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• Biden’s FDA takes baby steps toward limiting toxic heavy metals in commercial baby foods 6th March 2021 1:01 am The Washington Post The FDA statement also said the agency will increase inspections and testing of baby and toddler foods for heavy metals and make public the results. It will support research that identifies “additional steps that industry can take to further reduce levels …
• 'There's no debate': A Trump aide admits Biden is the 'legitimate president' 6th March 2021 12:51 am Alter Net Jason Miller, one of former President Donald Trump's senior advisors, recently pushed back against the former president's election theft conspiracy theory and the QAnon theory questioning the legitimacy of Biden's presidency. On Thursday, March …
• Biden signals support to replace war power authority 6th March 2021 12:51 am Nashville Ledger - Tennessee
• Indian-Americans are taking over US: Biden 6th March 2021 12:44 am India Tribune By Arul Louis New York, March 5 (IANS) Indian-Americans are taking over the US, President Joe Biden said while congratulating Swati Mohan, the NASA engineer, who guided the Mars rover Perseverance to a soft landing on the Red Planet. “It’s amazing. Indian …
• Biden appoints 2 Indian-Americans as policy advisors 6th March 2021 12:44 am India Tribune By Arul Louis New York, March 5 (IANS) A day after US President Joe Biden joked that Indian-Americans were taking over the US, he appointed two of them as special assistants for advising him on domestic policies. The White House on Friday released the …
• CDC Warns Of Covid-19 Risk At Shelters For Migrant Children As Biden Administration Eases Restrictions 6th March 2021 12:42 am Forbes Topline The Biden administration on Friday directed facilities that house migrant children to ease capacity restrictions despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as a spike in the number of arrivals at the southern border continued to strain the U.S. …
• Joe Biden seeks to replace decades-old war powers authority 6th March 2021 12:32 am The Washington Times President Biden on Friday committed to working with Congress to replace existing war powers authorities that have been the legal underpinning for U.S. military action in the Middle East for decades. It’s the first clear signal from the Biden administration …
• Path to NASA started way back watching Star Trek as a child, Indian-American Swati Mohan tells Biden 6th March 2021 12:28 am Times of India
• Indian-descent Americans are taking over US, jokes Joe Biden 6th March 2021 12:28 am Times of India
• Senate begins marathon debate on Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 proposal 6th March 2021 12:28 am Times of India
• Early in Biden’s presidency, GOP shows the places they’ll go 6th March 2021 12:28 am The Washington Post In some ways the furor illustrates a party still attempting to find its post-Trump way, a fractured GOP in search of something to unite around. Biden’s top priority — a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package — remains broadly popular. Meanwhile, former …
• BORDER CRISIS FLASHBACK: Spanish Nets Hyped Immigration At Biden Inaugural 6th March 2021 12:20 am NewsBusters It only took the Biden Administration six weeks to plunge America into another border crisis, but they didn’t do it by themselves. Spanish-language media had a huge role to play in this crisis by hyping the coming changes to immigration policy, …
• Meghan McCain Schools Co-hosts Laughing Off Biden's 'Neanderthals' Diss: Reminds Me of Hillary's 'Deplorables' 6th March 2021 12:20 am NewsBusters Meghan McCain schooled her co-hosts on Friday’s The View, after they laughed off conservative “outrage” at President Biden insulting leaders of red states lifting mask mandates as “Neanderthal.” Each liberal host took delight in mocking conservatives “ …
• Texas Gov't Slams Biden for ‘Neanderthal Thinking’ Remark, Blames COVID-19 Spread on Migrant Policy 6th March 2021 12:20 am Sputnik International US 12:43 GMT 05.03.2021Get short URL Previously, Republican Texas governor Greg Abbot fought off criticism for a decision to rescind most COVID-19 restrictions in the state, including obligatory wearing of masks, with President Joe Biden slamming the move …
