Human rights advocate, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, died at age 96. President Joe Biden offered one of several eulogies honoring the life and work of Ethel Kennedy…
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White House Names John Podesta Climate Envoy
The chief of staff says he will help meet “the gravity of the moment.” John Kerry is stepping down from his position as the president’s special climate envoy. Envoy…
Read MoreFWS Adds Wolverine to Threatened Species List
The animal was first considered for listing ten years ago. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has added the North American wolverine to the threatened species list. The…
Read MoreSenate Accelerates Nomination Process for Ambassador to Israel
The Foreign Relations Committee plans to hold Jack Lew’s confirmation hearing on October 18. The Senate could vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee for ambassador to Israel…
Read MorePresident Interviewed in Probe of Mismanaged Classified Documents
Administration reiterates president’s cooperation with the investigation. President Joe Biden was interviewed by special counsel Robert Hur on Sunday and Monday, answering questions regarding the handling of classified…
Read MoreFederal Judge Rules DACA Program Illegal
He did not order an immediate end to the program. Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for Southern Texas ruled Wednesday that the Deferred Action on…
Read MorePresident Nominates New Ambassador to Israel
Jack Lew is a former Treasury Secretary. President Joe Biden has nominated Jack Lew, who was chief of staff during President Obama’s administration and a former Treasury Secretary,…
Read MoreAdministration Proposes Rules for Short-Term Healthcare Plans
The regulations would limit short-term plans to 3 months rather than one year of coverage. President Biden’s administration recently proposed a number of regulations for short-term healthcare plans. The…
Read MoreDACA Participants to Have Access to ObamaCare
President announces authorization for insurance and Medicaid. President Joe Biden announced that his administration will open Affordable Care Act coverage to enrollees in the Deferred Action for Childhood…
Read MoreBill to Repeal Iraq War Authorization Advances in Senate
White House said President Biden supports the move. Bipartisan legislation in the Senate to repeal the legal justifications that brought about the Iraq war has enough co-sponsors to…
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