Biden administration
WH Plan To Combat Antisemitism Takes On Centuries Of Hatred, Discrimination And Lynching In America
The antisemitism the White House hopes to combat today rests on the history of the lynching of Leo Frank and much more.
Putin Blames US For ‘Degraded’ Relations While Announcing Suspension Of Last Nuclear Arms Agreement
Putin announced the suspension during his State of the Nation address Tuesday, stopping short of entirely withdrawing Russia from the deal that aims to limit nuclear arms expansion.
What Pete Buttigieg Could Do To Deal With The Horrors Of Air Travel In 2023
The big airlines keep failing consumers. Why isn’t the transportation secretary doing more to protect them?
Where Things Stand: WH Joins Calls For McCarthy To Cough Up Deets Of Gentlemen’s Agreement
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Ever since Kevin McCarthy was narrowly elected speaker in the wee hours of the morning after a historic 15 rounds of voting, there’ve been reports that the new speaker had to more or less sell his soul and offer up his first born to the MAGA hardliners in exchange for the gavel.
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Where Things Stand: What You’ll Hear In Biden’s Speech On Democracy Tonight
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President Biden and his team have reportedly been planning to have the President deliver a speech on protecting democracy ahead of the midterms for some time. But the recent uptick in threats and political violence as we get closer to the election — including the very high profile attack on the husband of the woman second in the line of secession — expedited the urgency of the message.
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Inflation Reduction Act Will Require The IRS To Study Free Tax Filing Options
TurboTax maker Intuit has long blocked efforts to create free online tax filing for all, but this sweeping domestic policy bill provides $15 million to investigate how the IRS could implement such a program.