• Week After Bombing Syria, Biden Hints at Readiness to Replace Bush-Era Mideast Strike Authorisations 6th March 2021 12:20 am Sputnik International US 16:59 GMT 05.03.2021(updated 17:44 GMT 05.03.2021) Get short URL The Biden administration carried out its first act of military aggression abroad last week, blasting facilities in eastern Syria "in response" to the 15 February rocket attack on …
• Psaki Defends Biden’s Immigration Agenda After Trump Slams Administration for Migrant ‘Tsunami’ 6th March 2021 12:20 am Sputnik International US 20:56 GMT 05.03.2021Get short URL Former US president Donald Trump on Friday slammed President Biden for what he called a “spiraling” tsunami at the US-Mexico border, claiming that the “disastrous leadership” of Biden has led to a “mass incursion into …
• White House Press Sec Psaki Says Biden's Been Too Busy to Hold Presser, Pledges One at End of Month 6th March 2021 12:20 am Sputnik International US 00:08 GMT 06.03.2021(updated 00:15 GMT 06.03.2021) Get short URL It has been 45 days since Biden took office, and yet he has not held a single solo press conference, although he has answered a few questions during his public addresses. Media along with …
• As Biden wins over 70% of Americans with his pandemic response, Republicans seize on being useless 6th March 2021 12:17 am Daily Kos Biden's overall job performance approval came in at a strong 60%, but it's notable that he's doing 10 points better on pandemic-specific issues. It suggests the popularity of Biden's pandemic relief is redounding to his benefit more broadly …
• Biden Strikes Iran-Backed Militias 6th March 2021 12:16 am Voice of America The Biden Administration ordered its first military strike on Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria. Ellen Laipson, professor and director of the Center for Security Policy Studies at George Mason University, and Randa Slim, Director of the Conflict …
• Capitol Hill has picked Shalanda Young to lead OMB -- but Biden hasn't yet 6th March 2021 12:15 am CNN Young is Biden's nominee to serve as deputy director of the office and currently serves as staff director and clerk for the House Appropriations Committee. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native would be the first Black woman to lead the OMB if nominated …
• Tracking the confirmation of Biden's Cabinet members 5th March 2021 11:55 pm The News Journal - Delaware After being elected president, Joe Biden pledged that his Cabinet would mirror America’s diversity. “I’m going to keep my commitment that the administration, both in the White House and outside in the Cabinet, is going to look like the country,” Biden said …
• Arizona sheriff: Biden stopped building the wall and created a 'crime scene' at the border 5th March 2021 11:53 pm The Blaze An Arizona sheriff is calling out the Biden administration for politicizing law enforcement by halting the border wall construction, a decision he says puts American communities in danger. Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels told Fox News' "Fox …
• CDC changes COVID-19 guidelines to let Biden admin house migrant kids at 100% capacity 5th March 2021 11:53 pm The Blaze The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has changed its guidelines to allow the Biden administration to house migrant children that cross the U.S. border illegally in shelters at 100% capacity, according to a report. Previously, the CDC required that …
• Democratic senator slows progress on Biden's Covid-19 bill 5th March 2021 11:51 pm The Courier Express - Pennsylvania
• Biden Extends National Emergency, Sanctions With Respect to Iran 5th March 2021 11:43 pm Sputnik International World 22:55 GMT 05.03.2021(updated 23:13 GMT 05.03.2021) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Morgan Artyukhina . Sputnik …
• DeVos appointee who oversaw America’s student-loan portfolio resigns as Biden education secretary pledges to ease student-debt burden 5th March 2021 11:03 pm MarketWatch Mark Brown, the head of the office overseeing the government’s student-loan portfolio, resigned Friday, following calls on the Biden administration to remove Brown, who was appointed by former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.  Secretary of Education …
• Biden's Covid stimulus plan: It costs $1.9tn but what's in it? 5th March 2021 10:28 pm BBC The plan calls on the government to send out $1,400 per person, with the payments quickly phasing out for those with higher incomes - at $75,000 for a single person and couples making more than $150,000.
• Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy 5th March 2021 10:20 pm The Republic - Indiana WASHINGTON — Republicans have one goal for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package: to erode public support for the rescue plan by portraying it as too big, too bloated and too much wasteful public spending for a pandemic that’s almost …
• Analysis: Biden’s early foreign policy decisions exhibit restraint and quick deliberation. 5th March 2021 10:17 pm The New York Times President Biden, faced with a decision about how to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the assassination of a dissident journalist, gathered top national security officials in the Oval Office and pushed them at length about their recommended response. …
• After decades of familiar promises, coal communities remain skeptical about Biden’s vows. 5th March 2021 10:17 pm The New York Times From a porch in Martin County, Ky., in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on poverty. Decades later, President Barack Obama dedicated millions of dollars to work force development projects in Appalachia. President Donald J. Trump even pledged …
• Biden Seeks Update for a Much-Stretched Law That Authorizes the War on Terrorism 5th March 2021 10:16 pm The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Biden wants to work with Congress to repeal and replace a war authorization law passed shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, White House officials said on Friday. That law has been stretched across four administrations to permit …
• Biden gets it. Reviving democracy worldwide is key to national security. 5th March 2021 10:10 pm The Washington Post The context for the president’s sense of urgency is starkly laid out in the new annual survey of Freedom House, which has been monitoring the state of democracy in the world for decades. This year’s findings are deeply disturbing: of the 195 countries …
• Garamendi meets with President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary Buttigieg in Oval Office to discuss infrastructure bill 5th March 2021 10:01 pm Lake County News On Thursday, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-3) joined President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and a small bipartisan group of members of Congress in the Oval Office to discuss a path forward to pass …
• Psaki Says Biden Will Have Press Conference By The End Of The Month 5th March 2021 10:00 pm Daily Caller White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that President Joe Biden will have a press conference by the end of March. “As all of you know, the president takes questions several times a week,” Psaki said during the White House press briefing. “He …
• Trump Says Southern Border Is ‘Out Of Control’ On Biden’s Watch — White House Shoots Down His Criticism 5th March 2021 10:00 pm Daily Caller Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden’s immigration policies in a lengthy statement published Friday afternoon. Trump said Biden’s policies — which revoked much of Trump’s own immigration policy — have “violated his oath of office to …
• Steve Forbes Urges Biden To ‘Take 6-Month Vacation On The Economy’ And Ditch ‘$2 Trillion Binge Bill’ 5th March 2021 10:00 pm Daily Caller Media baron Steve Forbes said Friday the best thing President Joe Biden can do for the economy is “take a six-month vacation” and forget about his “$2 trillion” COVID-19 spending bill. WATCH: “If this administration took a six-month vacation on the economy …
• The Daily 202: Biden promised a ‘normal’ presidency. But he’s missing traditional early milestones. 5th March 2021 9:54 pm The Washington Post Joe Biden’s first six weeks in office demonstrate that a presidency built on the idea of bringing “normal” back isn’t concerned about being normal itself. The first trip abroad. The first solo news conference. The first in-person world leader visit to the …
• Biden will publicly pitch Covid relief bill as it is debated in the Senate 5th March 2021 9:53 pm The Independent Joe Biden plans to publicly pitch the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief measure currently being debated in the Senate. The president scheduled the pitch for Friday afternoon at the White House where he will hold a roundtable on his American Rescue Plan. …
• Biden news - live: White House says Trump ‘inhumane’ as ex-president rails on Mexico border migrant ‘tsunami’ 5th March 2021 9:52 pm The Independent 1614977732 Giuliani probe awaits Garland as he nears AG confirmation With Merrick Garland poised to be confirmed as attorney general as early as next week, one of the first major questions he is likely to encounter is what to do about Rudy Giuliani. A …
• Trump calls on Biden to finish his border wall in furious statement on immigration policy 5th March 2021 9:52 pm The Independent Donald Trump has raised a fresh attack against Joe Biden and his administration’s immigration efforts with a mostly false statement raising fears of migrant violence and defending his policy that has left thousands of people stranded in a crisis on the …
• Nikki Haley lambasts Biden for rejoining UNHRC 5th March 2021 9:38 pm Arutz Sheva - Israel National News Former US Ambassador to the UN says Biden's reversal of Trump Administration's moves is "bad and dangerous". (Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically …
