Out West, Biden points to wildfires to push for big rebuild

MATHER, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday used his first Western swing in office to hold out the wildfires burning across the region as an argument for his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plans, calling year-round fires and other extreme weather a climate change reality the nation can no longer …

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Out West, Biden points to wildfires to push for big rebuild

MATHER, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday used his first Western swing in office to hold out the wildfires burning across the region as an argument for his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plans, calling year-round fires and other extreme weather a climate change reality the nation can no longer …

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Biden turns to Colorado to pitch investments in clean energy

DENVER (AP) — While legislators

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Biden turns to Colorado to pitch investments in clean energy

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — While legislators craft the details back in Washington, President Joe Biden is pitching his massive domestic spending package with a visit to a renewable energy lab in Colorado to highlight how the investments in clean energy in his massive spending package would help combat climate …

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Out West, Biden points to wildfires to push for big rebuild

MATHER, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday used his first Western swing in office to hold out the wildfires burning across the region as an argument for his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plans, calling year-round fires and other extreme weather a climate change reality the nation can no longer …

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In NYC after Ida, Biden calls climate 'everybody's crisis'

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden declared climate change has become “everybody's crisis” on Tuesday as he toured neighborhoods flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, warning it's time for America to get serious about the “code red” danger or face ever worse loss of life and property.

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Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has gone back to her whiteboard.

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In NYC after Ida, Biden calls climate 'everybody's crisis'

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden declared climate change has become “everybody's crisis” on Tuesday as he toured neighborhoods flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, warning it's time for America to get serious about the “code red” danger or face ever worse loss of life and property.

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Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has gone back to her whiteboard.

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In NYC after Ida, Biden calls climate 'everybody's crisis'

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden declared climate change has become “everybody's crisis” on Tuesday as he toured neighborhoods flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, warning it's time for America to get serious about the “code red” danger or face ever worse loss of life and property.

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Biden surveys NY and NJ storm damage, talks climate change

MANVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Pointing accusingly at climate change, President Joe Biden toured deadly Northeast flood damage Tuesday and said he was thinking about the families who suffered “profound” losses from the powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida.

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Biden surveys NY and NJ storm damage after deadly flooding

HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Pointing accusingly at climate change, President Joe Biden toured deadly Northeast flood damage Tuesday and said he was thinking about the all families who suffered “profound” losses from the powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida.

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Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has gone back to her whiteboard.

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Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the

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Biden to survey NY and NJ storm damage after deadly flooding

HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — President Joe Biden focused on long-term fixes as well as short-term relief Tuesday as he headed for tours of parts of the Northeast that suffered deadly flash flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

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Jill Biden heads back to classroom as a working first lady

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is going back to her whiteboard.

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Biden to survey NY and NJ storm damage after deadly flooding

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will survey damage in parts of the northeast that suffered catastrophic flash flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, and use the muddy backdrop to call for federal spending to fortify infrastructure so it can better withstand such powerful storms.

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Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the

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Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the

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Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the

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Biden message to battered Gulf Coast: 'We are here for you'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling for greater public resolve to confront climate change and help the nation deal with the

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Biden message to battered Gulf Coast: 'We are here for you'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling for greater public resolve to confront climate change and help the nation deal with the fierce storms, flooding and wildfires that have beset the country as he makes a sojourn to hurricane-battered Louisiana on Friday.

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Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge US deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the day's deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. He promised to avenge the deaths of 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack, declaring to the extremists responsible: …

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Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge US deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the day's deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. He promised to avenge the deaths of 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack, declaring to the extremists responsible: …

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Biden vows retribution against extremists in Kabul attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is vowing to avenge the deaths of 13 American troops and dozens of Afghans at the Kabul airport, an attack that thrust the White House deeper into crisis over a chaotic and deadly end to a 20-year war. The White House said he was …

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Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge US deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the day's deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. He promised to avenge the deaths of 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack, declaring to the extremists responsible: …

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Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge US deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the day's deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. He promised to avenge the deaths of 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack, declaring to the extremists responsible: …

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US proceeding with Kabul pullout despite deadly ISIS attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pressing ahead with the evacuation of Americans and others from Afghanistan after attacks that killed at least 12 U.S. servicemembers and dashed hopes of ending the 20-year U.S. war without further bloodshed. As many as 1,000 Americans and many more Afghans are still …

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Biden left with difficult choices after deadly Kabul attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The attacks that killed at least 12 U.S. service members outside the Kabul airport Thursday left President Joe Biden with increasingly fraught choices: continue the evacuation and risk more deaths or end it earlier than planned and risk leaving behind Americans who are still seeking to leave …

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Biden monitors Afghan violence, delays new Israel PM meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House hurriedly put off President Joe Biden's first in-person meeting with Israel's new prime minister Thursday and canceled a video conference with governors on incoming Afghan refugees after explosions outside the Kabul airport killed more than a dozen people, including several U.S. service members.

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Biden says US-led evacuation from Kabul is accelerating

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend, although it remains vulnerable to threats posed by the Islamic State extremist group.

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Biden says US-led evacuation from Kabul is accelerating

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend, although it remains vulnerable to threats posed by the Islamic State extremist group.

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Kabul airlift accelerating but still hampered by chaos

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-led evacuation of Americans and others from the chaotic Kabul airport is accelerating, with a one-day doubling of the number airlifted out of the country, although President Joe Biden is not ruling out extending the mission beyond the Aug. 31 deadline he set before the Taliban's …

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Kabul airlift is accelerating but still hampered by chaos

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the “hard and painful” airlift of Americans and tens of thousands of others from Afghanistan's capital is accelerating, but he would not rule out extending it beyond the Aug. 31 deadline he set before the Taliban's swift takeover.

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Biden says US-led evacuation from Kabul is accelerating

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend, although it remains vulnerable to threats posed by the Islamic State extremist group.

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Kabul airlift is accelerating but still hampered by chaos

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the “hard and painful” airlift of Americans and tens of thousands of others from Afghanistan's capital is accelerating, but he would not rule out extending it beyond the Aug. 31 deadline he set before the Taliban's swift takeover.

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Biden says US-led evacuation from Kabul is accelerating

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend, although it remains vulnerable to threats posed by the Islamic State extremist group.

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Biden planning to give an update on situation in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is considering “creative ways” to get Americans and others into the Kabul airport for evacuation from Afghanistan amid “acute” security threats, Biden administration officials said, and the Pentagon on Sunday ordered six U.S. commercial airlines to help move evacuees from temporary sites outside of …

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Biden says he stands 'squarely behind' Afghanistan decision

WASHINGTON (AP) — Striking a defiant tone, President Joe Biden said Monday that he stands “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan as he acknowledged the “gut-wrenching” images coming out of the country after the swift Taliban takeover of the government.

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Harris' spouse to represent US at Paralympic Games in Tokyo

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the spouse of Vice President Kamala Harris, is taking his first solo trip abroad and will lead a delegation to the

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Harris' spouse to represent US at Paralympic Games in Tokyo

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the spouse of Vice President Kamala Harris, is taking his first solo trip abroad and will lead a delegation to the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Harris' spouse to represent US at Paralympic Games in Tokyo

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the spouse of Vice President Kamala Harris, is taking his first solo trip abroad and will lead a delegation to the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

'Always working': Biden eyes 1st summer getaway as president

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — After more than six months of work combating the coronavirus, negotiating a bipartisan infrastructure bill and repairing the U.S. image abroad, President Joe Biden should be heading out on vacation and a traditional August break from Washington.

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'Always working': Biden eyes 1st summer getaway as president

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — After more than six months of work combating the coronavirus, negotiating a bipartisan infrastructure bill and repairing the U.S. image abroad, President Joe Biden should be heading out on vacation and a traditional August break from Washington.

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'Always working': Biden eyes 1st summer getaway as president

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — After more than six months of work combating the coronavirus, negotiating a bipartisan infrastructure bill and repairing the U.S. image abroad, President Joe Biden should be heading out on vacation and a traditional August break from Washington.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

'Always working': Biden eyes 1st summer getaway as president

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — After more than six months of work combating the coronavirus, negotiating a bipartisan infrastructure bill and repairing the U.S. image abroad, President Joe Biden should be heading out on vacation and a traditional August break from Washington.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

'Always working': Biden eyes 1st summer getaway as president

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — After more than six months of work combating the coronavirus, negotiating a bipartisan infrastructure bill and repairing the U.S. image abroad, President Joe Biden should be heading out on vacation and a traditional August break from Washington.

