A record number of Americans have their health insurance through “Obamacare.” As of early 2021, nearly 31 million people were receiving healthcare benefits as part of the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law by former president Barack Obama. The White House announced the numbers in a report on …
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As the U.S. vaccination rates rise, the White House unveiled its plan to distribute 25 million vaccine doses from its federal pool of supply to other countries in need. “As long as this pandemic is raging anywhere in the world, the American people will still be vulnerable,” Biden said in …
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This week the Biden administration will begin the process of reuniting migrant families who were separated by former president Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, the Department of Homeland Security announced. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said four families who were separated at the Mexico border are expected to be reunited this week. …
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On Wednesday, January 20th, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Although the Covid-19 pandemic means there won’t be as much pomp and circumstance, there will still be several events and celebrations throughout the day — here’s how to watch. Coverage of the …
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Garth Brooks will be performing at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Wednesday. The country star held a press conference on Monday to announce the news, Entertainment Tonight reports. “This is not a political statement, this is a statement of unity,” Brooks said. “This …
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James Taylor, Carole King, Fall Out Boy, and Ben Harper are among the performers set for a pre-inauguration virtual concert hosted by the Biden administration on Sunday, January 18th. Will.i.am, AJR, Michael Bivins, and more will also perform at the We the People event, which will be co-hosted by Keegan-Michael …
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As D.C. police worked to clear a pro-Trump mob that had stormed Capitol Hill as Congress was certifying the results of the 2020 election, President-elect Joe Biden addressed the nation from Wilmington, Delaware. “At this hour, our democracy is under unprecedented assault unlike anything we’ve seen in modern times,” Biden …
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President Trump’s lawsuit-heavy coup to overturn the election results hit a little snag over the weekend. Sidney Powell, the very serious attorney who refers to herself as “The Kraken” while promising “biblical” revelations of nonexistent election fraud, went so far off the deep end that even Donald Trump had to …
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When news finally arrived last Saturday morning that Joseph R. Biden Jr. had been elected the 46th president of the United States, here is a non-exhaustive list of the things I wanted to do, in no particular order: Run out to the street with fists pumping, dance a jig, bang …
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WASHINGTON — After weeks of ducking the question, Democratic president nominee Joe Biden finally offered a response to the question of whether he would seek to expand or reform the U.S. Supreme Court. Well, kind of. Biden told CBS’ 60 Minutesthat, if elected, he would appoint a “bipartisan commission of …
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