Biden restores presidential consultations that Trump dismissed
When President Joe Biden drops by Jimmy Carter’s two-bedroom ranch house in Plains, Georgia, on Thursday — a pilgrimage to visit a man he…
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Biden’s first 100 days: What he’s gotten done
President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his…
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Gov. Ducey demands prompt action on groundwater contamination
Governor Doug Ducey addressed a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday requesting that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) identify…
Continue Reading Harris and Pelosi to make history as the first women to lead Senate and House during presidential address to Congress
The imagery of President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress will be notable Wednesday evening for what it will not include,…
Continue Reading Senate to vote to restore Obama-era rule limiting methane leaks
The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday to restore an Obama-era rule that cracked down on methane emissions from oil and gas industries as the Biden…
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Republicans won’t provide official Spanish response to President’s address
Republicans will not provide an official Spanish response to President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress on Wednesday night, breaking a modern…
Continue Reading 6 things to watch during President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress
President Joe Biden is slated to deliver his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday, where he will lay out his next big legislative priority to…
Continue Reading Federal agents execute search warrant on Rudy Giuliani’s apartment
Federal agents executed a search warrant Wednesday at the Manhattan apartment of Rudy Giuliani, advancing a criminal investigation by federal…
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Biden to unveil $200 billion universal preschool plan
President Biden is set to unveil his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan on Wednesday night, which includes $200 billion funding for universal…
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Biden to raise minimum wage for federal contractors
President Joe Biden is expected to boost the minimum wage for federal contractors on Tuesday, coming from an executive the President will…
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Alaska Airlines bans state lawmaker for her ‘continued refusal to comply’ with mask mandate
An Alaska state lawmaker who had called flight attendants “mask bullies” and clashed with airline employees on video over mask rules is now banned…
Continue Reading Republican-led legislatures push forward with efforts to restrict voting access
Republican-controlled legislatures are charging forward with a raft of new state laws imposing limits on…
Continue Reading House Democrats want to see permanent child tax credit in Biden’s second recovery
A group of House Democrats have introduced a bill to permanently expand the child tax credit and want to see it as part of President Joe…
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Census Bureau to announce population numbers that will be used to reapportion congressional seats
The United States Census Bureau will announce updated state population totals on Monday, numbers that will be used to reapportion seats in the House…
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Liz Cheney on charging Trump: ‘That’s a decision that the Justice Department is going to have to make’
Rep. Liz Cheney, a top House Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump earlier this year, said Monday that it should be up to the Justice…
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Biden’s family plan to lay out economic ambition — and underscore the long road ahead
President Joe Biden, on the verge of the 100-day mark, will soon lay out the final piece of a sweeping, $4 trillion spending proposal — one that…
Continue Reading Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin endorses GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski for reelection
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Friday, bucking his own Democratic party and underscoring Murkowski’s…
Continue Reading Biden set to make first foreign trip in June to UK and Belgium
President Joe Biden will embark upon his first foreign trip in June, the White House said on Friday, with plans to attend the Group of 7 summit in…
Continue Reading Biden makes the economic case for fighting climate change on second day of virtual summit
President Joe Biden on Friday highlighted the economic opportunities of climate action a day after announcing an ambitious new goal to reduce…
Continue Reading Here’s how Biden wants to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations
Now that he’s signed the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, President Joe Biden is turning to the next items on his…
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