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Biden chides Republican governors who resist vaccine rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called on resistant Republican governors to “get out of the way” of vaccine rules aimed at containing the more transmissible and dangerous COVID-19 variant. He backed city and private mandates requiring people to be vaccinated to go about some daily activities.

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Biden chides Republican governors who resist vaccine rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called on resistant Republican governors to “get out of the way” of vaccine rules aimed at containing the more transmissible and dangerous COVID-19 variant. He backed city and private mandates requiring people to be vaccinated to go about some daily activities.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden chides Republican governors who resist vaccine rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called on resistant Republican governors to “get out of the way” of vaccine rules aimed at containing the more transmissible and dangerous COVID-19 variant. He backed city and private mandates requiring people to be vaccinated to go about some daily activities.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Biden chides Republican governors who resist vaccine rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called on resistant Republican governors to “get out of the way” of vaccine rules aimed at containing the more transmissible and dangerous COVID-19 variant. He backed city and private mandates requiring people to be vaccinated to go about some daily activities.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

More than 110M COVID vaccines sent to 60 countries, US says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 60 countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Zambia, the White House announced Tuesday.

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Jill Biden in Tokyo for Olympic Games, meets prime minister

TOYKO (AP) — Jill Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden in Tokyo for Olympic Games, meets prime minister

TOYKO (AP) — Jill Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden in Tokyo for Olympic Games, meets prime minister

TOYKO (AP) — Jill Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden in Tokyo for Olympic Games, meets prime minister

TOYKO (AP) — Jill Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden stops in Alaska on her way to Tokyo Olympics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Jill Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden stops in Alaska on her way to Tokyo Olympics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Jill Biden embarked Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden to stop in Alaska on her way to Tokyo Olympics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden embarked Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

3 Texas Democrats who fled elections bill vote get COVID

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three of the Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas to stymie a Republican-backed effort to impose broad new voting restrictions have tested positive for COVID-19 and are quarantined, the Texas House's Democratic Caucus director said Saturday.

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3 Texas Democrats who fled elections bill vote get COVID

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three of the Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas to stymie a Republican-backed effort to impose broad new voting restrictions have tested positive for COVID-19 and are quarantined, the Texas House's Democratic Caucus director said Saturday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

3 Texas Democrats who fled elections bill vote get COVID

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three of the Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas to stymie a Republican-backed effort to impose broad new voting restrictions have tested positive for COVID-19 and are quarantined, the Texas House's Democratic Caucus director said Saturday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

3 Texas Democrats who fled elections bill vote get COVID

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three of the Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas to stymie a Republican-backed effort to impose broad new voting restrictions have tested positive for COVID-19 and are quarantined, the Texas House's Democratic Caucus director said Saturday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it is prepared to begin evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war — but their destinations are still unknown and there are lingering questions about how to ensure their safety …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it is prepared to begin evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war — but their destinations are still unknown and there are lingering questions about how to ensure their safety …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it is prepared to begin evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war — but their destinations are still unknown and there are lingering questions about how to ensure their safety …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American military

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it is prepared to begin evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war — but their destinations are still unknown and there are lingering questions about how to ensure their safety …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

US to begin evacuation of Afghans who aided US military

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is set to begin evacuations of Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war, an administration official said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.

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Listen up: Biden speaks volumes in a whisper to make a point

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was at a public transit station in Wisconsin, talking about

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden to attend Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Listen up: Biden speaks volumes in a whisper to make a point

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was at a public transit station in Wisconsin, talking about

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Listen up: Biden speaks volumes in a whisper to make a point

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was at a public transit station in Wisconsin, talking about

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Biden fires Trump-appointed head of Social Security agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has fired the commissioner of Social Security after the official refused to resign, and Biden accepted the deputy commissioner's resignation, the White House said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Listen up: Biden speaks volumes in a whisper to make a point

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was at a public transit station in Wisconsin, talking about repairing roads and bridges, when he shifted gears and began defending his plan to send money to parents for each minor child, payments some critics call a “giveaway.”

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Biden fires Trump-appointed head of Social Security agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has fired the commissioner of Social Security after the official refused to resign, and Biden accepted the deputy commissioner's resignation, the White House said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Biden fires Trump-appointed head of Social Security agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has fired the commissioner of Social Security after the official refused to resign, and Biden accepted the deputy commissioner's resignation, the White House said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Biden fires Trump-appointed head of Social Security agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has fired the commissioner of Social Security after the official refused to resign, and Biden accepted the deputy commissioner's resignation, the White House said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Biden fires holdover head of Social Security Administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday fired the commissioner of Social Security after the official refused to resign, and Biden accepted the deputy commissioner's resignation, the White House said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden's travels show range of missions and emotions

PHOENIX (AP) — After wrapping up a hectic, two-day swing through Dallas, Houston and Phoenix to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, Jill Biden didn’t relax on the four-hour flight back to Washington.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden's travels show range of missions and emotions

PHOENIX (AP) — After wrapping up a hectic, two-day swing through Dallas, Houston and Phoenix to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, Jill Biden didn’t relax on the four-hour flight back to Washington.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden's travels show range of missions and emotions

PHOENIX (AP) — After wrapping up a hectic, two-day swing through Dallas, Houston and Phoenix to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, Jill Biden didn’t relax on the four-hour flight back to Washington.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden's travels show range of missions and emotions

PHOENIX (AP) — After wrapping up a hectic, two-day swing through Dallas, Houston and Phoenix to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, Jill Biden didn’t relax on the four-hour flight back to Washington.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden's travel shows breadth covered by first lady

PHOENIX (AP) — After wrapping up a hectic, two-day swing through Dallas, Houston and Phoenix to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, Jill Biden didn’t relax on the four-hour flight back to Washington.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden's travel shows breadth covered by first lady

PHOENIX (AP) — After wrapping up a hectic, two-day swing through Dallas, Houston and Phoenix to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, Jill Biden didn’t relax on the four-hour flight back to Washington.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden teams up with NFL great to push vaccinations

HOUSTON (AP) — Jill Biden played offense Tuesday in the fight against COVID-19, teaming up with an NFL Hall of Fame running back and America's second gentleman to encourage Texans to get vaccinated against the disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Cesar Chavez's legacy lives on in Biden's staff, Oval Office

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama flew to California to dedicate

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden teams up with NFL great to push vaccinations

HOUSTON (AP) — Jill Biden played offense Tuesday in the fight against COVID-19, teaming up with an NFL Hall of Fame running back and America's second gentleman to encourage Texans to get vaccinated against the disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden teams up with NFL great to push vaccinations

HOUSTON (AP) — Jill Biden played offense Tuesday in the fight against COVID-19, teaming up with an NFL Hall of Fame running back and America's second gentleman to encourage Texans to get vaccinated against the disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Cesar Chavez's legacy lives on in Biden's staff, Oval Office

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama flew to California to dedicate

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Cesar Chavez's legacy lives on in Biden's staff, Oval Office

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama flew to California to dedicate

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Cesar Chavez's legacy lives on in Biden's staff, Oval Office

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama flew to California to dedicate

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Biden promotes milestone of 300M vaccine shots in 150 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took a cautious victory lap Friday in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, announcing that 300 million vaccine shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Americans rejoiced after President Joe Biden made

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Biden promotes milestone of 300M vaccine shots in 150 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took a cautious victory lap Friday in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, announcing that 300 million vaccine shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Americans rejoiced after President Joe Biden made

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden promotes milestone of 300M vaccine shots in 150 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took a cautious victory lap Friday in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, announcing that 300 million vaccine shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden promotes milestone of 300M vaccine shots in 150 days

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took a cautious victory lap Friday in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, announcing that 300 million vaccine shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden says 'very gracious' queen 'reminded me of my mother'

WINDSOR, England (AP) — President Joe Biden and his aviator sunglasses met Queen Elizabeth II on a bright Sunday afternoon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president to meet the queen

LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden says 'very gracious' queen 'reminded me of my mother'

