Sinema Leaving Democratic Party, Will Register As Independent
<p>Arizona Sen. <a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/kyrsten-sinema/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/kyrsten-sinema/">Kyrsten Sinema </a>has announced that she will leave the Democratic Party and officially register as an independent.</p> <p>“I’ve registered as an Arizona independent. I know some people might be a little bit surprised by this, but actually, I think it makes a lot of sense,” Sinema said <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/09/politics/kyrsten-sinema-leaves-democratic-party/index.html" _mce_href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/09/politics/kyrsten-sinema-leaves-democratic-party/index.html">in an interview</a> Thursday with […]
Schumer Reelected As Senate Majority Leader
<p>Sen. <a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/charles-schumer/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/charles-schumer/">Charles Schumer </a>(D-N.Y.) was reelected Thursday morning to serve another term as Senate majority leader, capping a successful two years for the veteran lawmaker, who was just reelected to a fifth Senate term. </p> <p>Senate Democrats also reelected the rest of Schumer’s leadership team, giving Sen. <a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/dick-durbin/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/dick-durbin/">Dick Durbin </a>(D-Ill.) another term as […]
DeSantis Tops Trump In Hypothetical 2024 Match-up: Poll
<p>Florida Gov. <a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/ron-desantis/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/ron-desantis/">Ron DeSantis </a>(R) has overtaken former President Trump in a hypothetical 2024 match-up for the GOP presidential nomination, according to a new Yahoo News-YouGov poll. </p> <p>The <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/poll-de-santis-surges-to-5-point-lead-over-weakened-trump-in-2024-primary-matchup-100022596.html" _mce_href="https://news.yahoo.com/poll-de-santis-surges-to-5-point-lead-over-weakened-trump-in-2024-primary-matchup-100022596.html">nationwide poll</a>, released Thursday, shows DeSantis with a 5-point lead over Trump, with 47 percent of registered voters backing the governor compared to 42 […]
Face Masks May Return Amid Holiday ‘Tripledemic’ Of Covid, Flu And RSV
<div>With three highly contagious respiratory viruses sickening adults and children around the country and holiday gatherings just weeks away, public health officials are beginning to talk about face masks again.</div> <div> <p>While mask mandates are unlikely in most parts of the country, health experts are renewing recommendations to wear a high-quality medical mask on public […]
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Freed As Part Of Prisoner Exchange With Russia, White House Says
<div class="article__section article__section_type_text utility__text"> <p>Houston native and WNBA star <a href="https://www.khou.com/search?q=brittney+griner" _mce_href="https://www.khou.com/search?q=brittney+griner">Brittney Griner</a> has been freed as part of a prisoner exchange with Russia, according to the White House.</p> </div> <div class="article__section article__section_type_text utility__text"> <p> Griner was exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, labeled the “Merchant of Death.” This was a one-for-one swap.</p> </div> <div class="article__section article__section_type_text […]
Conference of Presidents Applauds White House Summit to Combat Antisemitism
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">New York, NY – Dianne Lob, Chair, and William Daroff, CEO, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, issued the following statement:</span><br> <br><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;"> "Today’s […]
Items With Classified Markings Found In Trump Storage Unit: Reports
<p>Former President Trump’s legal team has found at least two documents with classified markings at a storage unit in West Palm Beach, Fla., in the wake of the FBI’s August search of Mar-a-Lago, several outlets reported on Wednesday.</p> <p>The documents were immediately turned over to the FBI, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/07/trump-tower-bedminster-records-search/" _mce_href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/07/trump-tower-bedminster-records-search/">according to The Washington Post</a>.</p> <p>The storage […]
Trump Lawyers Searched Properties for Classified Material: Report
<div>Former President Trump’s legal team hired an outside group to search at least two of his properties for any remaining classified documents, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/07/trump-tower-bedminster-records-search/" _mce_href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/07/trump-tower-bedminster-records-search/">The Washington Post reported on Wednesday</a>.</div> <div> <p><a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/trump/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/trump/">Trump </a>Tower in New York and the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., were both searched in recent weeks, after a federal judge asked […]
Democrats Make Major Concession On Vaccine Mandate
<p>Congress is poised to use the annual defense policy bill to eliminate the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate — a major concession by President <a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/biden/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/biden/">Biden’s </a>Democratic allies that helps clear the way to passing the sweeping package before year’s end. </p> <p>In a compromise with Republicans, House Democrats are allowing language into the National Defense Authorization […]
AJC Praises White House For Roundtable On Combating Antisemitism
<p>The CEO of the American Jewish Committee, Ted Deutch, will joint a White House roundtable on combating antisemitism along with other heads of US Jewish organizations.</p> <p>Deutch applauded the Biden administration for hosting the summit, which will take place on December 7.</p> <p>AJC said in a statement that it has long called for such a […]