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Biden’s budget hits all the bases End-shutdown
the host President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 includes new policies and funding increases for many of the Democratic Party’s key constituencies, including advocates for people with disabilities and reproductive rights. He also proposes ways to shore up the shrinking Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, without cutting benefits, essentially daring Republicans to […]
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Biden’s visit to Ukraine was “historic” and “unprecedented” End-shutdown
In a carefully choreographed press moment that required a lot of security and secrecy, President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to kyiv on Monday to pledge an “unwavering and unwavering commitment” to Ukraine. The day trip, in which Biden took a 10-hour train across Ukraine and then toured the capital’s sights with President Volodymyr […]
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Some digs against ESG, GOP puts aside a vote to reject Biden’s wake up rules for investments End-shutdown
Senator Joe Manchin III is stepping up his attacks on corporations and financial firms that embrace environmental, social and governance investing, as the ESG movement also suffers setbacks in corporate boardrooms. Once quiet on the burning issue, the West Virginia Democrat has increasingly focused on investment strategy that makes fighting climate change a top consideration. […]