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History Made as Pelosi and Harris Sit Behind Biden During Presidential Address
Over the last few years, the only focus for Democrats was getting Donald Trump out of office. It was so difficult to achieve that goal that what the Left has actually achieved can be forgotten. Kamala Harris became the first female Vice President in American history on inauguration day. But it wasn’t only that. When … Continue reading "History Made as Pelosi and Harris Sit Behind Biden During Presidential Address"
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Joe Biden wants to prove democracy works — before it’s too late
Joe Biden sees his presidency as proving democracy — not authoritarianism — right for the world.
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Joe Biden wants you to believe in American democracy
In his speech to Congress, Biden echoed FDR with a call to do big things and restore faith in America.
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What to expect from Biden’s first address to Congress
Is it a state of the union? And all your other questions about Biden’s first address to Congress, answered.
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Here Are The Key Moments From Biden’s Speech To Congress
The president spoke about what he's accomplished in his first 100 days in office and what he hopes Congress will help him achieve in the future.
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Harris, Pelosi Make History At Joe Biden’s First Congressional Speech
The president's address at the joint session of Congress will feature the first time two women share the stage as vice president and speaker of the House.
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Biden Calls For U.S. To 'Root Out Systemic Racism' In Speech To Congress
The president pushed for police reform through the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed by the Democratic-led House.
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Sen. Tim Scott Urges Country To Reject Biden's 'Socialist Dreams' In His GOP Rebuttal
"The actions of the president and his party are pulling us further and further and further apart," Scott, a loyal Trump ally, said after Biden's address ...
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Nicolle Wallace reacts to Biden's bipartisanship in his joint address to Congress
Deadline: White House host Nicolle Wallace contrasts Biden's optimistic tone and desire to work across the aisle in his first joint address to Trump's first joint address to congress, where the former POTUS spoke of "American carnage" and emphasized partisanship
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Biden, in speech to Congress, offers sweeping agenda and touts democracy
The president said the country has “stared into an abyss of insurrection and autocracy, of pandemic and pain,” and emerged strong. He called the progress against the pandemic one of the greatest logistical feats in U.S. history.
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Analysis | At 100 days, Biden seeks to leverage narrow majorities to reverse the Reagan era
His course is clear: A fundamental shift in government priorities and a redistribution aimed at treating long-standing economic, racial and gender inequities.
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Watch: Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi make history at Biden's speech to Congress - CNN Video
Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history, marking the first time two women, Harris as Vice President and Pelosi as Majority Speaker of the House, sat behind the President during an address to a joint session of Congress.
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Analysis: Hits and misses from Biden's speech to Congress
President Joe Biden delivered the biggest speech of his presidency to date on Wednesday night -- an address to a joint session of Congress.
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Opinion: What grade did Biden get
CNN Opinion asks contributors to grade President Joe Biden's first speech before a joint session of Congress.
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Biden promises to lift 'left-behind and forgotten' Americans with his ambitious economic agenda
President Joe Biden spoke directly to working- and middle-class Americans who "feel left behind and forgotten" in a rapidly changing economy in his first address to a joint session of Congress, promising that his ambitious economic and infrastructure plans amounted to a "blue-collar blueprint to build America."
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Jill Biden leading the way on community college tuition coverage, Biden says
First lady Jill Biden will lead the way on new education proposals, such as free community college tuition for two years.
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WATCH: What to expect from Biden's joint session speech
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza breaks down the week’s top news story.
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Five takeaways from Biden's address to Congress
President Biden gave his first address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday, the eve of his 100th day in power.
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Moderate Republicans leery of Biden's renewed call for unity
Moderate Republicans who have been in talks with the administration on a range of issues came away from President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress skeptical about his calls to revive bipartisanship on Capitol Hill.
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Tim Scott says Biden dividing country in GOP response to joint address
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Wednesday night accused President Biden of dividing the country, as Republicans try to paint the president as out of touch with his talk of bipartisanship.
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100 days: Facing uphill fights with Congress, Biden expected to turn to his pen
President Joe Biden will likely increasingly rely on the power of his pen to implement left-leaning priorities as bills begin to pile up in the evenly divided Senate, experts say.
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President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress received a less enthusiastic reception than those of his immediate predecessors, according to a CNN instant poll of speech watchers.
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Tim Scott: 'Before COVID, We Had the Most Inclusive Economy in My Lifetime'
Former President Donald Trump oversaw "the most inclusive economy in my lifetime," Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said Wednesday.
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Tim Scott: Democrats Want to Focus on the Issue, Not the 'Solution'
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said in his rebuttal to Joe Biden that Democrats too often want to focus on the issue rather than finding a solution.
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Tim Scott Talks 'Redemption' After Joe Biden Talks 'Systemic Racism'
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) offered a vision of "redemption" for America, after President Joe Biden talked about the country's "systemic racism."
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Tim Scott Responds to Biden: ‘Hear Me Clearly, America Is Not a Racist Country’
Sen. Tim Scott declared during his response to President Joe Biden's joint session address that “America is not a racist country.”
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Joe Biden Might Have Already Won A Second Term After Amazing Address To Congress
President Biden laid out a record of accomplishment in his first 100 days that might already be enough to win a second term.
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5 winners and 3 losers from President Biden’s first congressional address
Winner: Obamacare. Loser: Wall Street.
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Joe Biden Lays Out Sweeping Vision To Transform The American Economy
In his first speech to Congress, the president called his American Jobs Plan "a once-in-a-generation investment in America itself."
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Biden lays out sweeping agenda in speech to Congress
Touting progress on the economy and the pandemic, Pres. Joe Biden laid out his agenda on infrastructure, police reform, racial justice, jobs, health care, foreign affairs, and much more in a sweeping speech to a joint session of Congress. Phillip Rucker and Eugene Robinson join to discuss.
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Opinion | Biden Tries a New Presidential Tone: Whispering
No president has had to address a room quite like this one. Biden took the moment to do something unusual.
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***Live Updates*** Joe Biden Delivers First Address to Joint Session of Congress
President Joe Biden will deliver his first address before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening.
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