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Washington’s state Senate voted Thursday to eliminate some vaccine exemptions amid a measles outbreak hitting the state. The bill to eliminate personal or philosophical exemptions from the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine passed by a 25-22 vote in the Democratic-controlled chamber on the legislative deadline, the Washington Post reported. No Republicans voted for the […]

Click:vanilla gifts New York City approved a sweeping climate legislation package Thursday that is being compared to the Green New Deal. In a 45-2 vote, the city legislature passed the Climate Mobilization Act, which aims to enact the largest carbon reduction measures of any city globally. At the heart of the package is a bill […]

Six top House Democrats blasted Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrHouse Dems demand Barr cancel ‘inappropriate’ press conference on Mueller report DOJ plans to release ‘lightly redacted’ version of Mueller report Thursday: WaPo Nadler accuses Barr of ‘unprecedented steps’ to ‘spin’ Mueller report MORE on Thursday evening while maintaining that special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: […]

Sen. Rob PortmanRobert (Rob) Jones PortmanGOP senator wears shirt honoring Otto Warmbier at Korean DMZ On The Money: Conservatives rally behind Moore for Fed | White House interviewing other candidates | Trump, Dems spar on Tax Day | Budget watchdogs bemoan ‘debt denialism’ The Hill’s Morning Report – Waiting on Mueller: Answers come on Thursday […]

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick ShanahanPatrick Michael ShanahanOvernight Defense: US strike in Somalia kills ISIS deputy | Trump’s love of acting officials | Terrorist designation against Iranian military unit takes effect | Kim sets deadline for talks with US Trump learns to love acting officials Overnight Defense: Shanahan expects more troops to deploy to border | Transgender […]

Scott PruittEdward (Scott) Scott PruittWe’re not effectively protecting Americans from measles, air pollution or food poisoning The problem for Trump appointees Dems probing whether EPA officials violated ethics rules MORE, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has registered as a lobbyist in Indiana. Pruitt listed himself as a self-employed consultant in his […]

President TrumpDonald John TrumpHouse Dems demand Barr cancel ‘inappropriate’ press conference on Mueller report DOJ plans to release ‘lightly redacted’ version of Mueller report Thursday: WaPo Nadler accuses Barr of ‘unprecedented steps’ to ‘spin’ Mueller report MORE’s proposed North American trade pact would spur more than $60 billion in investments and sales for the U.S. […]

An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official said the agency may ban asbestos near the end of the year. Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, assistant administrator of the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said the agency will complete its risk assessment of asbestos within the three years set out by Congress by the end of […]

A federal judge is considering setting the trial for former Obama White House counsel Gregory Craig for August, according to multiple media reports. The reports noted U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson appeared receptive to an August trial date during a hearing Monday, as suggested by Craig’s attorneys. But The National Law Journal reported that […]

The top watchdog for the Department of Interior has opened up an investigation into newly confirmed Secretary David Bernhardt.  Deputy inspector general Mary L. Kendall wrote in a letter to lawmakers that the department’s Office of Inspector General had received seven complaints alleging conflicts of interest or potential ethics violations by Bernhardt, who was at […]