FBI searches Biden's Rehoboth home
Federal investigators on Wednesday searched President Biden’s home in Rehoboth, Del., after classified documents were discovered in recent weeks at Biden’s Wilmington home and his old Washington, D.C., office. Multiple outlets reported Wednesday morning that FBI personnel were at Biden's home in Rehoboth Beach. Bob Bauer, an at
Read MoreCollege Board revises African American studies class after DeSantis criticism
The College Board on Wednesday released a revised version of an Advanced Placement African American studies course following criticism from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who refused to allow the program to run in the state's schools. In a new framework for the course reviewed by The Hill, Black writers and scholars associate
Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report — Debt ceiling looms over Biden, McCarthy meeting
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Read MoreHouse Dems eye discharge petition as escape hatch on debt ceiling
As the debt ceiling fight heats up on Capitol Hill, House Democrats are eyeing an end-around strategy to bypass Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) — and the conservative hawks driving his agenda — to avoid a federal default later in the year. Democratic leaders have already begun talks about tapping a procedural tool, known as a discharge petition, to force a debt-limit hike to the floor without the accompanying cuts McCarthy is demanding, according to sources familiar with the closed-door discussions. That would align House Democrats with President Biden, who is insisting on a “cl
Read MoreProgressives alarmed over Biden's new chief of staff
White House chief of staff Ron Klain’s forthcoming departure from office has concerned liberals who have come to know him as a crucial ally in President Biden’s Washington. Klain, one of Biden’s oldest confidants, has worked to ease the Democratic Party’s divide, serving as connective tissue between progressives and the establishment figures closest to the president, while often offering a sympathetic ear to the left. Progressives now fear his impending exit, and the entrance of his successor, Jeff Zients, could break the critical link between their flank and moder
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