#Five takeaways from the Michigan primaries

#Five takeaways from the Michigan primaries

President Biden faced his first challenging day in the Democratic primary process on Tuesday as Michigan voters went to the polls. The problem for the president was not the token opposition from Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) but, rather, the push for a protest vote over Biden’s vigorous support for Israel during its assault on Gaza….

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#White House: President ‘familiar’ with what Hunter Biden planned to say

#White House: President ‘familiar’ with what Hunter Biden planned to say

President Biden was “familiar” with what his son, Hunter Biden, planned to say during defiant remarks outside the Capitol on Wednesday in which the younger Biden blasted the investigation from House Republicans into his business dealings. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly dodged questions about whether Hunter Biden should comply with a congressional subpoena…

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#OMB director knocks McCarthy claims he won’t take a salary during shutdown: ‘That is theater’

#OMB director knocks McCarthy claims he won’t take a salary during shutdown: ‘That is theater’

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young on Friday knocked reports that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he won’t take a salary during a looming government shutdown. “Look, I’m glad that the Speaker’s made that statement. By the way, members of Congress have to get paid constitutionally, so maybe he’ll put it in a sock drawer. I…

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#First Lady tests positive for COVID

#First Lady tests positive for COVID

First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday night, according to a statement. Jill Biden is experiencing mild symptoms and will stay at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., her communications director Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement. Following the First Lady’s positive COVID test, President Biden was administered a test which yielded a…

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#Lawmakers express outrage over surprise Fitch decision

#Lawmakers express outrage over surprise Fitch decision

The move by market agency Fitch Ratings to downgrade the United States’s debt rating has startled lawmakers and policymakers alike, who said Wednesday that they were perplexed by the move amid strong recent economic indicators. In addition, news Wednesday that U.S. political instability reflected in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol was a…

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