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May 03 2022
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Biden Statement: We Need More Pro-Choice Lawmakers to Codify Roe, 'Which I Will Work to Pass and Sign Into Law'
President Joe Biden said the apparent leak to Politico of a majority Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade means "we will need more pro-choice Senators and a pro-choice majority in the House to adopt legislation that codifies Roe, which I will work to pass and sign into law."
Biden's statement was posted on the White House website on Tuesday morning, the day after Politico
CNSNews.com
Oct 19 2021
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Jan. 6 panel plans contempt vote as Trump sues over probe
A House committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is moving swiftly Tuesday to hold at least one of Donald Trump’s allies in contempt as the former president is pushing back on the probe in a new lawsuit.
Trump is aggressively trying to block the committee’s work by directing former White House aide Steve Bannon not to answer questions in the probe while also
Associated Press Fact Check
Nov 23 2022
Analysis
Don’t Believe What You Read About Turkey Inflation
Inflation on Thanksgiving isn’t just for parade balloons anymore.
According to the Farm Bureau’s annual survey, the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner is up 20 percent from 2021. As it has every year for four decades, the agriculture industry group’s report has proven irresistible to local television stations and NPR reporters seeking holiday content. It’s also been catnip for Republicans,
Slate
Jul 06 2022
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Biden administration plans to make sweeping changes to ‘broken’ student loan system
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it was moving to make sweeping changes to the federal student loan system, including making it easier for public servants to get debt forgiveness and setting new limits on the accrual of interest.
“We are committed to fixing a broken system,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said, in a statement.
Key elements of the proposal
CNBC
Mar 07 2022
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Why Republicans may let Greene and Gosar's latest brushfire burn itself out
It’s not yet clear when Kevin McCarthy will have his promised conversation with two divisive House conservatives who spoke at a white nationalist event — and whenever he does, the talk likely won’t amount to much.
The House minority leader called it “appalling” that Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) would speak at a conference organized by far-right
Politico
Sep 27 2022
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Biden's plan to eliminate hidden airline fees is taking flight
The Biden administration wants air travelers to have complete transparency when booking flights.
The Department of Transportation will require air carriers and ticket agents to “clearly disclose” passenger-specific or itinerary-specific baggage fees, change fees, cancellation fees, and adjacent seating fees, according to a new proposed rule (pdf) published yesterday (Sept. 26). All fees
Quartz
Oct 27 2022
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Authorities warn about rainbow fentanyl ahead of Halloween
After agents and police have made a growing number of busts across the country, they’re warning about the dangers of candy-colored rainbow fentanyl.
The DEA says fentanyl is coming into the U.S. through the southern border. That’s one reason Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has given for using shipping containers to create a border barrier.
But the problem goes far beyond border states.
NewsNation
Sep 10 2020
News
Senate readies vote on narrow coronavirus relief package
With the November elections just weeks away, the Senate will vote Thursday on a scaled-down Republican coronavirus relief proposal that may prove the last chance for Congress to address the crisis before voters head to the polls.
While the GOP proposal almost certainly won’t receive the 60 votes needed to move forward in the Senate, Republican leaders are hoping to get at least 51 votes
Politico
Dec 01 2022
News
Federal appeals court keeps Biden student loan forgiveness plan on pause in latest ruling
A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled against President Joe Biden's $400 billion student loan forgiveness program, declining to halt a lower court's ruling that invalidated the effort and teeing up the latest dispute over the controversial debt relief effort likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
The brief order from the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th
USA TODAY
Nov 14 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Swing Voters Show Up for Midterms
From the CenterOne of the basic truisms in American politics is that midterm elections are won and lost by turning out a party’s base. While presidential campaigns tend to focus on persuading undecided voters at the center of the political spectrum, the lower turnout that we see in most midterms means that there are fewer swing voters to attract. So the party that motivates and mobilizes
Dan Schnur