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News Articles: Joe Biden

President Biden is welcomed by Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. on Jan. 27, 2024, as he campaigned ahead of the South Carolina Democratic primary.

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Biden is giving the Medal of Freedom to a who's who of Democrats (and Katie Ledecky)

President Biden is giving the nation's highest civilian honor to 19 people, a list that includes civil rights leaders, trailblazers and an unusually large contingent of high-profile Democrats.

May 03, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Luis Escarraman spent $139 when he picked up some vitamin C and a few items of clothing for himself and his daughter. "I need to work extra to get what I used to have before," he told NPR.

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  • Elections

Voters in this 'boomerang' county say they're nostalgic for the Trump economy

Voters in Northampton County, Pa., say they remember having more money when Donald Trump was in office. But when it comes time to cast their ballots this year, other issues are at play too.

May 02, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott speaks to reporters, March 4, 2024, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, after qualifying to run for reelection to Congress in suburban Atlanta's 13th Congressional District. Although Democratic challengers say Scott is old and out of touch, the 78-year-old incumbent is ignoring them as he seeks a 12th term in Congress.

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  • News

Critics question if longtime Democratic congressman from Georgia is too old for reelection

U.S. Rep. David Scott faces multiple Democratic primary opponents in his quest for a 12th congressional term. He's running in a sharply reconfigured suburban Atlanta district.

May 02, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with Earn Your Leisure’s Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

VP stops by Atlanta in latest courting of Georgia voters by Biden administration officials

Vice President Kamala Harris came to Georgia Monday to kick off a nationwide tour promoting the White House’s record on economic issues and pledge to continue to support small businesses, particularly minority-owned ones.

April 30, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
This combination photo shows from left, President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former President Jimmy Carter, right.

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Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden. But he keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy Carter

Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden, but Trump keeps bringing up another Democrat, Jimmy Carter. Trump likes to cite the 99-year-old Carter as a measuring stick to belittle Biden.

April 29, 2024
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  • Associated Press
President Biden speaks with Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as they look at a mock-up of a semiconductor facility in Syracuse, N.Y.

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  • Politics

Biden is giving $6 billion to Micron for a semiconductor project in upstate New York

The Micron project comes after the White House has announced massive investments for Intel, TSMC and Samsung in recent weeks using funds from the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.

April 25, 2024
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  • Susan Davis
President Joe Biden arrives to speak at Prince William Forest Park on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Triangle, Va. Biden is announcing $7 billion in federal grants to provide residential solar projects serving low- and middle-income communities and expanding his American Climate Corps green jobs training program.

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Biden will speak at Morehouse commencement, an election-year spotlight in front of Black voters

President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker for Georgia's Morehouse College and at West Point next month. The Morehouse appearance in Atlanta gives Biden a key election-year platform on one of the nation's preeminent historically Black campuses.

April 23, 2024
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  • Associated Press
President Biden boards Air Force One in New Castle, Del., on April 22. On Tuesday, he's campaigning in Florida.

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  • Elections

Biden is campaigning in Florida a week before a new abortion ban takes effect

There's a referendum on abortion rights on the ballot in Florida in November. President Biden's campaign says that could help buoy his chances there.

April 23, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith
President Biden arrives to commemorate Earth Day at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Va., on April 22.

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  • Politics

On Earth Day, Biden launched a new site to apply for Climate Corps jobs

President Biden has been trying to get young voters excited about his 2024 reelection bid, even though polls show they're disappointed with some of his policies.

April 22, 2024
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  • Elena Moore and
  • Franco Ordoñez
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at an event in Oakland, Calif. on March 26.

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  • Elections

The Kennedys endorse Biden, not their family member RFK Jr.

The Kennedys have been critical of Robert F. Kennedy's third-party run, which has the potential to draw votes away from President Biden — who the family endorsed Thursday.

April 18, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
President Biden speaks during a campaign event in Scranton, Penn, on April 16 during the first of three days in the battleground state.

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  • Politics

Biden tells Pittsburgh steelworkers he wants to hike tariffs on Chinese steel

The White House says China uses subsidies and government programs to undercut U.S. steel. President Biden wants to hike tariffs on the imports and take other new steps to curb imports.

April 17, 2024
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  • Asma Khalid
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, hugs Michaelah Montgomery, a local conservative activist, as he visits a Chick-fil-A eatery, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Atlanta.

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  • News

How a Black conservative activist arranged Donald Trump's stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A

Donald Trump's visit to a Chick-fil-A location in Atlanta electrified conservative media at a moment when Republicans hope to make inroads with Democrats' most committed voting bloc. The moment, however, frustrated many critics who saw his presence near the historic campuses as an affront.

April 15, 2024
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  • Associated Press
President Biden briefly spoke to reporters about Iran in the South Court auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Friday.

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  • Middle East

Biden returns to D.C. a day early to consult national security team on Iran-Israel row

President Biden said an attack by Iran against Israel could happen sooner rather than later. Iranian commandos seized an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

April 13, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram
People look at guns and ammunition at the Great American Outdoor Show on Feb. 9 in Harrisburg, Penn. Former President Donald Trump spoke at the event.

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  • Politics

Here's the new plan to boost background checks for guns bought at shows or online

The Justice Department's new rule requires background checks for all gun sales, not just ones sold at gun stores. Attorney General Merrick Garland said it will save lives.

April 11, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Davante Jennings poses for a photo at the state Capitol, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Atlanta. Not long ago, Jennings was not even an active voter. He had given up on politics after the 2016 presidential election, his first time voting. But he was targeted by the New Georgia Project ahead of the 2022 elections and now helps reach out to would-be voters.

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  • News

He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote

Davante Jennings sat out two historic election cycles in Georgia before realizing his cynicism was self-defeating. He's now 27 years old, works for a state lawmaker and volunteers for a not-for-profit organization that tries to coax disillusioned voters off the sidelines.

April 10, 2024
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