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President Biden announces additional steps to boost the federal government’s role in addressing the troubled rollout of vaccines in the United States.
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Democrats unveil legislation that would increase the minimum wage from the current $7.25 an hour to $9.50 this year and $15 by 2025.
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Here’s an impeachment Q&A, but we don’t have all the A’s.
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Blinken has pledged to be a leading force in the administration’s bid to reframe the U.S. relationship with the rest of the world.
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The Senate impeachment trial of Trump faced a vote on its constitutionality, suggesting Democrats won’t have enough GOP support for conviction.
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Among his latest executive orders, President Biden signs one seeking to better track hate crimes against Asian Americans.
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell said he’s dropping a key demand and is ready to move toward a power-sharing agreement after two Democratic senators pledged they won’t vote to do away with the filibuster.
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Janet Yellen is expected to play a key role in gaining congressional approval of President Biden’s $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief package, which faces stiff opposition from Republicans.
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House Democrats carried the sole impeachment charge of ‘incitement of insurrection’ across the Capitol on Monday evening to the Senate.
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The Justice Department inspector general is investigating whether officials ‘engaged in an improper attempt’ to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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The Times’ coverage of Vice President and former California senator Kamala Harris.
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President Biden by executive order repealed the Trump ban on transgender people in the military on Monday.
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The state auditor’s report was ordered by lawmakers who criticized California’s unemployment agency for a backlog of claims and failing to prevent widespread fraud.
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In addition to the confirmed fraud, the state has stopped tens of billions of dollars in payments on bogus claims through tougher security measures, officials said.
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New charges were announced Monday against six inmates and four others involved in scamming California unemployment benefits.
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Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena wanted the 9th Circuit to strike down California’s ban on indoor services. But the appeals court did not go that far.
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The proposal would also create a rent subsidy program using up to $2.6 billion in federal rental relief dollars.
President Biden by executive order repealed the Trump ban on transgender people in the military on Monday.
Barack Obama, the first Black president, followed aides’ advice to not be a “racial grievance” figure. Kamala Harris, the first Black vice president, will be. Times changed.
Changes at 1600: Days don’t begin and end with tweets. The press secretary hasn’t lied or insulted media. Policy papers are back. The president stays on message.
Get ready for the same tough-as-nails obstructionist we saw when Obama was in office.
Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III becomes the first Black secretary of Defense and the second member of President Biden’s Cabinet to be approved by the Senate.
Politics and the Pandemic
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President Biden reinstated COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from South Africa, Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and many other countries.
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White House officials say President Biden will reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, U.K. and other countries.
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The new coronavirus team under President Biden vows ramped-up vaccinations and says goals are ambitious but doable.
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The campaign to recall Newsom has brought in QAnon conspiracy advocates, anti-vaccination activists and supporters of the Proud Boys.
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The only thing left unsaid is obvious: Absent substantial changes, Newsom’s “Safe Schools for All” plan won’t be ratified by the California Legislature.
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After surviving nearly a year of darts and undermining comments from former President Trump, Dr. Anthony Fauci is back
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Newsom and lawmakers must decide whether to extend California’s eviction moratorium and what to do with the governor’s school reopening proposal.
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Impeachment, the COVID-19 relief bill, the future of the filibuster — all are being shaped by the fight for long-term control of the Senate.
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After four years of Trump, the question is no longer how much damage the government can do. It’s whether the government is living up to its promises.
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After a tumultuous transition, the Biden administration begins today, and with it a new effort from the Los Angeles Times to cover a historic administration.
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A federal judge has barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority of President Biden.
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President Biden had his first call with Vladimir Putin, raising concerns about Alexei Navalny’s arrest while pressing Putin on bounties on U.S. troops.
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A San Diego hospital’s sky-high bill for outpatient treatment undercuts conservatives’ argument that “socialized medicine” is bad for the country.
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After a pet-less stretch during the Trump presidency, the White House now echoes with the patter of paws of President Biden’s two dogs.
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Kobe and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Bill, Feinstein & Sherman again seek safety rules change
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Anti-abortion leaders who were elated a year ago when Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to appear in person at the annual March for Life are feeling less buoyant now.
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Portman’s announcement comes the same day the U.S. Senate is receiving the House impeachment article against former Republican President Trump.
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Texas has sued the U.S. government for ordering a temporary halt to most deportations of undocumented immigrants, the first major lawsuit challenging Biden’s policies.
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Voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems has sued Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump’s personal lawyer, for defamation.
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The order directs federal agencies to strengthen requirements so that they buy more goods and services from U.S. companies and workers.
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Federal authorities are examining a number of threats aimed at members of Congress as the second impeachment trial of President Trump nears.
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The former White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday she will run for Arkansas governor.
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The Senate impeachment trial of Trump faced a vote on its constitutionality, suggesting Democrats won’t have enough GOP support for conviction.
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President Biden announces additional steps to boost the federal government’s role in addressing the troubled rollout of vaccines in the United States.
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Among his latest executive orders, President Biden signs one seeking to better track hate crimes against Asian Americans.
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As a 50-50 tiebreaker, the vice president will have a chance to raise her profile and show loyalty to Biden.
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Texas has sued the U.S. government for ordering a temporary halt to most deportations of undocumented immigrants, the first major lawsuit challenging Biden’s policies.
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Kamala Harris has shattered many glass ceilings, but she has great company in Alpha Kappa Alpha and other Black Greek-letter sororities and fraternities.
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My grandmother was a Kamala, and now, so is my vice president. Why that means so much to me and so many others.
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Combining the familiar and the novel, the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris sought to reassure the nation — and then to forge ahead.
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Kamala Harris was sworn in Wednesday as vice president — the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American in the position.
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Washington, D.C., was prepared for the worst ahead of Inauguration Day. But the worst stayed home.
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