Franco Ordoñez
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Secretary Of State Blinkin Defends Administration's Position On Afghanistan
President Biden has yet to respond to the news of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan — as helicopters evacuated U.S. personnel from the Embassy in Kabul. Biden has no public events scheduled Monday.
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Biden Said The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Would Be Safe. Then Chaos Ensued
President Biden claimed the Taliban would not immediately take over Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal but that appears to be what is happening.
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Title 42 Foes Go Back To Court To Try To End COVID Measure Blocking Asylum-Seekers
Immigration advocates had put their lawsuit on hold to give the Biden administration time to phase out the Trump-era Title 42 measure. But they say they're tired of waiting.
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'You Don't Have To Die': In Speech, Biden Described Plan To Get Americans Vaccinated
President Biden is facing setbacks in his push to get the country vaccinated. With COVID-19 cases on the rise, he's telling federal workers they need to get the shot or get tested regularly.
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Biden Plan Will Try To Tackle Root Causes Of Migration From Central America
Administration officials describe the plan as "the first of its kind," but much of the proposal is expanding on previous efforts that have done little to curb migration from Central America.
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Pressure Is Building On Biden To Do More For Asylum-Seekers And Migrants
President Biden will give remarks Monday to the nation's largest Latino civil rights group. He's under pressure to make good on his promises to fix the immigration system.
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Some Democratic Senators Express Concern About The Budget Resolution
Democrats have essentially no wiggle room if they want to pass their newly unveiled $3.5 trillion budget plan along party lines. And already some Democrats are voicing concerns.
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Biden Announced A Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. What Happens Now?
President Biden and a bipartisan group of senators now have an infrastructure deal. But there's a long road ahead: Lawmakers must also pass other parts of his economic agenda.
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Atmosphere Is Tense At Biden-Putin Geneva Summit
Press and security scuffled during a photo op, which added to the tense atmosphere between the two sides.
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Politics
How Biden Tried To Mend Fences With European Allies
President Biden took great pains to try to repair ties with European allies at the G-7 and NATO summits over the past six days. He'll meet with Russian President Putin on Wednesday.