The two leaders meet at the White House as Biden announces plans to send a special envoy to the region to press Pyongyang on its nuclear weapons program.
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ICE to stop sending detainees to jails in Massachusetts, Georgia
Both county jails are also under federal investigation for complaints of abuses against immigrants – allegations that remain open and unresolved.
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U.S. encouraging Israel to wind down Gaza offensive, says AP source
As Israeli and Palestinian death tolls mount, pressure is growing for President Biden to move more forcefully to stop the fighting.
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Divided tax committee endorses surcharge bill for high-wage earners
The Legislature’s Taxation Committee voted 6-5 Tuesday to advance a bill that would tack a 3% surcharge on taxable income over $200,000.
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Biden, Harris incomes dropped in 2020, tax returns show
Both Biden and Harris would end up paying higher tax rates under Biden’s American Family Plan based on their incomes this year.
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Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
President Joe Biden plans to take executive action to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality legal representation after services dwindled during the Trump administration.
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Another View: Two-state solution still the best option
The current violence in the Middle East reflects a stalled ‘peace process.’
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Biden, Republican senators upbeat after infrastructure talks
One strategy that appears to be coming into focus would be for the president to negotiate a more limited, traditional bill dealing with roads, highways, bridges and broadband as a bipartisan effort.
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EPA revokes Trump-era policy that weakened clean-air rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants.
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Letter: American Rescue Plan: Reader’s definition of disgusting differs
Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn used the word “disgusting” to describe features of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The plan would offer two years of free community college to those who want it, provide financial child care assistance for working parents who need it, increase child tax credits for all working parents, lower health insurance premiums […]