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Sen. Chris Coons says Biden may wait until next year to decide on a 2024 re-election bid

One of Biden's closest allies said the president has yet to make up his mind, but has long talked about the need for a new generation of leaders.

Axios · Sep 20, 2022

Biden to deliver firm rebuke to Russia's war in Ukraine at U.N.

U.S President Joe Biden will deliver a firm rebuke to Russia's war in Ukraine during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

Biden scrambles to shore up Latino support. Is it too late?

WASHINGTON — A few months after taking office, President Joe Biden invited a group of top Latino leaders to the White House. As they sat around the table, the president was surprisingly earnest. He went as far as to acknowledge, two people familiar with the conversation recounted, that his five…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 20, 2022

How Biden's declaring the pandemic 'over' complicates efforts to fight COVID

Biden's comments — made as officials try to convince Americans to get a new booster shot and the White House seeks $22 billion in new COVID funding — were "unfortunate," several epidemiologists said.

WEKU · Sep 20, 2022

Commentary: Ron DeSantis’ cruel political theater falls flat on Martha’s Vineyard

I woke early Thursday at my home in West Tisbury, one of six small towns on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, to find deer munching my shrubs, an early fall chill in the air and the disturbing news that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had flown about 50 migrants, mostly from…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 20, 2022

Taking Back Trump’s America review: Peter Navarro’s venomous Maga saga

Seeking to raise money to fight contempt of Congress charges, the former trade adviser shows contempt for his rivals

The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022

Mar-a-Lago: the lax security of Trump’s alternative ‘White House’ – visualized

The ex-president’s Florida estate has a history of security breaches, from US military plans viewed in front of paying guests to a makeshift ‘situation room’

The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022

Harris returns to South Carolina to boost voting in midterms

Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting two historically Black colleges in South Carolina to push for voter registration

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

Trump records review can be done in a month in DOJ plan

Records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump’s Florida home can be reviewed by a neutral third party at a rate of about 500 documents each business day, the Justice Department said in a court filing, as the former president’s lawyers again avoided dealing with claims he declassified them.

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

DeSantis defends Martha's Vineyard migrant flights after Texas investigation opens

A Texas sheriff has opened a criminal investigation into flights ordered by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that took the migrants to Massachusetts. DeSantis says outrage over the flights was misplaced.

WEKU · Sep 19, 2022