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Biden to Restore California's Power to Set Pollution Rules
The Transportation Department is moving to reverse former President Donald Trump’s bid to end California’s ability to set its own auto pollution standards.
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Asia Stocks Mixed After Wall St Falls on Biden Tax Report
Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street declined following a news report that President Joe Biden plans to raise taxes on wealthy investors
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President Biden Preparing to Formally Recognize the Armenian Genocide, Officials Say
President Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey more than a century ago was genocide, according to U.S. officials.
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Dems Push $25B for Electric School Buses, a Biden Priority
Democratic lawmakers have unveiled legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to electric vehicles
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Biden Pushes for Momentum as US Returns to Climate Fight
President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a two-day summit aimed at rallying the world’s worst polluters to do more to slow climate change
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Here's What the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Would Do
As he welcomed the guilty verdicts Tuesday against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, President Joe Biden pressed Congress to advance the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, named for the Black man Chauvin killed while kneeling on his neck. The bill, approved by the Democratic-led House in March, has yet to receive a vote in the Senate, where 10 Republicans...
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As Biden Improves With Vets, Afghanistan Plan a Plus to Some
Voters who served in the military have long leaned Republican, but there are signs that Democrat Joe Biden may have cut into that advantage
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Biden Aims for Bipartisanship But Applies Stealthy Pressure
President Joe Biden has begun publicly courting Republicans to back his sweeping infrastructure plan, but his reach across the aisle is intended just as much to keep Democrats in line as it is a first step in an uphill climb to any bipartisan deal
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Fallen Police Officer Honored at U.S. Capitol
Officer William “Billy” Evans, who was killed in a car-ramming attack outside the Capitol, is just the fourth officer ever to lie in honor at the Capitol Rotunda.
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White House Reports on States' Infrastructure Needs Show Dire Shape of US Roads, Bridges and Power Grids
The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with state-by-state breakdowns showing the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power grid and housing affordability
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Biden Republicans? Some in GOP Open to President's Agenda
Some longtime Republican voters are validating Joe Biden’s early approach to the presidency
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Biden Sees `Win' for US in Electric Vehicle Battery Deal
Two big South Korean electric vehicle battery makers said they’ve settled a long-running trade dispute that will allow one company to move ahead with plans to manufacture batteries in Georgia
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Senate Filibuster's Racist Past Fuels Arguments for Its End
The Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny
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Biden Orders Gun Control Actions — But They Show His Limits
President Joe Biden is ordering a half-dozen executive actions aimed at addressing what he calls an “epidemic and an international embarrassment” of gun violence in America
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Aiming Big, Biden Is Looking to Restore Faith in Government
President Joe Biden’s vision of his presidency is quickly taking shape.
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Hunter Biden Details Lifelong Addiction Struggle in Memoir
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has detailed his lifelong struggle with alcoholism and drug abuse in a memoir titled “Beautiful Things.”
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Biden: Time to Build Economy From ‘Bottom-Up, Not the Top-Down'
President Joe Biden traveled to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to spell out his administration’s plan to “Build Back Better.”
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Biden Invites Russia, China to First Global Climate Talks
President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration
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A First: US Senate Confirms Transgender Doctor for Key Post
The U.S. Senate has confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health.
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Biden's Dogs Back at White House After Ruff Start
President Joe Biden’s dogs are roaming the White House again.