BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg warns of big loophole in EU offer for jab olive branch ‘Big deal’

Laura Kuenssberg on how EU vaccine plans may 'affect' UK When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. Laura Kuenssberg has warned the joint […]

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Reform-minded Los Angeles DA faces blowback in first months

LOS ANGELES — Minutes after George Gascón was sworn in as Los Angeles County district attorney, he fulfilled a promise to institute sweeping criminal justice reform, sending a lengthy memo ordering prosecutors to stop seeking longer prison sentences, among other changes. To many of his deputies, it may as well have been a declaration of war. The union representing prosecutors […]

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White House Weighs Executive Orders on Gun Control

WASHINGTON — With Congress unlikely to move quickly on gun legislation, the White House is pressing ahead with plans for a series of executive orders that President Biden expects to roll out in the coming weeks as a way of keeping up pressure on the issue. A day after Mr. Biden called on the Senate to pass a ban on […]

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Rachel Levine makes history as the first trans official confirmed by the Senate

Dr. Rachel Levine, a trans woman, has been confirmed as assistant secretary of health.  In a 52-48 vote Wednesday, the Senate made history by confirming Levine. The confirmation makes Levine the highest-ranking out trans person in the federal government.  See more stories on Insider’s business page. The Senate made history Wednesday by confirming Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of […]

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Biden’s Dog Major Back In The White House After Biting Incident

Joe Biden’s two German shepherds are back at the White House after a three-week stay at the president’s home in Delaware following a reported biting incident. Major and Champ, the two presidential pooches, were dispatched to Wilmington early this month after Major, a rambunctious 3-year-old former shelter dog, caused a minor injury to an unnamed security staffer, press secretary Jen Psaki said […]

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Biden’s Disciplined Agenda Rollout Tested By The Unexpected

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has taken tremendous pride in methodically unveiling its agenda, particularly the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief measure the president hopes to trumpet over the next several weeks. But a growing list of unforeseen challenges is beginning to scramble the White House’s plans. In less than a week, two mass shootings have overshadowed President Joe Biden’s […]

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‘Shame, shame, shame’: Schumer, McConnell clash in hearing on major voting rights bill

WASHINGTON – Senators clashed Wednesday over sweeping voting rights legislation that would set federal standards on early and mail-in voting, and expand access to the polls. S1, or the For the People Act,  is being examined in the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. The bill, one of the most expansive election reform measures introduced in Congress in decades, was lauded by Democrats and slammed by Republicans […]

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