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Biden’s Age ‘An Issue,’ Says Hillary Clinton: ‘People Have Every Right to Consider It’

May 23, 2023
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that it’s fair for people to be concerned about how President Joe Biden’s age is affecting his leadership. The topic of Biden’s age came up during an interview Clinton gave at the Financial Times Weekend Festival in Washington on Sunday. As Financial Times editor Edward Luce asked…

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House Republicans Urge Biden Administration to Invite Taiwan President to APEC Summit

April 20, 2023
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A group of House Republicans is calling on the Biden administration to support Taiwan by inviting the island’s democratically elected president to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which will be held in San Francisco in November. Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) made the request in two letters to President Joe Biden (pdf) and Secretary…

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Harris Visits Minnesota Electric Bus Plant to Tout Biden’s Commitment to Clean Energy

February 10, 2023
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Touting the Biden administration’s investment in electric vehicles, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Minnesota on Feb. 9 and talked about infrastructure bill funds supporting manufacturers like New Flyer. Harris toured the New Flyer manufacturing plant in St. Cloud. The company has 600 employees and makes electric buses that are on the streets of communities nationwide….

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DNC Crowd Cries ‘Four More Years’ During Biden’s Winter Convention Address

February 4, 2023
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Introducing himself as “Jill Biden’s husband,” President Joe Biden was greeted with loud applause and occasional boisterous cries of “Four more years!” during his speech at the Democratic National Committee’s winter convention in Philadelphia on Feb. 3. Biden’s address at the Sheraton Hotel included mentions of legislation he has signed into law in the first…

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Biden Announces $500 Million Project to Replace Lead Pipes, Upgrade Philadelphia’s Water System

February 4, 2023
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Every American deserves to “turn on their water tap or faucet and  be able to drink clean water,” President Joe Biden told an audience at the Belmont Water Treatment Plant in Philadelphia on Feb. 3 . “Through the infrastructure law, we’re making historic investments to make sure that they can,” Biden added. Biden was joined…

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Biden Announces $500 Million Funding to Replace Lead Pipes, Upgrade Philadelphia’s Water System

February 4, 2023
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Every American deserves to “turn on their water tap or faucet and be able to drink clean water,” President Joe Biden told an audience at the Belmont Water Treatment Plant in Philadelphia on Feb. 3. “Through the infrastructure law, we’re making historic investments to make sure that they can,” he said. Biden was joined by…

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Vice President Harris to Attend Beating Victim Tyre Nichols’ Funeral in Memphis

February 1, 2023
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Vice President Kamala Harris will on Feb. 1 attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Fed Ex worker and father of a 4-year-old son who died three days after a Jan. 7 traffic-stop beating by five Memphis police officers. The funeral will be held at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis. Harris spoke to…

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Florida Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Abortion Law

January 25, 2023
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The Florida Supreme Court on Jan. 23 agreed to hear Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit attempting to overturn the state’s 15-week abortion limit but declined to stay the law while the case is pending. Four justices voted against the stay; one, dissenting, voted for it. The Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality Law, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed…

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Biden Urges Passage of Assault Weapons Ban After California Mass Shootings

January 24, 2023
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After three mass shootings in California in recent days have left at least 18 people dead, President Joe Biden on Jan. 24 urged Congress to pass legislation to ban assault weapons. In Half Moon Bay, a coastal community south of San Francisco, seven people were killed in two related shootings on Jan. 23, according to…

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Biden Pushes for Gun Control After California Mass Shootings

January 24, 2023
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After three mass shootings in California in recent days have left at least 18 people dead, President Joe Biden on Jan. 24 urged Congress to pass gun control legislation. In Half Moon Bay, a coastal community south of San Francisco, seven people were killed in two related shootings on Jan. 23, according to police reports….

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