Susan Wright, the widow of Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, who died earlier in February after contracting COVID-19, announced Wednesday that she will seek the seat he held in
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: AstraZeneca is aiming to meet EU second-quarter COVID-19 vaccine targets, despite reports
AstraZeneca says it is still aiming to supply 180 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union in the second quarter of the
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Obama says reparations ‘justified’ but ‘politics of White resistance’ made it ‘nonstarter’ to propose
Former President Barack Obama blamed “the politics of White resistance and resentment” as the reason why he didn’t push financial reparations for Black Americans during his presidency.
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House Republicans request FBI briefing on Swalwell ties to alleged Chinese spy
EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are requesting that FBI Director Christopher Wray hold a briefing on Rep. Eric Swalwell’s, D-Calif., past ties to an alleged Chinese spy —
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Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘It feels predatory’: 6 million people are not eligible for a COVID-related payment pause on student debt — even if they work in public service
When the federal government declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency in March, Christopher Granado continued sending $730 each month to pay his federal student-loan
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Neera Tanden committee vote abruptly delayed as Biden budget pick’s nomination in jeopardy
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) and Budget Committees postponed planned business meetings Wednesday where they were supposed to vote on Neera Tanden, President
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Bond Report: 30-year Treasury bond yield approaches 2.25% on inflation fears
U.S. Treasury yields rose early Wednesday as worries around inflationary pressures renewed a selloff in longer-dated government bonds. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury
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Congress worries crypto used to fund domestic terrorism, Capitol insurrection
A U.S. Congress subcommittee is investigating if domestic extremists are turning to cryptocurrency as a source of funds for their activities. On Feb. 25, the
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AOC says GOP minimum wage compromise is ‘legislated poverty’
New York Democrat, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, rejected the GOP’s latest attempt to counter Democrats calls for a $15 minimum federal wage, saying any attempt
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Becerra in 1997 refused to call for free elections in Cuba
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as a congressman in 1997 refused to call for free elections following a meeting with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and he
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