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The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatement
Read full article: The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatementA lawyer for The Associated Press has asked a federal judge once again to reinstate the agency’s access to the White House press pool and some other official events.
Belarus releases 3 people, including an American and a jailed journalist
Read full article: Belarus releases 3 people, including an American and a jailed journalistU.S. officials say Belarus has released three people, including an American and a journalist, who’d been detained for more than three years.
T-shirts with image of Trump raising his fist after assassination attempt are for sale in China
Read full article: T-shirts with image of Trump raising his fist after assassination attempt are for sale in ChinaImages of the moment have already been splashed across the world’s front pages and papered many corners of the internet.
In a world of moving pictures, photographs capture indelible moments in Trump assassination attempt
Read full article: In a world of moving pictures, photographs capture indelible moments in Trump assassination attemptVideo of Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was available almost instantly, but still photographs had a potent story to tell as well.
Amid chaos and gunfire, Trump raised his fist and projected a characteristic image of defiance
Read full article: Amid chaos and gunfire, Trump raised his fist and projected a characteristic image of defianceDonald Trump had just been struck and was bleeding from the head after a barrage of bullets rang out at his Pennsylvania rally when his Secret Service agents gave the go-ahead that it was safe to move from the stage.
The White House expects about 40,000 participants at its 'egg-ucation'-themed annual Easter egg roll
Read full article: The White House expects about 40,000 participants at its 'egg-ucation'-themed annual Easter egg rollThe White House says it's getting ready to welcome 40,000 people to its annual Easter Egg Roll.
Biden administration announces $162 million to expand computer chip factories in Colorado and Oregon
Read full article: Biden administration announces $162 million to expand computer chip factories in Colorado and OregonPresident Joe Biden's administration is providing $162 million to Arizona high-tech manufacturer Microchip Technology to support the domestic production of computer chips.
Afghans who recently arrived in US get temporary legal status from Biden administration
Read full article: Afghans who recently arrived in US get temporary legal status from Biden administrationThe Biden administration is giving temporary legal status to Afghan migrants who have already been living in the country for a little over a year.
Broadway fundraiser for Biden to star Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Read full article: Broadway fundraiser for Biden to star Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban and Lin-Manuel MirandaBroadway royalty will be out in force Monday when stars like Sara Bareilles, Cynthia Erivo, Josh Groban, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt perform at a fundraiser for President Joe Biden.
White House asks Congress to pass short-term funding to keep government operating, official tells AP
Read full article: White House asks Congress to pass short-term funding to keep government operating, official tells APThe White House says Congress should pass a short-term funding measure to ensure the government keeps operating after the current budget year ends Sept. 30.
Mike Lindell ordered to pay $5M for losing ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ election data challenge
Read full article: Mike Lindell ordered to pay $5M for losing ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ election data challengeAn arbitration panel found Robert Zeidman had proven that data Lindell said was from the 2020 election was not, and ordered the MyPillow founder to pay up.
PHOTOS: President Biden, first lady grieve with school shooting survivors during Uvalde visit
Read full article: PHOTOS: President Biden, first lady grieve with school shooting survivors during Uvalde visitPresident Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden traveled to Uvalde, Texas Sunday to console families and honor victims of Tuesday’s school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed.
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Vaccination form for federal workers adds penalties for lies
Read full article: Vaccination form for federal workers adds penalties for liesFederal employees who need to certify their vaccination status under a new policy instituted by President Joe Biden intended to encourage COVID-19 shots will false disciplinary action and potentially criminal prosecution if they lie on the form.
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Biden directs US to mitigate financial risk from climate
Read full article: Biden directs US to mitigate financial risk from climatePresident Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change.
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Granholm: Normal service at gas pump likely by late Sunday
Read full article: Granholm: Normal service at gas pump likely by late SundayEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is “over the hump” on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline.
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Biden signs order to beef up federal cyber defenses
Read full article: Biden signs order to beef up federal cyber defensesPresident Joe Biden has signed an executive order meant to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses in response to a series of headline-grabbing hacking incidents that highlight how vulnerable the country’s public and private sectors are to high-tech spies and criminals operating from half a world away.
