President Biden warned Americans that he cannot guarantee the U.S. will not run out of money to pay its bills because Republicans in Congress are blocking a vote on the debt ceiling, a move the president called “disgraceful” and akin to “playing Russian Roulette” with the economy. If Congress doesn’t …
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Jamal Raad has spent this year assessing every climate action the Biden administration has taken — from the first reveal of Biden’s climate plan last summer, to the executive actions on Inauguration Day, to the unprecedented climate-crucial infrastructure package now inching through Congress. But if you ask Raad, the executive …
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Overnight, millions of Americans became at risk of being evicted as a pause on evictions protecting Americans from losing their homes lapsed, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) says that is due to the White House not being “forthright” and moderate Democrats in Congress who refused to support an extension of …
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The Biden administration announced a new plan that would speed up the hearings process for families who arrive at the U.S. border with Mexico seeking asylum, although advocates are saying this will deny immigrants of their rights. As of Friday, both the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security …
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Saturday will mark one year since we’ve been seeing Americans die from Covid-19, and in January of this year alone, the disease killed 96,377 people in this country — more than two-and-one-half times the number of lives it claimed just two months prior. The escalation in fatalities is apparently a …
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Joe Biden pledged before the election that once in office he would prioritize the climate crisis. It appears he meant it. President Biden on Wednesday took a host of executive actions centered around promoting environmental justice, building a green economy, and fostering what he calls a “whole of government” approach …
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President Joe Biden signed an executive orderaimed at relieving food insecurity, a desperately needed measure as nearly one in five households with children recently reported not having enough food for the week. Biden signed the executive order on Friday along with another that will increase the minimum wage for federal …
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In the latest socially distanced episode of ourUseful Idiots podcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by Ryan McMahon and Jon Thompson of the Thunder Baypodcast. For “Democrats Suck,” Katie dives into former President Barack Obama’s new best-selling memoir A Promised Land, particularly the section in which Obama laments …
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Ady Barkan spoke with just about all of them: Elizabeth. Cory. Bernie. Kamala. Julián. Pete. The only Democratic presidential candidate Barkan hadn’t spoken with? Joe. But after Biden edged out the rest of his party’s competition, that changed. Eventually, everyone wants to talk with Barkan. “When he won the nomination, …
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Update 10/4/2020: Joe Biden, 77, has tested negative for the coronavirus for the third time since Tuesday’s debate. The Democratic nominee’s campaign has committed to releasing the results of all future Covid-19 tests. Biden is not yet in the clear, however, because most people incubate the virus for two to …
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