WINDSOR, England (AP) — President Joe Biden and his aviator sunglasses met Queen Elizabeth II on a bright Sunday afternoon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden says 'very gracious' queen 'reminded me of my mother'

WINDSOR, England (AP) — President Joe Biden and his aviator sunglasses met Queen Elizabeth II on a bright Sunday afternoon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden and his aviators greet queen on a sunny afternoon

WINDSOR, England (AP) — President Joe Biden and his aviator sunglasses met Queen Elizabeth II on bright Sunday afternoon.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president to meet the queen

LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president to meet the queen

LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president to meet the queen

LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president set to meet queen

LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president set to meet queen

LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden decries 'horrific' Tulsa massacre in emotional speech

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An emotional President Joe Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in Tulsa, declaring Tuesday that he had “come to fill the silence” about one of the nation’s darkest — and long suppressed — moments of racial violence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden decries 'horrific' Tulsa massacre in emotional speech

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An emotional President Joe Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in Tulsa, declaring Tuesday that he had “come to fill the silence” about one of the nation’s darkest — and long suppressed — moments of racial violence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden decries 'horrific' Tulsa massacre in emotional speech

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An emotional President Joe Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in Tulsa, declaring Tuesday that he had “come to fill the silence” about one of the nation’s darkest — and long suppressed — moments of racial violence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden marks Tulsa Race Massacre in emotional, graphic speech

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An emotional President Joe Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in Tulsa, declaring Tuesday that he had “come to fill the silence” about one of the nation’s darkest — and long suppressed — moments of racial violence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden honors forgotten victims of Tulsa race massacre

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Joe Biden led a remembrance Tuesday of one of the nation’s darkest — and long suppressed — moments of racial violence, marking

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden to honor forgotten victims of Tulsa race massacre

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will take part in a remembrance of one of the nation’s darkest — and largely forgotten — moments of racial violence Tuesday when he helps commemorate

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he's doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to better understand and track the impact of climate change.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

New vibe at White House: Hugs are in; masks are (mostly) out

WASHINGTON (AP) — A smiling crowd of unmasked people filling the largest room in the White House. A visiting head of state welcomed with pomp, circumstance and handshakes. A 94-year old Medal of Honor recipient receiving a joyous hug from Vice President Kamala Harris.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he's doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to better understand and track the impact of climate change.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he's doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to better understand and track the impact of climate change.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

White House 'eager' for GOP counteroffer on infrastructure

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that President Joe Biden is awaiting an infrastructure counteroffer from Senate Republicans after a core group of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

New vibe at White House: Hugs are in; masks are (mostly) out

WASHINGTON (AP) — A smiling crowd of unmasked people filling the largest room in the White House. A visiting head of state welcomed with pomp, circumstance and handshakes. A 94-year old Medal of Honor recipient receiving a joyous hug from Vice President Kamala Harris.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden, South Korea's Moon 'deeply concerned' about NKorea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain “deeply concerned” about the situation with North Korea, and announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on pressing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden hails Israel-Hamas cease-fire, sees 'opportunity'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, saying he sees a “genuine opportunity” toward the larger goal of building a lasting peace in the Middle East.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

New vibe at White House: Hugs are in; masks are (mostly) out

WASHINGTON (AP) — A smiling crowd of unmasked people filling the largest room in the White House. A visiting head of state welcomed with pomp, circumstance and handshakes. A 94-year old Medal of Honor recipient receiving a joyous hug from Vice President Kamala Harris.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden, South Korea's Moon 'deeply concerned' about NKorea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain “deeply concerned” about the situation with North Korea, and announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on pressing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

New vibe at White House: Hugs are in; masks are (mostly) out

WASHINGTON (AP) — A smiling crowd of unmasked people filling the largest room in the White House. A visiting head of state welcomed with pomp, circumstance and handshakes. A 94-year old Medal of Honor recipient receiving a joyous hug from Vice President Kamala Harris.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden hails Israel-Hamas cease-fire, sees 'opportunity'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, saying he sees a “genuine opportunity” toward the larger goal of building a lasting peace in the Middle East.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden, South Korea's Moon 'deeply concerned' about NKorea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain “deeply concerned” about the situation with North Korea, and announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on pressing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden, South Korea's Moon 'deeply concerned' about NKorea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain “deeply concerned” about the situation with North Korea, and announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on pressing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Biden hails Israel-Hamas cease-fire, sees 'opportunity'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, saying he sees a “genuine opportunity” toward the larger goal of building a lasting peace in the Middle East.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden hails Israel-Hamas cease-fire, sees 'opportunity'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, saying he sees a “genuine opportunity” toward the larger goal of building a lasting peace in the Middle East.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Israel, Gaza violence overshadows Biden's domestic plans

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s efforts to spotlight his big infrastructure plans are suddenly being overshadowed by the escalating violence between Israel and the Palestinians, the conflict sparking protests during his visit to a Ford electric vehicle center in Michigan on Tuesday as the White House faced growing …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Israel, Gaza violence overshadows Biden's domestic plans

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s efforts to spotlight his big infrastructure plans are suddenly being overshadowed by the escalating violence between Israel and the Palestinians, the conflict sparking protests during his visit to a Ford electric vehicle center in Michigan on Tuesday as the White House faced growing …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Israel, Gaza violence overshadows Biden's domestic plans

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s efforts to spotlight his big infrastructure plans are suddenly being overshadowed by the escalating violence between Israel and the Palestinians, the conflict sparking protests during his visit to a Ford electric vehicle center in Michigan on Tuesday as the White House faced growing …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says finally going mask-free feels like “we're moving forward.” A Republican senator says going unmasked "certainly helps the flow of conversation.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says finally going mask-free feels like “we're moving forward.” A Republican senator says going unmasked "certainly helps the flow of conversation.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says finally going mask-free feels like “we're moving forward.” A Republican senator says going unmasked "certainly helps the flow of conversation.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says finally going mask-free feels like “we're moving forward.” A Republican senator says going unmasked "certainly helps the flow of conversation.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Adviser suggests Biden still wears mask outside out of habit

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — One of President Joe Biden's top White House advisers suggested Sunday that he's still wearing a mask outdoors out of habit although the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US to launch trade talks on COVID-19 vaccine distribution

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. top trade negotiator will begin talks with the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that are keeping critically needed

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Adviser suggests Biden still wears mask outside out of habit

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — One of President Joe Biden's top White House advisers suggested Sunday that he's still wearing a mask outdoors out of habit although the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden helps his Amtrak family celebrate its 50th anniversary

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden didn't want to be anywhere else Friday than helping his Amtrak family celebrate 50 years on the rails.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US to launch trade talks on COVID-19 vaccine distribution

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. top trade negotiator will begin talks with the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that are keeping critically needed

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Adviser suggests Biden still wears mask outside out of habit

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — One of President Joe Biden's top White House advisers suggested Sunday that he's still wearing a mask outdoors out of habit although the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Adviser suggests Biden still wears mask outside out of habit

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — One of President Joe Biden's top White House advisers suggested Sunday that he's still wearing a mask outdoors out of habit although the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US to launch trade talks on COVID-19 vaccine distribution

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. top trade negotiator will begin talks with the World Trade Organization on ways to overcome intellectual property issues that are keeping critically needed

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden helps his Amtrak family celebrate its 50th anniversary

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden didn't want to be anywhere else Friday than helping his Amtrak family celebrate 50 years on the rails.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden helps his Amtrak family celebrate its 50th anniversary

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden didn't want to be anywhere else Friday than helping his Amtrak family celebrate 50 years on the rails.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Biden helps his Amtrak family celebrate its 50th anniversary

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden didn't want to be anywhere else Friday than helping his Amtrak family celebrate 50 years on the rails.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

All aboard! Biden celebrates Amtrak's 50 years on the rails

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden, once a regular Amtrak rider, helped the nation's passenger rail system celebrate 50 years of service Friday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

All aboard! Biden to help Amtrak mark 50 years on the rails

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden, once a regular Amtrak rider, helped the nation's passenger rail system celebrate 50 years of service Friday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Harris, Pelosi make history seated behind Biden at speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history Wednesday as the first women — one of them Black and Indian American — to share the stage in Congress during a presidential address.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Harris, Pelosi make history seated behind Biden at speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history Wednesday as the first women — one of them Black and Indian American — to share the stage in Congress during a presidential address.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

