Many GOP officeholders and some of the biggest voices in conservative media still cling to the notion the election was stolen from Donald Trump.
President Biden
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Democrats’ effort to cap insulin prices faces Republican opposition
Senate Republicans are eyeing a procedural move to prevent the insulin cap from applying to privately insured Americans.
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Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors
A White House spokeswoman said the Justice Department would continue to defend the mandate.
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Biden warns Putin against military options in Ukraine
He ‘voiced deep concern’ about the Russian military escalation near the border and called for a return to diplomacy.
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Commentary: Trump’s failed Iran gamble was still worth it
The former president’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal is not necessarily an open-and-shut case of foreign policy malpractice.
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New variant cause for ‘concern, not panic,’ Biden says
The president urges 80 million unvaccinated Americans to get their shots, for the vaccinated to get boosted and for everyone to mask up.
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Oil and gas companies should pay more to drill on public lands and waters, Interior Department says
An Interior Department report describes an “outdated” federal oil and gas leasing program that “fails to provide a fair return to taxpayers, even before factoring in the resulting climate-related costs.”
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Vast majority of federal workers get vaccinated, with no apparent disruptions
White House officials say the most important lesson for businesses from the federal experience is that once they take the first step toward requirements, their workers will follow.
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Biden picks Powell for second term as Fed chair
The decision rewards Powell for helping rescue the U.S. economy from the pandemic and gives him the task of protecting that recovery from a surge in consumer prices.
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More than 90% of federal workers got COVID shots by deadline
Biden announced in September that all federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no test-out option, unless they secured an approved medical or religious exemption.