#Five reasons Democrats are worried about Biden 

#Five reasons Democrats are worried about Biden 

When President Biden announced his reelection bid this week, some Democrats privately expressed worry that some of the president’s flaws could haunt him throughout the campaign.   While they acknowledge Biden has had a successful couple of years — particularly on the legislative front — they also have some trepidation about whether Biden can ultimately pull…

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#House GOP introduces bill to reinforce border, limit asylum

#House GOP introduces bill to reinforce border, limit asylum

House Republicans on Thursday formally unveiled their sweeping immigration package due to reach the floor next month, combining two measures that Democrats have complained would severely limit asylum while attacking nonprofits that aid immigrants. The package joins two bills, one that includes severe restrictions on asylum-seekers from the Judiciary Committee and another from the Homeland Committee that…

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#Meet the cheapest US states to buy a house

#Meet the cheapest US states to buy a house

A new study analyzing Zillow data has found that the monthly median sale price of a house last year was over $500,000 in Utah, California and Colorado — and over a staggering $800,000 in Hawaii. The study, conducted by Studio City realtors, found that Hawaii clocked in as the most expensive state in the U.S….

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#House GOP passes debt limit package: Five takeaways

#House GOP passes debt limit package: Five takeaways

After a week of internal sniping, House Republicans on Wednesday approved legislation in a 217-215 vote that would slash federal spending and extend the government’s borrowing authority into next year. The package has no chance of becoming law in the face of opposition from the Senate and White House, both of which are controlled by…

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#Ukraine’s fate hangs in balance in 2024 clash

#Ukraine’s fate hangs in balance in 2024 clash

President Biden’s reelection bid on Tuesday set in motion an incoming clash with leading Republican candidates in the 2024 White House race over the war in Ukraine, with the outcome potentially proving decisive for Kyiv. Biden’s vow to stick with Ukraine until the war is won stands in stark contrast to former President Trump’s promise…

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#Montana House votes to censure transgender lawmaker

#Montana House votes to censure transgender lawmaker

Montana House Republicans on Wednesday voted to censure Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr. All 68 House Republicans voted to censure Zephyr, while the body’s 32 Democrats voted against it. Zephyr, one of the state’s first openly transgender lawmakers, will be barred from the House floor, anteroom and gallery for the remainder of the session. She has…

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#GOP leaders blink, makes last-minute changes to debt bill

#GOP leaders blink, makes last-minute changes to debt bill

House GOP leadership apparently caved to Midwestern Republicans and hardliners on their major debt limit and tax cut bill overnight, making changes to biofuel tax credits and public assistance work requirement provisions despite insisting on Tuesday that they were done negotiating the measure and would not make any more changes to it. The last-minute changes…

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