What to watch during Biden's 1st big speech to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Harris, Pelosi make history seated behind Biden at speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history Wednesday as the first women — one of them Black and Indian American — to share the stage in Congress during a presidential address.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Harris, Pelosi to make history seated behind Biden at speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are set to make history Wednesday as the first women — one of them Black and Indian American — to share the stage in Congress during a presidential address.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

What to watch during Biden's 1st big speech to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

What to watch during Biden's 1st big speech to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is putting the finishing touches on his first address to a joint session of Congress, a prime-time speech on Wednesday night on the eve of his 100th day in office. Biden will use the speech before lawmakers and a broader viewing audience to talk …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Major training: Biden dog gets help adjusting to White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dog Major will get professional help adjusting to the White House after a pair of biting incidents last month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Major training: Biden dog gets help adjusting to White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dog Major will get professional help adjusting to the White House after a pair of biting incidents last month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Major training: Biden dog gets help adjusting to White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dog Major will get professional help adjusting to the White House after a pair of biting incidents last month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said he's bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines. But even as he expressed optimism about the pace of vaccinations, he warned Americans that the nation is not yet out of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said he's bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines. But even as he expressed optimism about the pace of vaccinations, he warned Americans that the nation is not yet out of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden makes all adults eligible for a vaccine on April 19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said he's bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines. But even as he expressed optimism about the pace of vaccinations, he warned Americans that the nation is not yet out of …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden to move COVID-19 vaccine eligibility date to April 19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was announcing Tuesday that he's bumping up his deadline for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Official: Biden moving vaccine eligibility date to April 19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was set to announce Tuesday that he is shaving about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team 'looks like America'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's first Cabinet meeting looked and felt different from those of his predecessor.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Hunter Biden details lifelong addiction struggle in memoir

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter details his lifelong struggle with alcoholism and drug abuse in a new memoir, writing that “in the last five years alone, my two-decades-long marriage has dissolved, guns have been put in my face, and at one point I dropped clean off the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team 'looks like America'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's first Cabinet meeting looked and felt different from those of his predecessor.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Ruh roh! Biden pooch drops doggie doo in White House hallway

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doggie doo in the White House?

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Hunter Biden details lifelong addiction struggle in memoir

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter details his lifelong struggle with alcoholism and drug abuse in a new memoir, writing that “in the last five years alone, my two-decades-long marriage has dissolved, guns have been put in my face, and at one point I dropped clean off the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team 'looks like America'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's first Cabinet meeting looked and felt different from those of his predecessor.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team 'looks like America'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's first Cabinet meeting looked and felt different from those of his predecessor.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Ruh roh! Biden pooch drops doggie doo in White House hallway

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doggie doo in the White House?

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden rolls out diverse first slate of judicial nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated a racially diverse and overwhelmingly female group to federal and other judgeships, including three Black women for the U.S. courts of appeals, one pathway to the Supreme Court.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Hunter Biden details lifelong addiction struggle in memoir

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter details his lifelong struggle with alcoholism and drug abuse in a new memoir, writing that “in the last five years alone, my two-decades-long marriage has dissolved, guns have been put in my face, and at one point I dropped clean off the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Hunter Biden details lifelong addiction struggle in memoir

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter details his lifelong struggle with alcoholism and drug abuse in a new memoir, writing that “in the last five years alone, my two-decades-long marriage has dissolved, guns have been put in my face, and at one point I dropped clean off the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Ruh roh! Biden pooch drops doggie doo in White House hallway

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doggie doo in the White House?

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden rolls out diverse first slate of judicial nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated a racially diverse and overwhelmingly female group to federal and other judgeships, including three Black women for the U.S. courts of appeals, one pathway to the Supreme Court.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden rolls out diverse first slate of judicial nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated a racially diverse and overwhelmingly female group to federal and other judgeships, including three Black women for the U.S. courts of appeals, one pathway to the Supreme Court.

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Biden announces diverse first slate of judicial nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled his

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Biden recommits to Good Friday accord on St. Patrick's Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked St. Patrick’s Day on Wednesday by recommitting the U.S. to

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Biden recommits to Good Friday accord on St. Patrick's Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked St. Patrick’s Day on Wednesday by recommitting the U.S. to

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden turned up at a minority-owned flooring business in suburban Philadelphia to highlight how his

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden recommits to Good Friday accord on St. Patrick's Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked St. Patrick’s Day on Wednesday by recommitting the U.S. to

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

The road show begins: VP Harris, Jill Biden promote aid plan

LAS VEGAS (AP) — From a vaccination site in the desert West to a grade school on the Eastern seaboard, President Joe Biden’s top messengers — his vice president and wife among them — led a cross-country effort Monday to highlight the benefits of his huge COVID relief plan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden turned up at a minority-owned flooring business in suburban Philadelphia to highlight how his

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden turned up at a minority-owned flooring business in suburban Philadelphia to highlight how his

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

In Pennsylvania, Biden to highlight aid to small businesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — After opening his presidency by playing down expectations for combating the pandemic, President Joe Biden and his top messengers are touring the country to raise hopes over his $1.9 trillion relief package.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

The road show begins: VP Harris, Jill Biden promote aid plan

LAS VEGAS (AP) — From a vaccination site in the desert West to a grade school on the Eastern seaboard, President Joe Biden’s top messengers — his vice president and wife among them — led a cross-country effort Monday to highlight the benefits of his huge COVID relief plan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden to join road show promoting relief plan with Pa. visit

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden is joining top messengers already crisscrossing the country to highlight the benefits of his massive COVID-19 rescue plan, in his case by promoting aid for small businesses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

For Biden, there's no place like a weekend home in Delaware

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As he stood in the Rose Garden celebrating his first big legislative win, President Joe Biden gestured to the White House and said it's a “magnificent building” to live in.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico border

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children who are streaming into the United States by illegally crossing the border with Mexico.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden to join road show promoting relief plan with Pa. visit

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden is joining top messengers already crisscrossing the country to highlight the benefits of his massive COVID-19 rescue plan, in his case by promoting aid for small businesses.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

The road show begins: VP Harris, Jill Biden promote aid plan

LAS VEGAS (AP) — From a vaccination site in the desert West to a grade school on the Eastern seaboard, President Joe Biden’s top messengers — his vice president and wife among them — led a cross-country effort Monday to highlight the benefits of his huge COVID relief plan.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

VP Harris, Jill Biden hit the road to promote relief plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden kicked off the White House's effort to highlight the benefits of his huge COVID relief plan Monday, declaring that “hope is here in real and tangible ways” as his administration began fanning out across the country to promote the new spending.

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Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plan's benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Let the sales push begin.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

For Biden, there's no place like a weekend home in Delaware

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As he stood in the Rose Garden celebrating his first big legislative win, President Joe Biden gestured to the White House and said it's a “magnificent building” to live in.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico border

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children who are streaming into the United States by illegally crossing the border with Mexico.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plan's benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Let the sales push begin.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

For Biden, there's no place like a weekend home in Delaware

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As he stood in the Rose Garden celebrating his first big legislative win, President Joe Biden gestured to the White House and said it's a “magnificent building” to live in.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico border

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children who are streaming into the United States by illegally crossing the border with Mexico.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico border

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children who are streaming into the United States by illegally crossing the border with Mexico.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

For Biden, there's no place like a weekend home in Delaware

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As he stood in the Rose Garden celebrating his first big legislative win, President Joe Biden gestured to the White House and said it's a “magnificent building” to live in.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michelle Obama hooked on knitting, thinking about retirement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is knitting and thinking about retiring from public life.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michelle Obama hooked on knitting, thinking about retirement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is knitting and thinking about retiring from public life.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden dog Major in doghouse after injuring security agent

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has Major trouble.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Michelle Obama hooked on knitting, thinking about retirement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is knitting and thinking about retiring from public life.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden sees teachable moment in the depths of a pandemic

WATERFORD, Pa. (AP) — Jill Biden sees a teachable moment in the depths of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden dog Major in doghouse after injuring security agent

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has Major trouble.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden helps honor women from 15 countries for courage

First lady

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden dog Major in doghouse after injuring security agent

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has Major trouble.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden sees teachable moment in the depths of a pandemic

