Brett Samuels
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White House weighs mass poultry vaccination amid bird flu outbreak
The Biden administration is considering the use of vaccines in poultry as one option to address a bird flu epidemic that has killed millions of chickens and contributed to high egg prices. “There are a range of options the United States regularly considers when there is any outbreak that could affect the security and safety […] → Read More
Pence asks judge to block special counsel’s Jan. 6 subpoena
Former Vice President Mike Pence has filed a motion seeking to block a subpoena for his testimony about the events surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. CNN first reported on Monday that Pence filed a motion on Friday night asking a judge to block the subpoena for him to testify before a federal grand […] → Read More
White House condemns push to block abortion pills after Walgreens decision
The day after Walgreens announced it would no longer sell abortion pills by mail in 20 conservative-led states, the White House on Friday called it “dangerous and unacceptable” for Republicans to target pharmacies for offering them. → Read More
To topple Trump, GOP challengers lean on personality over policy
Republican hopefuls are relying on personality over policy in the hopes of supplanting former President Trump as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. Those who have already declared their candidacy and those viewed as likely runners have in recent weeks struggled to offer up any tangible policy differences between them and the former president, a nod […] → Read More
Biden to travel to Selma for Bloody Sunday anniversary
President Biden will travel to Selma, Ala., this weekend to mark the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday amid the Civil Rights movement, the White House announced Tuesday. The White House provided no additional details about Biden’s activities while in Selma. The presdent will be there to mark 58 years since the Bloody Sunday, a violent […] → Read More
Biden faces political threat with East Palestine train derailment
President Biden and the White House face a political threat over the fallout from the administration’s response to the Norfolk Southern train derailment that has left residents of East Palestine, Ohio, scared and frustrated. Republicans have gone on the attack over the Feb. 3 derailment, questioning the urgency of the administration’s response and asking why […] → Read More
Special counsel shows signs of ramping up Trump investigation
The Justice Department probes into Donald Trump’s conduct appear to be ramping up, as special counsel Jack Smith approaches key allies of the former president with knowledge of his activities surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and classified documents discovered at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. In recent weeks, Smith has subpoenaed both former Vice President Mike […] → Read More
Pence plots unusual legal strategy in fight against subpoena
Former Vice President Mike Pence is preparing to fight a subpoena from the special counsel investigating former President Trump, setting up a complex, drawn-out legal fight as the Justice Department ramps up its probe. Pence’s resistance to the subpoena, which is consistent with his previous reluctance to testify about the events surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, […] → Read More
Kate Bedingfield to depart as White House communications director
White House communications director Kate Bedingfield will leave her role at the end of the month, the administration announced Friday. Bedingfield, a longtime Biden aide dating back to his time as vice president, will be replaced by Ben LaBolt, who served as an Obama White House press official and most recently joined the Biden administration […] → Read More
Hispanic Caucus chair fires executive director; group’s staff down to zero
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) has no political staffers on the active payroll after Chairwoman Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.) fired Executive Director Jacky Usyk on Thursday. The n… → Read More
Pence group launching grassroots Iowa effort targeting school transgender policies
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s political advocacy group is launching a round of ads in Iowa pushing back against transgender-affirming policies in schools, Pence’s latest outreach in the early voting state as he mulls a 2024 presidential bid. Advancing American Freedom, a group formed in 2021 by Pence to promote his agenda, announced Thursday a […] → Read More
Five key lines from Biden’s State of the Union speech
Much of the focus around President Biden’s State of the Union speech was on the raucous reactions from House Republicans in the chamber as they heckled and jeered the president from their seats. But the content of Biden’s speech reflected his policy priorities, his views on polarizing issues and his approach to politics as he […] → Read More
Jobs report gives Biden pre-State of the Union boost
A stronger-than-expected jobs report has put the wind at President Biden’s back ahead of his State of the Union address next week, and it could provide additional momentum as he prepares a reelection announcement in the coming weeks. Biden on Friday hailed new data from the Labor Department that showed the economy added 517,000 jobs […] → Read More
Why the White House is refusing to negotiate on the debt ceiling
The White House is refusing to negotiate with Republicans on raising the debt ceiling, a risky position that Democrats think is a political winner, but that also reflects their scars from previous fights. Taking the position that you won’t negotiate will allow Republicans to argue that a refusal by the White House to discuss spending […] → Read More
White House calls for debt ceiling hike ‘without conditions’
The White House on Friday called for the debt limit to be raised without conditions, laying down a marker ahead of what is likely to be a bruising fight with House Republicans in the coming months. “We believe, when it comes to the debt limit, it has been done in a bipartisan way over the […] → Read More
Pence: Discharged military members should be reinstated, get back pay over vaccine mandates
Former Vice President Mike Pence in an exclusive interview called on the Biden administration to reinstate and provide back pay to members of the military who were discharged for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine now that the mandate for the shot has been lifted. Pence, in a Wednesday interview with The Hill, called it […] → Read More
Differences in the Trump, Biden classified document discoveries
The White House on Monday disclosed that lawyers for President Biden discovered what they called a “small number” of classified documents in November in an office Biden had used between his time serving as vice president and president. The documents were turned over the next day to the National Archives, and the White House said […] → Read More
After a week of sagging polls and mockery, Trump faces looming Jan. 6 action
Things are going from bad to worse for former President Trump. And last week didn’t do him any favors. A major poll showed Trump trailing by a wide margin to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup with perhaps his most formidable potential primary opponent. And a self-described “major announcement” from Trump […] → Read More
Griner thanks Biden, says she’ll do ‘whatever I can’ to help bring Whelan and other Americans home
Brittney Griner on Friday expressed her gratitude to members of the Biden administration who helped secure her release from Russia this month and pledged to aid President Biden’s efforts to bring home former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who is still imprisoned in Russia. “President Biden, you brought me home and I know you are committed […] → Read More
How Biden keeps focus on gun violence 10 years after Sandy Hook
Then-Vice President Joe Biden stood at a podium in the South Court Auditorium of the White House nearly 10 years ago as the leader of a task force formed to find solutions after a gunman killed 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In 2016, Biden spoke to a group of Sandy […] → Read More