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Federal, Policy

House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

September 28, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

House Republicans launched a formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden, promising to “provide accountability” as they probe the family finances and lucrative business dealings of his son Hunter and make their case to the public, colleagues and a […]


Policy, State & Local

Trump heads to Michigan to compete with Biden for union votes while his GOP challengers debate

September 28, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

As his Republican rivals sparred onstage in California at their second primary debate, Donald Trump was in battleground Michigan Wednesday night working to win over blue-collar voters by lambasting President Joe Biden and his push for electric cars in the […]


Education, Industry

US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni

September 22, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden’s education chief said he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available — including federal money — to discourage colleges from giving admissions preference to the children of alumni and donors. In an interview with The Associated Press, […]


Defense, Industry

Biden to exhort world leaders to stand up to Russia, warns not to allow Ukraine ‘to be carved up’

September 19, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden made a robust case before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression, warning that no nation can be secure if “we allow Ukraine to be carved […]


Health Care, Industry

Biden’s Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he’s not getting much credit

September 15, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden is trumpeting Medicare’s new powers to negotiate directly with drugmakers on the cost of prescription medications — but a poll shows that any immediate political boost that Biden gets for enacting the overwhelmingly popular policy may be […]


Industry, Transportation & Infrastructure

Autoworkers strike would test Biden’s ‘most pro-union president in US history’ assertion

September 13, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

The prospect of an auto workers strike could test Joe Biden’s treasured assertion that he’s the most pro-union president in U.S. history. The United Auto Workers is threatening to strike against the nation’s big three automakers, General Motors, Ford and […]


Federal, Policy

Biden and Modi are looking to tighten US-India ties as concerns over China rise

September 8, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are certainly putting in the time to cultivate their relationship. Less than three months after honoring Modi with a state visit to the White House, Biden arrived Friday in New Delhi — […]


Federal, Policy

Congress returns to try to stave off a government shutdown while GOP weighs impeachment inquiry

September 5, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

After months of struggling to find agreement on just about anything in a divided Congress, lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, even as House Republicans consider whether to press forward with an impeachment […]


Federal, Policy

Biden will visit Hanoi next month as he seeks to strengthen US-Vietnam relations

August 28, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden is heading to Vietnam next month to meet with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other Vietnamese leaders, the White House announced on Monday. The president will travel to Hanoi on Sept. 10, tacking on the one-day […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden heading to Maui amid criticism of White House response to wildfire

August 21, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Biden is heading to Hawaii Monday to view the widespread damage from the recent Maui wildfires, meet with survivors and fend off criticism that his administration responded to the disaster too slowly. There were no details on the itinerary […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden goes west to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change

July 31, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures, the White House […]


Federal, Policy

Nearly half of US voters would consider a third-party presidential candidate in 2024, new poll finds

July 20, 2023

Via: Fox News

Nearly half of U.S. voters would consider a third-party presidential candidate in 2024, according to a new poll continuing to show former President Trump and President Biden as front-runners among Republican and Democratic voters, respectively. “With neither President Biden nor […]


Federal, Policy

Inflation drops to 3% and Biden hopes to turn a weakness with voters into a strength

July 12, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

The politics of inflation took a sharp turn Wednesday with a report showing consumer prices rose at the slowest pace since the early months of Joe Biden’s presidency. Republicans have hammered Biden over the cost of groceries, gasoline, utilities and […]


Federal, Policy

Graham: US attorney in charge of Hunter probe was briefed on FBI form detailing Joe Biden bribery accusations

June 28, 2023

Via: Fox News

The U.S. Attorney who led the federal investigation into Hunter Biden was “briefed” on the key FBI form that contained allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national were engaged in a criminal bribery scheme that involved influence […]


Federal, Policy

GOP conservatives shutter House to protest McCarthy-Biden debt deal, setting up next budget brawl

June 7, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power as angry hard-right conservatives bring the House chamber to a halt, reviving their displeasure over the compromise struck with President Joe […]


Federal, Policy

IRS faces $20B cut from modernization fund under debt ceiling agreement

May 29, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

The IRS is facing substantial cuts to funds meant to rebuild its workforce and modernize its legacy IT systems over the next decade, as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a first-ever government default. The […]


Federal, Policy

Debt ceiling talks stuck on classic problem: Republicans demand spending cuts and Democrats resist

May 24, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

Debt ceiling negotiations are locked on a classic problem that has vexed, divided and disrupted Washington before: Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy want to roll back federal government spending, while President Joe Biden and other Democrats do not. […]


Federal, Policy

Biden campaign sees multiple ‘viable pathways’ to 2024 election win

May 18, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden ‘s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, providing what it says are “a […]


Federal, Policy

Biden scraps planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks

May 16, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden said Tuesday he’s curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in Papua New Guinea as well as a visit to Australia for a gathering with fellow leaders of the […]


Federal, Policy

US, Spain collaboration on migration looms large as Biden, Sánchez hold talks at White House

May 12, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are set to hold talks Friday as their countries are collaborating along with Canada to establish migration hubs in Latin America where asylum seekers fleeing poverty and violence in their home […]