The Congressional Black Caucus applauded President Biden on Thursday for policies that it said have helped address systemic racial inequities.
In a press call with members of the administration’s Building Back Together initiative, CBC Chairman Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) discussed how policies like the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law have been overwhelmingly positive for Black Americans.
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Nancy Pelosi tells of ‘proud’ record as speaker in likely final press conference – as it happened
- Outgoing House speaker praises ‘remarkable’ Joe Biden
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Nancy Pelosi has given what she suggests will be her final press conference as House speaker, telling reporters this is “maybe the last time I see you in this way”.
She’s been reflecting on some of the successes of her tenure, and paying tribute to Joe Biden and Barack Obama for most of them, fro...
Republicans will try to impeach Biden ‘every week’, Adam Kinzinger says
Anti-Trump January 6 committee member warns of likely aggressive tactics if GOP retakes House in midterms
Republicans will try to impeach Joe Biden every week if they retake the House in November, a rare anti-Trump Republican congressman predicted.
Remembering repeated attempts to defund the Affordable Care Act under Barack Obama, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois said: “That’s going to look like child’s play in terms of what Marjorie Taylor Greene is going to demand of Kevin McCarthy.
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‘Feels like the good old days’: Joe Biden welcomes Barack Obama back to White House – as it happened
- Former president returns to mark 12 years of Affordable Care Act
- Confirmation week continues for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Ivanka Trump will testify before the January 6 committee this afternoon.
The Guardian confirmed that former president Donald Trump’s oldest daughter, and former senior White House adviser, will speak to the panel virtually.
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Joe Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday – as it happened
- ‘Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments,’ president says
- ‘It is time to move forward,’ Biden says after supreme court decision
- Supreme court votes 7-2, preserving healthcare for millions
- House votes to repeal measure that gave Bush authority to invade Iraq
- New York grand jury stores up trouble for Trump Organization executives
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Madam Speaker review: how Nancy Pelosi outwitted Bush and Trump
John Boehner calls the Democrat the most powerful House speaker ever. Susan Page’s authoritative biography shows why
John Boehner, a Republican predecessor, concedes that Nancy Pelosi may be the most powerful House speaker in history. Pelosi provided George W Bush with the votes he needed to prevent a depression, as Republicans balked. She helped make Obamacare the law of the land.
Related: On the House review: John Boehner’s lament for pre-Trump Republicans
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House Votes to Avert Deep Medicare Cuts to Pay for $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan
The measure is likely to become the subject of negotiations later in the year over government spending and debt.
Barr tells prosecutors to pursue ‘clear’ fraud claims, without evidence – as it happened
- Attorney general says investigations ‘may be conducted’ in some cases
- President announces ‘Mark Esper has been terminated’
- Biden gets to work as president-elect while Trump refuses to concede
- US coronavirus cases surpass 10m as Ben Carson tests positive
- Republicans back Trump challenge to Biden election victory
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Nancy Pelosi: ‘We’re able to say that we have held the House’ – video
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Democrats have held the majority in the House of Representatives as counting continues in the US election. Pelosi says campaigning on healthcare helped the Democrats retain their majority, with their message amplified during the coronavirus pandemic. 'Our purpose in this race was to win so that we could protect the Affordable Care Act and that we could crush the virus,' she says
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Affordable Care Act
If successful, the move would permanently end the health insurance program popularly known as Obamacare and wipe out coverage for as many as 23 million Americans.