WATERFORD, Pa. (AP) — Jill Biden sees a teachable moment in the depths of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden helps honor women from 15 countries for courage

First lady

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden helps honor women from 15 countries for courage

First lady

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden sees teachable moment in the depths of a pandemic

WATERFORD, Pa. (AP) — Jill Biden sees a teachable moment in the depths of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden sees teachable moment in the depths of a pandemic

WATERFORD, Pa. (AP) — Jill Biden sees a teachable moment in the depths of the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots

HOUSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday and pledged to stick with them “for the long haul” as he made his first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots

HOUSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday and pledged to stick with them “for the long haul” as he made his first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden marks 50M vaccine doses in first 5 weeks in office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic, President Joe Biden is celebrating the pace of his efforts to end it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots

HOUSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday and pledged to stick with them “for the long haul” as he made his first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden marks 50M vaccine doses in first 5 weeks in office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic, President Joe Biden is celebrating the pace of his efforts to end it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden surveys Texas weather damage, encourages virus shots

HOUSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday and pledged to stick with them “for the long haul” as he made his first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden surveys Texas weather damage, thanks emergency workers

HOUSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday as he and his wife made their first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden surveys weather harm, encourages virus shots in Texas

HOUSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's public empathy is on display on his trip to a major disaster site since he took office a little over a month ago. The president and his wife, Jill, are in Texas to survey damage caused by severe winter weather and to encourage people …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden heads to Texas to see storm damage, visit food bank

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden headed to Texas Friday on his first trip to a major disaster site since he took office a little over a month ago. The president’s empathy will be on full display as he and his wife, Jill, survey damage caused by severe winter weather …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden to exercise empathy skills in Texas visit after storms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will exercise his empathy skills Friday during a Texas visit with a dual mission: surveying damage caused by

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden choice for budget chief faces new hurdles in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The increasingly slim odds — and surprisingly thin outreach from the White House — for Neera Tanden’s nomination as head of the Office of Management and Budget are raising growing questions about how long the president will stick with her, in an early test of how he …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden marks 50M vaccine doses in first 5 weeks in office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic, President Joe Biden is celebrating the pace of his efforts to end it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden to exercise empathy skills in Texas visit after storms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will exercise his empathy skills Friday during a Texas visit with a dual mission: surveying damage caused by severe winter weather and encouraging people to get their coronavirus shots.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden marks 50M vaccine doses in first 5 weeks in office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic, President Joe Biden is celebrating the pace of his efforts to end it.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows

WASHINGTON (AP) — Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden aims to distribute masks to millions in 'equity' push

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to distribute millions of face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus beginning next month as part of his efforts to ensure “equity” in the government’s response to the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Tanden facing new hurdles after Senate panels delay meetings

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is standing by President Joe Biden's choice of Neera Tanden to lead the White House budget office, even as she faced new hurdles Wednesday after two Senate committees postponed consideration of her nomination.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden choice for budget chief faces new hurdles in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The increasingly slim odds — and surprisingly thin outreach from the White House — for Neera Tanden’s nomination as head of the Office of Management and Budget are raising growing questions about how long the president will stick with her, in an early test of how he …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Extreme weather testing Biden's disaster management skills

WASHINGTON (AP) — Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden gives Calif. woman pep talk in weekly address revival

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden gave a pep talk to a California woman who was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic, during a conversation the White House said is part of an effort to help him engage more consistently with regular Americans.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden back in Delaware with moving on his weekend to-do list

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — On President Joe Biden's weekend to-do list? Moving.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden gives Calif. woman pep talk in weekly address revival

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden gave a pep talk to a California woman who was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic, during a conversation the White House said is part of an effort to help him engage more consistently with regular Americans.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden back in Delaware with moving on his weekend to-do list

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — On President Joe Biden's weekend to-do list? Moving.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden gives Calif. woman pep talk in weekly address revival

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden gave a pep talk to a California woman who was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic, during a conversation the White House said is part of an effort to help him engage more consistently with regular Americans.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden strikes tough tone on Russia in diplomatic push

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the days of the U.S. “rolling over” to Russian President Vladimir Putin are gone as he called for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden gives Calif. woman pep talk in weekly address revival

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden gave a pep talk to a California woman who was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic, during a conversation the White House said is part of an effort to help him engage more consistently with regular Americans.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden back in Delaware with moving on his weekend to-do list

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — On President Joe Biden's weekend to-do list? Moving.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden strikes tough tone on Russia in diplomatic push

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the days of the U.S. “rolling over” to Russian President Vladimir Putin are gone as he called for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden back in Delaware with moving on his weekend to-do list

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — On President Joe Biden's weekend to-do list? Moving.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden strikes tough tone on Russia in diplomatic push

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said the days of the U.S. “rolling over” to Russian President Vladimir Putin are gone as he called for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden strikes tough tone on Russia in diplomatic push

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said the days of the U.S. “rolling over” to Russian President Vladimir Putin are gone as he called for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Biden signals that US will refocus on diplomacy abroad

WASHINGTON (AP) — Asserting a broad reset of American foreign policy, President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would halt the withdrawal of U.S. troops stationed in Germany, end support for Saudi Arabia's military offensive in Yemen and make support for LGBTQ rights a cornerstone of diplomacy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Blair House guest quarters a temporary home for VP Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris can’t beat the work commute.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see some kids starting to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immunity to the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Blair House guest quarters a temporary home for VP Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris can’t beat the work commute.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Blair House guest quarters a temporary home for VP Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris can’t beat the work commute.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pets are back: Biden's 2 dogs settle in at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The patter of paws is being heard in the White House again following the arrival of President Joe Biden's dogs Champ and Major. The two German shepherds are the first pets to live at the executive mansion since the Obama administration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pets are back: Biden's 2 dogs settle in at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The patter of paws is being heard in the White House again following the arrival of President Joe Biden's dogs Champ and Major. The two German shepherds are the first pets to live at the executive mansion since the Obama administration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Pets are back: Biden's 2 dogs settle in at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The patter of paws is being heard in the White House again following the arrival of President Joe Biden's dogs Champ and Major. The two German shepherds are the first pets to live at the executive mansion since the Obama administration.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Cesar Chavez's son happy dad's bust is in Biden Oval Office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Chavez had no idea where a sculpture of his father, Latino American civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez, would end up in the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Cesar Chavez's son happy dad's bust is in Biden Oval Office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Chavez had no idea where a sculpture of his father, Latino American civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez, would end up in the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Cesar Chavez's son happy dad's bust is in Biden Oval Office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Chavez had no idea where a sculpture of his father, Latino American civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez, would end up in the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Cesar Chavez's son happy dad's bust is in Biden Oval Office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Chavez had no idea where a sculpture of his father, Latino American civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez, would end up in the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Inauguration Day also is move in/out day at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving from house to house is challenging under the best of circumstances, and even with movers as first rate as the housekeepers and other staff who work in the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Inauguration Day also is move in/out day at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving from house to house is challenging under the best of circumstances, and even with movers as first rate as the housekeepers and other staff who work in the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Inauguration Day also is move in/out day at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving from house to house is challenging under the best of circumstances, and even with movers as first rate as the housekeepers and other staff who work in the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Inauguration Day also is move in/out day at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving from house to house is challenging under the best of circumstances, and even with movers as first rate as the housekeepers and other staff who work in the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden names director for military families program

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Joe Biden becomes president, incoming first lady Jill Biden took a step Thursday toward fulfilling a promise to revive a program for military families that she and former first lady Michelle Obama once led.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Jill Biden to name director for military families program

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Joe Biden becomes president, incoming first lady Jill Biden is taking a step toward fulfilling a campaign promise to revive a support program for military families that she once led with former first lady Michelle Obama.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ivanka Trump's global women's program halfway toward goal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump's global women's development program is about halfway toward its goal of helping 50 million women in developing countries advance economically by 2025.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Impeachment looming, Democrats urge Pence to help oust Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Impeachment pressure mounting, the House worked swiftly Monday to try to oust President Donald Trump from office, pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

House preps impeachment; GOP blocks ouster-by-Cabinet call

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office was blocked Monday by Republicans.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump faces 'incitement of insurrection' impeachment charge

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the House prepares for impeachment, President Donald Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” — over the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a draft of the articles obtained by The Associated Press.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

First lady 'disappointed' by Trump supporters' Capitol riot

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Melania Trump said Monday that she is “disappointed and disheartened” by the deadly riot at the Capitol last week by supporters of her husband. But in breaking her silence, she also lashed out at people she said have used the tragic event to spread “salacious gossip, …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pelosi says House will impeach Trump, pushes VP to oust him

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump as she pushes the vice president and the Cabinet to invoke constitutional authority force him out, warning that Trump is a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pelosi says House will impeach Trump, pushes VP to oust him

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump as she pushes the vice president and the Cabinet to invoke constitutional authority force him out, warning that Trump is a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pelosi says House will impeach Trump unless VP forces ouster

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump unless the vice president and Cabinet invoke constitutional authority to force him out, calling Trump a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pelosi: House 'will proceed' to impeachment of Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump, calling him a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol.

