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The White House is turning to TikTok stars to take its message to a younger audience
A third of young people say they prefer to get their news on social media. The White House is having special briefings for influencers to get its message out to their massive audiences on TikTok.
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Biden signs sweeping climate, health care, tax bill into law
The legislation has been a year in the making, with tense negotiations leading to a narrower spending package that focuses on climate investments and health care costs.
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Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
The first lady will remain at a private residence in South Carolina and isolate from others for at least five days per CDC guidance.
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Biden signs semiconductor bill into law, though Trump raid overshadows event
This was supposed to be a week where President Biden celebrated a series of legislative victories. But it was overtaken by news that FBI agents had searched the home of former President Donald Trump.
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Democrats are moving forward with a climate, tax and health care bill
Senate Democrats are scheduled to start a debate this weekend on a bill that would provide historic investments in climate change, health care measures and tax changes.
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How the 2022 midterms strategy could change after the Kansas abortion vote
Republican and Democratic strategists are recalibrating how much of an issue abortion rights will play in the midterm elections after a decisive vote by Kansans in favor of abortion rights.
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Pelosi has landed in Taiwan. Here's why that's a big deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making an unannounced, but widely anticipated, stop in Taiwan. The move is expected to increase already heightened tensions between the U.S. and China.
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A bill to reduce reliance on China for semiconductors moves closer to a Senate vote
It would support domestic manufacturing of semiconductor chips that power the nation's smartphones, cars, computers and medical equipment. The bill cleared a procedural Senate vote Tuesday.
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Jan. 6 panel sheds light on the 187 minutes Trump went dark during Capitol siege
The hearing detailed what former President Donald Trump did and did not do in the hours after his Ellipse speech and before he tweeted a video asking his supporters to leave the Capitol.
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A bipartisan Senate group announces a deal on reforming the Electoral Count Act
The 1887 law governs the process of counting Electoral College votes and came under fresh scrutiny following attempts to invalidate the presidential election results on Jan. 6, 2021.