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Pentagon edits dress code, includes weight and grooming standards for Defense Secretary Hegseth’s event: ‘serve as role models’

Taking dress codes past the outfit and to your body.

We Got This Covered · Sep 18

In a ‘very hard’ year for women in Congress, at least there’s still softball

A ball snapped in a leather glove as the sun rose higher over Capitol Hill. The hits weren’t coming easily that morning. “Wait for your pitch,” Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., yelled from the dugout. A few minutes later, Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., stepped up to the plate and drove one…

Roll Call · Sep 18

Frail Mitch McConnell appears to need assist from fellow Republicans after he nearly votes wrong way in Senate

McConnell is accused of nearly voting with Democrats by mistake at Agriculture committee meeting

The Independent UK · Sep 16

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Mitch McConnell back in Senate to cast first vote since disappearing from public life in June

Former leader of the GOP Senate caucus, 84, was hospitalized in mid-June after a fall

The Independent UK · Sep 14

A divided Ireland is a result of a lot of pain, yet Trump wades into controversy knowingly, calling unification “a great feather in everybody’s cap”

“President Trump is shooting from the hip as usual.”

We Got This Covered · Sep 13

JD Vance rouses RNC to cheers by taking jabs at Abdul El-Sayed and a protester who appeared with a Mexican flag to define what he calls American values

“Do not throw the baby out with your bathwater.”

We Got This Covered · Sep 12

'They blew the hell out of Bahrain': US official admits Iran damaged US base

The US Navy is assessing what to do with its key base in Bahrain after Iranian strikes caused extensive damage to the facility, with a senior US official acknowledging the scale of the attack, The Hill reported, citing local media.

The Times of India · Sep 11

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Nine New Drugmakers Join Trump's Pricing Pact — But the Savings Remain Unproven

Nine more drugmakers joined Trump's MFN pricing deal, but the discounts flow through Medicaid — a program Texas and Florida never expanded.

Latin Times · Sep 1

Mike Lindell long denied Trump’s loss in 2020, now he rejects his loss in GOP gubernatorial primary forcing involvement of Minnesota Supreme Court

“I don’t care what it costs."

We Got This Covered · Sep 1

Casework strained to a breaking point, report says

Congressional casework is nearing a “boiling point” after years of growing pressure and a chronic lack of investment, according to a new report released Monday by POPVOX Foundation, a nonprofit led by former Hill staffers. The report, which draws on four years of research, finds that caseworkers are more valuable…

Roll Call · Aug 31

’57 very powerful nuclear weapons’: Trump pushes for a new meeting with Kim Jong Un in an attempt to rekindle their relationship

“The fact that I get along with him — that’s a good thing, not a bad thing.”

We Got This Covered · Aug 22

Donald Trump expertly plunges U.S. debt past $40 Trillion, then declares an ‘economic D-Day’ to crush already-struggling nemesis

“This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale.”

We Got This Covered · Aug 20

White House legislative liaison’s exit comes ahead of tricky pre-midterms session

James Braid, President Donald Trump’s point man on Capitol Hill, will soon leave that post ahead of a packed September congressional session and just over two months before voters will decide which party controls the House and Senate. A White House official on Thursday confirmed the legislative affairs director’s exit…

Roll Call · Aug 20

Trump has this to worry about if Congress flips in the midterm elections

ANALYSIS: Democrats, learning from their experiences in Trump 1.0, are plotting more effective oversight for a potential post-Blue Wave environment, writes John Bowden — even if the president is fixated on the filibuster

The Independent UK · Aug 18

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Roll Call · Aug 11

When campaign rivals become Senate colleagues

ANALYSIS — There might be some awkwardness for Michigan’s and Ohio’s Senate delegations next year. If Michigan Republican Mike Rogers and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown win in November, they’ll be serving alongside the senators who defeated them in 2024. But, surprisingly, such scenarios aren’t entirely unusual. We’ve had more than…

We Got This Covered · Aug 8

After several weeks of contention, Senate confirms Todd Blanche as the new Attorney General, but only by one vote

“There is no telling what the future holds.”

The Independent UK · Jul 29

Blanche nomination on hold as White House stand-off with GOP senators deepens

Cornyn, Tillis lead latest Senate revolt against Trump’s demands

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Republican admits she doesn’t want daughter to work on Capitol Hill because of the ‘culture of creepiness’

When asked if she would tell parents to send their children to work on Capitol Hill, Florida Republican Kat Cammack responded: ‘Not in this environment, no’

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We Got This Covered · Jul 16

Congress Democrats were on a warpath, and neither Jay Clayton’s ‘job interview’ nor Todd Blanche’s ‘performance evaluation’ impressed

“Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this question?"

The Guardian - US · Jul 8

The Hill is capitalizing on reader interest in the second Trump administration

The Washington-based publication is announcing plans for a new digital subscription product called the Hill Insider

The Independent UK · Jul 7

CNN star offers stunning update on Mitch McConnell as rumors swirl about former Senate leader’s health

Paramedics responded to the former senate majority leader’s home on June 14 and he has reportedly been hospitalized ever since

Roll Call · Jul 7

Progressive staff group urges sexual misconduct overhaul

Sweeping moves to address sexual misconduct at the Capitol may not be coming anytime soon, given the slow pace of change in Congress. But even “low-hanging fruit” could make a difference, some staffers say. The Congressional Progressive Staff Association laid out some ideas in a letter sent to lawmakers on…

The Texas Tribune · Jul 6

Four years after Dobbs, Texas abortion-rights advocates struggle to break through in Washington

Just 2% of Texas voters call abortion the state’s most pressing problem. Advocates are reframing the issue as one of reproductive healthcare that affects families’ pocketbooks.

We Got This Covered · Jun 25

While Trump releases new details about reflecting pool vandals, GOP lawmaker thinks the administration should just let it go: ‘It’s algae and science’

The $14 million renovation project has developed problems quickly.

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Trump shows Congress who’s the boss as he beats back rebellion and holds the Hill hostage

ANALYSIS: Trump faced down a rebellious GOP Senate caucus on Wednesday and pushed them back into line before they left town, writes John Bowden. But will his voter ID push prevail?

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