimed during a Monday visit to the state that Kemp had trouble reaching President Biden. Kemp and White House officials confirmed Monday that Biden spoke to the…
Georgia judge strikes down state’s six-week abortion ban
Georgia’s “heartbeat” law banning abortion after six weeks is unconstitutional and can’t be enforced, a Fulton County superior judge ruled Monday. The ruling permanently enjoined the law and stated that abortions must now be regulated as they were before Georgia’s 2019 law took effect in July 2022, meaning they are allowed until fetal viability at…
Trump seeks to put Harris on back foot with Hurricane Helene response
Former President Trump is seeking to put Vice President Harris on the back foot as both candidates respond to the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene. Trump visited Georgia on Monday, where he knocked the federal government’s response to the storm. His visit comes days after he criticized Harris and President Biden over the crisis. Harris,…
Rick Scott calls for Senate to reconvene to consider Helene disaster aid
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Monday called for the Senate to “immediately reconvene” once damage assessments are completed so lawmakers can consider an emergency aid package in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Helene. “Floridians are resilient, but the response and recovery from this storm demands the full and immediate support of government at…
Longshoremen strike deadline looms large over economy and election
Tens of thousands of longshoremen at 14 ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico are poised to walk off the job early Tuesday morning if their union and employers cannot reach a new labor agreement by midnight, threatening to disrupt both the economy and the 2024 election. Negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association…
Comer subpoenas Mayorkas for information on Walz, China
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday for information relating to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, and a vague alleged connection to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Comer said in a letter accompanying the subpoena — issued on the day…
A century of Jimmy Carter: Longest-living former president turns 100
In 1998, at the ripe age of 74, former President Carter put some of his thoughts about getting older to paper. “The virtues of aging,” Carter wrote in a book that year, “include both the blessings that come to us as we grow older and what we have to offer that might be beneficial to others.” It turns out…
Fed will help banks get cash in hurricane affected areas, Powell says
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday the Fed can help regional and local banks in hurricane-affected areas of the country make sure they have enough cash on hand for their customers during the ongoing emergency. “We have the ability through the reserve banks to make sure that the banks have available cash so that…
California faces ‘unprecedented’ local spread of dengue fever, possibly driven by climate change
California last week clocked its fourth case of locally transmitted dengue fever this year — an alarming rise in a sometimes-deadly disease that experts fear could be fueled by climate change. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed the newest incidence of the mosquito-borne illness in a resident of Panorama City, a neighborhood in Los…
US deploying more troops, aircraft to Middle East
The U.S. is sending an “additional few thousand” troops to the Middle East amid roiling tensions over Israel’s deadly strikes on Lebanon that killed top Hezbollah leaders last week, according to Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. Singh said Monday that an unspecified number of troops have been put on prepare to deploy orders. “Secretary…
Trump says he’s spoken to Musk about getting Starlink for areas damaged by Helene
Former President Trump on Monday said he’s spoken with Elon Musk about providing Starlink internet service for those without power in states ravaged by Hurricane Helene. Trump visited Valdosta, Ga., where he toured storm damage and expressed support for those dealing with the aftermath. The former president indicated he would also visit North Carolina, which…
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