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Manchin Says He’s Undecided on Raskin and Other Biden Fed Picks

(Bloomberg) — Senator Joe Manchin said he remains undecided on President Joe Biden’s nominees for the Federal Reserve, including Sarah Bloom Raskin, the embattled pick for vice chair for supervision..

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Texas AG sues over U.S. airport and airplane mask mandates

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over a government mandate requiring that masks be worn at U.S. airports and.

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Fed Standoff a Waiting Game With Democrats Out of Easy Options

(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are standing by Sarah Bloom Raskin and are ready to wait out Republicans in a standoff that’s holding up a slate of.

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Biden allows Jan. 6 panel access to Trump’s White House visitor logs

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected former President Donald Trump’s executive privilege claims and ordered White House visitor logs to be released to the panel.

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Analysis-Sarah Palin defamation case a long shot for U.S. Supreme Court -experts

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sarah Palin faces a narrow path ahead if she wants to use her defamation case against the New York Times as a vehicle to.

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U.S. Senate leaders joust over how to tame rising inflation

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Raging inflation in the United States took center-stage in the Senate on Tuesday, as Democrats focused on legislative efforts to ease the problem and Senate.

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Once kidnapped by the FARC, now aiming for Colombia’s presidency

Ingrid Betancourt tells Al Jazeera she has what it takes to become Colombia’s first female president, but not everyone agrees. By Joseph Contreras She is an enduring symbol of a 52-year-long.

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Canada’s Emergencies Act: What power does it give Justin Trudeau?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked never-before-used measures in response to anti-government trucker protests and blockades. By Al Jazeera Staff After weeks of anti-government protests in the Canadian capital and blockades at.

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Judge who dealt Palin loss in New York Times case known as a maverick

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – The Manhattan federal judge who made the unusual move of saying he would dismiss Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday.

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Trump tests the boundaries of his strongman approach to politics

The news media spent much of this weekend poring over the intentions and influence of a strongman figure who has massed resources just waiting for his order to deploy and.

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