Articles filed under Joe Biden
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Senate Democrats approve Biden economic package with climate, drug price, corporate tax measuresAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved Democrats' big election-year economic package, legislation that is less ambitious th...
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Friction or no, state Democrats urge DNC to bring national convention to ChicagoJul 26, 2022 1:00 am - There's a one in four chance the Democratic National Committee will smile on Chicago by holding its 2024 national convention here, and Illinois leaders are working to sh...
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild symptoms'Jul 21, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nati...
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Biden seeks Saudi reset with 3-hour crown prince meetingJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - President Joe Biden on Friday held a carefully choreographed meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the man he had once shunned for ...
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GOP congressional candidate calls Jill Biden's 'breakfast tacos' remark insultingJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - First lady Jill Biden's comparison of Hispanics to "breakfast tacos" in a speech earlier this week has drawn the ire of the Republican running for Illinois' 11th Congres...
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Biden signs order on abortion access after Supreme Court rulingJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday to protect access to abortion as he faced mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful o...
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Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion accessJun 30, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect abortion access, a shift that comes as Democrats co...
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Biden: Court ruling on Roe 'destabilizing,' U.S. still leadingJun 30, 2022 1:00 am - MADRID - President Joe Biden said Thursday that the Supreme Court's decision ending a constitutional right to abortion is "destabilizing," but he maintained the ruling d...
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How candidates aligned with Donald Trump did in the suburbsJun 30, 2022 1:00 am - Although all three downstate Illinois Republicans endorsed by former President Donald Trump won their primary races Tuesday, outspoken Trump supporters seeking nominatio...
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Biden vows to battle inflation as prices keep climbingJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - In President Joe Biden's estimation, the U.S. is in a strong position to overcome the worst inflation in more than 40 years. But so far, inflation just kee...