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Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified
President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that’s unlikely to alter a decades-long push for gender equality.
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Biden sets record for most pardons and commutations with new round of clemency for nonviolent drug offenders
President Joe Biden said Friday he is commuting the sentences of more than 2,000 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, cementing his legacy as the president who has issued the most individual pardons and commutations in U.S. history.
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Biden's new executive order aims to shore up US cyber defenses
An executive order issued by President Joe Biden just days before he leaves office aims to shore up America’s cyber defenses while making it easier to go after foreign countries that launch cyberattacks.
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WATCH: President Biden delivers farewell speech
President Joe Biden delivered a farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office Wednesday night.
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Perdue agrees to pay $4 million after children worked hazardous jobs, Labor Department says
The U.S. Labor Department says Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations in Virginia.
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Biden starts process to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba
The White House announced that the determination is part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.
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Biden cancels student loan for another 150,000 borrowers
The latest tranche of debt forgiveness brings the total number of people benefiting from student loan cancelations to more than 5 million, the president said.
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Biden awards Pope Francis Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction
The award comes after Biden was forced to cancel a trip to the Vatican this weekend to monitor the devastating wildfires in California.
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Judge scraps Biden's Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found that they overstepped the president’s authority.
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Biden administration withdraws old-growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP
The Biden administration is dropping its plan to conserve old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry.
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President Biden's Riverside County event canceled due to strong winds
A powerful Santa Ana windstorm forced a change of plans for President Biden’s visit to Southern California.
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US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge
The U.S. has transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Nippon and US Steel file suit after Biden administration blocks $15 billion deal
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s decision to block a proposed nearly $15 billion deal for Nippon to acquire Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel. The suit, filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, alleges that it was a political decision and violated the companies’ due process. Nippon Steel...
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Biden signs bill to increase Social Security benefits for millions of public workers
The Social Security Fairness Act repeals two provisions that reduced Social Security benefits for some public workers who also receive pensions.
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Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington receive the highest US civilian honor
With just days left in the Presidential office, Biden has issued awards and medals to valiant military veterans, courageous law enforcement officials and exceptional Americans.
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Biden blocks U.S. Steel takeover by Japan's Nippon Steel, citing national security
His decision comes after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of the deal last month, and sent a long-awaited report on the merger to Biden.
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Biden announces nearly $2.5 billion more in military aid for Ukraine
President Joe Biden says the United States will send nearly $2.5 billion more in weapons to Ukraine.
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Biden moves to bar oil, gas and geothermal development in a Nevada mountain range for 20 years
The administration said it has submitted an application to withdraw about 264,000 acres of federal lands in the area from such leasing.
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The bald eagle officially becomes America's national bird as Biden signs bill into law
The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird.
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Biden delivers on threat to veto bill to expand U.S. judiciary
President Joe Biden has vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 new federal district judgeships. Biden said Monday that “hurried action” by the House left key questions unanswered about the lifetime positions.