Biden calls Democrats, urges big COVID-19 relief bill
President Biden urged Senate Democrats in a call Tuesday to “go big” and move quickly on a COVID-19 relief bill, signaling that he is rejecting a $618 billion proposal sponsored by 10 GOP senators as “too small” even thou…
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Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO
Amazon announced Tuesday that CEO Jeff Bezos will be stepping down from his top spot and transitioning to the role of executive chair of the company’s board.Bezos will transition out of his role in the third quarte…
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Romney: GOP 'should have nothing to do with' Marjorie Taylor Greene
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said on Tuesday that the party should move away from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) as House GOP leaders discuss how to handle her.
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Defense secretary removes hundreds of advisory board members in sweeping review
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ousted hundreds of members from the Pentagon’s advisory committees, removing last-minute appointees by the Trump administration, the Department of Defense (DOD) revealed Tuesd…
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Ocasio-Cortez's story of Capitol riot earns praise, raises questions
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took to Instagram on Monday night to, for the first time, describe her personal experience during Jan. 6 Capitol riot.Her public statements about her most intimate and at time…
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Manchin backs budget reconciliation for relief bill but with a warning
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a pivotal centrist swing vote, announced Tuesday he will vote to advance a Democratic budget resolution, while warning that he wants leadership to work with Republicans on a bipartisan COVID-19…
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Manchin says he doesn't support raising minimum wage to $15 per hour
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Tuesday that he does not support increasing the minimum age to $15 an hour – a critical roadblock to including the proposal in the final coronavirus relief bill.”No I’m not. I’m supp…
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Trump lawyers call impeachment trial unconstitutional in laying out defense
Lawyers representing former President Trump on Tuesday detailed the defense they’ll lay out at next week’s impeachment trial, arguing that it is unconstitutional to impeach a former president and that Trump’s speech did n…
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Senate confirms Buttigieg as Transportation secretary
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Pete Buttigieg to lead the Transportation Department.Buttigieg is the 19th Transportation secretary and fifth member of President Biden’s Cabinet to be confirme…
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