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Biden goes straight from G7 to Hollywood fundraiser, balancing geopolitics with his reelection bid
Hollywood’s A-list is turning out for President Joe Biden’s campaign at a glitzy fundraiser headlined by George Clooney and Julia Roberts that features former President Barack Obama as well.
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Aspects of US restrictions on asylum-seekers may violate international protections, UN agency says
The head of the U.N. refugee agency says he understands that the Biden administration enacted new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the United States, but cautioned that some aspects of the executive order may violate refugee protection required in international law.
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Biden honors US war dead with a cemetery visit ending a French trip that served as a rebuke to Trump
President Joe Biden has closed out his trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump skipped visiting when he was president.
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Biden calls France ‘our first friend' and enduring ally as he's honored by Macron with a state visit
President Joe Biden says France was America’s “first friend” at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later. Biden is in Paris where he’s being honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron. The leaders are aiming to show their partnership on global security issues and ease past trade tensions. The...
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Florida GOP congressmen slam Biden for Cuban delegation's visit to MIA
Three GOP legislators issued a harsh rebuke of the Biden administration on Friday in response to a visit from a Cuban delegation to Miami International Airport earlier this week.
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TSA agent upset over Cuban delegation's tour of Miami International Airport
A TSA agent is expressing outrage over a Cuban delegation’s tour of Miami International Airport.
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President Biden asserts executive privilege to deny House GOP access to his special counsel interview audio
President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur at the center a Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
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Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and more
President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people on Friday, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, political leaders such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the actor Michelle Yeoh.
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Biden on campus protests: ‘Order must prevail'
President Joe Biden said Thursday peaceful protests are “the best tradition of how Americans respond to controversial issues” but stressed that the United States is not a lawless country.
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What does the reclassification of marijuana mean? Here is all you need to know
According to sources with knowledge of the decision, the Biden administration is poised to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, a historic step in the shifting landscape of U.S. drug policy.
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Biden administration postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes
For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden’s administration has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes.
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Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes
For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden’s administration is delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes.
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Biden says he's considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange
President Joe Biden says he’s considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing American classified documents.
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US will push China to change policy that threatens American jobs, Treasury Secretary Yellen says
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the Biden administration will push China to change an industrial policy that poses a threat to U.S. jobs.
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Biden announces new rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans
President Joe Biden is announcing new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk.
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GOP state attorneys push back on Biden's proposed diversity rules for apprenticeship programs
While President Joe Biden and many Democratic-led states seek to require greater consideration of diversity, equity and inclusion, many Republican elected officials are seeking to eliminate such initiatives.
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Biden issues executive order cracking down on sales of Americans' personal data to China, Russia
President Joe Biden is signing an executive order aiming to better protect Americans’ personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like China and Russia.
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Biden admin announces ‘historic' $366 million funding for renewable energy projects in rural areas
The federal government will fund 17 projects across the U.S. to expand access to renewable energy on Native American reservations and in other rural areas, the Biden administration announced on Tuesday.
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Emhoff to announce $1.7 billion in pledges to help Biden's goal of ending hunger by 2030
Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, is announcing $1.7 billion in commitments from more than 140 health systems, insurers and others to help President Joe Biden meet his goal of ending hunger by 2030.
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Biden administration looks to expand student loan forgiveness to those facing ‘hardship'
Several categories of borrowers are being targeted for relief under Biden’s second try at widespread cancellation after the Supreme Court rejected his first plan last year.