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Biden Says He Wants to Go Big On Health Care. But He Left Major Reforms Out of His Latest Plan

During President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress on Wednesday, he called for an ambitious health agenda that would allow the federal government to negotiate prescription drug prices, expand Medicare coverage, build on the Affordable Care Act and lower deductibles. All

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Biden turns to Georgia to begin pitch for huge spending plan

President Biden’s Georgia trip is part of an effort to gain momentum for the massive — and expensive — agenda Biden articulated during his first address to a joint session of Congress.

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Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics ruling

The investigation into Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger began in March. A young staffer reported he raped her in his apartment after the two had dinner at a Boise restaurant. Von Ehlinger has denied all wrongdoing and maintains he had consensual

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Long Before Raiding Rudy Giuliani’s Home, Investigators Sought ‘Everything’ From His Associates

By the time federal investigators searched the Manhattan home of Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, they had amassed a trove of evidence from his associates in Ukraine, focusing most intently on Giuliani’s ties to Ukrainian oligarchs, three witnesses in the case

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President Biden, GOP’s Tim Scott Offer Diverging Views Of Race In America – NPR

President Biden, GOP’s Tim Scott Offer Diverging Views Of Race In America  NPR AP FACT CHECK: Biden skews record on migrants; GOP on virus  Yahoo News ‘Uncle Tim’ slur against Tim Scott trends on Twitter after his Biden rebuttal  Fox News Tim Scott’s

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WATCH: Counterterrorism officials testify on race-motivated violent extremism

Counterterrorism officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State testified Thursday before the House Homeland Security Committee about the transnational threat posed by racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism.

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Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in his first slate of picks went before a Senate committee.

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U.S. agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge

The remote landscape of badlands and prairie is bisected by the Missouri River. Bison historically roamed the area but were wiped out by overhunting across most of North America in the late 19th century.

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U.S. agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge

The remote landscape of badlands and prairie is bisected by the Missouri River. Bison historically roamed the area but were wiped out by overhunting across most of North America in the late 19th century.

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