It’s time to use seized Russian assets against Putin and his cronies
The United States and allies have waged economic warfare against Russia for months, issuing a
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To view past editions of The Hill's 12:30 Report, click here: https://bit.ly/30ARS1U To receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox, please sign up here: https://bit.ly/3qmIoS9 --> A midday take on what's happening in politics and how to have a sense of humor about it.* *Ha. Haha. Hahah. Sniff. Haha. Sniff. Ha--breaks down crying hysterically. In the
Read MoreUvalde school’s police chief says he’s ‘in contact’ with state authorities
Uvalde school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo said he is “in contact” with state authorities investigating the police response to the Texas school shooting on a daily basis. The remarks by the police chief, who is in the spotlight following an acknowledgement by officials that they should have engaged sooner with a gunman who killed 19 children and two educators in last week's shooting, followed reporting that Arredondo was no longer cooperating with police. Arredondo spoke with CNN Wednesday,
Read MoreNew York on brink of major voting rights act
New York state legislators are poised to give final approval to a major overhaul of election rules meant to expand access to the polls and to tilt legal scales toward voters. The legislation, modeled on Democratic proposals that are stalled in Congress and named for the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), passed the Democratic-controlled state Senate on Tuesday on a party-line vote. The state Assembly, also under Democratic control, is expected to take up the measure before the end of the week. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has signaled she would sign the measure once it wins final pa
Read MoreKentucky Senate candidate wears noose in ad to highlight history of lynching
Kentucky Democratic Senate nominee Charles Booker released a new ad on Tuesday in which he wears a noose to criticize his opponent, Sen. Rand Paul (R), for opposing a 2020 bill making lynching a federal hate crime. The ad begins by showing a noose hanging from a tree before cutting to an image of a noose and gallows erected outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Booker proceeds to wear the noose as he continues narrating. “In a historic victory for our commonwealth, I have become the first Black Kentuckian to receiv
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