The 5-4 decision in Biden vs. Texas reversed lower court rulings that held the Democratic administration must continue President Donald Trump’s strict border enforcement policy.
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Biden calls for three-month suspension of gasoline, diesel taxes
The president’s push faces uphill odds in Congress, which must act in order to suspend the taxes, and where many lawmakers, including some in his own party, have expressed reservations.
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Much of Maine’s pandemic relief funds for local governments is unspent
County and local governments have received $191 million in federal aid but some are taking a slow, deliberate approach to spending it.
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Biden calls for Putin to face war crimes trial for Bucha killings
President Biden noted that he faced pushback last month when he described the Russian president as a war criminal, and said Monday, ‘This guy is brutal and what’s happening to Bucha is outrageous, and everyone’s seen it.’
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Biden administration announces new funding to make homes energy-efficient
The plan allots funding to modernize eligible homes with cost-effective upgrades, adding insulation to attics, swapping older refrigerators and other appliances for new, more efficient models, and replacing leaky windows and doors.
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U.S. to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees as Zelensky pleads for weapons
In Brussels, President Biden warns that a chemical attack by Russia ‘would trigger a response in kind.’
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Supreme Court nominee Jackson defends record on 3rd day of confirmation hearings
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the third Black justice, after Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, and the sixth woman.
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Biden signs budget bill with Ukraine aid but no COVID cash
The White House had asked for $22.5 billion for vaccines and treatment, but that was trimmed during talks to $15.6 billion and ultimately dropped altogether.
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Federal funding contains $1.6 million for ‘forever chemicals’ treatment system in Madison
The bill containing the funding has passed both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, and is now awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature.
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Biden asks Congress for $32.5 billion in Ukraine, COVID aid
President Biden’s administration has requested $10 billion for Ukraine, money that will be used to address the mounting humanitarian crisis as well as assist its defense against Russia.