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Impeachment push builds, 2 GOP senators want Trump to resign

WASHINGTON (AP) — With impeachment planning intensifying, two Republican senators want President Donald Trump to resign immediately as efforts mount to prevent Trump from ever again holding elective office in the wake of deadly riots at the Capitol.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue cover

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the cover of the February issue of Vogue magazine, but her team says there's a problem: the shot of the country's soon-to-be No. 2 leader isn't what both sides had agreed upon, her team says.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

GOP senators urge Trump to resign; impeachment gains support

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators now say Donald Trump should resign and a third says the president should be “very careful” in his remaining days in office as the House prepares to impeach Trump in the wake of deadly riots at the Capitol.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

2nd GOP senator now urges Trump to resign over Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators now say President Donald Trump should resign as support for the drive to impeach him a second time is gaining momentum in his final days in office after the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Top Republican says Trump committed 'impeachable offenses'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats' momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump gained support Saturday, and a top Republican said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke.

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Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Boston mayor, RI governor among Biden adds to economic team

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce the governor of Rhode Island, the mayor of Boston and a small-business advocate from California as the newest members of his economic team.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Top Republican says Trump committed 'impeachable offenses'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats' momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump has gained support, and a top Republican said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Boston mayor, RI governor among Biden adds to economic team

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce the governor of Rhode Island, the mayor of Boston and a small-business advocate from California as the newest members of his economic team.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden doesn't take position on Trump's possible impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls that he be impeached for a second time.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Boston mayor, RI governor among Biden adds to economic team

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce the governor of Rhode Island, the mayor of Boston and a small-business advocate from California as the newest members of his economic team.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Boston mayor, RI governor among Biden adds to economic team

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce the governor of Rhode Island, the mayor of Boston and a small-business advocate from California as the newest members of his economic team.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden introduces Merrick Garland as attorney general pick

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced his pick for the nation's top law enforcement official on Thursday, turning to experienced judge Merrick Garland to help de-politicize the Justice Department and restore the rule of law after what the incoming president described as four years of lawlessness under President …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden introduces Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general on Thursday, turning to an experienced judge to help de-politicize the Justice Department and restore the rule of law after what he described as four years of lawlessness under President Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden urges restoring decency after 'assault' on democracy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November's election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden urges restoring decency after 'assault' on democracy

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November's election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Biden calls on mob to 'pull back,' urges restoring decency

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November's election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

GA election officials reject Trump call to 'find' more votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of a “criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count, according to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump pressures Georgia elections chief: 'Find 11,780 votes'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of a “criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count, according to …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vetoed a bill Friday that would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, saying such legislation would increase reliance on imported seafood and worsen a multibillion-dollar seafood trade deficit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' him votes

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of “criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count, according to a …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' him votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state's presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of “criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count, according to a …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vetoed a bill Friday that would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, saying such legislation would increase reliance on imported seafood and worsen a multibillion-dollar seafood trade deficit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vetoed a bill Friday that would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, saying such legislation would increase reliance on imported seafood and worsen a multibillion-dollar seafood trade deficit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered a year-end video message Thursday after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration’s work to rapidly develop a vaccine against COVID-19 and rebuild the economy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vetoed a bill Friday that would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, saying such legislation would increase reliance on imported seafood and worsen a multibillion-dollar seafood trade deficit.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn't explain.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

No reason given for Trump cutting short his Florida vacation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn't explain.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered a year-end video message Thursday after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration’s work to rapidly develop a vaccine against COVID-19 and rebuild the economy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered a year-end video message Thursday after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration’s work to rapidly develop a vaccine against COVID-19 and rebuild the economy.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

No reason given for Trump cutting short his Florida vacation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn't explain.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn't explain.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn't explain.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump's presidential legacy, by the numbers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump's legacy: He changed the presidency, but will it last?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most improbable of presidents, Donald Trump reshaped the office and shattered its centuries-old norms and traditions while dominating the national discourse like no one before.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump's presidential legacy, by the numbers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump's legacy: He changed the presidency, but will it last?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most improbable of presidents, Donald Trump reshaped the office and shattered its centuries-old norms and traditions while dominating the national discourse like no one before.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump's legacy: He changed the presidency, but will it last?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most improbable of presidents, Donald Trump reshaped the office and shattered its centuries-old norms and traditions while dominating the national discourse like no one before.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump's presidential legacy, by the numbers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump's presidential legacy, by the numbers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump's legacy: He changed the presidency, but will it last?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most improbable of presidents, Donald Trump reshaped the office and shattered its centuries-old norms and traditions while dominating the national discourse like no one before.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump's legacy: He changed the presidency, but will it last?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most improbable of presidents, Donald Trump reshaped the office and shattered its centuries-old norms and traditions while dominating the national discourse like no one before.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Mrs. Trump visits children's hospital, a holiday tradition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump didn't let

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic doesn't break first lady holiday hospital tradition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump isn't letting

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

White House threatens FDA chief's job over vaccine approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVD-19 vaccine late Friday, a high-ranking White House official told the agency’s chief he could face firing if the vaccine was not cleared by day’s end, two administration officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a new rationale Sunday for threatening to veto the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a new rationale Sunday for threatening to veto the

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

White House threatens FDA chief's job over vaccine approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVD-19 vaccine late Friday, a high-ranking White House official told the agency’s chief he could face firing if the vaccine was not cleared by day’s end, two administration officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

White House threatens FDA chief's job over vaccine approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVD-19 vaccine late Friday, a high-ranking White House official told the agency’s chief he could face firing if the vaccine was not cleared by day’s end, two administration officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

White House threatens FDA chief's job over vaccine approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVD-19 vaccine late Friday, a high-ranking White House official told the agency’s chief he could face firing if the vaccine was not cleared by day’s end, two administration officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

White House threatens Hahn's job over vaccine approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine by the end of the day or face possible firing, two administration officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

First lady urges kindness during holiday clouded by pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is encouraging people to perform small acts of kindness to help lift the spirits of others who are feeling blue during the pandemic-tinged holiday season.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

First lady announces new White House tennis pavilion

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennis anyone?

