Author: Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner
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Biden feels left-wing pressure against resting on infrastructure laurels
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President Joe Biden’s celebration of the infrastructure bill’s signing may be short-lived, as it only heightens the pressure on Democrats to do more and keep the congressional wings of the party unified. But with centrist Democrats still threatening to thwart the roughly $2 trillion social welfare and climate spending bill, Biden is at risk of…
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Biden could be setting Democrats up for disappointment on abortion amid Texas furor
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President Joe Biden promised a “whole-of-government” response to Texas’s new abortion law and the Supreme Court’s decision not to block it, but Democrats are poised to be disappointed with the results. Biden and the federal government are relatively hamstrung when it comes to abortion access. The president’s reliance on Congress to act will likely energize…
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Biden’s and Democrats’ 2022 hopes depend on voters forgetting about botched Afghanistan withdrawal
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As the family and friends of the U.S. service members in Afghanistan look forward to embracing their loved ones again, President Joe Biden is bracing for the political fallout of his botched withdrawal. Even Democrats want congressional investigations into the Biden administration’s Afghanistan intelligence and planning failures, with Republicans betting politics will not stop at…
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White House fights to regain control of its message on Afghanistan
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The White House is working to patch up self-inflicted political wounds one week after the dramatic collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government, the most challenging days since the new administration took office. But with only seven days before his self-imposed withdrawal deadline, President Joe Biden is under immense pressure to address the humanitarian crisis created…
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Bennet on 2020 presidential race: Still in it to win it
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U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s early exit from the 2020 presidential field offered a not-so-subtle hint to other bottom-dwellers in the polls Democratic candidates – leave (very) soon while you can still do so gracefully and on your own terms. But other Democratic White House hopefuls don’t seem eager to follow the California congressman’s July 8…
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Buck, other House Republicans will call on Pelosi to keep to spending limits
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A dozen House Republicans – including U.S. Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado – are urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reel in federal spending. The GOP lawmakers want Pelosi to promise to only put bills on the House floor that don’t spend more money than allowed by the Budget Control Act of 2011. They plan to voice…
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Miami to host first Democratic presidential primary debate (and it’ll take 2 days)
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Miami will host the first official Democratic presidential primary debate ahead of the 2020 election, the Democratic National Committee announced on Thursday. Half of the crowded field of roughly 15 major presidential candidates will appear during prime time on June 26, while the rest will be featured on June 27 to give all the contenders…
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Game on: Coors, corn lobby fire back on Bud Light’s anti-corn-syrup Super Bowl ad
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The national lobbying group representing the nation’s corn growers wasn’t too sweet on Bud Light’s Super Bowl ad Sunday touting how the beer is brewed without corn syrup — unlike products sold by a unit of Golden-based Molson Coors Brewing Co. “.@BudLight America’s corn farmers are disappointed in you. Our office is right down the…
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Hickenlooper is just 1 of 45 Democrats jostling to challenge Trump in 2020
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An unprecedented 45 Democrats are jockeying for the party’s nomination to challenge President Trump in 2020 – shattering the record for the number of candidates aspiring to be commander in chief. A review of potential contenders by the Washington Examiner reveals that up to 45 candidates could mount a serious bid to become leader of…
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Tony winner Andrew Garfield slices into Supreme Court’s Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling
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Actor Andrew Garfield called for greater tolerance and referenced a Colorado case June 10 while accepting a Tony Award for his role as Prior Walter, a gay man with AIDS, in a new production of “Angels in America.” “We are all sacred and we all belong. Let’s just bake a cake for everyone who wants…