• Harris ’83 will serve as Biden’s top labor adviser 5th March 2021 9:23 pm Cornell Chronicle - New York The White House announced March 5 that Seth Harris ’83, a visiting professor at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, will join the National Economic Council as deputy assistant to the president for labor and economy. As Biden’s top labor adviser, …
• Christian Leaders ask President Biden to Support Israel and Combat Anti-Semitism 5th March 2021 9:17 pm Standard Newswire NEWS PROVIDED BY International Christian Embassy Jerusalem March 5, 2021 WASHINGTON, March 5, 2021 /Standard Newswire/ -- On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, American Christians Leaders for Israel (ACLI), representing hundreds of Christian leaders, sent a …
• Klobuchar leads call for Biden to prioritize Violence Against Women Act programs in budget 5th March 2021 8:17 pm Roll Call Senate Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to provide strong backing for the Violence Against Women Act in his fiscal 2022 budget request, in light of increased reports of domestic violence during the pandemic and lack of supplemental funding for the …
• Biden Will Work With Congress On Bill That Would Strip Him Of Decades-Old War Powers 5th March 2021 8:00 pm Forbes Topline The White House on Friday signaled support for a bill that would repeal broadly worded war authorizations issued decades ago for use of military force in the Middle East, which President Joe Biden used to carry out controversial airstrikes in Syria …
• Poll: Most Americans back Biden's virus response 5th March 2021 7:48 pm USA Today
• The Senate is debating Biden's COVID stimulus bill. When can you expect help? Here's what we know. 5th March 2021 7:48 pm USA Today WASHINGTON – Democrats are racing to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan, one that includes $1,400 stimulus checks, an extension of unemployment benefits and money for local and state governments.  The bill is currently being …
• Lujan Grisham joins state leaders voicing concerns for Biden's halt on oil and gas leases 5th March 2021 7:48 pm EIN Presswire New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined a group of governors from western, oil-producing states in voicing concerns to the administration of President Joe Biden for the impact the recently-enacted pause on new federal oil and gas leasing could have …
• Biden press secretary defends president's trips to Delaware home 5th March 2021 7:44 pm The News Journal - Delaware Home is where the heart is — and for President Joe Biden that's apparently both the White House and Delaware.  In the month and a half since becoming the country's commander in chief, Biden has traveled to Wilmington two times and spent a weekend …
• Biden’s strong coronavirus numbers reinforce Trump’s miscalculation 5th March 2021 7:44 pm The Washington Post They come with two significant caveats. One is that Biden, as a new president, might still be benefiting from the honeymoon that many presidents enjoy in their earliest days. The other is that other polls haven’t shown his approval quite so high on the …
• Biden tells agencies to ignore Trump’s orders thumping federal workers 5th March 2021 7:44 pm The Washington Post Her memo repeatedly tells agency officials they “shall immediately cease,” or words to that effect, implementation of Trump’s executive orders. That includes rescinding collective bargaining provisions and regulations meant to implement his policies. …
• Iowa ag secretary asks Biden administration to back effort to curb ‘dead zone’ in gulf 5th March 2021 7:29 pm Radio Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture is co-chair of what’s called the Hypoxia Task Force, which works to reduce the size of the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico through cutting nutrient runoff in the Mississippi River basin. Secretary …
• Biden has decided not to wage war on ‘Neanderthal’ GOP governors. Here’s why. 5th March 2021 7:26 pm The Washington Post Yet Biden appears to be taking the pushback seriously. The New York Times is now reporting that Biden has decided not to wage open warfare on Republican governors who relax restrictions designed to contain the coronavirus. “His top advisers say they see no …
• Surge in young migrant border arrivals poses challenge for Biden 5th March 2021 7:12 pm Digital Journal Thousands of minors without papers are arriving at the US border with Mexico, presenting President Joe Biden with a potentially major crisis in one of America's most politically sensitive regions. Biden took office promising an immigration policy more …
• Majority of Americans approve of Biden's job performance 5th March 2021 7:12 pm Digital Journal Washington - Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60 percent of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an AP poll. The Associated Press-NORC …
• In the Biden era, time for a conservative re-thinking 5th March 2021 6:55 pm Los Angeles Daily News SACRAMENTO – A number of conservatives have argued that libertarians such as myself ought to stop supporting third-party candidates and join their side in an effort to stand up to the Left – something of urgency now that Democrats control the presidency, …
