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Biden Launches Indo-Pacific Trade Deal, Warns Over Inflation
President Joe Biden has launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations aimed at strengthening their economies as he warns Americans worried about high inflation that it is “going to be a haul” before they feel relief. The president says he does not believe an economic recession is inevitable in the U.S. Biden spoke at a news conference in...
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How Texas-Mexico Border Cities Are Preparing for Decision on Title 42 Asylum Limits
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth sent a team to get a first-hand look at what is happening on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border.
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US Accuses Russia of Weaponizing Food in Ukraine War
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia on Thursday of weaponizing food and holding grain for millions of people around the world hostage .
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Senate Ships $40B Ukraine Aid Bill to Biden for Signature
The Senate has whisked a $40 billion package of military, economic and food aid for Ukraine and U.S. allies to final congressional approval. Thursday’s 86-11 vote puts a bipartisan stamp on America’s biggest commitment yet to turning Russia’s invasion into a painful quagmire for Moscow. The legislation was backed by every voting Democrat and most Republicans. At a time of...
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Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Address Nationwide Shortage of Baby Formula
President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country’s largest formula manufacturing plant. The Defense Production Act order requires suppliers of formula manufacturers to fulfill orders...
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Migrant Border Entries Rise in April, Boosted by Ukrainians
U.S. authorities stopped migrants more than 234,000 times in April, one of the highest marks in decades as the Biden administration prepares to lift pandemic-era restrictions on claiming asylum.
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White House Moves to Loosen Remittance, Flight Rules on Cuba
Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the moves send the “wrong message” to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s government.
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Biden Set to Redeploy U.S. Troops to Somalia, Reversing Trump Withdrawal
The move comes on the heels of evolving intelligence that suggests the extremist group al-Shabab could soon pose a larger threat to the region.
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Watch: President Biden Addresses Baby Formula Shortage
President Biden talked about the steps his administration is taking to ease the pain for families struggling with a nationwide baby formula shortage
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Biden Names Envoy to SE Asia Bloc, Stressing US Attention
President Joe Biden says he’s nominating one of his top national security aides to serve as his ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It’s a move meant to underscore his administration’s commitment to the Pacific region despite the recent focus on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden announced his decision to tap Yohannes Abraham, chief of staff to the...
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Fact Check: Baby Formula Shortage Fuels Misleading Partisan Claims
Quick Take A shortage of baby formula has provoked misleading partisan claims that suggest President Joe Biden is responsible for the “bare shelves.” But the shortage has been caused by a recall and plant shutdown by a major manufacturer and ongoing supply-chain issues due to the pandemic. Full Story Baby formula has become increasingly unavailable in the U.S. over the last 10 months, reaching an out-of-stock...
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Pushing to Get Every American High-Speed Internet, Biden Admin Plans $45B Boost
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who’s overseeing the funding distribution, said that universal access to broadband internet would be akin to the electrification of rural America during the 1930s.
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U.S. to Boost Baby Formula Imports to Ease Nationwide Shortage After Abbott Nutrition Recall
During the first week of May, 43% of baby formula supplies were out of stock at stores across the U.S., according to Datasembly.
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Nearly 6,000 Ukrainians Approved to Enter U.S. Through Biden Admin's Uniting for Ukraine Website
The Department of Homeland Security has approved nearly 6,000 Ukrainians to enter the U.S. through an online application system that lets them gain legal authorization to fly to U.S. airports and then stay with Americans who have agreed to sponsor them, the agency said Monday. The online portal, known as Uniting for Ukraine, launched on April 25 as part...
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Biden Signs Bill That Aims to Streamline U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine
President Joe Biden signed a bill that aims to streamline U.S. military assistance to Ukraine as it fights off a Russian invasion.
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Biden Announces Up to $150 Million Ukraine Military Aid Package as Fears of Russian Escalation Grow
Biden’s latest military aid package is the ninth U.S. security assistance installment since Moscow invaded its neighbor in late February.
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US Will Now More Aggressively Seek Brittney Griner's Release From Russia
The Biden Administration has changed her status to “wrongfully detained,” months after the WNBA star was detained after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing traces of cannabis oil.
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Federal Judge Halts Preparations for End of US Asylum Limit
A judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as the Biden administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted on May 23
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Seven Californians Granted Clemency by President Biden
President Joe Biden used his presidential clemency powers for the first time in his administration, granting pardons to three people and commuting the sentences of 75 others. Seven of the people with commuted sentences were Californians.
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Biden Reverses Trump Move to Open Up More Oil Drilling in Arctic
The Bureau of Land Management’s decision will shrink the amount of land available for lease in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.