EXCLUSIVE: President Biden's campaign is opening a field office in Hillsborough County, his first in Florida.

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Columbia students are chanting “from the river to the sea” at Mike Johnson:

Crowd at Columbia University chanting “free Palestine” at Mike Johnson and GOP lawmakers:

Mike Johnson is pretty much inaudible to the vast majority of the crowd at Columbia, prompting onlookers to chant “we can’t hear you!”

People also yelling “grandstand louder” and “speak up you piece of s***”

Mike Johnson met with boos, scattered cheers and a lot of heckling at Columbia University:

Progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman out with a statement blasting Johnson for coming to Columbia, calling it an “attempt to silence anti-war and pro-Palestinian sentiment.”

Big crowd at Columbia University awaiting House Speaker Mike Johnson:

After Biden signs the foreign aid bill, a group of centrist House Democrats issues a statement saying he and Congress “must act and bring order to the Southern border.”

Rep. Donald Payne Jr.'s office confirms his death:

- Says he 'experienced a physical accident at home' on April 6 and was hospitalized
- During treatment, he experienced complications from diabetes/high blood pressure that 'led to subsequent cardiorespiratory arrest.'

University of Maryland students held a sit in from 7 am to 9 pm, telling the school to divest from military contractors and denouncing violence in Gaza.

Surrounded by Palestinian flags, they held signs saying 'Divest Now' / by Marwa Barakat for The Diamondback
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Biden, at the foreign aid bill signing, shouts out all four congressional leaders: 'They don't always agree, but when it matters most, they stepped up and did the right thing.'

'History will remember this moment.'

Four House Republicans joining Mike Johnson at Columbia today, Johnson’s office tells @Axios:

Mike Lawler
Anthony D’Esposito
Nicole Malliotakis
Virginia Foxx (Ed & Workforce chair) axios.com/2024/04/23/col…

Last week, progressives in Congress released their official 2025 legislative priorities, but noticeably absent was a centerpiece of the progressive agenda: Medicare for All

Tinashe Chingarande spoke with lawmakers and activists about why the policy is missing
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Great Alex Thompson scoop (many such cases):

Of note in here: One House Democrat tells @Axios they saw a 'sharp spike' in campaign fundraising after the Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling in February. axios.com/2024/04/23/hou…

House Democrats and Democratic candidates have begun to dominate Republicans in fundraising. It's a stark reversal of the consistent advantage Republicans enjoyed last year.

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Two dozen House Democrats plus GOP Rep. Young Kim write to the Biden admin requesting a 'description of the staffing, resources, and authorities required to prioritize U.S. efforts in Sudan.'

The lawmakers say they 'stand ready' to help address the conflict and deliver aid.