• President Biden beefs up White House staff, including Big Tech critic Tim Wu 5th March 2021 6:55 pm Los Angeles Daily News By Susan Heavey, Nandita Bose | Reuters WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday rounded out his White House staff with a host of new appointments focused on COVID-19, criminal justice, the economy and other major issues, including a new top adviser …
• Biden’s Bombing of Syria Is a Dangerous Step Backward 5th March 2021 6:35 pm Antiwar.com For the first time, the Biden Administration ordered a cross-border military attack in the Middle East. On February 26, seven US missiles slammed into a facility used by Iranian-backed militias in Syria. Washington was retaliating for the February 15 …
• Biden gives support for Taiwan in national security guidance - Focus Taiwan 5th March 2021 6:33 pm Taipei News.net Washington and Taipei, March 3 (CNA) U.S. President Joe Biden issued an interim guidance on Wednesday outlining his national security priorities, which include the country's continued support for Taiwan. "We will support Taiwan, a leading …
• Donald Kirk- Pondering Taiwan's future with President Biden - wacotrib.com 5th March 2021 6:33 pm Taipei News.net The warship USS Nimitz led an aircraft carrier battle group into the Taiwan Straits during a 1996 crisis with China. VINCENT YU, ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO DONALD KIRK InsideSources China’s claims to the breakaway island province of Taiwan have become so …
• Live updates: Biden to make public pitch of American Rescue Plan, as Senate debates relief bill 5th March 2021 6:30 pm The Washington Post The Senate on Friday rejected an effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to restore a $15 minimum wage provision in Biden’s coronavirus relief package, a move that would have required reversing a decision by the chamber’s nonpartisan parliamentarian. The …
• Kevin McCarthy challenges Biden to confront border 'crisis' 5th March 2021 6:12 pm The Washington Times Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican, demanded Friday that President Biden acknowledge a “crisis” at the border and come up with new solutions that don’t include telling illegal immigrants to come to the U.S. In a letter to Mr. Biden, Mr. McCarthy …
• Cuba's struggling entrepreneurs look to Biden with hope 5th March 2021 6:09 pm The Washington Times HAVANA (AP) - Business was booming for a trendy little clothing shop called Clandestina in the heart of Old Havana, one of thousands of new private businesses that had arisen in what was once a near-wholly state-run socialist economy. A torrent of tourists …
• Axios reporter who dated Biden staffer moves to far-left Teen Vogue 5th March 2021 6:09 pm Fox News Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Axios reporter Alexi McCammond, who shook up the White House communications team last month by dating a Biden staffer, announced Friday she would depart her controversial …
• Biden administration considers sending child migrants to Virginia military base as numbers surge 5th March 2021 6:09 pm Fox News Yuma, Arizona Mayor Douglas J. Nicholls joins 'The Ingraham Angle' to discuss the situation The Biden administration is considering housing unaccompanied migrant children in a military base in Virginia as officials scramble to deal with a dramatic …
• Sen. Johnson to Harris Faulkner: Biden's open-border policies creating 'disaster' 5th March 2021 6:09 pm Fox News Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., criticizes the president’s immigration policies on ‘The Faulkner Focus.’ Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Friday that he believes the migrant surge at the U.S.-Mexico border is a "disaster" created by the Biden …
• Marsha Blackburn defends Neanderthals as 'resilient,' 'resourceful' after Biden comments 5th March 2021 5:27 pm The Washington Times Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Thursday defended the extinct Neanderthals as “resilient” and “resourceful” after President Biden made a caveman reference in slamming the Republican governors who have moved to lift their states’ mask mandates. “We were called …
• Archbishop Gomez to Congress, Biden: Don’t force pro-life Americans to oppose COVID relief 5th March 2021 5:25 pm Catholic News Agency Washington D.C., Mar 5, 2021 / 09:00 am MT (CNA).- As the Senate considers a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package on Friday, the head of the U.S. bishops’ conference warned that the bill will fund abortions. “We urge President Biden and the leadership on …
• 51-50 Senate vote moves Biden's relief bill along 5th March 2021 4:25 pm Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Thursday evening to open debate on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, as Democrats moved forward with no GOP support after failing to win over a single Republican senator on the new president…
• Infrastructure May Be The Next Priority For Biden 5th March 2021 3:58 pm RTTNews In an attempt to share views on his administration's upcoming policy on major investment on U.S. infrastructure, President Joe Biden held a bipartisan meeting with Republican and Democratic lawmakers of the House of Representatives. Biden, along with …
