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Progressives warn inaction on student debt could hurt Democrats in midterms

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- While the Biden administration has once again extended the pause on student loan repayments, some progressives said that unless more is done, it could cost Democrats in the midterms in 2022. The progressive wing of the Democratic Party is sounding the alarm over ...
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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to hear ‘Remain in Mexico’ case

(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to hear arguments on ending the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy. The program -- formally called the Migrant Protection Protocol -- bars asylum seekers from entering the U.S. while immigration courts review their claims. ...
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White House pushes back on criticism of isolation guidance, says omicron likely less severe

(WASHINGTON) -- The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended the latest guidelines shortening the isolation period for certain people who test positive for COVID amid criticism from public health experts who believe a negative test should also be included in ...
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Jan. 6 committee chairman could seek interview with GOP leader Kevin McCarthy

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, invited House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Wednesday to sit for an interview with investigators. "If he has information he wants to share with us, ...
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Harry Reid, the former 5-term US senator from Nevada, has died at 82 following cancer battle

(WASHINGTON) -- Harry Mason Reid, the former five-term U.S. senator from Nevada who led Senate Democrats for a decade spanning the Bush and Obama presidencies, died Tuesday, his wife, Landra Reid, confirmed in a statement. He was 82. "I am heartbroken to announce the passing ...
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Westchester DA declines to pursue charges against former New York Gov. Andrew CuomoGov. Cuomo

(NEW YORK) -- Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah has declined to pursue criminal charges against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for allegations made by two women that he kissed them on the cheek. While her investigators found "credible evidence" that the alleged conduct had ...
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2021 was pivotal year for abortion laws in America

(WASHINGTON) -- For half a century, American women have had the right to choose to end a pregnancy at any point before a fetus is viable outside the womb. If 2021 saw that freedom start to crumble, 2022 could see it more widely wiped ...
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Bidens’ Christmas message recognizes those ‘who have lost loved ones’ during pandemic

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden honored those grieving loved ones lost during the pandemic in their joint message to Americans on Christmas Day. The Bidens evoked classic Christmas themes, such as "the promise of hope and renewal" during "this season ...
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US to lift Southern African travel restrictions

(WASHINGTON) -- The temporary travel ban placed on eight Southern African countries will be lifted by the New Year, the White House announced Friday. The restrictions were initially issued Nov. 29 in an effort to curb the spread of the new COVID-19 omicron variant. It limited ...
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White House defends Biden’s handling of COVID tests after David Muir interview

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Thursday defended President Joe Biden's handling of coronavirus testing after the president said in an exclusive interview with ABC "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir that he wished he would have ordered hundreds of millions of tests for ...
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Five in custody after congresswoman robbed, carjacked at gunpoint

(PHILADELPHIA) -- Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon in south Philadelphia's largest park following a business meeting. The congresswoman was left unharmed, according to a statement provided to ABC News by her spokesperson, Lauren Cox. "Wednesday afternoon, at ...
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President Biden to ABC’s David Muir: Accountability needed for Jan. 6 insurrection ‘no matter where it goes’

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with ABC "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir that "accountability is necessary" for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, "no matter where it goes." "I think accountability is necessary," Biden told Muir ...
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