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Biden: 1M sign up for health care during special enrollment
Read full article: Biden: 1M sign up for health care during special enrollmentPresident Joe Biden says 1 million Americans have signed up for health insurance under “Obamacare” during a special enrollment period for people needing coverage during the coronavirus pandemic.
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America's gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden's climate goals
Read full article: America's gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden's climate goalsFor President Joe Biden to reach his goal of cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, big pollution reductions will have to come from someplace other than automotive tailpipes.
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The Latest: Biden envisions clean energy jobs as summit ends
Read full article: The Latest: Biden envisions clean energy jobs as summit endsPresident Joe Biden has wrapped up his two-day climate summit, saying the climate crisis has created an opportunity to remake the global economy and produce millions of jobs in clean energy and technology.
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Go forth and spend: Call for action closes US climate summit
Read full article: Go forth and spend: Call for action closes US climate summitIn closing President Joe Biden's global climate summit, world leaders shared stories of their own nations' drives to break away from climate-wrecking fossil fuels.
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World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other rifts
Read full article: World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other riftsThe leaders of Russia and China have put aside their raw-worded disputes with U.S. President Joe Biden long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and petroleum emissions.
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Biden OKs more foreign seasonal workers as economy improves
Read full article: Biden OKs more foreign seasonal workers as economy improvesPresident Joe Biden’s administration announced an increase Tuesday in the number of temporary seasonal workers who will be allowed to work in the U.S. this year as the U.S. economy recovers from the pandemic.
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Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US
Read full article: Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to USBiden stated in his proclamation Wednesday that shutting the door on legal immigrants “does not advance the interests of the United States." “To the contrary, it harms the United States, including by preventing certain family members of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents from joining their families here. It also harms industries in the United States that utilize talent from around the world," Biden stated in his proclamation. Immigration lawyers said they were surprised Biden did not immediately lift the freeze like he did with Trump's travel ban imposed against people from mostly Muslim-majority countries. As a result, some immigrants blocked by the travel ban found they still could not come to the United States because of the freeze.
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Biden boosts pandemic lending to smallest businesses
Read full article: Biden boosts pandemic lending to smallest businesses(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden announced changes Monday to target more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color. Biden says a lot of these mom and pop businesses “got muscled out of the way” by larger businesses seeking federal money in the early days of the pandemic. "America’s small businesses are hurting, hurting badly and they need help now,” Biden said. Under the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program, the administration is establishing a two-week window, starting Wednesday, in which only businesses with fewer than 20 employees — the overwhelming majority of small businesses — can apply for the forgivable loans. The Biden effort is aimed at correcting disparities in how the program was administered by the Trump administration.
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Biden repudiates Trump on Iran, ready for talks on nuke deal
Read full article: Biden repudiates Trump on Iran, ready for talks on nuke dealIn addition to signaling a willingness to talk with Iran, the administration also reversed Trump’s determination that all U.N. sanctions against Iran had been restored. The U.S. has not participated in a meeting of those participants since Trump withdrew from the deal and began steadily ramping up sanctions on Iran. The Trump administration had imposed the severe restrictions, which essentially confined them to their U.N. mission and the U.N. headquarters building in New York. “It is concerning the Biden Administration is already making concessions in an apparent attempt to re-enter the flawed Iran deal," he said. In Iran, President Hassan Rouhani expressed hope Thursday that the Biden administration will rejoin the accord and lift the U.S. sanctions that Washington re-imposed under Trump, according to state television.
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Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup
Read full article: Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coupPresident Joe Biden delivers remarks on health care, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Monday threatened new sanctions on Myanmar after its military staged a coup and arrested the civilian leaders of its government, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Biden assailed the country's army for the coup, calling it a “direct assault on the country’s transition to democracy and rule of law.” The coup in Myanmar, also known as Burma, has also been roundly condemned internationally. “The United States removed sanctions on Burma over the past decade based on progress toward democracy,” Biden said in a statement. She had lived under house arrest for years as she tried to push her country toward democracy and then became its de facto leader after her National League for Democracy won elections in 2015.