• Rethink or reset? Joe Biden's dilemma over Mohammed bin Salman 5th March 2021 3:56 pm The Guardian In late 2019, as Joe Biden stood on a debate stage and boldly vowed to make Saudi Arabia a pariah if he was elected president, a little-known former aide and Middle East expert was examining what exactly a “progressive” post-Trump stance towards the oil- …
• After Trump Boon, Brazil Frets About What Biden Might Do 5th March 2021 3:56 pm Voice of America Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was among of former President Donald  Trump’s most outspoken ideological allies when Trump was in office. Now, with President Joe Biden in the White House, many in Brazil are expecting changes that some dread and others …
• White House Supports Lawmakers’ Push To Limit Biden’s War Powers 5th March 2021 3:39 pm Daily Caller White House press secretary Jen Psaki expressed support for a bipartisan bill offered earlier this week that would greatly limit President Joe Biden’s war powers. WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 04: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily …
• Biden announces nomination of Pakistani-American in key administration post 5th March 2021 3:38 pm Pakistan Today WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has announced his intention to nominate Dilawar Syed, a Pakistani-American, to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). “I’m deeply humbled & honoured by President Biden’s nomination …
• The Biden administration is planning for climate migration. Do Americans support helping climate migrants? 5th March 2021 3:13 pm The Washington Post Climate migrants are people displaced by events such as rising sea levels, droughts, hurricanes and wildfires. In the United States, climate migrants include the more than 1 million people whom Hurricane Katrina uprooted from the Gulf Coast in 2005, and …
• Biden Asks Team to Travel to Mexico Border, Report on Influx of Children 5th March 2021 2:56 pm Voice of America President Joe Biden has asked senior officials to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border and brief him on the government response to the influx of unaccompanied minors and steps to ensure their safety and care, a White House spokesperson said Thursday. Biden…
• Biden signals support to replace war power authority 5th March 2021 2:55 pm WSLS - Virginia WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Friday signaled support to replace decades-old authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East, a little more than a week after he relied on the authorizations to carry out a retaliatory airstrike against …
• Letters: Biden's motorcade madness; COVID innovation must continue 5th March 2021 2:41 pm The News Journal - Delaware Biden motorcade madness I'm a little concerned when the president decides to take a trip to the little state of Delaware (which is not where he is originally from). Last week, traffic was backed up all over the state — I-95, 141, Route 7, Churchman…
• Guest opinion: Why an effort to reduce repeat offenders is failing and what Biden can do 5th March 2021 2:40 pm Naples Daily News - Florida When the U.S. government initiated efforts in 2018 to reduce recidivism in federal prisons, the aim was to end the cycle that makes many inmates repeat offenders. To achieve that goal, inmates would engage in recidivism-reduction programs to earn increased …
• Pressure grows on Biden to end the filibuster 5th March 2021 2:40 pm The Washington Post Democrats increasingly worry that popular pieces of Biden’s agenda will hit a wall in the Senate, including his plans for climate change, immigration, gun control, voting rights and LGBT protections. Failing to enact them, they fear, could be a political …
• 'Only we know what we’ve seen': migrants re-enter US after Biden lifts Remain in Mexico 5th March 2021 2:38 pm The Guardian A dusty soccer ball lay idle and forgotten a few days ago at an empty dwelling that had been knitted together from billowing, fraying plastic tarps tied to dead trees in the Mexican city of Matamoros. The vignette of the abandoned shelter is expected to …
• The Latest: AP poll: Americans back Biden's virus response 5th March 2021 2:36 pm Arizona Daily Star More than 25,000 vaccine doses have been administered at Fenway to date, and the site is expected to deliver more than 55,000 doses before closing. Fenway is one of seven mass vaccination sites in the state, including a location at Gillette Stadium, the …
• Biden attempts bipartisan push for infrastructure package 5th March 2021 2:12 pm Nahsville Ledger - Tennessee
• Biden backs new war powers vote in Congress, White House says 5th March 2021 2:00 pm Politico It comes just two days after a bipartisan group of senators, led by Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), introduced a bill to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force and one passed in 1991 ahead of the first Iraq War. Senators …
• A viral misfire: A White House video feed ended but Biden took questions 5th March 2021 1:25 pm The Washington Post Biden, in fact, has not held a full-length news conference even though he has been president for 44 days, beating the previous laggard, President George W. Bush, who waited 33 days. (President Barack Obama held his first news conference on his 20th day and …
