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The president also signed more executive actions Tuesday, including orders on housing and prisons, as he outlined what the White House is calling his "racial equity agenda."
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Gov. Gina M. Raimondo of Rhode Island, President Biden's nominee for commerce secretary, testified to the Senate on Tuesday about her plans to help the economy.
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Progressive groups said they would continue to press Democrats to eliminate the tactic so the party can advance an aggressive Biden agenda over Republican opposition.
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 The Senate will vote on whether to confirm Antony Blinken as the new US secretary of state Tuesday.
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 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that President Biden's plan to ramp up distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine was "not enough," as the Empire State faces a shortage of doses.
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Several hundred White House employees had been vaccinated as of Tuesday, two Biden administration officials told CNN, with more expected in the coming weeks.
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Regardless, civil rights advocates plan to push him to go big to eliminate disparities.
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 White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki walked back President Biden's comments that the majority of Americans would be vaccinated by the spring, telling reporters on Tuesday that the vaccine will not be widely available by then.
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A court in Texas issued a 14-day nationwide temporary restraining order sought by the state's attorney general that would prevent carrying out the policy, which was issued within hours of the president's inauguration.
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 President Biden called Russia President Vladimir Putin Tuesday, to address a wide range of topics on national security, including the renewal of a nuclear arms treaty, bounties placed on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and interference in the 2020 election.
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President Biden has chosen policymakers, while President Donald J. Trump valued cabinet secretaries he saw as deal makers.
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In a bracing floor speech, the longtime Republican leader said the minority would grind the chamber to a halt if the 60-vote supermajority requirement is eliminated.
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 The Biden administration's cancelation of the Keystone XL Pipeline project was "totally political," a laid-off worker said on Tuesday, expressing dismay after being unemployed due to the executive order.
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 Republicans are already targeting vulnerable Democrats in states like Texas and Pennsylvania, where many jobs depend on oil or natural gas, as President Biden recommits to the Paris climate a1greement and makes other reversals of his predecessor's environmental policy.
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While Gina M. Raimondo had tough words for China, she drew criticism from Republicans for her refusal to commit to continuing a Trump-era policy related to Chinese telecom firm Huawei.
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On Tuesday, Gov. Gina Raimondo, President Biden's pick for commerce secretary, appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee for a confirmation hearing.
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