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National security adviser says White House has started to communicate with Iran over American hostages
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Washington The Biden administration has begun to communicate with Iran over American hostages in the region, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday, calling the issue a "significant priority" for the Whi...
Four-year-old twins in critical condition after house fire in Ohio
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A pair of 4-year-old twins are in critical condition after firefighters rescued them from an early morning house fire Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. Firefighters arrived at the home around 7:43 a.m. where they found th...
Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance since leaving White House
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Former President Donald Trump will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, next Sunday, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source, who is familiar with the former ...
White House says it’s responding to pressure to act fast on USPS problems
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The White House is working to quickly fill the vacant seats on the Postal Service Board of Governors. "President Biden has made clear his feelings on the current leadership of the Postal Service and the challenges i...
House Democrats plan to push Biden’s Covid relief plan through the chamber next week
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Washington House Democrats are taking a major step forward to push through President Joe Biden's massive $ 1.9 trillion Covid relief bill by the end of next week. The House Budget committee announced Thursday it wil...
Bad weather causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House says
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The extreme weather in parts of the country, including a hard-hit Texas, is causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday. The White House is workin...
White House says teacher vaccinations are ‘not a requirement to reopen’
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White House officials affirmed Wednesday that they do not believe teacher vaccinations should be mandatory for schools to reopen, though they do agree teachers should be prioritized like frontline workers. Presiden...
Former Biden coronavirus advisers push White House to more widely recommend use of N95 masks
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Several members of President Joe Biden's former coronavirus advisory board are urging his administration to more widely recommend and mandate the use of N95 masks, citing a "pressing and urgent need for action" driv...
White House relaunches Snapchat account with a Covid-focused message from Biden and Fauci
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The White House is relaunching its official Snapchat account on Tuesday, featuring a message from President Joe Biden focused on Covid-19. In his first official Snapchat story as president, Biden sits in the White H...
Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot
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Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in...
GOP Sen. Mike Lee hands over phone records to House impeachment managers
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GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has turned over phone records to the House impeachment managers, shedding light on the timing of a call that had been referenced during the second Senate impeachment trial of former Preside...
Nike sneakers designed in honor of Obama withdrawn from sale, auction house says
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Washington An exclusive pair of Nike basketball sneakers designed in honor of former President Barack Obama were pulled from the luxury auctioneer Sotheby's ahead of their anticipated sale Friday. No reason was immed...
White House suspends deputy press secretary for one week for threatening reporter over story about him
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(CNN Business)White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that one of her deputies, TJ Ducklo, had been suspended for one week without pay after a Vanity Fair story revealed Ducklo had threatened a reporter wh...
House committee advances key portion of Covid-19 relief bill hours after Democrats finish arguments in impeachment trial
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The House Ways and Means Committee advanced its portion of the coronavirus relief bill Thursday just hours after the House impeachment managers finished arguing their case in the Senate trial, a sign Democrats are t...
White House meeting with airline execs as it considers testing domestic travelers for Covid
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The White House is holding a meeting with major airline executives on Friday amid industry uproar over the possibility of testing domestic travelers for coronavirus, multiple sources tell CNN. The virtual meeting i...
House Del. Stacey Plaskett makes history at Senate impeachment trial
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When lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin introduced Stacey Plaskett at the Senate trial of former President Donald Trump, he highlighted the historic role she is playing as part of the prosecution. "This is...