Biden claims there’s an ‘unexplained large gap’ between the price of unfinished gasoline, down 5% since last month, and the average price at the pump.
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Biden will order feds to tackle ‘epidemic’ of missing or murdered Indigenous people
Under Joe Biden’s executive order, the federal government would have 240 days to create a strategy to improve public safety for Native Americans.
Biden, Pelosi face mounting pressure to pass spending agenda after Democratic setbacks in Va., NJ
Lacking passage of Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan, Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey were deprived a possible platform to run on.
Biden announces rule to limit methane leaks, targeting oil and gas industry at COP26 climate summit
New federal rules directed by Biden will require greater oversight of pipes in the oil and gas industry to curb methane gas emissions.
‘Country before self … before all else’: US presidents remember Colin Powell as American hero
President Joe Biden said former secretary of state Colin Powell “embodied the highest ideals of both warrior and diplomat.”
White House asks Congress for billions in emergency funds for Afghan resettlement
The White House is seeking $6.4 billion for Afghan resettlement one week after the U.S. ended ended its military effort in Afghanistan.
White House responds to plea of interpreter who helped rescue Biden but is still stuck in Afghanistan
The interpreter drove through a blinding snowstorm after helicopter fr
Biden’s approval rating drops to lowest point amid rise in COVID, Afghanistan fallout
Biden’s perceived handling of the COVID-19 pandemic – long one of his strongest marks – appears largely behind the drop.
For Biden, fallout from the Afghanistan withdrawal abroad complicates agenda at home
Biden’s approval rating was already on the decline as COVID-19 cases have surged. That was before the Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan.
Biden won’t seek to extend enhanced $300 unemployment benefits past Sept. 6
The Biden administration is urging states to use COVID-19 emergency funds if they want to extend the benefits on their own.