White House encourages House GOP to ‘move on’ from Biden impeachment effort
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by WTOP Staff
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President Joe Biden arrives at the White House from a campaign trip to Michigan, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)(AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Joe Biden arrives at the White House from a campaign trip to Michigan, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)(AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging House Speaker Mike Johnson to end his chamber’s efforts to impeach the president over unproven claims that Biden benefited from the business dealings of his son and bro ..read more
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Biden says he never meant to keep classified documents. Hur stands by report on president’s memory
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by WTOP Staff
1w ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over five hours of interviews, President Joe Biden repeatedly told a special counsel that he never meant to retain classified information after he left the vice presidency, but he was at times fuzzy about dates and said he was unfamiliar with the paper trail for some of the sensitive documents he handled. A transcript of the Biden interviews was made public Tuesday, just as the special counsel, Robert Hur, was going before the House Judiciary Committee to face questions about his investigation of the Democratic president. Hur, in his report, concluded that Biden should not fa ..read more
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Who is Robert Hur? A look at the special counsel due to testify on Biden classified documents case
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by WTOP Staff
1w ago
FILE - U.S. Attorney Robert Hur arrives at U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)(AP/Steve Ruark) FILE - U.S. Attorney Robert Hur arrives at U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)(AP/Steve Ruark) WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel who impugned the president’s age and competence in his report on how Joe Biden handled classified documents will himself be up for questioning this week. Robert Hur is scheduled to testify before a congressional committee on Tuesday as House Republicans try to keep the spotlight on ..read more
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Biden’s budget proposal for a second term offers tax breaks for families and lower health care costs
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by WTOP Staff
1w ago
FILE - President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., listen. Biden is set to use his State of the Union address to promote his vision for a second term to a dispirited electorate that questions whether he's up to the job and to warn that GOP frontrunner Donald Trump would be a dangerous alternative. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)(AP/Jacquelyn Martin) FILE - President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address ..read more
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White House visits U.Va. in push for cancer navigators to aid newly-diagnosed patients
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by Dick Uliano
1w ago
Hearing the words “you have cancer,” can be overwhelming for a patient, often prompting questions about what’s next — and what a family can do to assist. Cancer navigators can help provide guidance and support to patients and their families on what appointments need to be made, and which tests have to be taken, to enable a patient to begin appropriate treatment, promptly. Monday, Danielle Carnival, director for health outcomes for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy — part of the Biden administration’s Cancer Moonshot — will visit the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center in Char ..read more
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US not anticipating Israeli forces to enter Rafah at the start of Ramadan
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by WTOP Staff
1w ago
FILE - Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, March 4, 2024. Israel can either try to annihilate Hamas, which would mean almost certain death for the estimated 100 hostages still held in Gaza, or it can cut a deal that would allow the militants to claim a historic victory. Either outcome would be excruciating for Israelis. And either might be seen as acceptable by Hamas, which valorizes martyrdom. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)(AP/Fatima Shbair) FILE - Palestinians search for bodies and surv ..read more
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Katie Britt used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico as Republican attack on Biden border policy
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by WTOP Staff
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Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama delivered her party's response to President Biden's State of the Union address Thursday night, in emotional remarks from her kitchen. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell leads a panel to break down Britt's speech. Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama delivered her party's response to President Biden's State of the Union address Thursday night, in emotional remarks from her kitchen. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell leads a panel to break down Britt's speech. The Republican senator who gave the party ..read more
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Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive
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by WTOP Staff
1w ago
President Joe Biden is taking his message from Thursday's fiery State of the Union to several battleground states as he hits the campaign trail. Biden will visit Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in the coming days, and held a rally in Philadelphia on Friday. Natalie Brand has more from the White House. President Joe Biden is taking his message from Thursday's fiery State of the Union to several battleground states as he hits the campaign trail. Biden will visit Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in the coming days, and held a rally in Philadelphia on Friday. Natalie Brand has more from the White H ..read more
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DC road closures announced for Thursday’s State of the Union
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by Will Vitka
1w ago
As comes the State of the Union address from President Joe Biden, so too come the road closures for D.C. Here’s the street shutdown breakdown (pun perhaps intended) from the U.S. Capitol Police for Thursday. At 6:30 a.m., the following roads will be closed to the public: Pennsylvania Avenue between First Street NW and 3rd Street NW Maryland Avenue between First Street NW and 3rd Street SW First Street between Constitution Avenue SW and Independence Avenue SW At 1:30 p.m., the following roads will be closed to the public: First Street between Constitution Avenue NE and Independence Avenue SE ..read more
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Biden administration would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of campaign against junk fees
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by WTOP Staff
1w ago
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. Biden is forming a new "strike force" to crack down on illegal and unfair pricing on things like groceries, prescription drugs, health care, housing and financial services. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)(AP/Evan Vucci) FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. Biden is forming a new "strike force" to crack down on illegal and unfair pricing on things like groceries, prescription drugs, health care, housing and financial services. (AP Photo ..read more
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