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Russian parliament OKs New START nuclear treaty extension

January 29, 2021 Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russian lawmakers quickly approved the extension of the last remaining nuclear Russia-U.S. arms control treaty, a fast-track action that comes just days before it’s due to expire. Both houses of parliament voted unanimously […]

Blair House guest quarters a temporary home for VP Harris

January 28, 2021 Darlene Superville, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Kamala Harris can’t beat the work commute. She’s living temporarily at Blair House, the president’s official guest residence on Pennsylvania Avenue across from the White House, while some repair work […]

Biden opens sign-up window for uninsured in time of COVID-19

January 28, 2021 Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains dangerously high and vaccines […]

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Russia welcomes US proposal to extend nuclear treaty

January 26, 2021 Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

MOSCOW — The Kremlin welcomed President Joe Biden’s proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less than two weeks. Russian President Vladimir […]

Senate confirms Antony Blinken as 71st secretary of state

January 26, 2021 Matthew Lee, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Antony Blinken as America’s top diplomat, tasked with carrying out President Joe Biden’s commitment to reverse the Trump administration’s “America First” doctrine that some say weakened international […]

Biden Cabinet: Buttigieg urges big funds for Transportation

January 22, 2021 Hope Yen and Tom Krisher, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, was headed down a smooth path to quick confirmation, pledging to senators on Thursday to work with them to carry out the […]

Biden administration inherits census data

January 22, 2021 The Associated Press

Battered by criticism from the left that the 2020 census was politicized by the Trump administration, the U.S. Census Bureau under a new Biden administration has the final say in the numbers that will be […]

Congress poised for quick action on Biden’s Pentagon nominee

January 22, 2021 Robert Burns and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Democratic-controlled House easily passed legislation required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden’s secretary of defense, brushing aside concerns that his retirement occurred inside the seven-year window that […]

Biden takes the helm as president: ‘Democracy has prevailed’

January 20, 2021 Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller and Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” as he took the helm of a deeply divided nation and inherited a confluence of […]

Biden’s long political evolution leads to his biggest test

January 20, 2021 Bill Barrow, Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del. — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has navigated a half-century in American politics by relentlessly positioning himself at the core of the Democratic Party. Wherever that power center shifted, there Biden has been, whether […]