Voters have ranked the economy as a higher priority than Social Security, with 71% of U.S. adults telling Pew Research Center in January that strengthening the economy was a top priority for the president.
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Independent voters don’t want mini-Trumps, are bored by Biden
Independents have soured on Biden and the Democrats but remain reluctant to support candidates in the midterms who present themselves as too similar to Trump.
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Education Department to begin testing student debt relief application
The application will require borrowers to give their Social Security numbers and attest that they earned less than the income caps set for relief.
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Youth mental health advocates renew calls for action
Congress and the administration have taken some actions to specifically address the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents, but the groups want them to do more.
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Biden pushing lower prescription drug costs in midterm press
The White House said President Biden will sign an executive order that will direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to look for additional ways to lower drug costs.
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Biden vows ‘consequences’ for Saudis after OPEC+ cuts output
It remains to be seen how far President Biden is willing to go in showing his displeasure with Saudi Arabia, a vital but complicated ally in the Middle East.
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Biden preaches patience to voters spooked by economic tumult
Biden argued that the newest numbers are solid and have slowed in recent months in a way that points toward inflation easing.
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Federal agents see possible tax charges against Hunter Biden
The gun paperwork part of the probe stems from 2018, when he, by his own account, was smoking crack.
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Biden: IBM investment will help in tech competition with China
He also celebrates Intel’s plant groundbreaking in Ohio and an investment by WolfSpeed for chip production in North Carolina.
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Biden says nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since ’62 crisis
President Biden’s remarks marked the starkest warnings yet issued by the U.S. government about the nuclear stakes.