Washington President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that communication from the Trump administration to help with his transition has been “sincere” since the General Services Administration ascertained his election win on Monday.
Biden continues push to put racial equity at the forefront
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Nearly a week into his administration, President Joe Biden is focused on creating a path toward equity after inheriting a deeply divided nation. After picking the most racially diverse Cabinet in US history, Biden...
Biden speaks with Putin for first time as president
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President Joe Biden held his first call Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to the White House. Press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden spoke to Putin midday with the intention of discussing ...
Rand Paul to force test vote to gauge Republican support for Trump impeachment trial
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Washington Sen. Rand Paul plans to force a test vote on Tuesday that will show how many Republicans support holding an impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump and how many believe a trial should not take ...
Watergate inspired movies. The Trump era history will likely be told on TV
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"Frontline" closes out its stellar work during the Trump presidency with "Trump's American Carnage," a documentary charting the chaos and discord that characterized Donald Trump's time in the White House, methodical...
Biden to halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands Wednesday
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President Joe Biden is set to order a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with his plans. The move is expected to be the most prominent in a series of c...
Senate to vote on confirmation of Biden secretary of state pick Antony Blinken
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Washington The Senate will vote on whether to confirm Antony Blinken as the new US secretary of state Tuesday. Blinken, a longtime aide to President Joe Biden, received largely bipartisan support in his Senate Forei...
How Oregon just proved Donald Trump isn’t going anywhere
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On Monday night, the Oregon Republican Party issued a formal condemnation of the 10 House Republicans who voted in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the violent insurrection at the ...
What Biden and Congress can do to support unions
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Richard Trumka is president of the 12.5 million member, 55 union AFL-CIO, America's labor federation. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. .leftside-floating-image { width:100%; ...
Biden to sign executive orders related to ‘equity’
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President Joe Biden is slated to sign a series of executive actions revolving around "equity" policy on Tuesday, focusing on policing reform, prison reform and public housing, according to a draft of a calendar docu...
Biden aims to tackle another American crisis: Race
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If there was any doubt about the urgency of President Joe Biden's mission to tackle racial inequality, it was erased in the searing moment an insurrectionist rioter brazenly paraded the Confederate flag through the ...
Proximity to power: What the West Wing office layout says about the Biden administration
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It's an adage in any high-pressure office: proximity is power. Nowhere is that more true than the West Wing. President Joe Biden begins his term with a team of seasoned Washington operators whose placement inside t...
John Roberts ducks the spotlight by skipping the second Trump impeachment trial
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Washington Chief Justice John Roberts has long been a student of history, but this is one part of history -- presiding at the second trial of Donald Trump -- he can do without. Roberts won a reprieve from another or...