Author: Chris Megerian
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Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities. He made the announcement on social media, writing that he was directing the Department of Defense to “provide all necessary…
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State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation
President Joe Biden will deliver his third State of the Union on Thursday night
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Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa’s Democratic caucus
Previously unknown candidate Jason Palmer has won the Democratic caucus in American Samoa, beating President Joe Biden
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Biden and Trump dominate Super Tuesday races and move closer to a November rematch
President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, have dominated coast-to-coast contests on Super Tuesday
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Biden supports Sweden’s NATO bid, hosting prime minister at the White House
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WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden welcomed Sweden’s prime minister to the White House on Wednesday in a show of solidarity as the United States ramps up pressure for the Nordic nation’s entry into NATO ahead of the alliance’s summit next week. Biden said it was very important for Sweden to join, something that’s been held…
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Biden plans new taxes on the rich to help save Medicare
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WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed new taxes on the rich to help fund Medicare, saying the plan would help to extend the insurance program’s solvency by 25 years and provide a degree of middle-class stability to millions of older adults. In his plan, Biden is overtly declaring that the wealthy ought to…
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Investigation? Review? Biden faces a messaging dilemma
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WASHINGTON • When Hillary Clinton was running for president, her campaign wanted a gentler way to talk about the criminal investigation into her private email server, so they called it a “security review.” Now President Joe Biden’s team is using similar language when talking about the discovery of classified documents in his Delaware home and…
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North Korea fires missiles after Harris leaves South Korea
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PANMUNJOM, Korea • In a show of defiance, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday, hours after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris flew home from a visit to South Korea during which she traveled to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas and emphasized the “ironclad” U.S. commitment to the…
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Biden signs ‘burn pits’ legislation help for veterans
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WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden, whose elder son Beau died of cancer years after deploying to Iraq, signed legislation Wednesday expanding federal health care services for millions of veterans who served at military bases where toxic smoke billowed from huge “burn pits.” “We owe you,” Biden said. “You’re the backbone. You’re the steel. You’re the…
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Biden emerges from COVID isolation, tells public: Get shots
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WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden ended his COVID-19 isolation Wednesday, telling Americans they can “live without fear” of the pandemic if they take advantage of booster shots and treatments, the protections he credited with his swift recovery. “You don’t need to be president to get these tools to be used for your defense,” he said…