Union leader endorsing Biden: ‘We’re not gonna waste a lot of time’ on Trump supporters ( thehill.com )
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a conservative think tank’s president pushed Speaker Mike Johnson to approve more aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia ( thehill.com )
Pompeo, who served in the Trump administration, said in a letter with John Walters, the CEO and president of the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank, that protecting Ukraine is connected to issues at home, making the argument as some Republicans, including Johnson, have previously insisted the U.S. must secure the border...
Bernie Sanders unveils 32-hour workweek bill with no loss in pay for workers ( thehill.com )
Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army sponsorship, Gaza war ( thehill.com )
Amazon union president knocks Biden: ‘No cavalry coming’ for American workers ( thehill.com )
Congress owes it to Americans to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program ( thehill.com )
Raise your privileged hand if you’re willing to ‘fight to the last Ukrainian’ ( thehill.com )
House panel advances debt commission without shields for Medicare, Social Security ( thehill.com )
The House Budget Committee did not take measures to protect systems like Medicare and Social Security on Thursday, despite advancing legislation to create a bipartisan fiscal commission designed to find a solution to the government’s budget....
Federal appeals court rules Texas book bans likely violate Constitution ( thehill.com )
Boebert faults Ryan Reynolds, Barbra Streisand for her district switch ( thehill.com )
Marjorie Taylor Greene creates multiple headaches for new Speaker ( thehill.com )
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is reviving her rabble-rousing ways, creating new headaches for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he settles into his role leading the House GOP conference’s razor…
Democrats go after GOP’s ‘anti-history record’ with billboard ads ( thehill.com )
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has launched four billboards in Iowa attacking Republican presidential candidates for their “anti-history record” as they spend the weekend campa…
Wisconsin officials shut down effort to kick Trump off ballot ( thehill.com )
Wisconsin election officials have declined to review a complaint attempting to remove former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot, citing the 14th Amendment. Madison, Wis., brewery owner…
Biden’s menthol ban pits civil rights groups against each other ( thehill.com )
Opposition from prominent Black and civil rights groups is threatening to permanently derail Biden administration efforts to ban menthol cigarettes. The ban has also pitted organizations that…
McCarthy mentee Vince Fong allowed to run for Congress, judge rules ( thehill.com )
A California judge ruled Thursday that state Rep. Vince Fong (R), a former staffer and mentee of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), may run for Congress to replace his former boss, succeedin…
UAW announces push to organize nonunion plants after strike wins [Lauren Irwin | 11/29/23 | The Hill] ( thehill.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/8939195...
White House blasts Elon Musk’s ‘unacceptable’ antisemitic tweet ( thehill.com )
“Like President Biden said weeks ago memorializing the victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting, the October 7 ‘devastating atrocity has brought to the surface painful memories left by millennia of Antisemitism;’ and under his presidency ‘we will continue to condemn Antisemitism at every turn’,” White House...
Manchin won’t seek reelection in West Virginia ( thehill.com )
Manchin won’t seek reelection in West Virginia ( thehill.com )
It’s always something with this freakin’ guy.
Biden campaign sends memo to media outlets asserting disparity in polling coverage ( thehill.com )
Bernie Sanders says he hopes Israel rids of Netanyahu: "You got a right wing government in Israel, which is racist." ( thehill.com )
As he has been outspoken about preventing civilian deaths in the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas — a militant group that launched a deadly surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that “there got to be a better way than killing thousands of men, women and children.”...
RFK Jr. pulls more votes from Trump than Biden in three-way race: Poll ( thehill.com )
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to pull more support from former President Trump than President Biden in a hypothetical general election matchup, according to a new…
House approves GOP’s $14.3 billion Israel aid package ( thehill.com )
5,000 autoworkers walk out at Texas GM's largest plant, as UAW expands strike for second day in a row ( thehill.com )
Jordan failure renews calls to give powers to McHenry ( thehill.com )
