Deepa Shivaram
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In Parkland, VP Harris urged greater use of red flag laws to prevent shootings
Florida passed a red flag law after the 2018 school shooting in Parkland. During a visit to that site, Harris announced a new White House effort designed to get more states to put those laws to work.
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Biden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for public service workers
Because of past administrative failures, the some 78,000 affected public service workers such as nurses and teachers never got the relief they were entitled to under the law, Biden said.
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GOP rebuttals to Biden's State of the Union focus on the border and immigration
Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt and Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz delivered rebuttals to Biden's speech focusing on immigration, crime, inflation and national security.
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President Biden would ban TikTok. But candidate Biden is using it for his campaign
The White House supports a bipartisan bill that would ban TikTok unless its Chinese parent company sells it. It's a popular app with young voters, who the Biden campaign is working to woo.
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Taking on junk fees is popular. But can it win Biden more voters?
President Biden is expected to highlight his push to cap junk fees in his State of the Union address, for a second year in a row. It's a theme he plans to take on the campaign trail.
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What Biden's been eating on the trail and what it says about his campaign
As President Biden has been out on the road, where he stops for a bite to eat says a lot about his campaign, and the voters he's trying to reach.
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Biden is getting a physical. The report will be scrutinized because of his age
President Biden, 81, is the oldest person ever to hold the office, and voters have expressed concern that he is too old for a second four-year term in the job.
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The UAW endorsed Biden — and panned Republican frontrunner Trump as a 'scab'
Most of the country's other big unions endorsed President Biden in the earliest days of his reelection campaign. But the United Auto Workers held back until today.
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Harris is taking the lead on gun violence prevention. Will she reach young people?
Vice President Harris has been holding events at the White House and around the country on gun violence prevention. It's part of an effort to reach young voters and voters of color.
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Biden expands pardons for marijuana possession and grants clemency to 11
President Biden commuted the sentences for 11 individuals serving time for nonviolent drug offenses. He also expanded pardons for the offense of simple marijuana possession and use under federal law.