Health Care — Vaccines for kids clears key hurdle
We have our first peek at Ryan Gosling in his role as Ken for the new Barbie movie set to come out next year. Today in health care, parents of ki
Read MoreEquilibrium/Sustainability — Scientists rush to save ancient Colorado River fish
Scientists are on a mission to save the “humpback chub” — an ancient fish under attack from not only invasive predators, but also from the impacts of climate change on the Colorado River. The chub, revived from near extinction decades ago, has
Read MoreEnergy & Environment — Biden pushes oil CEOs on gas prices
President Biden calls for oil companies to step up production, the EPA says “forever chemicals” are more dangerous than previously thought and Democrats who want a tax on oil profits are encouraged by the White House. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, we’re Rachel Frazin and Zack Bud
Read MoreRepublicans want to ‘reform’ Social Security behind closed doors — beware!
Republican politicians are scared to death. They seek to create a smoke-filled room to provide political cover. Of what issue are they so terrified? Social Security. Republican politicians say they support Social Security. They say they want to eliminate its projected shortfall. But do they offer a substantive proposal? Absolutely not. Instead, they hide behind process to avoid political accountability. They want Democrats to hide with them behind closed doors. The goal is to come up with an unamendable package, supported by Democrats, that is full of benefit cuts and gi
Read MoreHouse Democrats double down on claims of reconnaissance tours following Loudermilk video release
House Democrats are doubling down on claims that lawmakers may have led reconnaissance tours before the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, citing newly released footage of Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) giving a tour the day before the riot to a man who took photos of Capitol complex hallways before attending the rally the next day. “With what that person had been looking for, the pictures he was taking, and then certainly what he did the next day, it certainly seems as if he was preparing for Jan. 6,” Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat from New Jersey who first sounded the alarm abo
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