Articles filed under Political Figures
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Biden taking 'creative steps' to push for $1.9 trillion aid planJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican lawmakers are balking at the cost of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan - but the Biden team is trying to convince the...
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COVID-19 will kill many more, White House warns as briefings resumeJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - As many as 90,000 Americans are projected to die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks, the Biden administration warned in its first science briefing ...
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Biden to reopen 'Obamacare' markets for COVID-19 reliefJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Joe Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special signup opportunity geared to people ne...
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'We can't wait any longer': Biden aims for most ambitious U.S. effort on climate changeJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In the most ambitious U.S. effort to stave off the worst effects of climate change, President Joe Biden issued executive orders Wednesday to cut oil, g...
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GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riotJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - PALM BEACH, Fla. - Donald Trump has lost his social media megaphone, the power of government and the unequivocal support of his party's elected leaders. But a week after...
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Pets are back: Biden's 2 dogs settle in at White HouseJan 26, 2021 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - The patter of paws is being heard in the White House again following the arrival of President Joe Biden's dogs Champ and Major. The two German shepherds are...
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Senate rejects GOP motion to dismiss Trump impeachment trialJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Senate has rejected a Republican attempt to dismiss Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, a vote that allows the case on "incitement of insu...
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Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOPJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Democrats marched the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate Monday night for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were eas...
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Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in militaryJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from serving in the military. T...
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Biden plans to sign order for government to buy more U.S. goodsJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to sign on Monday an executive order that aims to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers, according to administrat...