Chris Megerian
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Recent articles by Chris:
President Biden will address budget and debt agreement from Oval Office Friday night
President Joe Biden planned to discuss the contentious, just-passed budget deal in a speech to the nation Friday night. → Read More
Will Biden’s hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?
Whether a deal on permitting can be reached in time is unclear, with Republicans looking for ways to boost oil drilling and Democrats focused on clean energy. But its mere presence on the negotiating table is a sign of how political battle lines are shifting. → Read More
President Biden OKs huge Willow oil project in Alaska, AP sources say
The Biden administration is approving the controversial major Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, according to two people familiar with the decision. → Read More
US, UK try to stem fallout from Silicon Valley Bank collapse
NEW YORK (AP) — Governments in the U.S. and Britain are taking extraordinary steps to prevent a potential banking crisis after the failure of California-based Silicon Valley Bank prompted fears of … → Read More
US, UK try to stem fallout from Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Governments in the U.S. and Britain are taking extraordinary steps to prevent a potential banking crisis after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. → Read More
President Biden blocks, limits oil drilling in Alaska and Arctic Ocean
As President Joe Biden prepares a final decision on the huge Willow oil project in Alaska, he will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, an administration official said on Sunday. → Read More
No federal bailout for collapsed Silicon Valley Bank, Treasury Secretary says
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that the federal government would not bail out Silicon Valley Bank, but is working to help depositors who are concerned about their money. → Read More
Yellen says no relief coming for Silicon Valley Bank, not going to repeat 2008 bailouts
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that the federal government would not bail out Silicon Valley Bank, but is working to help depositors. → Read More
President Biden says new taxes on the rich can help save Medicare
President Biden proposed new taxes on the rich to help fund Medicare, saying the plan would help to extend the insurance program’s solvency by 25 years. → Read More
Biden proposes new taxes on income over $400K/year to save Medicare
President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed new taxes on the rich to help fund Medicare, saying the plan would help to extend the insurance program's solvency by 25 → Read More
Legal fight over student debt a prelude to political battle
Both Democrats and Republicans are preparing for a prolonged political battle over student debt relief if the U.S. Supreme Court rejects President Biden's plan to forgive federal loans. → Read More
President Biden wants ‘sharper rules’ on unknown aerial objects
President Biden said that the U.S. is developing “sharper rules” to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects. → Read More
Analysis: Can President Biden make his case for four more years during the State of the Union?
The State of the Union speech is likely the last, best opportunity for President Biden to make his case for why he deserves a second term before his formal campaign announcement, believed to be several weeks away. → Read More
Republican lawmakers criticize President Biden’s actions on suspected Chinese balloon
Republican lawmakers on Sunday accused China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon and said the Biden administration had given Beijing an intelligence opening by not downing the balloon during its high-altitude drift through American airspace. → Read More
Balloon bickering over Biden's actions, China's intentions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Sunday accused China of deliberating surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon and said the Biden administration had given Beijin... → Read More
Roy Wood from ‘The Daily Show’ to headline White House Correspondents’ Association dinner
Real and fake news will collide again at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. → Read More
After Tyre Nichols funeral, President Biden faces pressure on policing
With a new killing in the headlines, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will meet with members of the Congressional Black Caucus to explore whether it’s possible to get legislation to crack down on police brutality back on track. → Read More
For 'Amtrak Joe' Biden, Baltimore rail tunnel visit personal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ulysses S. Grant was still president when workers finished the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, which connected Philadelphia and Washington throu → Read More
President Biden’s next climate hurdle: enticing Americans to buy green
President Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change. Now comes another formidable task: enticing Americans to buy millions of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels and more efficient appliances. → Read More
Abortion at crossroads after midterms with focus on states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Democrat Tina Smith ran for the Senate, she volunteered at a Planned Parenthood clinic in her home state of Minnesota where protesters would confront women as they entered.… → Read More