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D'Esposito called himself & other NY Rs who flipped districts "majority makers." He said GOP leadership understands “that there are going to be times where perhaps the members from Long Island have to put their vote in support of things that are going to deliver for Long Island.”
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Incoming Rs who flipped Biden districts will also be top targets of the WH's bipartisan efforts.
One of those is : “If we want to maintain that majority, if we want to keep the seats that we flipped, then we have no choice but then to work in a bipartisan fashion"
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Clues to the WH strategy for dealing w/ a GOP House are plastered all over the walls of Louisa Terrell's office, which are adorned w/ the names of House Rs who voted for key pieces of bipartisan legislation in Biden's first 2 yrs
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Clues to the WH strategy for dealing w/ a GOP House are plastered all over the walls of Louisa Terrell's office, which are adorned w/ the names of House Rs who voted for key pieces of bipartisan legislation in Biden's first 2 yrs
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From my daughter Alice: I almost died last year from a medical problem that was entirely preventable
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Biden communications aide is off to Commerce to steer comms for the CHIPS implementation office 👇
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On behalf of myself and our family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of support, love, and sympathy from around the world. Here is a message from our family and the latest update surrounding our beloved Grant:
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The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send the Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine that could be announced as soon as this week, according to two US officials and a senior administration official, per the great
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“It’s Joe Biden. Welcome, welcome home,” Biden said when Griner was patched through, her wife sitting by his side.
Soon after, Cherelle Griner moved the Oval's adjoining dining room to speak privately with Brittney for the first time since her release
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. gets Paul Whelan on the phone:
"I am greatly disappointed that more has not been done to secure my release, especially as the four year anniversary of my arrest is coming up,” he says in the interview
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Biden with Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, in the Oval Office this morning
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Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner.
She is safe.
She is on a plane.
She is on her way home.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian prison in exchange for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Paul Whelan, another US citizen who has been detained in Russia since 2018, was not included in the swap.
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Biden says he and Macron talked about the Inflation Reduction Act "a great deal."
Macron has been biting in his criticism of the EV subsidies in the law, which apply only to vehicles made in North America
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Seven 1-on-1 calls this year alone. A handwritten birthday card. A meeting that dragged much longer than scheduled & kept other world leaders waiting.
How Biden & Macron overcame the AUKUS affair and forged a close relationship through global tumult
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Even the WH celebrated the hard-fought tentative rail agreement, top aides were keenly aware of a significant amount of work ahead.
On the weeks of calls & briefings with negotiators and lawmakers that set the stage for Biden's call on Congress to act:
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"They just kept talking and talking and talking," a senior admin official said, wondering if protocol officials "were about to physically grab them and drag them out of the room."
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Officials planned for Biden & Macron to briefly touch base on the sidelines of Global Fund conference in Sept.
But sitting in a cramped holding room, the 2 men ignored attempts to end the meeting as they talked Ukraine & more --leaving other world leaders waiting for 45 mins...
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With state visit, the Biden-Macron relationship on display: Tested by AUKUS affair & strengthened over close coordination on Ukraine.
7 one-on-one calls this year & a dozen other joint calls.
And this month, Macron sent Biden a handwritten birthday card
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Biden, who had been shaking hands in Michigan, just returned on stage to announce that the US beat Iran, qualifying for the knockout round.
"They did it! God love 'em!"
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Harris & Macron will visit NASA HQ together on Wednesday, a year after her visit to Paris.
US & French officials said Harris was eager to meet with Macron during his visit this week to continue to develop a relationship with the French leader.
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My mother, Debbie Yingst, passed away on Thanksgiving day. She was an incredible human who taught me so much about empathy and selflessness. She spent years as a social worker and loved helping people. In her honor, I’d ask that you do something kind for someone today.
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"We're not going to back down though, on our fight to give families breathing room," President Biden said. The Biden administration is extending the pause on federal student loan payments that were set to resume in January. CNN's has the latest:
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Biden extends the student loan payment freeze through next summer as his administration fights off challenges to his student debt forgiveness program -->
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I'm confident that our student debt relief plan is legal. But it’s on hold because Republican officials want to block it.
That's why @SecCardona is extending the payment pause to no later than June 30, 2023, giving the Supreme Court time to hear the case in its current term.
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. points out that’s just 1 union president, but won’t give me details at this point on Biden’s engagement
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. repeatedly says that Biden has been “directly involved” in the railway strike negotiations, but won’t say how other than he’s being briefed.
SMART Transportation Division President Ferguson today said there’s been “no real engagement yet at this point” from the admin
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Dr. Anthony Fauci steps up to the podium for his final White House briefing before he retires from government service next month. He has served under 7 Presidents
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Just now: Security guard refusing to let me into the stadium for USA-Wales. “You have to change your shirt. It’s not allowed.”
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White House officials say Biden had no heads-up the Justice Department’s special counsel announcement was coming down reports
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Karine Jean-Pierre responds to comments from former President Donald Trump that AG Merrick Garland's appointment of a special counsel was the “worst politicization of justice,” telling , "I've said this many times before, we do not politicize the Department of Justice."
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President Biden will huddle with top execs of Ford, Kaiser Permanente and Carrier as well as the leaders of SEIU and UFCW today to talk economy and efforts to tackle inflation. Treasury Sec Yellen & NEC Director Deese also set to join. More w/
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House GOP lawmakers pledge to investigate President Biden and his family once Republicans take over the majority. CNN's reports on what they’re going after and tracks the White House response
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Biden issues a lengthy statement praising Pelosi as she announces she will step down from Dem leadership, calling her a “singular force” in getting his agenda thru Congress
“We owe her a deep debt of gratitude for her service, her patriotism, and above all, her absolute dignity”
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Biden "spoke with Speaker Pelosi this morning and congratulated her on her historic tenure as Speaker of the House," the White House says
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There's the White House response, and then there's the White House response, both via
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Our deep dive into how the White House and agencies have been prepping for months for Republican investigations they don't expect to slow down in the narrow House majority, w/ and more
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For months the White House has prepped for possible investigations if Republicans took control of House. Good deep dive from and team on the preparations underway for an investigative onslaught from the GOP
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There it is — a major inflection point in Joe Biden’s presidency
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“There is preliminary information that contests that” the missile was fired from Russia, Biden says
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