Politics

Biden administration holds massive lease sale for oil and gas development

4:44pm November 17, 2021

by Nathan Rott

Despite its pledges to combat the worsening climate crisis, the Biden administration is opening tens of millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas leasing.

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Biden is set to host the leaders of Canada, Mexico for the Three Amigos summit

4:44pm November 17, 2021

The leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States will meet in Washington, the first such summit in five years. They're expected to discuss topics like COVID-19, climate change and migration.

Beto O'Rourke is campaigning against Greg Abbott for Texas governor seat

4:44pm November 17, 2021

by Jill Ament

Beto O'Rourke has begun his campaign against Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott. In this third run for office since leaving the House, O'Rourke's chances at winning the seat for Texas governor are slim.

Democratic congressional candidate Rochelle Garza speaks with voters in Brownsville, Texas, in September. Many Latino voters in South Texas turned against Democrats during last year's presidential election — and winning them back could prove critical to

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House Democrats have a new strategy to engage voters of color in the midterm elections

4:44pm November 17, 2021

by Juana Summers

The new, multimillion-dollar Democratic push to mobilize voters of color in 2022 includes voter protection and combating disinformation. Republicans had some gains with nonwhite voters in 2020.

Some doctors, medical associations and members of Congress are complaining that the rule released by the Biden administration this fall for implementing the law to stop surprise medical bills actually favors insurers and doesn't follow the spirit of the l

Biden's plan to stop surprise medical bills faces bipartisan pushback in Congress

1:20pm November 17, 2021

by Michael McAuliff

Congress passed a law last year to shield patients from surprise out-of-network medical charges. But many doctors in the House now say the way the law is to be implemented unfairly favors insurers.

President Biden and House Democrats are planning a nationwide tour to sell voters on trillions of dollars in spending.

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Democrats launch a nationwide sales pitch for Biden's agenda

12:15pm November 17, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

President Biden and House Democrats are planning more than 1,000 events in the coming weeks to try to sell voters on the Build Back Better plan as they face sour poll numbers.

News brief: Pfizer booster, Democrats promote Biden's plans, Blinken's Africa trip

7:38am November 17, 2021

All vaccinated adults could soon be eligible for a Pfizer COVID-19 booster. Democrats begin a nationwide drive to try to sell President Biden's agenda. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Africa.

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Democrats launch a nationwide drive to sell the public on President Biden's plans

5:50am November 17, 2021

President Biden and congressional Democrats are trying to show voters the benefits of the infrastructure bill that's now law, and the Build Back Better plan they are trying to pass.

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President Biden speaks about his infrastructure bill at a bridge across the Pemigewasset River in Woodstock, N.H., which has been declared structurally unsafe.

Biden picks a rickety New Hampshire bridge as a scene to sell his infrastructure bill

6:22pm November 16, 2021

by Alana Wise

The president made a first stop in New Hampshire to promote the $1 trillion infrastructure law. Members of his cabinet will crisscross the nation in the coming days to boost the new law.

President Biden has yet to make nominations for many administration jobs, some of which are being filled by temporary appointees whose tenure is about to end.

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Time has run out on some Biden administration appointees

6:16pm November 16, 2021

by Brian Naylor

The Vacancies Act says many temporary government appointees cannot remain in their posts after the 300th day of a president's first year in office.

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