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Biden team says it sees first signs of improvement in fight against pandemic but it’s a ‘daunting challenge’

Fully ensconced in the depths of the coronavirus crisis, the Biden administration says it is seeing the first signs of improvement — though officials say they’re far from celebrating. President Joe Biden is beginning his third full week in office with the pace of vaccinations accelerating, the rate of new coronavirus cases dropping and mass

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Pressley: ‘We have been cleaning up after violent, White supremacist mobs for generations and it must end’

Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley has called on the country “to address the evil and scourge that is White supremacy,” one month after pro-Donald Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol. “One of the images that I’m haunted by is the Black custodial staff cleaning up the mess left by that violent White supremacist mob,” the Massachusetts

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Schumer’s office says it will accommodate Trump attorney request to delay impeachment trial during Sabbath

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office said Saturday the Senate will accommodate a request from one of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment attorneys to halt Trump’s impeachment trial during the Jewish Sabbath. “We respect their request and of course will accommodate it. Conversations with the relevant parties about the structure of the trial continue,” said

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Yellen: US could reach full employment next year if Congress passes Biden’s stimulus plan

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday the US could see full employment next year if Congress passes President Joe Biden’s proposed stimulus package, but warned the country’s unemployment rate would remain elevated over the next few years without the additional $1.9 trillion in federal support. “I would expect that if this package is passed that

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The undoing of Donald Trump’s presidency

When Sen. Patrick Leahy gavels in the impeachment trial of the 45th President of the United States Tuesday, the 46th President will be nearly three weeks into his four-year term. Whether or not the Senate convicts Donald Trump of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” Joe Biden is already well on his way to undoing much of

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