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Biden adviser: President will ‘change course’ in infrastructure talks if inaction seems inevitable

White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond said Sunday that President Joe Biden will “change course” on his massive infrastructure bill if inaction on the costly proposal seems inevitable. “He wants a deal. He wants it soon, but if there’s meaningful negotiations taking place in a bipartisan manner, he’s willing to let that play out. But

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Blinken: ‘There has to be’ a prospect for a peaceful political solution between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas

Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted Sunday that there will eventually be a prospect for a peaceful political solution between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, saying one must come following a “critical” ceasefire declared in the region last week. “I think there has to be. I think both sides are reminded that we

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‘Beyond reprehensible’: GOP lawmaker condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comparison of mask mandates to Holocaust

Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer on Sunday denounced fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s comparison of requirements for House members to wear masks on the chamber floor to steps the Nazis took to control the Jewish population during the Holocaust. “Well, first off, any comparisons to the Holocaust it’s beyond reprehensible. This is — I don’t

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Ex-Trump ambassador says former President ‘absolutely’ bears responsibility for January 6 riot

A former Republican senator and member of Donald Trump’s administration said Sunday that he thinks the ex-President bears some responsibility for the Capitol insurrection and that his presidency was “diminished” as a result of the deadly attack. “Absolutely, I mean he bears responsibility. I think his presidency was diminished as a result of this, and

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Wyoming state senator running against Cheney for House seat reveals he impregnated 14-year-old when he was 18

A Republican Wyoming state senator who’s running against US Rep. Liz Cheney for her House seat told a local newspaper he impregnated a 14-year-old girl when he was 18-years-old after he referenced the incident during a Facebook Live stream. Anthony Bouchard told the Casper Star-Tribune newspaper on Thursday he married the girl after she turned

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Asian Americans emerged as an important voting bloc in 2020. Activists fear new voting restrictions could silence them

Democratic activist Cam Ashling pulled out the stops ahead of Georgia’s general election last year and its recent Senate runoffs. Her Georgia Advancing Progress PAC sent 12,000 handwritten postcards in an array of languages — Korean, Vietnamese, Urdu and more — to reach voters in Georgia’s fast-growing Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Her team

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Here’s the truth about the labor shortage

There are countervailing storylines that complicate the pandemic recovery. Millions of Americans remain unemployed while companies big and small are reporting extreme difficulty in finding workers. That’s prompted a push by Republican governors — 22 so far — to reject the $300-per-week unemployment benefits that were included in the Democrats’ Covid relief bill this past

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Biden says he won’t let DOJ seize phone records or emails from reporters: ‘It’s simply, simply wrong’

President Joe Biden on Friday told CNN he would not let his Department of Justice seize phone records or emails from reporters. Following a joint presser with Korean President Moon Jae-In in the White House East Room, Biden told CNN: “We should absolutely, positively — it’s wrong, it’s simply, simply wrong,” adding, “I will not

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