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Biden focused on virus, not impeachment
Read full article: Biden focused on virus, not impeachmentWhite House press secretary Jen Psaki says President Joe Biden will allow Congress to decide the way forward on the impeachment trial of his predecessor, Donald Trump. Psaki said Wednesday in the first press briefing of the Biden administration that the president believes members of the Senate should figure out how to proceed with a trial that could consume the opening weeks of his presidency. Psaki says the administration is instead focused on the pandemic and the economic crisis that have engulfed the country for nearly a year, noting that the Senate can handle multiple issues at once. Trump was impeached last week on a charge of inciting an insurrection. It was his second impeachment, a record for any president.
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The Latest: Winfrey boosts Biden at get-out-the-vote event
Read full article: The Latest: Winfrey boosts Biden at get-out-the-vote event(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON – The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):8:35 p.m.Joe Biden is getting a boost from Oprah Winfrey in the final days of the presidential campaign. While President Donald Trump won all but Minnesota in 2016, Democrats are increasingly optimistic Biden can win at least Michigan and Pennsylvania back, and he’s making a play for Ohio as well. ___HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE:The presidential campaign shifts west as President Donald Trump visits an Arizona town across the Colorado River from Nevada. The Biden campaign announced the rally on Wednesday but hasn’t said where it will be held. President Donald Trump won Michigan by just under 11,000 votes four years ago, making it his closest margin of victory in any state.
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Biden outraises Trump $383M to $248M in September
Read full article: Biden outraises Trump $383M to $248M in SeptemberPresident Donald Trump wipes away sweat during an NBC News Town Hall, at Perez Art Museum Miami, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was outraised by Democrat Joe Biden in September and is being outgunned financially by his rival with just weeks to go until Election Day. Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh tweeted that the Trump effort had $251.4 million on hand at the end of September, compared with $432 million for Biden. The president's campaign was betting on a well-stocked bank account to blanket airwaves and online with Trump ads. “President Trump hits final stretch with strength, resources, record & huge ground game needed to spread message and secure re-election,” Murtaugh tweeted.
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Judge rebuffs Trump again on tax records; appeals under way
Read full article: Judge rebuffs Trump again on tax records; appeals under wayPresident Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)If you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745.
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Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarks
Read full article: Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarksTrump tweeted: The China Trade Deal is fully intact. The Trump administration has been extremely critical of China's efforts to contain the novel coronavirus early on and the president repeatedly blames China for the pandemic in his remarks, leading to questions about future cooperation in areas such as trade. Peter Navarro, director of trade and manufacturing policy at the White House, told Fox News its over," when asked a question that was focused on the China trade deal. When contacted by The Associated Press, Navarro said his comments had been taken out of context and had nothing to do with the deal. In January, the U.S. and China reached an interim trade deal to reduce tariff tensions.
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White House scales back temperature checks
Read full article: White House scales back temperature checksPresident Donald Trump arrives to speaks at an event on police reform, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON Visitors are able to enter the White House complex without having their temperatures checked for the first time since mid-March, although several other coronavirus precautions remain in place. The White House said Monday it was scaling back complex-wide temperature checks as the District of Columbia enters phase two in its reopening. It also asked members to continue working from home when possible and to come to the White House only when necessary and to continue to wear face coverings. The White House had instructed West Wing employees to wear a mask except when they were sitting at their desk.
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White House forces reporters to ditch social distancing
Read full article: White House forces reporters to ditch social distancing(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)NEW YORK The White House abandoned social distancing for reporters attending President Donald Trump's Rose Garden event Friday because it looks better, according to the aide who ordered it. Seats for reporters at recent White House events had been placed 6 feet apart to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. The decision needlessly put reporters' health at risk, said Jonathan Karl of ABC News, president of the White House Correspondents' Association. White House spokesman Judd Deere said it was his decision to move the seats closer together. There was no reason to put them together, except so that President Trump could telegraph a false message.