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Nov 05 2022
Headline Roundup
Is President Biden’s Warning of “Threats to Democracy” Valid?
President Joe Biden delivered a speech Wednesday night in which he warned of “threats to democracy,” taking aim at Republican Party members who cast doubt on the results of the 2020 election. Are these warnings warranted?
Key Quotes: In the speech, Biden spoke about candidates running for office who have not accepted the 2020 election results, labeling it “the path to chaos in America.
CNN (Opinion) AllSides The FederalistNov 15 2021
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West Wing Reportedly Frustrated with VP Harris
Reports across the spectrum have detailed frustration within the White House over purported dysfunction with Vice President Kamala Harris and her team.
According to anonymous White House sources, Harris is saying that President Joe Biden is not supporting her the way he does white male politicians, and her staff is reportedly frustrated that Biden is dumping politically charged issues
New York Post (News) Business Insider PoliticoAug 26 2021
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Perspectives: Biden's Afghan Evacuation Strategy
As evacuations continued this week for Americans and vulnerable Afghans out of Kabul, the conversation about Afghanistan shifted from the troop withdrawal itself to the Biden administration’s strategy for evacuation and withdrawal. Thursday’s suicide bombings, which killed at least 13 American soldiers and dozens of Afghans, added greater intensity to the debate. President Joe Biden once again
New York Times (Opinion) National Review (News) The HillNov 03 2020
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What to Watch for: The 2020 Presidential Election
On Tuesday, voters are casting their ballots nationwide in the 2020 presidential election, even as record-breaking numbers of people have already voted early.
Here's what you need to know about when the polls close, and what to expect as slower vote counts are predicted. Many states have modified their voting rules due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
NPR (Online News) New York Times (News) Fox News (Online News)Aug 12 2022
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House Passes Inflation Reduction Act in Party-Line Vote
The House of Representatives voted 220-207 on Friday to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, the deal reached by Senate Democrats on climate change, healthcare and taxes.
All House Democrats voted in favor of the bill, and no House Republicans supported it. While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called it a “fabulous bill,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Democrats knew
CNN (Online News) Axios Washington ExaminerFeb 24 2021
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Perspectives: Texas Holding Facility for Immigrant Teens Reopens
President Joe Biden's administration reopened a Texas holding facility this week for unauthorized immigrant teenagers who cross the Mexico-U.S. border without a parent. The shelter was opened in July 2019 and closed roughly a month later. News of its reopening drew comparisons between Biden and former President Donald Trump on immigration policy at the border.
Voices from the right,
Associated Press Fox News (Online News) Washington PostOct 29 2021
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Democrats Release Text of Biden's Build Back Better Bill
Democratic lawmakers unveiled the text of a 1684-page, $1.75 trillion spending package Thursday, hours after meeting privately with President Joe Biden to finalize details.
The bill is roughly half of Biden's original $3.5 trillion plan. It includes hundreds of billions of dollars for clean energy and climate investments, child tax credits, housing and child care. Paid family leave,
Fox News (Online News) Roll Call NBC News (Online)Oct 21 2022
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Biden Touts Economic Efforts, Warns of GOP-Controlled Congress
President Joe Biden gave an address on Friday where he spoke favorably of Democrats’ chances in the upcoming midterm elections and issued a warning of how a Republican-led Congress would handle ongoing economic strain in the country.
Key Quotes: On the upcoming elections, Biden said, “the election is not a referendum. It's a choice. And Republicans criticize my economic record, but look
Reuters USA TODAY New York Post (News)Feb 06 2023
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Top Democrats Unsatisfied with VP Kamala Harris, NYT Report Suggests
A New York Times article stated, “dozens of Democrats in the White House, on Capitol Hill and around the nation” believe Vice President Kamala Harris has not “risen to the challenge of proving herself as a future leader of the party, much less the country.”
Key Quote: The piece quoted mostly the opinions of anonymous Democratic Party members, but one on-the-record statement came from
Fox News (Online News) New York Times (News) The HillJul 02 2023
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Was the Supreme Court Right to Reject Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan?
Pundits across the political spectrum reacted to the Supreme Court’s Friday decision to overturn the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan.
The Details: Writing for the court’s six conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts said the HEROES Act of 2003 — the legal basis for Biden’s plan — only gave the executive branch the power to “incrementally” modify debt
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