The roughly $3 trillion initiative, which is expected to include tax increases, is sure to set up another legislative fight.
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U.S. ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines
Tensions are unlikely to be resolved without intense discussions and major concessions.
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Amid border surge, confusion reigns over Biden policies
A new migrant camp in Tijuana, Mexico, shows how confusion has undercut President Biden’s message that it’s not the time to come to the United States.
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U.S., China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Communist Party foreign affairs chief Yang Jiechi took aim at each other’s country’s policies as two days of talks began in Alaska.
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Biden says as U.S. hits goal of 100 million vaccinations, it can help Canada and Mexico
The president has moved to speed up deliveries from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, and to expand the number of places to get shots and people who can administer them.
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Commentary: Good news for the planet – protecting public lands and making electric vehicles
It bodes well for our chances of reaching net-zero emissions that President Biden is discouraging oil and gas extraction and GM is committing itself to electric cars.
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A good boy again: Biden’s dog will return to the White House
Major, a 3-year-old rescue dog, was moved to the the president’s Delaware home after a biting incident.
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Treasury: $242 billion in new stimulus relief payments have already been sent
The Treasury Department says it has sent out 90 million economic impact payments since President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan last week.
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Block a bill? Biden wants old-school Senate filibusters
Requiring a ‘talking filibuster’ would force senators opposing a bill to make their case, rather than simply signal objections, but it could also grind the chamber to a halt.
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Biden marks St. Patrick’s Day, recommits to Good Friday accord
President Biden will meet virtually with Ireland’s prime minister as the White House calls the Good Friday Agreement ‘the bedrock of peace, stability, and prosperity for all the people of Northern Ireland.’