• Live updates: Biden to make public pitch of American Rescue Plan as Senate resumes debate of relief bill 5th March 2021 1:25 pm The Washington Post Charlotte Bennett, a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D), said she thought the governor was propositioning her for sex when he asked her questions about her sex life, according to an interview with Norah O’Donnell of CBS Evening News. In the …
• Biden's American Rescue Plan boosts working families with children, let's make that permanent 5th March 2021 1:20 pm The Arizona Republic Tucked into President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan are two provisions that, if made permanent, could bring more adults and parents into the workforce, cut the child poverty rate in half, and fulfill the promise that full-time work in …
• Biden's relief bill isn't getting bipartisan support like previous stimulus bills. What do Republicans dislike so much? 5th March 2021 1:19 pm The Arizona Republic WASHINGTON – Republican Senators have described President Joe Biden's COVID-19 stimulus plan as a "clunker," "bad politics" and “wildly expensive." The legislation, dubbedthe American Rescue Plan, which the Senate started …
• Joe Biden campaigned as the mask candidate. Now he's facing the limits of the bully pulpit 5th March 2021 1:19 pm The Arizona Republic WASHINGTON –  Joe Biden ran for the White House as the mask candidate, criticizing then-President Donald Trump’s dismissal of masks, promising to get tough on mask wearing and modeling good behavior by wearing at least one – and sometimes two –masks …
• U.S. Rep. Golden of Maine calls on Biden to reevaluate hydropower transmission permit 5th March 2021 1:15 pm The Center Square (The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, is calling on the Biden administration to revisit a controversial presidential permit for a hydropower transmission project. In a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, the congressman said …
• AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response 5th March 2021 1:09 pm News 4 Jax WASHINGTON – Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC …
• Jill Biden Visits Masked Children at School Separated by Plexiglass 5th March 2021 1:04 pm Breitbart First Lady Jill Biden visited children separated by plexiglass to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in a Connecticut school Thursday. At one table, four masked children separated by plexiglass wore masks as the first lady stopped to visit their  …
• Joe Biden Promises 'Humane and Effective' Migration Plan in Call with Guatemala President 5th March 2021 1:04 pm Breitbart President Joe Biden spoke with President Alejandro Giammattei Falla of Guatemala promising to develop a “humane and effective” plan for migrants traveling from his country to the United States. “Both Presidents agreed for their respective teams to meet in …
• President Biden visits Houston following disastrous winter storm 5th March 2021 1:04 pm The Rice Thresher - Texas By Rachel Johnson     3/4/21 10:28pm President Biden visited Houston last Friday, Feb. 26, following the disastrous winter storm that affected millions of Texans. During his visit, Biden traveled to the Harris County Emergency Operations Center, …
• Debate to begin in U.S. Senate on Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill 5th March 2021 12:56 pm Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sharply divided U.S. Senate will begin a contentious debate on Friday on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill that is President Joe Biden’s first major legislative initiative, with Democrats pressing ahead without any Republican …
• Biden's 'Neanderthal' row is a throwback to Stone Age 5th March 2021 12:52 pm News Day Defending our ancestry "Neanderthals" is the new "deplorables." President Joe Biden's slap at a pair of red-state governors for showing "Neanderthal thinking" by shedding mask mandates has some Republicans trying to turn …
• Pres. Biden approves major disaster declaration for Idaho 5th March 2021 12:23 pm East Idaho News WASHINGTON — FEMA announced federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Idaho to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by straight-line winds on Jan. 13. The President’s action makes federal funding …
• Biden reopened “concentration camps” for migrant children.  5th March 2021 12:18 pm Arutz Sheva - Israel National News
• Biden and the ICC: Partial cooperation, selective justice 5th March 2021 11:04 am News (South Africa) If you listen closely, you might just hear a collective sigh of relief from advocates of international justice and staff at war crimes tribunals. Finally, the Trump administration is gone, and its vicious attacks on the International Criminal Court (ICC) …
• Biden backs Good Friday Agreement after British loyalists withdraw support 5th March 2021 10:30 am IrishCentral The Biden administration has made it clear it stands with the Irish government and the Good Friday Agreement as tensions rise between Britain and Ireland over the rules covering Northern Ireland trade in the Northern Ireland Protocol. “President Biden has …