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What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas...

Biden calls for ban on congressional stock trading
“Nobody in the Congress should be able to make money in the stock market while they’re in the Congress,” Biden said.

Kamala Harris is calibrating her policy pitch for going to battle with Trump
ice President Kamala Harris is facing the delicate task of calibrating her policy pitch to American voters, a standard task for any White House hopeful but one that comes with...

Kamala Harris faces a major test as she looks for a running mate for her White House run
Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on four potential candidates as she races to choose a running mate for her fledgling campaign, fast-tracking a process that usually takes months...

Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over Gaza
President Joe Biden will speak about student protests over the war in Gaza on Thursday, according to a White House official, breaking days of silence as police crack down on...

Biden signs gay marriage law, calls it “a blow against hate”
President Joe Biden has signed gay marriage legislation into law. A celebratory crowd of thousands bundled up on a chilly Tuesday afternoon on the South Lawn of the White House...

Veterans “best of America,” VP Harris says in laying wreath
Under gray clouds and pouring rain at Arlington National Cemetery, Vice President Kamala Harris told the nation's veterans Friday their work makes America stronger.

Biden pardons thousands for “simple possession” of marijuana
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing...

Student loan forgiveness could help more than 40 million
More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced -- and in many cases eliminated — under the long-awaited forgiveness plan President Joe Biden announced Wednesday, a...

Biden’s global promises held back by politics at home
Soon after taking office, President Joe Biden went to State Department headquarters to tell the rest of the world that the United States could be counted on again after four...