Author: ROB CRILLY Washington Examiner
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Biden under pressure as Democrats step up demands for gun control after Colorado market massacre
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When a gunman shot eight people dead in and around Atlanta last week, President Biden avoided mentioning gun control during his visit to the city. A week later, and after another mass shooting, this time in Colorado, he is under intense pressure to step in and push gun-control bills awaiting Senate action. “The time for inaction is over.…
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Biden says US will meet his goal of 100M COVID-19 shots on Friday, beating goal
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President Biden announced his administration will meet its goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 shots in his first 100 days on Friday, the 58th day of his term. In an address on Thursday, he said the latest statistics showed that 99.2 million vaccinations had been delivered so far. He credited his use of the wartime…
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White House moves to oust Trump postmaster general after mail delays
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The White House is backing a change of leadership at the United States Postal Service, where a Trump-appointed postmaster general faces growing calls to resign over service delays. Louis DeJoy has made it clear he has no intention of resigning from the post despite admitting the mail service struggled to cope with the coronavirus pandemic…
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Biden says he will visit crisis-hit Texas next week in first test of vow to be president for all
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President Biden says he hopes to visit Texas next week as hundreds of thousands of homes remain without power, and the state deals with water shortages and the fallout from a winter storm that has claimed more than 50 lives. The White House said federal agencies have delivered 60 generators, more than 60,000 blankets, and…
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Trump’s 2024 dreams destroyed by Capitol attack, say advisers
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President Trump’s exit strategy was clear: Cast doubt on the election result before retiring to his Florida estate to embark on a new chapter as Republican power broker and media star while teasing a triumphant return to office in 2024. But the violent attack on the United States Capitol and Trump’s role in denying Joe Biden’s election…
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Trump ready to plot way out of White House as he ponders defeat
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Aides and advisers to President Trump believe he has accepted that he is unlikely to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory and will begin to plot life after the White House, including a 2024 run, once his campaign had exhausted all its lawsuits. Multiple sources said it was vital to highlight failures in the electoral system in…
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‘This election is far from over’: Trump dismisses news agencies’ call of race for Biden
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President Trump promised to fight on after media organizations declared Democratic nominee Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election. His declaration raises the prospect of weeks more legal wrangling, recounts, and a bitter fight over the White House. So far, little evidence of fraud has emerged. “The simple fact is this election is far…