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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said the Harris campaign has accepted an invitation to join a roundtable with members of one of the country’s largest unions. "We look forward to Vice President Harris joining a roundtable of rank-and-file Teamsters to discuss the issues of importance to workers,” Kara Deniz, the Teamster’s assistant director of communications,...

Americans are seeing more pro-former President Trump ads than those supporting the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, according to a study from the Wesleyan Media Project.  The study, which came out on Wednesday, found that since July 12, 44,000 ad airings have supported Trump. Half of those came from MAGA Inc., which released around...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market authorization to the first at-home syphilis test amid a decades-long rise of cases in the U.S. The test, which detects syphilis antibodies in human blood, provides a result within 15 minutes. “Access to home tests may help increase initial screening for syphilis, including in individuals who may...

Most Americans have a positive outlook on jobs in the criminal justice realm as a whole, but less were satisfied with the roles Vice President Harris has previously held, a new survey found. The YouGov poll, released Thursday, found that respondents held the highest regard for forensic scientists (78 percent), social workers (71 percent), police...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Five things to know about Harris' economic plan Vice President Harris on Friday unveiled several ambitious proposals as part of her economic plan, including policies like child tax credits and bans on price gouging. © Getty...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA to disburse climate funds that are in GOP crosshairs Some of the funds from the Inflation Reduction Act's $27 billion "Green Bank" can be accessed two years after the law's passage. © Greg Nash Entities...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Harris unveils new health care platform Vice President Harris unveiled her economic plan Friday, leaning into aggressive populism and making it clear she plans to build off the Biden administration’s health care accomplishments if elected to the Oval...

The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision denied the Biden administration’s emergency request to partially reinstate its new Title IX rule.  The sweeping changes to Title IX, which protects against sex discrimination in schools, cover sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time. Various Republican state attorneys general have persuaded judges to block implementation...

Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her economic agenda Friday, and much of her plan involves taking the health care accomplishments made by the Biden administration further. Speaking in North Carolina, Harris vowed that under her administration, Medicare negotiations would continue and grow to encompass all Americans, not only Medicare beneficiaries. “Just yesterday we announced...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Gaza negotiators say talks made key progress this week President Biden joined the leaders of Qatar and Egypt to push for a final round of cease-fire negotiations next week, though Hamas and Israel were less enthusiastic....

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has had a stunningly successful rollout as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, despite Republican attacks on his record in office and in the military.  Walz has a positive 5-point net favorability score, according to averages from Decision Desk HQ, which stands out as many of the top politicians around him are underwater. ...

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley (R) and Democratic Senate candidate Lucas Kunce faced off at the Missouri State Fair Thursday as they appeared to hit an impasse over debating one another. “I just found Lucas Kunce at the State Fair and challenged him to show up to debate today at noon - and he said NO!...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said in Thursday comments that former President Trump can win the upcoming presidential race against Vice President Harris if he “stays professional” and focused. “In September and October, the cost of living is gonna be a very real issue in this campaign, a very real issue for Americans as...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers penned a letter Thursday to Meta expressing “deep concerns” over reports that it has continued to promote Illicit drug advertisements on its platforms — including on Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp. The letter — led by Reps. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.)...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is pushing his state’s university system to look into former University of Florida (UF) President Ben Sasse’s expenses in the wake of reporting from a student newspaper on the subject. “We take the stewardship of state funds very seriously and have already been in discussions with leadership at the university...

Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), the chair of the House GOP campaign arm, encouraged members to ramp up fundraising efforts and investment Thursday during a private conference call, as Vice President Harris’s nascent White House bid intensifies Democratic enthusiasm. The plea from Hudson, the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), came after the House...

NJ Transit will offer free rides to customers for one week this month after service interruptions and rate hikes sparked frustration among regular riders. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Thursday a “fare holiday” for the week leading up to Labor Day — from Monday, Aug. 26 to Monday, Sept. 2. Fares on all...

A Democratic political action committee (PAC) is launching a $2 million campaign in key House battlegrounds as they sound alarms about Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for the next Republican president. Save Democracy PAC, which has backed Democrats in dozens of congressional races, is launching cable and digital ads in eight critical districts across the...

Vice President Harris is set to announce a plan to lower housing costs and end the housing shortage through the construction of new units and down payment support to first-time homebuyers, according to Harris-Walz campaign officials. Harris’s “urgent and comprehensive four-year plan” will call for constructing 3 million new housing units, a tax incentive for...

Thursday saw dueling events on the 2024 campaign trail. President Biden and Vice President Harris appeared together for their first fully public event since she supplanted him as the Democratic nominee. Meanwhile, former President Trump sought again to take back the spotlight from Harris by holding a news conference at his Bedminster, N.J., golf club. The Biden-Harris...

Vice President Harris’s campaign hit former President Trump over his remarks Thursday, arguing he lied and wouldn’t defend his agenda. The Harris campaign’s email in response to Trump had the subject line, “Statement on Trump’s…Whatever That Was.” “We aren’t sure what we just watched and neither is America,” it said. During his press conference at...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story US to support global goal to cut plastic production The U.S. will support a global goal to cut plastic production, a State Department spokesperson confirmed. © Adobe Stock The support for a global target represents a...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Negotiated drug prices for Medicare are here The Biden administration on Thursday announced the first results of Medicare’s new power to negotiate drug prices. Democrats and allied groups touted billions of dollars in savings — older Americans will...

Former President Trump on Thursday dismissed calls from allies for him to refocus on policy, saying he was “entitled to personal attacks” against Vice President Harris as polls show her erasing his polling lead. Trump held a press conference at his Bedminster, N.J., property, where he delivered remarks for close to an hour before taking...