Nugget in this story with on Biden admin's scramble to avoid default:
Yellen is curbing her international travel plans to deal with debt limit
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With Title 42 ending, some migrants are now aiming to cross into the U.S. illegally ahead of the policy change and others are planning to follow a new, slower process for seeking asylum.
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President Biden is reorienting swaths of the federal government to focus on implementing the sweeping legislation he signed into law in his first two years in office
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Ron DeSantis is poised to enter the presidential race with $86 million — and a legally questionable strategy for using it.
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Looking forward to speaking with about Evan Gershkovich on Wednesday . Here’s how to join:
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President Biden calls for the release of jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and other detainees in his appearance at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner - an honor to attend with @evangershkovich’s family #IStandwithEvan wsj.com/articles/biden
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Karine Jean-Pierre was asked on Thursday about plans for First Republic Bank.
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JPMorgan and PNC are among the banks bidding to buy First Republic Bank as part of an FDIC seizure and sale this weekend wsj.com/articles/jpmor
Being Fed vice chair can be like serving as Vice President. The job description? Support the chair
Multiple sources who spoke or worked with Lael Brainard say she gave the impression she’d soured on that role
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NEW: Our look at Lael Brainard's transition from the Federal Reserve to the White House
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“Let’s fly,” says Pres. Biden as he awards the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy to the Air Force Falcons.
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Early in Lael Brainard's new WH job, she looked at the TV in her office and saw news of SVB teetering. She had long predicted this and moved swiftly to fix it, providing instant credibility in Biden's clubby West Wing. W/
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It’s on in the WV-Sen GOP primary. Gov. Jim Justice is entering the race today, and Rep. Alex Mooney is going on TV with a negative ad targeting him.
Here’s a first look at the Mooney ad, which aired on Charleston network TV today:
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Biden says that the new Top Gun film is his favorite movie that he's seen this year.
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Biden was asked how many guards there are in the building. "There are a whole bunch," Pres. Biden said.
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Biden, speaking on the South Lawn event to bring kids to work, says that his parents were his biggest personal inspirations.
He knows his audience.
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🧵 We’re offering resources for people who want to show their support across social media for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia on March 29 during a reporting trip and remains in prison #IStandWithEvan
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Today marks four weeks since our colleague and friend, Evan Gershkovich, was detained in Russia. We continue to stand with Evan and his family in seeking his immediate release. #IStandWithEvan
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Read and on how Ukraine’s upcoming offensive will help guide how much more US aid the country gets.
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Biden's speech at the Building Trades conference in Washington is interrupted by chants of "four more years" by union members attending.
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Yellen on what would happen if US defaults: “It is unlikely that the federal government would be able to issue payments to millions of Americans, including our military families and seniors who rely on Social Security.”
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It's not just -- as many as 22 journalists are currently imprisoned in Russia for their work. looks at some of their cases.
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Better audio from Pres. Biden in the Rose Garden, after asked if he's announcing his re-election tomorrow.
“I told you I’m planning on running. I’ll let you know real soon,” -- Pres. Biden
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Pres. Biden walks to the Rose Garden for a ceremony celebrating the Teacher of the Year.
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Just crossed paths with in the Rose Garden ahead of his departure to Camp David. When asked if he’s going to run again he playfully said “I don’t know!”
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Beautiful: Evan Gershkovich, WSJ journalist imprisoned in Russia, is an ENORMOUS Arsenal fan. Today, Arsenal fans held up a banner demanding his freedom. A fanbase supporting one of their own, and reminder we should never take freedom to do simple things for granted #FreeEvan 🙌
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Pres. Biden puts on his sunglasses 🕶️ and observes that he must be a “dull” president if he’s known for having cool shades and liking ice cream.
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Pres. Biden holds a climate event in the Rose Garden, his second event in the outdoor venue this week.
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(1) New from and me in : the challenge of securing supply chains while avoiding a subsidy race against allies.
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Sinema and Manchin fail to attract small donors. But both share a billionaire donor: Harlan Crow. Via
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🧵 We’re offering resources for people who want to show their support across social media for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia on March 29 during a reporting trip and remains in prison #IStandWithEvan
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"Gershkovich stood there with his head held high. He had made the correct assessment early on in his ordeal that he has nothing to hide and nothing to be ashamed of." - on our detained friend and WSJ colleague:
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“If these sons-of-bitches want to try to end-run us, game on,” Mr. Roy said.
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Federal remote-work leniency is directly impacting transit in a very bad way (emphasis mine):
“Weekly commuter rail ridership on Maryland and Virginia lines are about A THIRD of prepandemic numbers, according to data from the American Public Transportation Association.”
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New rules from the WH nudge federal workers back to the office -- but leave room for some to keep teleworking. W/ @pkwsj
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In guidance this afternoon, the Biden administration is urging federal workers to return to their offices.
-Goal is “substantially increasing in-person work”
-No concrete targets
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New rules from the WH nudge federal workers back to the office -- but leave room for some to keep teleworking. W/
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This will get some attention back home:
"I'd rather have my children playing rugby now for health reasons than I would have them playing football," Biden says in his address to the Irish parliament. "Fewer people get hurt playing rugby."
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My colleague had to miss our buro-wide photo today commemorating wrongful arrest. So we took our own photo at the same time. #IStandWithEvan
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#IStandWithEvan and so does the rest of the great @WSJ Washington bureau.
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It’s been two weeks since our friend and colleague Evan Gershkovich has been taken hostage in Moscow, and he is still denied U.S. consular access. Join us in a call to #FreeEvan #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/news/evan-gers
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Today is the two week anniversary of arrest. His colleagues are standing with him today and all days. #IStandWithEvan
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