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Mike Pence establishes ‘Advancing American Freedom’ advocacy group

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday launched Advancing American Freedom, an advocacy group with the mission of promoting and defending policy achievements of the Trump administration.

April 7, 2021

Joe Biden, Democrats backpedal amid MLB All-Star Game uproar

Democrats scrambled Tuesday to dodge the fallout from Major League Baseball's decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta as Republicans stepped up to the plate, blaming an overheated "Jim Crow" narrative for stoking an over-the-top corporate backlash against Georgia.

April 6, 2021

Joe Biden rips ‘new Jim Crow laws,’ presses states to ‘smarten up’

President Biden said the best way for Georgia and other states to stay in the good graces of businesses is to stop adopting "new Jim Crow laws" and "smarten up."

April 6, 2021

White House downplays President Biden’s role in MLB decision

The White House is seeking to minimize the role President Biden played in pressuring Major League Baseball to relocate the 2021 All-Star game from Atlanta in response to the Georgia election law.

April 6, 2021

White House: Georgia election law ‘built on a lie’

The White House said Tuesday the Georgia legislature's rewrite of election laws and like-minded efforts across the country are built on former President Donald Trump's "lie" that the 2020 election was stolen.

April 6, 2021

Kevin Brady, Texas Republican, slams Biden’s push for corporate tax hike: ‘Major mistake’

The ranking member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee said Tuesday President Biden's push to raise the corporate tax rate is going to make the nation less competitive on the global stage and have a negative impact on American workers.

April 6, 2021

Trump: Boycott ‘woke companies’ that oppose Georgia’s election reforms

Former President Donald Trump called Tuesday for a boycott of "woke companies" that oppose stricter voter ID laws that critics argue suppress voter turnout.

April 6, 2021

Politicians use naming of legislation as part of greater strategy

When congressional Democrats named their massive election overhaul bill the "For the People Act," there was a bit of bravado and a hint of a challenge: Who could possibly vote against a proposal with such bold pretensions?

April 4, 2021

Chris Christie rips baseball decision to relocate All-Star Game from Atlanta

Major League Baseball's decision to relocate the 2021 All-Star Game and draft in response to Georgia's new election law has pushed the nation's favorite pastime into a polarizing debate over voting rights.

April 4, 2021

AOC scores near bottom on effectiveness study

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York has become one of the most recognizable figures in Washington, but she's falling flat on the effectiveness scale.

April 4, 2021

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves: Education is key to reducing vaccine hesitancy

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Sunday the key to reducing vaccine hesitancy is driving home the message that getting the shot is safe and crucial to returning to a pre-pandemic life.

April 4, 2021

White House defends American Jobs plan, urges ‘infrastructure’ rethink

The White House's top economic adviser defended President Biden's American Jobs plan, saying there is "a long way to go" before the economy returns to a pre-pandemic place.

April 4, 2021

Trump wishes happy Easter to all, including the ‘crazies’

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday wished a Happy Easter to everyone -- including "the Radical Left CRAZIES."

April 4, 2021

Biden affirms support for Ukraine in standoff with Russia

President Biden has assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he's got his back in the face of escalating tensions with Russia.

April 2, 2021

Biden selling vision to Republican voters, not lawmakers

President Biden and his team are redefining bipartisanship on their own terms. The 46th president of the United States is making it clear that he puts more stock in claiming the support of Republican voters than winning GOP votes on Capitol Hill.

April 1, 2021

White House defends proposed corporate tax hike

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain on Thursday defended President Biden's push to increase corporate taxes to help pay for his $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan, saying it is "just good policy" and a "commonsense" way to come up with the money to fund his ambitious proposal.

April 1, 2021

Biden’s jobs plan positions U.S. to ‘outcompete China’: White House

The White House is billing President Biden's "American Jobs Plan" as a key vehicle for competing with China on the world stage.

March 31, 2021

Jeff Kaufmann, Iowa Republican Party chair, spurns chatter of changing nomination calendar

The head of the Iowa GOP is pushing back against the idea that his state could lose its spot at the front of the line in the presidential nomination process.

March 31, 2021

Joe Biden rolls out $2.25 trillion spending plan for infrastructure, caregiving, manufacturing

President Biden on Wednesday laid out a sweeping $2.25 trillion infrastructure package and an array of corporate tax hikes to pay for the plan, touting his proposals as a "once-in-a-generation" investment in initiatives like roads, bridges, broadband and manufacturing.

March 31, 2021

Joe Biden seeking ‘fair’ corporate tax; plan expected to cost upwards of $4T, White House says

President Biden on Wednesday is expected to call for tax increases on corporations and wealthy Americans to help cover the cost of his up-to-$4 trillion plan to revamp the nation's infrastructure and social programs.

March 30, 2021