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The White House wants $4 billion to rebuild Key Bridge in Baltimore and respond to other disasters
Read full article: The White House wants $4 billion to rebuild Key Bridge in Baltimore and respond to other disastersThe White House is seeking roughly $4 billion in additional emergency funding from Congress for costs related to the collapse and repair of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore and to respond to other disasters that have occurred around the U.S. in recent months.
Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it off
Read full article: Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it offPresident Joe Biden’s administration has formally begun planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no matter the outcome of November’s general election.
Top White House budget official warns of 'dire' situation on Ukraine aid
Read full article: Top White House budget official warns of 'dire' situation on Ukraine aidPresident Joe Biden’s top budget official is warning in stark terms about how lawmakers are running out of time to approve new aid for Ukraine.
How the US keeps funding Ukraine's military — even as it says it's out of money
Read full article: How the US keeps funding Ukraine's military — even as it says it's out of moneyThe White House says funding for Ukraine has run out and it has been increasing pressure on Congress to pass stalled legislation to support the war against Russia.
Zelenskyy to address US senators by video as White House pushes Congress to support aid for Ukraine
Read full article: Zelenskyy to address US senators by video as White House pushes Congress to support aid for UkraineUkraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address U.S. senators by video during a classified meeting Tuesday.
Jill Biden will lead new women’s health initiative to boost federal government research
Read full article: Jill Biden will lead new women’s health initiative to boost federal government researchThe White House says Jill Biden will be in charge of a new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health.
Inside the Joe Biden-Mike Johnson relationship: Greetings, briefings and clashes over foreign aid
Read full article: Inside the Joe Biden-Mike Johnson relationship: Greetings, briefings and clashes over foreign aidThe relationship between President Joe Biden and new House Speaker Mike Johnson will be one of the most important in Washington over the next year.
Biden says it's 'good news' the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for 'manufactured crisis'
Read full article: Biden says it's 'good news' the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for 'manufactured crisis'The White House has pinned the blame for a possible government shutdown on House Republicans who, until Saturday, had been paralyzed by their inability to pass a funding package.
Supreme Court's student loan decision will lower US deficit according to new White House projection
Read full article: Supreme Court's student loan decision will lower US deficit according to new White House projectionThe Supreme Court ruling that upended President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt changed his budget math.
How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe
Read full article: How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophePerhaps most critical to locking up the debt limit deal were President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s five handpicked negotiators, three men and two women unknown to most outside government.
Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.
Read full article: Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal.
Who's who in the debt limit fight: Meet the five negotiators working to save the US from default
Read full article: Who's who in the debt limit fight: Meet the five negotiators working to save the US from defaultPresident Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are turning to a select group of negotiators to help broker a deal to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid the economic carnage that would ensue if a deal is not reached soon.
Biden administration forecasts $1.03T deficit, down $400B
Read full article: Biden administration forecasts $1.03T deficit, down $400BThe Biden administration is forecasting that this year’s budget deficit will be nearly $400 billion lower than it estimated back in March, due in part to stronger than expected revenues, reduced spending, and an economy that has recovered all of the jobs lost during the multi-year pandemic.
Feds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic terms
Read full article: Feds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic termsThe federal government is taking preliminary steps toward revising racial and ethnic classifications that haven't been changed in a quarter century following calls for better categories for how people identify themselves in federal data gathering.
Biden seeks $10B for aid to Ukraine, $22.5B for coronavirus
Read full article: Biden seeks $10B for aid to Ukraine, $22.5B for coronavirusThe Biden administration is seeking another $10 billion to help protect Ukraine against the Russian invasion and an additional $22.5 billion to cover coronavirus pandemic-related expenses, two major additions to budget talks already underway.