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President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.

Biden holds press conference ahead of one-year White House anniversary

4:17pm January 19, 2022

by Alana Wise

President Biden will take questions from reporters on Wednesday as his term approaches the one-year mark. It's a chance for him to try to focus on highlights even as some big priorities have stalled.

Nusrat Choudhury, lead attorney for the National ACLU National Security Program, speaks with reporters following oral arguments on the ACLU No Fly List challenge, in Portland, Ore., on May 11, 2012. President Biden has nominated Choudhury to be a federal

Biden's latest picks include 1st Muslim woman nominated to serve as a federal judge

4:11pm January 19, 2022

by Alana Wise

Nusrat Choudhury is among eight new judicial nominees announced by the president. The White House said the nominees reflect his commitment to diversifying historically white, male-dominated positions.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Lawmakers from both parties are stepping up calls to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks.

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A push to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks gains momentum

11:37am January 19, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., doesn't trade stocks, but thinks lawmakers should be able to pick individual stocks. The top House Republican backs a new ban amid a bipartisan push for reform.

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New York AG James says Trump's company misled banks, tax officials

8:17am January 19, 2022

Attorney General Letitia James says her office uncovered evidence of financial irregularities at former President Donald Trump's business, and wants Trump and two of his adult children to testify.

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Senate lawmakers on Wednesday are expected to debate a set of voting rights bills.

Senate Democrats march forward on their all-but-doomed voting rights bills

8:00am January 19, 2022

by Alana Wise

Democrats in the Senate will proceed to a vote on two voting rights bills Wednesday, despite lacking the votes needed to pass either measure.

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As Biden marks 1 year in office, he'll hold a news conference

7:53am January 19, 2022

President Biden holds a rare formal news conference Wednesday — as voting rights legislation seems set to fail in the Senate. Voting rights is a key priority of the administration.

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News brief: COVIDtests.gov, Biden news conference, Blinken's Ukraine trip

6:26am January 19, 2022

A new federal government website makes it easy to order COVID-19 tests. President Biden marks one year in office. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is trying to defuse Russia-Ukraine tensions.

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Immigration activists rally near the White House on Oct. 7, 2021. The group demonstrated for immigration reform and urged President Biden to authorize a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

A year after mobilizing for Biden, young supporters feel let down on immigration

6:26am January 19, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Young people helped mobilize voters for President Biden. Many now feel Biden hasn't pushed hard enough to deliver on the immigration goals he set.

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On May 21, 2021, New York Attorney General Letitia James acknowledges questions from journalists at a news conference in New York. Late Tuesday, her office said its civil investigation has uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump's company us

New York's attorney general says Trump's company misled banks, tax officials

1:36am January 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

Letitia James' office gave its most detailed accounting yet of its probe into allegations that Trump's company repeatedly misstated the value of assets to get favorable loans or slash its tax burden.

Line chart showing party preferences across quarters in 2021. Party preferences shifted to favor Republicans at the end of 2021.

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Americans' political party preferences shifted to Republicans in recent months

10:21pm January 18, 2022

by Juana Summers

More Americans identify as Republicans or lean towards the GOP than prefer Democrats, according to new Gallup data. The shift could portend good news for Republicans in this midterm election year.