Washington — Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the World War II veteran who Republicans hoped would oust President Bill Clinton from the White House in 1996, has died, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation said Sunday. He was 98. He had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in February 2021. …
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The Biden administration is recommending that oil and gas companies pay more money to drill on public lands and waters, but is stopping short of banning drilling on public lands. The Interior Department made its recommendation in a report released Friday, after finishing its review of federal oil and gas …
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Washington — The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation posthumously awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack outside the main airport in Kabul this summer. With the Senate’s passage of the bill, the measure now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature. …
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Washington — President Biden met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin in Delaware on Sunday as Democrats look to broker an agreement on the president’s social spending plan, a person familiar with the gathering confirmed to CBS News. A White House official said Mr. Biden hosted …
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Congress was able to avoid what experts say would be a catastrophic economic crisis by raising the debt limit in the short term last week, but Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the recent increase in the debt ceiling provides only a “short reprieve” before the U.S. is set to run …
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The White House is warning state and local governments that the consequences for them will be dire if Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling and the U.S. goes into default. In a memo, the White House said that if the U.S. can no longer pay its obligations and defaults, “billions …
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Nine moderate House Democrats have told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi they won’t consider backing a massive $3.5 trillion social spending bill until the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure passage becomes law, enough lawmakers to halt a key agenda item for Democrats and the Biden administration. Representatives Josh Gottheimer, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Filemon Vela, …
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El Paso, Texas — Emilio Mendiola sorts neon snapback hats into bins reading “Special $2.99 plus Tax” and exhales. Less than one mile away sits the Paso Del Norte International Bridge, connecting downtown El Paso to Mexico and what once was 90% of his business. “I’m not kidding. It’s that …
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One day before marking six months in office, President Biden delivered remarks about the economy Monday at the White House as the push for a bipartisan infrastructure package and other components for the president’s economic agenda heat up on Capitol Hill. The president pushed lawmakers to move forward with the …
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Bill Nye, beloved host of the television show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” surprised Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez while she spoke at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival Saturday night in Austin. He asked her a question about the impact of fear in stemming progressive issues, such as climate change. After …
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