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News Articles: Joe Biden

A healthcare worker prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, during the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for those in higher risk categories, at a vaccine center in Overijse, Belgium on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Georgia Hospitals Swell With COVID Cases As College Football Kicks Off — Unmasked

Thursday on Political Rewind: Grady Hospital and other health care facilities across Georgia have begun limiting non-essential procedures, as a rush of Covid-19 cases demand their resources. Also, former President Donald Trump’s efforts to interfere in the outcome of Georgia’s Presidential Election are driving two very different agendas right now.

September 09, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
In this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump elbow bumps with Herschel Walker during a campaign rally in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Will Policy Or Personality Drive Walker Run?; Bourdeaux Makes Political Gamble

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The guessing game is over — Herschel Walker filed paperwork yesterday to run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. Polling reveals Walker’s name recognition is high in the state. The storied college football star has long been touted by former President Donald Trump as his pick for the key Senate race.

August 25, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Party Feud Over High Stakes Federal Budget Features Ga. Democrat Among Holdouts

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Georgia 7th District U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bordeaux is among a group of moderate Democrats under fire for their resistance to supporting President Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget proposal until the U.S. House passes a bipartisan infrastructure bill. Meanwhile, the FDA gave final approval yesterday for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

August 24, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
An illustration containing COVID virus bodies.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Politics And Pandemic As Georgia Reaches High Rate Of New Infections

Monday on Political Rewind: Virus cases continue to rapidly escalate in Georgia. As of Friday, there were 6,820 newly reported cases. Are the calamitous withdrawal from Afghanistan and the spiraling COVID numbers going to turn swing voters against Democrats in the 2022 midterms?

August 23, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Different photos of climate and weather related phenomenon.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Climate Reports And Extreme Weather Demand Urgent Action From Business, Government

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest reporting last week. It is the most definitive report yet on the consequences of an unchecked global carbon economy on our global climate. So, what is the message Americans should take away from this report? As we look ahead to uncertainty, what are the paths forward that address this existential issue?

August 17, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
President Biden departs after speaking from the White House Treaty Room on April 14 to announce the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

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  • Analysis

Biden's Choices In Afghanistan Were Complicated. So Is The Fallout He Faces

The simple question of whether the U.S. should stay or go was not simple at all. Now Biden's determination to leave Afghanistan has resulted in a bigger mess than he bargained for.

August 16, 2021
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Taliban fighters stand guard on the road leading to the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Swift Taliban Takeover Prompts American Blame Game; Rising COVID Cases In Georgia

Monday on Political Rewind: Georgians awoke this morning to news of the swift collapse of the government of Afghanistan. The end of the war now presents a humanitarian crisis. It has also become a raging partisan political matter, sure to play a role in the 2022 election cycle.

August 16, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
President Biden rides his bike in Rehoboth Beach, Del., earlier this year with first lady Jill Biden. The family has a beach house nearby.

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  • Politics

Dela-Where He'd Rather Be: Come The Weekend, Biden Leaves D.C.

When President Biden has downtime, he heads out of D.C. So far, he's spent more weekends away from the White House than inside it. Next week, he'll start vacation in — where else? — Delaware.

August 07, 2021
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is shown at Seton Medical Center during the coronavirus pandemic in Daly City, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Vax Up And Mask Up Amid Delta Variant Spike, Public Health Leaders Urge

Today on Political Rewind: The spread of the delta variant combined with a continuing low rate of vaccinations have led to a dramatic spike in cases of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The news can seem scary. We assembled a panel of top public health experts to help demystify the state of the virus today.

August 04, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Jacqueline Flores (left) with daughter Nicky at their home in Virginia last month. They are part of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, a group calling for an end to Title 42 so their family members can seek asylum.

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  • Politics

Title 42 Foes Go Back To Court To Try To End COVID Measure Blocking Asylum-Seekers

Immigration advocates had put their lawsuit on hold to give the Biden administration time to phase out the Trump-era Title 42 measure. But they say they're tired of waiting.

August 03, 2021
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
A COVID-19 vaccine vial sits on top of dollar bills.

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  • Health

Get $100 For A Vaccine? Cash Incentives Work For Some, Others Not So Much

President Biden has called on states and localities to offer $100 to people who get vaccinated. Many states have already offered cash incentives, with varying results.

July 30, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Supreme Court's View On Election Law; Greene's Incendiary Rally Rhetoric Continues

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Voting rights experts are continuing to assess the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in an Arizona voting case. Many believe their decision will further weaken federal laws designed to protect the rights of minority voters. What might that mean for the many challenges to Georgia’s new election law?

July 06, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
First lady Jill Biden tours a vaccination site in Nashville with country star Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

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  • Politics

The White House Is Marking COVID 'Independence Day' With Free Beer And Bill Pullman

President Biden wanted 70% of adults to get their first COVID-19 shot by July Fourth. America won't quite reach that milestone. But the White House isn't letting that get in the way of a good party.

July 01, 2021
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
President Joe Biden in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Washington.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Biden's Bid To Stem Gun Violence; Supreme Court Cases On Obamacare, Voting Laws

Thursday on Political Rewind: President Joe Biden laid out a strategy for combatting spiraling gun violence in cities across the country, calling for cities to tailor their own plans for using $350 billion from the federal COVID Relief Fund to fight violent crime. The proposal marks a change from calls by liberals to shift funding from police departments in the wake of last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests.

Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court is addressing cases that deal with impactful subjects such as Obamacare and voting laws and procedures. What are the potential implications and repercussions here in Georgia?

June 24, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
A man inspects a ballot.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: State Influence Over Ga. Elections Raises Concerns; What's Next for Buckhead?

Monday on Political Rewind: Seven months after the 2020 presidential election, the outcome in Georgia is still being contested by those convinced a myriad of conspiracies stole the election from Donald Trump. A court case today will determine whether plaintiffs have the right to have Fulton County absentee ballots examined for fraud.

June 21, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
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