Author: Nandita Bose
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Report: Biden team eyes Delaware for 2024 campaign HQ
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden’s team is leaning toward basing his 2024 reelection campaign in his hometown of Wilmington, Del., and is considering at least three people to serve as his campaign manager, Democratic sources familiar with the matters said. Biden, who has said he intends to run for reelection but has yet to make…
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Siemens will invest $220 million in North Carolina rail car factory
By Nandita Bose and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Engineering company Siemens AG announced on Tuesday it is investing over $220 million to build a rail car manufacturing facility in North Carolina. The announcement comes as the Biden administration and fellow Democrats direct billions in federal funding to upgrade aging infrastructure and increase U.S. manufacturing, hoping…
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Fresh from Kyiv, Biden rallies NATO allies in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) – Fresh from an unannounced visit to Ukraine, President Joe Biden rallied NATO allies in Poland on Tuesday, proclaiming “unwavering” support for Kyiv and a commitment to bolstering the alliance’s eastern flank. “One year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of Kyiv,” Biden said at Warsaw’s Royal Castle. “I can report:…
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Rideshare, retailers brace for tough U.S. independent contractor rule
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After weeks of lobbying the White House on how gig workers should be treated, the rideshare, delivery and retail industries are bracing for a new rule that is likely to make it easier to classify them as employees, multiple sources say. A proposed rule from the Department of Labor,…
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Biden unlikely to meet bold Democrat demands after abortion ruling
WASHINGTON • The White House is unlikely to take up the bold steps to protect women’s right to have an abortion that Democratic lawmakers have called for in recent days, interviews with officials show. In a speech after the rollback of the Roe vs. Wade decision on Friday, President Joe Biden slammed the “extreme ideology”…
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Biden touts ‘American manufacturing comeback,’ announces Tennessee charger plant
By Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that an Australian company that makes chargers for electric vehicles will build a manufacturing facility in Tennessee, while reiterating his commitment to turn the U.S. government’s fleet of cars electric. The new plant will produce up to 30,000 electric vehicle…
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Another advisor departs VP Harris’ staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ senior adviser and chief spokesperson Symone Sanders is leaving by the end of the year, the latest high-profile departure from her office amid growing concerns over her communication strategy and how well the first woman to hold the job is being positioned for future political roles. Sanders,…
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Biden tours flood-hit areas in Northeast
NEW YORK • President Joe Biden on Tuesday toured sites of deadly floods in the Northeast and said Hurricane Ida demonstrated the ravages of climate change as he pressed for investments to boost infrastructure and fight global warming. “Climate change poses an existential threat to our lives, to our economy, and the threat is here.…
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In call before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to ‘change perception’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the last call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of or prepared for the immediate danger of the entire country falling to…
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In call before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to ‘change perception’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the last call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of or prepared for the immediate danger of the entire country falling to…