Новости за 18.08.2022

Karoline Leavitt, formerly a White House aide and aide to Rep. Elise Stefanik (N.Y.), and Matt Mowers, a former Trump administration official, are tied in the Republican primary race in New Hampshire’s competitive 1st Congressional District, according to an internal poll from the Leavitt campaign provided to The Hill. The internal poll conducted by Remington...

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the panel's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, floated the possibility of a subpoena if a consulting firm does not produce documents relating to its marketing work for fossil fuel companies. In the letter, Grijalva and Porter’s second since June, they...

Story at a glance Conservationists and climate groups filed a lawsuit against the federal government this week to stop a project to expand San Juan Bay to accommodate larger shipping vessels.   Plaintiffs argue the project will hurt communities and the island’s wildlife.  In addition, the project will prevent Puerto Rico from making good on a...

The governor claimed that the 20 individuals from Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties voted despite being disqualified due to previous convictions of either murder or sexual assault.

Taiwan’s highest-ranking official in the Unites States says China’s aggressive behavior in response to visits by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other U.S. officials will only draw the island closer to its allies. “The more they bully us, the more we need friends,” Bi-khim Hsiao said in an interview with The Hill on Wednesday, just...

The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block the state's near-total abortion ban while it reviews legal challenges to the law. A state court of appeals allowed two abortion bans to go into effect in an Aug. 1 ruling and the state Supreme Court kept that ruling in place, finding that the "circumstances presented"...

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5 million fine and undergo professional evaluation and treatment as part of a settlement with the NFL following accusations of sexual misconduct by two dozen women. The league had sought to ban Watson for at least one year...

Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer for former President Trump’s real estate company, pleaded guilty on Thursday to tax evasion as part of a deal with prosecutors. Weisselberg pleaded guilty to the 15 charges he faced and will be sentenced to five months imprisonment as a result of his deal. Multiple news outlets reported on...

A top Hispanic super PAC on Thursday announced a major investment supporting New York City Councilmember Carlina Rivera in the Democratic House primary for the 12th congressional district, diving headfirst into a chaotic contest for a prized seat. Nuestro PAC, an organization spearheaded by Chuck Rocha, the political consultant who headed Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie...

Attorney David Schoen, who represented former President Trump during his second impeachment trial, called on Thursday for the release the affidavit justifying the search warrant executed last week at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence. Following the Aug. 8 search at Trump's Florida home, the Justice Department has released the accompanying search warrant, but not the affidavit itself,...

Federal authorities are investigating a "fast-moving" E. coli breakout that was identified in Ohio and Michigan, with nearly 30 people infected by the bacteria from an unknown source. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has so far identified 29 people who have become ill due to E. coli infections. Nine of those have...

When I entered the halls of Congress for the first time in 1979, the idea of legislating cannabis was not only off the table; it was nowhere near it. Like most Americans at the time, my understanding of cannabis was informed by the perspective that fighting drug use was best done through stringent legal penalties...

Story at a glance Postpartum depression affects between 10 and 15 percent of new mothers, while demand for care will likely increase as more women must carry unwanted pregnancies to term following the overturn of Roe v. Wade.  New research published in JAMA Psychiatry found any familial history of psychiatric disorders almost doubles the risk...

As our country hovers on the brink of recession, the last thing we need is a White House undermining business confidence, but that’s what we have.

Story at a glance All 4,703 property damage claims filed by New York victims of Hurricane Ida were denied by the city Comptroller Brad Lander.  The remnants of the category 4 hurricane caused flooding in the city last September after dumping more than three inches of water in an hour.  The water quickly overwhelmed the...

Fewer voters are identifying as liberal and more voters are identifying as moderate or uncertain, according to a new poll released Thursday. A Morning Consult poll found that the percentage of voters self-identifying their ideological affiliation as "somewhat liberal," "liberal" or "very liberal" has dropped 7 points over the last five years the survey was conducted. Liberals...

Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) has been named among the 2022 class of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. In a news release on Wednesday, the Kentucky Distillers' Association said that Yarmuth and five individuals would be inducted into the Hall of Fame next month, being recognized for their contributions to bourbon’s stature, growth and awareness. ...

The United States and Taiwan have agreed to start formal talks on a trade pact, the governments of both countries said, a decision that comes amid rising tensions with China. The negotiations on a new economic pact will begin early this fall, according to a statement from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative,...

The reports of President Biden’s resurgence are greatly exaggerated. On Tuesday, Biden signed into law the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which the media are touting as a significant “Biden victory.” The press celebration is just the culmination of a broader public relations effort claiming the Biden presidency is gaining “momentum.” Yet small businesses on the...

Lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to strengthen the federal government's cyber defenses in the health care sector amid a spike in cyberattacks, a push industry leaders see as a way to help protect a critical sector that stores sensitive information. In a letter addressed to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.)...

The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing. The underground aquifer system that supplies water for a...

As Republicans rail against the FBI in the wake of last week’s search at Mar-a-Lago, they are also hyping the danger to voters from another three-letter federal agency: the IRS. The GOP is warning that the $80 billion funding boost to the IRS included in Democrats’ tax, climate and health care package, which President Biden...

Wisconsin has experienced its share of political wildcards: being snubbed by Hillary Clinton, handing Donald Trump and Joe Biden victories, and hosting a COVID-19 debacle at the Democratic National Convention. Now, Democrats are hoping for another surprise in the making: a populist millennial senator. Democrats have gone all-in on Mandela Barnes, the state’s 35-year-old lieutenant...

Democratic U.S. House candidate Mary Peltola defied expectations on Tuesday by outperforming her Republican rivals in Alaska, a surprise result in a deep-red state that comes as Democrats are bracing for a brutal midterm election season. Peltola’s performance is more than just a hopeful sign for Democrats; it’s also potentially historic. If she wins, it...

Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Wednesday said he’d support a 2024 presidential bid from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), turning his back on former President Trump. Jones, who was recently ordered to pay $49.3 million to parents of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim in a defamation case, said he “pig-headedly” supported Trump in...