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Biden advisers brainstorm best policy pitch to halt Trump’s rise

by Jeff Stein The Washington Post January 20, 2024January 20, 2024

Biden’s advisers have also homed in on the campaign’s likely top issues in the presidential race, with prescription drugs, taxes, and corporate price-gouging emerging at the forefront of those discussions.

Nation & World, News

Biden and Netanyahu finally talk after weekslong pause, but their visions for ending Israel-Hamas war still clash

by AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press January 19, 2024January 19, 2024

The 2 leaders’ relationship has increasingly shown signs of strain as the Israeli prime minister repeatedly rebuffs the U.S. president’s calls for Palestinian sovereignty.

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Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition after months of defiance, House committee says

by FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press January 18, 2024January 19, 2024

The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that the two parties have agreed for the president’s son to sit for a deposition on Feb. 28.

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Biden and top lawmakers make last-ditch bid for Ukraine-border deal

by Toluse Olorunnipa and Abigail Hauslohner The Washington Post January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

President Biden’s top foreign policy goal – ousting Russia from Ukraine – faces major peril.

Nation & World, News

Slowing inflation suggests that Biden’s policies are helping, but American voters are still hurting

by JOSH BOAK Associated Press January 13, 2024January 13, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has told supporters that the inflation under Biden is how ‘countries die’ and that a Trump return to the White House would mean lower energy costs.

Elections, Nation & World, Politics

Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis face off in final Republican debate before Iowa caucuses

by MEG KINNARD, STEVE PEOPLES and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press January 10, 2024January 10, 2024

Former president Donald Trump and Republican front-runner skipped the CNN debate in Des Moines to appear in a Fox News town hall in the same city.

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Following Biden’s campaign speech in Pennsylvania, Trump mocks Biden over stutter

by Matt Viser and Isaac Arnsdorf The Washington Post January 6, 2024January 6, 2024

A few hours after Biden had given a sweeping denunciation of Trump, calling him a sore loser and a threat to American democracy, the former president made fun of Biden’s childhood speaking impediment.