Author: Trevor Hunnicutt
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Biden, McCarthy find ‘common ground’ in debt meeting
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held initial talks Wednesday on raising U.S. government borrowing limits in a first test of how the two will work together, with the meeting ending on a positive note as McCarthy said the two found “common ground.” “The president and I had a good…
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White House lawyer snubs request for documents for now
WASHINGTON • The White House on Thursday told Republicans hoping to investigate President Joe Biden that their requests for information for probes, including on the Afghanistan withdrawal, are improper until those lawmakers take over the House next month. Biden’s special counsel, Richard Sauber, told two Republican lawmakers expected to hold top oversight posts in the…
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U.S. feeling impact of China COVID changes, can ‘power through it’, Treasury’s Adeyemo says
By Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy is “already being impacted” by China’s latest COVID developments and energy shortages in Europe, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Tuesday, but it is in better shape than in the past to withstand such pressures. Adeyemo, in a phone interview with Reuters,…
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Delaware braces for possible migrant flight
GEORGETOWN, Del. • Local government officials, advocates and reporters swarmed a small coastal airport near President Joe Biden’s vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Tuesday in anticipation of a possible flight carrying migrants from Texas. Flight tracking websites showed a scheduled flight set to leave San Antonio, Texas, heading to Georgetown, Del., on Tuesday…
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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 administration will appeal lifting of mask mandate, if CDC agrees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration said on Tuesday it would appeal a judge’s ruling ending a mask mandate on airplanes if public health officials deem it necessary to stem the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to whom the administration was deferring, said that it would continue to study…
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Biden eyes Cold War-era defense law to boost mining sector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden could invoke a Cold War-era defense law as soon as this week to encourage domestic production of minerals needed to make electric vehicle batteries, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Such an order under the Defense Production Act is expected to help companies access government funding…
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Biden gets second booster shot, pushes for more COVID funding
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve for a second COVID-19 booster shot on Wednesday as his administration rolled out efforts to help Americans live with the coronavirus, including a new website and a renewed push for vaccinations and funding. “If we fail to invest, we leave ourselves vulnerable if another wave hits,”…
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Biden picks ex-senator to shepherd Supreme Court nomination
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden, who plans to unveil his U.S. Supreme Court pick by the end of the month, has chosen former Senator Doug Jones to guide the confirmation process for the White House and conferred on Tuesday with key lawmakers including the Senate’s top Republican. Biden met at the White House with the…
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‘Our work’s not done,’ Biden says, addressing skeptics at one-year mark
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he had underestimated the extent of Republican opposition to his programs and acknowledged Americans’ frustration at the slow pace of COVID-19 testing, but said the United States was on track to meet considerable challenges from the pandemic and inflation. Marking the near one-year anniversary of his presidency,…