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Zipperer: Reforms will turn Supreme Court into 3rd political branch
5 hours ago | Boston Herald
Last week, President Joe Biden made good on a campaign promise by signing an executive order creating a commission to examine Supreme Court reforms.
The most obvious “reform,”...
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Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist
10 hours ago | My Sanantonio
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he's sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but Republican lawmakers have deep-seated doubts about the scope of...
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Congress to honor 2nd Capitol Police officer slain this year
11 hours ago | My Sanantonio | 2 articles
WASHINGTON - Slain U.S. Capitol Police officer William “Billy” Evans will lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday during the second such memorial ceremony this year for...
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Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist
15 hours ago | Boston Herald | 2 articles
President Biden wants Congress to know he's sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but Republican lawmakers have deep-seated doubts about the scope of his proposed...
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Democrats dare GOP to filibuster Asian American hate crimes bill
16 hours ago | Politico | 2 articles
Despite the political wrangling over the future of the filibuster, Senate Republicans have yet to officially use one to block a bill. This week may change that.
GOP senators...
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The infrastructure plan spurs a flurry of lobbying in Congress
16 hours ago | NY Times
Biden woos GOP with sweet infrastructure words, but is it progress?
16 hours ago | Politico
President Joe Biden called a handful of lawmakers to the White House Monday to talk about infrastructure for nearly two hours, the latest phase of his charm offensive, embarked...
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Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist
17 hours ago | Boston Herald | 2 articles
By JOSH BOAK
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he's sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but Republican lawmakers have deep-seated doubts about...
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Goldman Sees Congress Passing $3.3 Trillion: Stimulus Update
21 hours ago | Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. expects Congress to pass $3.3 trillion in spending measures over a decade later this year to follow through on President Joe Biden's infrastructure and...
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A top Biden advisor says the White House doesn't need GOP support in Congress for infrastructure package to be bipartisan
23 hours ago | Business Insider | 5 articles
Summary List Placement A top White House advisor said that President Joe Biden's multitrillion-dollar infrastructure plan doesn't need Congressional Republican support to be...
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White House: J&J pause won't have 'significant impact' on vaccination pace
Federal health agencies' recommended pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine won't have a “significant impact” on the Biden administration's vaccination... Read more ...
Veterans of color say video of police pepper-spraying a Black Army officer...
Summary List Placement A video of police officers holding a uniformed Black US Army soldier at gunpoint and pepper spraying him during a traffic stop in Windsor, Virginia is a... Read more ...
Tom Brady, current Patriots react to Julian Edelman's retirement
Julian Edelman's retirement sent current and former Patriots racing to social media Monday to express congratulations and appreciation for their time together in New... Read more ...
Democrats dare GOP to filibuster Asian American hate crimes bill
Despite the political wrangling over the future of the filibuster, Senate Republicans have yet to officially use one to block a bill. This week may change that. GOP senators... Read more ...
New Mexico becomes 16th state to legalize marijuana, a rebuttal to America's...
Summary List Placement Beginning this summer, New Mexicans 21 and older will be able to both possess and grow marijuana. The state on Monday became the latest to legalize the... Read more ...
John Cornyn Asks If Biden Is 'Really In Charge' Because He Doesn't Tweet A Lot
The GOP Texas senator spun a Politico article to bash the president, and Twitter unloaded on him. Read more ...
Biden to nominate Wormuth to be first female Army secretary
President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Pentagon veteran Christine Wormuth to be the first female Army secretary, according to two people familiar with the... Read more ...
Blinken names State Department's chief diversity and inclusion officer
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Police chief says officer who shot Daunte Wright intended to use taser
Brooklyn Center, Minn., police chief Tim Gannon said Monday he believed the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop in the... Read more ...
‘Felt like a setup': WhatsApp chat shows Gaetz ally scrambling to contain...
MIAMI - The feds were closing in. And Rep. Matt Gaetz's friend, Joel Greenberg, was in a panic. The Florida county tax collector was five days away from a federal indictment... Read more ...