🚨🚨scoop -> DNC covered Biden legal bills in special counsel probe ** Why it matters: The payments are at odds with the Biden campaign's recent attacks on Donald Trump for spending his campaign funds on legal fees. axios.com/2024/04/12/dnc…

Chairman Cole Announces Changes to Subcommittee Leadership bit.ly/3vP7GOu

“I’m proud to have this remarkably experienced & capable group leading our subcommittees. Each chair is well-equipped to responsibly meet our fiscal obligations & prioritize the American people.'

O.J. Simpson -- one of the most infamous high-profile Americans of all time -- is dead after a cancer battle. tmz.me/QQtcRWU

❗️ Jesse Tyler Ferguson (he/him/his) of “Modern Family” at the Senate today to speak to Schumer.

Says he’s here to talk “the STAGE Act”and “giving funding to nonprofit theaters”

Chairman Cole Announces Appropriations Senior Staff bit.ly/49N7CwV

Under the Trump admin, EPA experts say they tried to alert Senate staffers about a massive #PFAS reporting loophole that was about to become law.

But they blame political appointees for hindering that message's arrival — via FOIA, with Rachel Frazin

thehill.com/business/45836…

Under the Trump admin, EPA career staff wanted to warn the Senate that they were about to pass a reporting loophole for 'forever chemicals.'

They were blocked from doing so.

via FOIA, from Sharon Udasin and me

thehill.com/business/45836…

While it's clear that 'forever chemicals' can contaminate water, emerging research also finds them in breast milk.

That creates a challenge for parents who want to keep kids safe!

(Latest in my and Sharon Udasin's series on PFAS and women's health)

thehill.com/policy/energy-…

UNRWA has a tracker on # of aid trucks into Gaza per day.

Will be interesting to see how Israeli decision to open Erez will impact numbers.

On 04/04, 176 trucks went through the Kerem Shalom crossing; no data for Rafah.

Goal is for 500 trucks per day

app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjo…

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit west of Manhattan and has been felt throughout New York.

My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.

BREAKING: The Israeli security cabinet approved the opening of the Erez crossing with the Gaza strip for the first time since October 7 in order to allow more humanitarian aid to go in, Israeli official said

New from me:
1) Long-term projections of the primary deficit fell every single year of the Biden administration

2) They fell SO much that long-term projections of debt are lower now than PRE-covid projections, even though we took on trillions of new debt
americanprogress.org/article/cbos-l…

If you want to avoid products (feminine or otherwise) that contain PFAS, Sharon Udasin and I put together a guide with some advice!

thehill.com/policy/energy-…

.Rep. Tom Cole, frontrunner for Appropriations chair, told me he has not seen Rep. Aderholt’s letter asking for delay in chair selection - but he thinks delaying is a not a “wise decision.”

“I think we need to move now... I think the sooner we make the decision, the better.”

'Forever chemicals' lurk in products marketed primarily towards women: period products, cosmetics, yoga pants and more!

The first in a series from Sharon Udasin and me on PFAS and women's health

thehill.com/policy/energy-…

Shares of former President Trump's social media company fell 21.4 percent today after it reported an annual loss of $58 million. thehill.com/business/45678…

Chance Perdomo has sadly passed away at the age of 27 in a motorcycle accident.