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

White House Christmas decor gives nod to 1st responders

WASHINGTON (AP) — First responders and frontline workers being challenged by the deadly coronavirus pandemic are highlighted in White House Christmas decorations that also give a special nod to Melania Trump's redesigned Rose Garden.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'America the Beautiful' is White House theme for Christmas

WASHINGTON (AP) — “America the Beautiful” is this year's Christmas theme at the White House.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American's sculpture

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American's sculpture

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American's sculpture

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Carson says he's 'out of the woods' after battling COVID-19

STERLING, Va. (AP) — Housing Secretary Ben Carson is crediting unapproved, experimental treatments with saving his life after he became “desperately ill” following his infection with the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Trump tweets Don Jr doing well after coronavirus infection

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is doing “very well” in quarantine after becoming infected with the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American's sculpture

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American's sculpture

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: With no outcome yet, why does a candidate talk?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden addressed his supporters early Wednesday. It was not an acceptance speech or a concession speech. It was a plea for their patience while the votes are counted.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EXPLAINER: Despite the angst, voting problems not widespread

WASHINGTON (AP) — In Spalding County, Georgia, machine problems led to a two-hour extension for voting. Wait times stretched beyond an hour at four voting centers in Baltimore. And this, unique to 2020: Sanitizer on voters' hands caused a ballot scanner to jam at a polling place in Des Moines, …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EXPLAINER: Long lines to vote on Election Day aren't unusual

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long voting lines on Election Day aren’t unusual or necessarily a sign of that something nefarious is afoot.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EXPLAINER: For election winner, much transition work ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — No matter who wins on Tuesday, Republican President Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden each will have their work cut out for them during the weeks between the presidential election and the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2021.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EXPLAINER: Pandemic to factor into inauguration planning

WASHINGTON (AP) — Every four years at the stroke of noon on Jan. 20, the president-elect or the reelected president of the United States takes the oath of office for a four-year term. The inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol also includes a luncheon. There's also a parade, followed by …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EXPLAINER: For election winner, much transition work ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — No matter who wins on Tuesday, Republican President Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden each will have their work cut out for them during the weeks between the presidential election and the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2021.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EXPLAINER: Pandemic to factor into inauguration planning

WASHINGTON (AP) — Every four years at the stroke of noon on Jan. 20, the president-elect or the reelected president of the United States takes the oath of office for a four-year term. The inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol also includes a luncheon. There's also a parade, followed by …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EXPLAINER: For election winner, much transition work ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — No matter who wins on Tuesday, Republican President Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden each will have their work cut out for them during the weeks between the presidential election and the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2021.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EXPLAINER: For election winner, much transition work ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — No matter who wins on Tuesday, Republican President Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden each will have their work cut out for them during the weeks between the presidential election and the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2021.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump paints apocalyptic portrait of life in US under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — The suburbs wouldn't be the suburbs anymore, the economy would sink into its worst depression ever and police departments would cease to exist. Even America's older adults would be left to figure out how to get by without heat, air conditioning or electricity.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump paints apocalyptic portrait of life in US under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — The suburbs wouldn't be the suburbs anymore, the economy would sink into its worst depression ever and police departments would cease to exist. Even America's older adults would be left to figure out how to get by without heat, air conditioning or electricity.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

White House Halloween event Sunday tweaked for coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ghosts, goblins and other costumed kids are welcome to trick or treat at the White House on Sunday during a Halloween event that has been rejiggered to include

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame the raging coronavirus during the campaign's closing debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their vastly different approaches to the major …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump, Biden go after each other on coronavirus, taxes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden scrapped over how to tame the raging coronavirus in Thursday’s final 2020 debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their vastly different approaches to solving the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

It's on: Trump, Biden go after each other on coronavirus

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden squared off Thursday night in their final debate, which stood as the trailing incumbent’s best chance to change the race’s trajectory with just 12 days until the election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

It's on: Trump, Biden face off in campaign's final debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden squared off Thursday night in their final debate, which stood as the trailing incumbent's best chance to change the race's trajectory with just 12 days until the election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

High stakes for Trump, Biden heading into final debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden hurtled toward Thursday night's final debate, which could be the trailing incumbent's best chance to change the race's trajectory with just 12 days left until the election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Melania Trump nixes campaign trip due to cough from COVID

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump’s return to the campaign trail will have to wait.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump on defense, courting voters in two must-win states

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent's family and defended his own struggle to contain the pandemic as he fought to energize his sagging reelection bid in the nation's Sun Belt.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

First lady: 'Self-serving adults' push rumors about her

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump lashed out Friday at “self-serving adults” for focusing on her falling out with a friend and adviser, writing that the attention paid to “salacious claims” about the broken relationship comes at the expense of her work on behalf of children.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump on defense, courting voters in two must-win states

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent's family and defended his own struggle to contain the pandemic on Friday as he fought to energize his sagging reelection bid in the nation's Sun Belt.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

First lady: 'Self-serving adults' push rumors about her

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump lashed out Friday at “self-serving adults” for focusing on her falling out with a friend and adviser, writing that the attention paid to “salacious claims” about the broken relationship comes at the expense of her work on behalf of children.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

First lady lashes out at media about friend's tell-all book

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump lashed out Friday at “self-serving adults” for focusing on her falling out with a friend and adviser, writing that the attention paid to “salacious claims” about the broken relationship comes at the expense of her work on behalf of children.

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Trump on defense, courting voters in two must-win states

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent's family and defended his own struggle to contain the pandemic on Friday as he fought to energize his sagging reelection bid in the nation's Sun Belt.

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First lady lashes out at reports about friend who tell-all

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump lashed out Friday at “self-serving adults” for focusing on her falling out with a friend and adviser, writing that the attention paid to “salacious claims” about the broken relationship comes at the expense of her work on behalf of children.

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Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to a pandemic that has reshaped the nation.

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Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to a pandemic that has reshaped the nation.

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First lady: Son Barron had coronavirus, but no symptoms

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump said Wednesday that her and the president's teenage son, Barron, tested positive for the coronavirus not long after his parents, but had no symptoms. She made the revelation in a

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First lady: Son Barron had coronavirus, but no symptoms

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump said Wednesday that her and the president's teenage son, Barron, tested positive for the coronavirus not long after his parents, but had no symptoms. She made the revelation in a

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First lady: Son Barron was positive for COVID, now negative

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump says her 14-year-old son, Barron, had tested positive for the coronavirus but has since tested negative.

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First lady: Barron Trump positive for COVID, no symptoms

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump says her 14-year-old son, Barron, has tested positive for the coronavirus but has no symptoms.

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First lady unseen as Trump restarts campaign after COVID-19

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his wife received their positive COVID-19 tests on the same day. He's already returned to campaigning, but there's been no public sighting yet of the first lady.

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Michelle Obama, LeBron James team to help boost early voting

WASHINGTON (AP) — A voter initiative led by Michelle Obama is partnering with a similar group founded by NBA star LeBron James and other prominent Black athletes and entertainers to sponsor events in major U.S. cities starting next week to generate excitement about voting early for the Nov. 3 election.

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Trump signs $3B-a-year plan to boost conservation, parks

President Donald Trump has signed legislation that will devote nearly $3 billion annually to conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks and other public lands

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Trump wants to switch focus, push for economic reopening

President Donald Trump acknowledges fear on both sides of the coronavirus crisis, with some Americans worried about getting sick while others are concerned about losing jobs

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Trump: Postal Service must charge Amazon more, or no loan

President Donald Trump says he won’t approve a $10 billion loan for the U.S. Postal Service unless the agency raises charges for Amazon and other big shippers to four to five times current rates

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Fauci says 'rolling reentry' of US economy possible in May

The United States’ top infectious disease expert says the economy in parts of the country could have a “rolling reentry” as early as next month, provided health authorities can quickly identify and isolate people who will inevitably be infected with the coronavirus

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Trump boosts virus aid, warns governors to be 'appreciative'

WASHINGTON (AP) — After days of desperate pleas from the nation’s governors, President Donald Trump took a round of steps to expand the federal government’s role in helping produce critically needed supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic even as he warned the leaders of hard-hit states not to cross him.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump boosts virus aid, warns governors to be 'appreciative'

WASHINGTON (AP) — After days of desperate pleas from the nation’s governors, President Donald Trump took a round of steps to expand the federal government’s role in helping produce critically needed supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic even as he warned the leaders of hard-hit states not to cross him.

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Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic.

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Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes

President Donald Trump has signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump signs $2.2T stimulus

‘This will deliver urgently needed relief’

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'This will deliver urgently needed relief'

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump hoping to see US economy reopened by Easter amid virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job during the coronavirus outbreak.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump hoping to see US economy reopened by Easter amid virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Trump hoping to see US economy reopened by Easter amid virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Trump hopes country will be reopened by Easter amid outbreak

WASHINGTON — With lives and the economy hanging in the balance, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter, as he weighs how to refine nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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Fauci says he can't stop Trump from talking at briefings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci says he can't jump in front of the microphone to stop President Donald Trump from speaking at daily White House briefings on the coronavirus outbreak.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Presidents in health crises: Trump more hands-on than many

WASHINGTON (AP) — Woodrow Wilson was more focused on the end of World War I than a flu virus that was making its way around the globe, ultimately sickening hundreds of thousands of Americans, including the president himself.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Presidents in health crises: Trump more hands-on than many

WASHINGTON (AP) — Woodrow Wilson was more focused on the end of World War I than a flu virus that was making its way around the globe, ultimately sickening hundreds of thousands of Americans, including the president himself.

