Новости за 07.06.2022

The most pedestrian deaths in a single year in four decades were recorded in 2021, averaging out at 20 deaths in the U.S. every day, a new report has found. An estimated 7,485 people were killed while on foot in 2021, compared to 6,711 in 2020, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Seven...

President Biden on Tuesday signed legislation to provide better access to mammograms for veterans exposed to burn pits as part of nine bills signed into law aimed at improving veterans’ health care. The measure aims to ensure that veterans who serve near burn pits get preventative care and requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

President Biden on Tuesday signed a bill to provide better access to mammograms for veterans exposed to burn pits as part of nine bills signed into law aimed to improve veterans’ health care. The legislation aims to ensure that veterans who serve near burn pits get preventative care and requires the Department of Veterans Affairs...

Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) on Tuesday told a group of reporters he “sensed a lot of chin-stroking” when he briefed his Republican colleagues on the discussions of a bipartisan group of senators working on gun reform. Cornyn is one of nine senators currently working to reach a bipartisan agreement on gun legislation in the...

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday blasted Fox News as “cowardly” for deciding not to televise the highly anticipated prime-time hearing later this week by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “Few things obstruct the American people from hearing the truth more than Fox News’s cowardly decision not...

In 2010, we worked with our Democratic colleagues to achieve historic reforms to our health care system that would, at long last, make affordable and accessible quality health care a reality for tens of millions of Americans for whom it had been an aspiration. COVID-19 has highlighted the efficacy of those reforms. Millions of Americans lost their...

House Democrats' main super PAC is launching a six-figure, Spanish-language television advertisement ahead of a special election in Texas’ 34th Congressional District next week.  The ad from House Majority PAC targets Republican candidate Mayra Flores, who is running to fill a seat vacated by Rep. Filemon Vela’s (D-Texas) resignation in March. A press release says...

Welcome to The Hill's Campaign Report, tracking all things related to the 2022 midterm elections. You can expect this newsletter in your inbox twice weekly leading up to November's election.  Email us tips and feedback: Max Greenwood (mgreenwood@thehill.com), Julia Manchester (jmanchester@thehill.com), Tal Axelrod (taxelrod@thehill.com), Caroline Vakil (cvakil@thehill.com) and Monique Beals (mbeals@thehill.com).   INCUMBENTS ON DEFENSE...

To lift the health of the Americas, we must raise the standard of living for broad swaths of the population through an intentional and determined focus on creating inclusive growth.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said American consumers will be at the mercy of oil companies this summer as crude oil is expected to reach $160 a barrel, according to an analysis released Monday by Goldman Sachs. Speaking to the Senate finance committee Tuesday, Yellen took heat from both Republicans and Democrats for inflation that’s near...

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol will hold a primetime hearing on Thursday as it seeks to bring its findings to the public. While many people have sat down with the committee voluntarily, it has also issued more than 100 subpoenas to lawmakers, internet and communications companies, Trump...

Two environmental organizations on Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to properly address smog pollution in Los Angeles and Sacramento, Calif., as well as New Hampshire.  In the lawsuit, the Center for Environmental Health and the Center for Biological Diversity allege that the EPA has failed to act on...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned on Tuesday that unemployment insurance systems were at “high risk” for fraud, waste and mismanagement. The unemployment insurance system, which is already scheduled to be updated next year, has “critical weaknesses” in terms of how it “carries out its mission and also includes options panelists suggested for transforming...

Story at a glance The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act will require Louisiana K-12 schools and universities to designate sports teams according to the biological sex assigned at birth for the team members.  Louisiana’s Democratic governor let the bill become law without a signature. The measure had overwhelming support from the state legislature. A Louisiana...

Monkeypox has been found in 12 states and Washington, D.C., just weeks after it was first detected in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency has stressed that the virus, which spreads through prolonged skin to skin contact, is not a high risk to the public. However, the...

The oversight office for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report Tuesday that found a majority of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) grant recipients failed to meet federal requirements regarding foreign financial interests and support. HHS's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that more than two-thirds of grantees — 69...

The son of one of the 10 victims killed in the mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store last month told lawmakers on Monday the shooter “did not act alone” in the massacre, as he was radicalized by white supremacists. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Garnell Whitfield Jr., the son of Ruth Whitfield, 86,...

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) renewed her calls for gun reform after 19 children and two adults were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, last month. The former representative, who has been a victim of gun violence, said Tuesday that “now is the time to come together, be responsible.” Giffords...

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday he is encouraging a bipartisan group of negotiators to keep working on a compromise proposal to respond to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas. The Senate Democratic leader said last month he would give Senate Republicans only a short amount of time to agree...

After a particularly violent month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning the threats the U.S. faces are only expected to become more “dynamic” as domestic extremists eye more vulnerable targets. “Several recent violent attacks by lone offenders against minority communities, schools, houses of worship, and mass transit have demonstrated the dynamic and complex...

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation on Tuesday that will create a regulatory framework for digital assets such as cryptocurrency.  The Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFI) will encourage innovation in the financial sector, as well as flexibility, transparency and robust consumer protections while integrating digital assets into existing laws.  The proposed...

Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) have sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken asking him to launch an investigation into the death of American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. In their letter sent on Monday, the lawmakers asked the State Department to launch a “full and transparent” probe into Akleh’s death,...

Fox News Channel has announced that it will not provide continuous live coverage on Thursday evening of the first hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. In an announcement on Monday, Fox News Media said hosts on the air as the proceedings are taking place will "cover...

A teacher at the Uvalde, Texas elementary school that last month became the scene of a horrific mass shooting called local police “cowards” as law enforcement comes under increasing scrutiny over the amount of time that lapsed before officers confronted the shooter. "They're cowards," Arnulfo Reyes, a teacher at Robb Elementary School, told ABC News...

Voters in the nation’s largest state will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in a series of marquee races. In San Francisco, voters will decide whether to boot their top prosecutor out of office, while Los Angeles residents will move a step closer to choosing their next mayor. There are also...