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Issues the commission will study include adding justices to the court, something critics call ‘court packing’.
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The Biden administration plans to help Michigan better administer the doses already allocated to the state.
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The US president’s first proposed budget marks sharp changes from Donald Trump’s spending priorities.
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Lawmaker asks Biden to name foreign white nationalist groups ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ to curb threat.
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EDITOR'S ANALYSIS
Biden, who called for unity, still faces divisions in US politics
US President Joe Biden called for an end to ‘total war’ in political debate. It is an elusive goal, even for him.
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Biden aims to close loopholes in the production of untraceable firearms with kits and 3D printing after mass shootings.
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Biden administration is considering a pledge to cut US greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent or more by 2030, say sources.
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The US Federal Reserve chairman expressed concern about an ‘uneven’ US and global recovery at an IMF debate on Thursday.
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New data showed that 18,890 unaccompanied children crossed into the US during March, double the rate in February.
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The American Jobs Plan appears popular, but raising corporate taxes to pay for it is not seen by all as a silver bullet.
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President’s executive actions come in the wake of two mass shootings – he asked legislators to pass more lasting laws.
Former French ambassador to Washington gives assessment of global politics and offers advice to the Biden White House.
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Private prisons in the US are facing a slew of financing issues, but new allies seem to be emerging on Wall Street.
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While many environmentalists see big steps in the right direction, some say Biden’s proposal isn’t ambitious enough.