All news by author: Emily Jacobs

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House panel takes up long-shot effort to extend eviction moratorium
A House panel will convene to try and push a long-shot effort to extend the federal eviction moratorium after it's officially set to expire Saturday.
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A bill introduced by leading House Republicans aims to reinstate the border policies from the Trump administration era in the US
"Biden's carelessness threatens our national security," stated Representative Elise Stefanik, who has worked alongside fellow New Yorker Representative John Katko to draft legislation
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DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is working from home following exposure to COVID-19
Alejandro Mayorkas, the Homeland Security Secretary, has canceled all in-person events and will be working remotely this week after his office announced that he was exposed to someone with COVID-19
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A bipartisan group announces they have agreed on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan
A group of senators from both parties announced on Wednesday that they have agreed on the specifics of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, preserving a framework negotiated by President Biden last month
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McCarthy withdraws GOP members from the new House economic committee due to a dispute with Pelosi
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pulled all six Republican legislators from the Democrats' new select committee on economic disparities following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rejection of two of his nominees for the Jan. 6 commission, The Post has verified
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Texas Democrats on the run in DC are criticized for asking for "care packages" containing soda, candy, and salsa
A Dallas-based organization connected to certain legislators stated over the weekend that the rebellious Democrats have requested "care packages from home."
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Biden: Whether a citizenship path for DACA will be part of the $3.5T budget is yet to be determined
"There should be a route to gaining citizenship," he replied, "whether it has to be included in [reconciliation] is still uncertain," President Joe Biden stated
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McCarthy might yank Cheney from influential committee if she joins Capitol riot panel
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy would not rule out yanking Rep. Liz Cheney from the influential House Armed Services Committee amid partisan squabbling over which lawmakers get to serve on the Jan. 6 commission.
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'A total disgrace': Trump criticizes Cleveland Indians' decision to change their name
In 2018, the team initiated a move away from its traditional imagery by no longer featuring the Chief Wahoo logo on their uniforms and hats
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The Senate's defense budget proposal would mandate that women sign up for the draft
The National Defense Authorization Act "modifies the Military Selective Service Act to mandate the registration of women for Selective Service."
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Senate panel backs $25 billion Pentagon boost, setting up budget battle
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a $25 billion boost to the defense budget in their annual spending bill.
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Biden: Getting rid of the filibuster would 'plunge the entire Congress into disorder'
Biden started by stating that he favored bringing back the practice where senators needed to be physically present in the Senate chamber to conduct a filibuster, but he didn't support any measures beyond that
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Joe Manchin supports Bureau of Land Management pick Tracy Stone-Manning
Sen. Joe Manchin will support the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning, President Biden's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, despite her alleged involvement in an eco-terrorist plot.
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Biden denounces socialism during visit by Germany’s Angela Merkel
President Biden denounced socialism during a Thursday press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, taking a swipe at the ideology that an increasing number of fellow Democrats embrace.
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Biden meets with host of lawmakers to push infrastructure proposal
Biden will meet with a host of lawmakers Wednesday as he works to guide multiple infrastructure proposals through Congress -- gathering first for lunch with the Senate Democratic caucus on Capitol Hill before welcoming a bipartisan group of governors and mayors to the White House.
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Gov. Abbott says Biden, Dems spreading Texas voting bill ‘misinformation’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on President Biden to stop denouncing and spreading "misinformation" about a sweeping election reform bill backed by Lone Star State Republicans.
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Teachers union president defends critical race theory as ‘accurate history’
Ibram X. Kendi, author of "How to Be an Antiracist," and American Federation of Teachers president, Randi Weingarten fired back at GOP opposition to CRT.
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Hunter Biden's art exhibition raises ethical questions
Government ethics monitors and art critics are both expressing their worries as the president's son, Hunter Biden, gets ready for his debut solo art show this autumn
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US Air Force Academy professor defends teaching critical race theory
A professor at the US Air Force Academy is calling critical race theory "vital" to her students as "our nation's future military leaders" in a new op-ed.
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The Biden administration plans to allocate $860 million from COVID funds to provide housing for undocumented immigrant children
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, told legislators that his department required funding to guarantee the protection of unaccompanied migrant children coming to the border
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GOP lawmakers split over mandating COVID vaccine for US military
A pair of House Republicans traded barbs on Twitter about requiring the COVID vaccine for all US military personnel, amid a long shot push to bar The Pentagon from mandating the jab.
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Major bipartisan House coalition endorses $1.2T infrastructure deal
A coalition of moderate House lawmakers is endorsing the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal in the Senate, marking a huge step forward.
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NPR encounters criticism after denouncing the Declaration of Independence
NPR is encountering significant criticism after it scrutinized the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, stating that the document contains "imperfections and deeply rooted hypocrisies."
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China ramping up Afghanistan involvement amid US withdrawal
Beijing has been vocal, especially in recent weeks, in slamming the United States for pushing forward with its troop withdrawal, citing the deteriorating situation on the ground.
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Biden struggles to answer Russia question at pie shop, sparking concerns
President Biden struggled to answer a reporter's question over the weekend on a topic he had just been briefed on, needing to reach for notes after being distracted by a cashier while checking out at a Michigan pie shop.