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White House postpones Spain state visit, cites coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is postponing an upcoming state visit by Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia because of the coronavirus pandemic.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

White House moves to protect Trump, staff from coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalists and staff entering the White House complex Monday received a welcome designed for the age of the coronavirus: a thermometer placed near the forehead to check their temperatures.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

SEC asks DC workers to telecommute after employee is treated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Securities and Exchange Commission employees have been encouraged to work remotely for the foreseeable future after a coronavirus scare at the agency's Washington headquarters.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

First lady urges PTA to teach positive behavior to children

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Melania Trump urged parents and teachers Tuesday to teach children how to interact in positive ways and also to prepare them for the negativity that comes with living in a digital age, calling them the “front line” against irresponsible behavior online.

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Melania Trump cancels fundraiser, cites scheduling conflict

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump has canceled a California fundraiser set for later this month.

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Trump to skip St. Patrick's Day Hill luncheon, blames Pelosi

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Irish eyes at the U.S. Capitol will not smile on President Donald Trump on St. Patrick's Day.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Officials confirm first coronavirus case in nation's capital

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man in his 50s tested positive for coronavirus — the first presumptively confirmed case in the nation’s capital — and another person who traveled through the city has also tested positive in Maryland, officials said.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Venezuela on agenda for Trump's meeting with Brazil's leader

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump would not commit Saturday to continue holding off on hitting Brazil with tariffs on imports of its aluminum and steel, saying “I don't make any promises.”

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Trump 'not concerned' as coronavirus cases rise in DC area

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he isn't concerned “at all” about the coronavirus getting closer to the White House after the nation's capital reported its first case Saturday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Venezuela on agenda for Trump's meeting with Brazil's leader

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump would not commit Saturday to continue holding off on hitting Brazil with tariffs on imports of its aluminum and steel, saying “I don't make any promises.”

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First lady pushes back against critics of her tennis tweet

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an online backlash.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

First lady pushes back against critics of her tennis tweet

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an online backlash.

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Trump's CDC visit turns into scattershot defense on virus

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump's visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defense of his administration's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, veering into political score-settling, exaggerations and talk harking back to his impeachment.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump's CDC visit turns into scattershot defense on virus

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump's visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defense of his administration's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, veering into political score-settling, exaggerations and talk harking back to his impeachment.

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Trump surveys tornado damage, marvels at 'tremendous heart'

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday toured a neighborhood reduced to rubble by a tornado earlier this week and marveled at “the tremendous heart" he witnessed. He also offered a message for survivors and those who lost family members: “We love them, they're special people," he said.

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Trump surveys tornado damage, marvels at 'tremendous heart'

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday toured a neighborhood reduced to rubble by a tornado earlier this week and marveled at “the tremendous heart" he witnessed. He also offered a message for survivors and those who lost family members: “We love them, they're special people," he said.

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Melania Trump on rare fundraising foray into 2020 campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is set to make a rare fundraising foray into the 2020 campaign.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

First lady helps honor women from 12 countries for courage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump drew parallels Wednesday between her youth welfare initiative and a group of women from around the world whom the State Department has recognized for acts of courage in their countries.

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A disconnect between Trump and health officials on virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Whom to believe on the coronavirus threat — the president saying one thing or the public health officials standing beside him and saying something a little different?

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

A disconnect between Trump and health officials on virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Whom to believe on the coronavirus threat — the president saying one thing or the public health officials standing beside him and saying something a little different?

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Trump lauds US economy in Davos, says little on climate woes

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's led a “spectacular” turnaround of the U.S. economy and urged the world to invest in America, but had less to say about climate change issues that are a focus of this year's gathering of top business and political leaders …

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Iraq war hero's family accepts Medal of Honor from Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of an Army staff sergeant awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wants his father to be remembered as the best parent and best soldier anyone could ever ask for.

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Iraq war hero's family accepts Medal of Honor from Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of an Army staff sergeant awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wants his father to be remembered as the best parent and best soldier anyone could ever ask for.

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Trump to award Medal of Honor to Bozeman man killed in combat

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army staff sergeant killed in Iraq while trying to subdue a suicide bomber will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for battlefield valor.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump doesn't hide that Tester is reason for Montana stop

BELGRADE, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump made clear Saturday during a campaign stop in Montana that he wants to defeat Democratic Sen. Jon Tester over a personal grudge as much as political ambition.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS AGO

Woman accuser comes forward; Kavanaugh denies charge 'unequivocally'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said Monday he was willing to speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee to “refute” the charge that he sexually assaulted a woman while in high school, as the woman making the accusation said via her attorney that she was ready to tell …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Woman accuser comes forward; Kavanaugh denies charge 'unequivocally'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said Monday he was willing to speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee to “refute” the charge that he sexually assaulted a woman while in high school, as the woman making the accusation said via her attorney that she was ready to tell …

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Trump extends private-sector health care program for vets

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday to temporarily extend a program that lets some veterans seek medical care in the private sector, part of an effort by the president to deliver on a campaign promise.

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Pomp and protocol await Pope Francis on White House visit

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Obama: Americans want 'new car smell' in 2016

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Obama wraps up California trip

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White House: On track for health care website goal

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First lady urges marketing of healthy food to kids

WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama used the power of her bully pulpit Wednesday to push food companies and television broadcasters to do more to promote healthier foods to children - and to do it faster.

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First lady hosts 'dinner' for top junior chefs

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First lady: Priority is ensuring 'family is whole'

WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama is pushing back against the notion that she and President Barack Obama don't socialize enough in Washington.

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Obama signs major patent law change

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a major overhaul of the nation's patent system to ease the way for inventors to bring their products to market. "We can't afford to drag our feet any longer," he said.

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Wal-Mart, others follow first lady's lead

WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama's campaign against childhood obesity moved a step forward Wednesday with the announcement that Wal-Mart and other retailers plan over the next five years to open or expand 1,500 stores in areas without easy access to fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods.

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Obama to speed oil production

WASHINGTON - Amid growing public unhappiness over gas prices, President Barack Obama is directing his administration to ramp up U.S. oil production by extending existing leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska's coast and holding more frequent lease sales in a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska. But the …

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Obama, advocates discuss immigration overhaul

WASHINGTON - Under pressure from advocates and the 2012 re-election calendar, President Barack Obama on Tuesday enlisted a diverse group of elected officials and religious, business, labor, civil rights leaders and law enforcers to help build support for a long-stalled overhaul of the nation's immigration laws.

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Obama: Gov't, business help shape US future

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said the American government has a responsibility to make the U.S. the best place in the world to do business, but companies have a responsibility to invest in the nation's future by keeping jobs here, hiring workers and paying decent wages.

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Obama stumps in Seattle

SEATTLE - In a last-ditch effort to prevent electoral disaster, President Barack Obama and Democratic allies are vigorously wooing women voters, whose usually reliable support appears to have softened.

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Tar balls, promises: Obama visits Gulf Coast

GRAND ISLE, La. - Kneeling to pick up tar balls on an oil-fouled beach and listening to "heartbreaking stories" of loss, President Barack Obama personally confronted the spreading damage wrought by the crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico - and the bitter anger that's rising onshore.

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Obama to cadets: Diplomacy, military go hand in hand

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The U.S. must shape a world order as reliant on the force of diplomacy as on the might of its military to lead, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he outlined a foreign policy vision that repudiated the go-it-alone approach forged by his predecessor, George W. …

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Tighter security this time at Obama's state dinner

WASHINGTON - The White House promised tighter security for Wednesday's state dinner - and it delivered. Among the hundreds who lined up to get in, at least one woman was turned away for lack of proper ID.

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Obama: Fresh crisis without new rules

WASHINGTON - The U.S. is destined to endure a new economic crisis that sticks taxpayers with the bill unless Congress tightens oversight of the financial industry, President Barack Obama said Saturday.

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Obama says new budget rules will rein in spending

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Saturday new budget rules that say spending cuts must accompany spending increases will force Congress to "pay for what it spends, just like everybody else."

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