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Congress passes most significant gun reform bill in decades, sends it to Biden
Supporters of gun control hold signs in front of supporters of gun rights during a demonstration by victims of gun violence in front of the Supreme Court as arguments begin in a major case on gun rights on November 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. Joshua Roberts | Getty Images Scrambling to respond to a recent […]
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Biden to address the nation after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
[The stream is slated to start at 12:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh if you do not see a player above at that time.] WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is slated to address the nation on Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that eliminates a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion after […]
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Biden to send another $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine
Ukrainian servicemen taking part in the armed conflict with Russia-backed separatists in Donetsk region of the country attend the handover ceremony of military heavy weapons and equipment in Kiev on November 15, 2018. Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced another $1 billion in weapons for Ukraine on Wednesday, […]
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U.S. holds ‘candid’ and ‘productive’ talks with China in nearly 5-hour meeting
Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, speaks during an interview at an Economic Club of Washington event in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — National security adviser Jake Sullivan met with China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, on Monday to discuss a range of […]
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House Oversight investigating $2 billion Saudi investment in Jared Kushner’s firm
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner stands among Saudi officials as President Donald Trump talks with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty […]
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Biden set to redeploy U.S. troops to Somalia, reversing Trump withdrawal
US army soldiers stand at an observation point during the “African Lion” military exercise in the Tan-Tan region in southwestern Morocco on June 18, 2021. Fadel Senna | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden approved a plan to redeploy U.S. troops to Somalia, a senior administration official confirmed to NBC News. The move, a […]
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Senate to vote on doomed bill to cement abortion rights as Supreme Court threatens to overturn Roe v. Wade decision
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked from left by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on Thursday, May 5, 2022, to announce the Senate will vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senate Republicans on Wednesday […]
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Karine Jean-Pierre to replace Jen Psaki as White House press secretary
Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a media briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 29, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary. Jean-Pierre currently serves as principal deputy press secretary. Starting May […]
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Democrats’ plan for a federal law to protect abortion rights faces huge hurdles in Congress
U.S. Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses media after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 3, 2022. Michael Mccoy | Reuters WASHINGTON — […]
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Developers are turning to master-planned communities to solve the housing affordability crisis
Americans who are short on cash to make rent may need to face an uncomfortable reality: Conditions will likely get worse before they get better. U.S. housing supply fell to the lowest levels observed in over 20 years, according to the National Association of Realtors. That’s dramatically pushing up prices for consumers, and catching the […]
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