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"I’ve spent my entire life bringing groups of people together in coalitions to solve complex problems and produce concrete change, especially in times of crisis," Bass said in a statement.

President Biden faces make-or-break decisions on his signature priorities this week: the bipartisan infrastructure plan, and on massive climate and social program spending. Lawmakers are up against a Friday deadline to prevent a government shutdown.

Republicans said they intend to block the bill because they want Democrats to raise the debt limit separately, on a party-line basis.

Senators are expected to grill Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the chairman of the Joint chiefs and the head of Central Command about the Afghanistan pullout.

President Biden received his booster shot for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and encouraged Americans to receive the booster if they qualify and get vaccinated if they haven't already.

Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro were pulled off the air in a startling moment of live television that forced an abbreviated interview with the vice president.

The Agriculture Department has said it expects beef prices to climb 1 percent to 2 percent this year, poultry as much as 1.5 percent and pork 2 percent to 3 percent.

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Cheney said in a 2013 TV interview that she opposed same-sex marriage despite the fact that her sister, Mary, is gay and married with children.

"I had so many plans, but right now, I’m hopeless," student Mohammad Saeedi said.

A part of the GOP may strongly favor overturning Roe, but data suggest that if it actually attained its goal, political backlash could be immense.