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All the U.S. presidents who played golf, including Joe Biden, Donald Trump

Sixteen of the last 19 U.S. presidents played golf as a hobby.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 20, 2023

Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling standoff is yet more Republican madness

The new House speaker is just a small man, talking a big game, taking a long walk off a short pier

The Guardian - US · Jan 20, 2023

Here's why a high-stakes debt ceiling fight looms on Capitol Hill

House Republicans want to leverage must-pass legislation to raise the debt limit to extract federal spending cuts, but President Biden and congressional Democrats aren't interested in negotiating.

WEKU · Jan 19, 2023

Biden's hypocrisy on Julian Assange

Ben & Jerry's co-founder: Joe Biden stood up for press freedom as a candidate — but backtracked in the White House

Salon · Jan 18, 2023

EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty

President Joe Biden campaigned on a pledge to work toward abolishing federal capital punishment

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Michelle Obama says ‘I love you back’ to 59th birthday messages

The former First Lady received messages from famous friends including Octavia Spencer and Ellen DeGeneres

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023

Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS begins second week of January sitting

Welcome to the Jan 17 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Ballotpedia · Jan 17, 2023

Gov.-elect Wes Moore embraces Maryland’s Black history as he readies for historic oath of office

BALTIMORE — The inauguration day of Westley Watende Omari Moore as Maryland’s first Black governor is shaping up to look like a walk through history.

Tribune News Service · Jan 17, 2023

American Siamak Namazi is on a hunger strike in Iranian prison. Why now and for what?

Namazi is on a hunger strike to mark the seventh anniversary of a prisoner swap that did not include him, and calling on Biden to free detainees in Iran. His lawyer spoke with NPR about those efforts.

WEKU · Jan 17, 2023

Pa. lawmakers once again propose moving up the presidential primary

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania is a hugely important political battleground, but it hasn't traditionally mattered much in presidential primaries.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 16, 2023