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To lower gas prices, Biden authorizes release from US strategic oil reserve

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House said Tuesday that President Joe Biden will tap into the nation's strategic oil reserve to help offset a surge in gasoline prices. Biden, facing rising consumer discontent ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, will make the formal announcement in remarks Tuesday ...
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Biden to announce that US will tap into strategic oil reserves, official says

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that the country will tap into strategic oil reserves to help offset a surge in gasoline prices, a senior administration official told ABC News. The move will be formally announced by the White House ...
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First lady Jill Biden accepts White House Christmas tree

(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Jill Biden kicked off the holiday season in the nation's capital on Monday by accepting delivery of the official White House Christmas tree -- with all the sleigh bells and whistles one might expect. This year's tree -- an 18.5-foot Fraser ...
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White House: 90% of federal workers, military have gotten at least one COVID shot

(WASHINGTON) -- More than 90% of the nation’s 3.5 million federal workers have gotten at least one COVID shot with the “vast majority” of employees fully vaccinated and another 5% either requesting an extension or exemption, the Biden administration was expected to announce on ...
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Dozens in Congress still vote remotely as critics slam COVID policy

(WASHINGTON) -- Millions of American workers have returned to the office, and most children are back to in-person learning at schools, but dozens of members of the U.S. House of Representatives are still literally phoning in their votes to Washington, citing an "ongoing public ...
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‘Democracy is on the line’: Election officials face ongoing threats for doing their jobs

(WASHINGTON) -- Al Schmidt had a front-row seat to history when a batch of votes in Philadelphia tipped the state of Pennsylvania, and the 2020 presidential election, toward Joe Biden. As Philadelphia's Republican city commissioner, Schmidt had been holed up for days in the convention ...
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Family separated at southern border reacts to possibility of government payouts

(NEW YORK) -- Leticia works at a bakery helping to prepare the pastries that hungry New Yorkers order with their coffee in the morning. At first glance, she's like any other person in the city. But in 2017, she fled Guatemala with her son ...
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Biden gets first physical as president, power transferred to VP Harris

(WASHINGTON) -- It was a question that plagued Joe Biden's presidential campaign: Could a 77-year-old man -- who at age 78 would be the oldest person ever to assume the presidency -- handle the rigors of the job? Candidate Biden acknowledged it was legitimate for ...
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Biden pardons turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly ahead of Thanksgiving

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden issued the first pardons of his presidency Friday to some lucky turkeys named Peanut Butter and Jelly. In a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, Biden spared the poultry pair from becoming Thanksgiving dinner this year. Biden said the turkey ...
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Biden gets first physical as president, power to be transferred to VP Harris

(WASHINGTON) -- Candidate Biden acknowledged it was legitimate for Americans to question his fitness for office. "The only thing I can say is watch. Watch! Check my energy level, determine whether I know what I'm talking about," he told voters during the 2020 campaign. Now, on ...
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House Democrats pass sweeping social spending, climate policy package

(WASHINGTON) -- After months of wrangling, House Democrats managed a big win Friday, passing their roughly $1.75 trillion social and climate spending package despite a Republican effort to delay the final vote. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, wearing white, announced the passage of President Joe Biden's ...
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Biden to get first physical as president on eve of 79th birthday

(WASHINGTON) -- It was a question that plagued Joe Biden's presidential campaign: Could a 77-year-old man -- who at age 78 would be the oldest person ever to assume the presidency -- handle the rigors of the job? Candidate Biden acknowledged it was legitimate for ...
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