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Opinion | Pramila Jayapal Won’t Let the Biden Presidency Fail

But Jayapal didn’t find the business world fulfilling, and an internship at a nonprofit in Thailand put her on a different path. In her book, she describes visiting Site 2, an enormous refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodian border, in 1989. It was, she said, her “first exposure to the travails, trauma, and the dire situations […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 16, 2021, 10:04 am
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Key to Biden’s Climate Agenda Like to Be Cut Because of Manchin

WASHINGTON — The most powerful part of President Biden’s climate agenda — a program to rapidly replace the nation’s coal- and gas-fired power plants with wind, solar and nuclear energy — will likely be dropped from the massive budget bill pending in Congress, according to congressional staffers and lobbyists familiar with the matter. Senator Joe […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 15, 2021, 7:25 pm
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Key to Biden’s Climate Agenda Likely to Be Cut Because of Manchin Opposition

WASHINGTON — The most powerful part of President Biden’s climate agenda — a program to rapidly replace the nation’s coal and gas-fired power plants with wind, solar and nuclear energy — will likely be dropped from the massive budget bill pending in Congress, according to congressional staffers and lobbyists familiar with the matter. Senator Joe […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 15, 2021, 6:31 pm
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in Biden, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Reopenings, Demonstrations, Draghi, Emmanuel (1977- ), European Union, Five Star Movement (Italy), Italy, Joseph R Jr, Labor and Jobs, Macron, Mario, Politics and Government, Protests and Riots, Tests (Medical), Vaccination and Immunization, Vaccination Proof and Immunization Records

Italy’s New Law Requires Workers to Get Covid Vaccine or Testing

ROME — Italy on Friday set a new bar for major Western democracies seeking to move beyond the pandemic by enacting a sweeping law that requires the nation’s entire work force — public and private — to have government-issued health passes, essentially forcing Italians to choose between getting a pass and earning a living. With […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 15, 2021, 1:43 pm
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in American Families Plan (2021), American Jobs Plan (2021), Arizona, Biden, Democratic Party, internal-storyline-no, Joseph R Jr, Kyrsten, Senate, Sinema, United States Politics and Government

Opinion | Is It Time for Kyrsten Sinema to Leave the Democratic Party?

Ms. Sinema is, at heart, a Democrat of convenience and expediency; she has a chance now to show that independents aren’t just a New England eccentricity. Her early allegiance was to the Green Party, and she worked on Ralph Nader’s 2000 presidential campaign — an animating message of which was that the major parties were […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 15, 2021, 4:00 am
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Biden Panel Wary of Expanding Supreme Court, but Open to Term Limits

WASHINGTON — Proposals to expand the size of the Supreme Court are facing skepticism from some members of the commission that President Biden appointed to consider overhauling the federal judiciary. But there is something closer to a consensus that imposing term limits on the justices is worth exploring. The glimpses of the commission’s work came […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 14, 2021, 7:49 pm
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Biden Administration Pledges Support for Trade Organization

Jake Colvin, the president of the National Foreign Trade Council, which represents major multinational companies, said it was “fundamentally encouraging to hear Ambassador Tai reaffirm the continued commitment of the administration to the W.T.O.” “That’s important and can’t be taken for granted,” he said. “I would agree with her, and the administration would agree with […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 14, 2021, 2:16 pm
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In Budget Bill, Democrats Bet the Temporary Will Become Permanent

“The idea is that these initiatives will get a good foothold in this legislation, and we can extend them,” said Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland. “Take the child tax credit. That is something that has been in effect just a few months now, and is already making a huge difference, and is enormously […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 14, 2021, 1:52 pm
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U.S. Regains Seat at U.N. Human Rights Council, 3 Years After Quitting

The United States on Thursday regained a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, which the Trump administration abandoned in 2018 because of what it called the body’s hypocrisy and anti-Israel prejudice. In seeking to rejoin the 47-member council, the Biden administration, which has taken a far more supportive stance toward the United Nations […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 14, 2021, 1:47 pm
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Biden Considering Robert Califf to Lead F.D.A. Again

WASHINGTON — The White House is considering nominating Dr. Robert M. Califf, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, to once again lead the agency, according to five people familiar with the search for a candidate. The F.D.A. has been without a permanent chief since President Biden took office, leading to frequent criticism from public […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 14, 2021, 12:59 pm
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Biden to Meet With Kenya’s President Amid Crisis in Ethiopia

WASHINGTON — President Biden will meet with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday amid an unfolding humanitarian disaster in neighboring Ethiopia that has prompted calls for the United States to put more resources toward the East African region. Mr. Biden’s first in-person meeting at the White House as president with the leader of an […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 14, 2021, 12:31 pm
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Biden calls on businesses to ‘step up’ as he expresses optimism about the fight against the virus.

President Biden pleaded with Americans to remain vigilant against the coronavirus on Thursday, rallying states and private businesses to support vaccine mandates in an effort to avoid a surge in cases. “We’re headed in the right direction. We have critical work to do and we can’t let up now,” Mr. Biden said in a speech […] More

by Tonya Frazier October 14, 2021, 12:28 pm