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☆ President Biden ‘Remains Fit for Duty,’ White House Doctor Says
  + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Ken Thomas | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The motorcade carrying President Biden departs Thursday following an annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. WASHINGTON—President Biden’s doctor said Thursday the 80-year old “remains fit for duty” following his most recent physical examination and ahead of an expected re-election campaign. Dr. Kevin O’Connor , the president’s physician, wrote that Mr. Biden takes medication for non-valvular atrial fibrillation, high cholesterol, gastroesophageal reflux and seasonal allergies, according to a statement released by the White House.
☆ Biden Says Unidentified Flying Objects Not Linked to Chinese Spy Activity
  + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Ken Thomas | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—President Biden said the three highflying objects taken down over North America following the shooting down of an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon were likely tied to private companies or related to recreation or scientific research, saying they were removed out of an abundance of caution. Following days of questions about the administration’s response, Mr. Biden said of the three objects that “nothing right now suggests they’re related to China’s spy balloon program.” He said he has directed his team to develop sharper rules for distinguishing objects that present safety risks and require action.
☆ In Speech, Biden Says Unidentified Flying Objects Not Linked to Chinese Spy Activity
  + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Ken Thomas | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
President Biden spoke about the shootdowns of a Chinese balloon and high-altitude objects on Thursday in Washington. WASHINGTON—President Biden said the three highflying objects taken down over North America following the shooting down of an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon were likely tied to private companies or related to recreation or scientific research, saying they were removed out of an abundance of caution. Following days of questions about the administration’s response, Mr. Biden said of the three objects that “nothing right now suggests they’re related to China’s spy balloon program.” He said he has directed his team to develop sharper rules for distinguishing objects that present safety risks and require action.
☆ Biden Appears Set to Run in 2024, but Many Democratic Voters Have Doubts
  + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Ken Thomas | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
President Biden, speaking at a laborers union event last week, has improved his standing with Democratic Party leaders but many voters aren’t sure. WASHINGTON—As President Biden prepares for an expected re-election bid, Democratic leaders are increasingly enthusiastic about his candidacy. Many of his party’s voters aren’t on board. Concerns about Mr. Biden’s age and abilities are front of mind for some Democrats, even those who think the 80-year-old president has done well during his first two years in office, according to recent polling and Wall Street Journal interviews with more than two dozen people around the country who voted for Mr. Biden in 2020.
☆ Takeaways From Biden’s State of the Union Address
  + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—In his State of the Union address, President Biden emphasized economic gains and his past legislative accomplishments and called for bipartisan collaboration with the new GOP House majority—members of which at times booed and heckled his remarks. Here are some key takeaways from the speech:
☆ Democrats Revive Push for National Paid Family Leave Policy
  + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Natalie Andrews | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
President Biden campaigned on providing parental leave and included 12 weeks of paid leave in his early proposal for families. WASHINGTON—Democrats are renewing their push for a national paid time off policy for medical reasons and caregiving, despite long odds of passing such legislation in the newly divided Congress. It has been 30 years since then-president Bill Clinton signed into law the Family and Medical Leave Act, which provides 12 weeks of unpaid leave a year for medical and family reasons to workers at larger companies, and bars employers from retaliating against workers for taking it.
☆ Biden Hones Policy Themes, Campaign Plans for Re-Election Effort
  + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Ken Thomas | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—President Biden is weeks, perhaps even months, away from a formal announcement on his 2024 campaign. But the building blocks of his pursuit of a second-term bid are coming into fuller view. Mr. Biden’s speech in Springfield, Va., on Thursday offered the latest preview of how he intends to point to the nation’s re-emergence from Covid-19, a resilient economy and his role as a check against the agenda of Republicans who hold a majority in the House. Key donors are preparing a fundraising blitz later this spring.
☆ Jeff Zients to Succeed Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff
  + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Andrew Restuccia | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Jeff Zients, speaking in 2021, was in charge of the White House’s Covid-19 response. WASHINGTON—President Biden announced Friday that Jeff Zients , the official who led the White House’s Covid-19 response, will be his next chief of staff. Mr. Zients will succeed Ron Klain , who is stepping down after more than two years on the job. Mr. Klain played a central role in the White House, coordinating strategy on key policy proposals such as the infrastructure law and climate package, and helping oversee the president’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
☆ Classified Documents Found at Mike Pence’s Indiana Home
  + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Andrew Restuccia | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—Former Vice President Mike Pence‘s lawyers discovered classified material at his private home, according to a letter his representative sent to the National Archives. Lawyers hired by the former vice president recently discovered “a small number of documents bearing classified markings that were inadvertently boxed and transported” to Mr. Pence’s home, according to a Jan. 18 letter to the National Archives from Gregory Jacob, who oversees Mr. Pence’s records. Mr. Pence was unaware of the existence of the documents, the letter said.
☆ Classified Documents Found at Mike Pence’s Home
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Andrew Restuccia | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—Former Vice President Mike Pence’s counsel discovered classified material at his private home, according to a letter his representative sent to the National Archives. Counsel hired by the former vice president recently discovered “a small number of documents bearing classified markings that were inadvertently boxed and transported” to Mr. Pence’s home, according to a Jan. 18 letter to the National Archives from Gregory Jacob, who oversees Mr. Pence’s records.
☆ States Weigh Abortion Regulations After Push for Legislation Stalls in Washington
  + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Laura Kusisto | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—A push by the White House and Democratic lawmakers who support abortion rights to renew protections for the procedure is expected to stall in Congress along with Republicans’ efforts to further limit abortion access. That will leave the issue largely determined by states, as the Supreme Court intended when it overturned Roe v. Wade in June and ended the constitutional right to an abortion. Several Republican-controlled states are now pursuing new restrictions, while states under Democratic control, including Michigan, are looking to protect access.
☆ Biden Visits Southern Border While Facing Criticism From Both Parties
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Michelle Hackman | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
President Biden was greeted in El Paso on Sunday by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who handed him a letter outlining issues on the border. WASHINGTON—President Biden made his first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, amid criticism from both parties of his immigration policy and as the administration begins a new push to drive down illegal crossings. Mr. Biden arrived Sunday afternoon in El Paso, Texas, which in December saw a surge of mostly Nicaraguan migrants. He is stopping there on his way to Mexico City, where he will meet Monday and Tuesday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the North American Leaders’ Summit.
☆ Biden, McConnell Set to Tout Bridge Funding in Show of Bipartisanship
  + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Siobhan Hughes | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will tout a bridge project made possible under the 2021 infrastructure bill during a trip to Kentucky on Wednesday, offering a show of bipartisanship as Washington lurches into a contentious era of divided government. The former colleagues were set to visit Covington, Ky., where the White House planned to announce funding to upgrade the Brent Spence Bridge between Ohio and Kentucky, as well as investments in other bridges around the country. Also scheduled to attend were Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio), Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine , a Republican, former Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio) and Kentucky Gov.
☆ Biden Advisers Craft Re-Election Plans as President Weighs Final Decision
  + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Ken Thomas | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—President Biden’s advisers are moving forward with planning for the president’s likely 2024 re-election campaign, with discussions focused less on whether Mr. Biden will seek a second term and more on how a campaign would operate alongside the White House next year. Mr. Biden’s team has begun to hold preliminary discussions about the structure of the campaign and who could fill key roles, though there is no timeline for hiring, as well as where headquarters would be located. Possibilities include Philadelphia, where the 2020 campaign was based before the Covid-19 pandemic, and the president’s hometown of Wilmington, Del., people close to the discussions said.
☆ Biden to Back African Union Becoming a Permanent G-20 Member
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
President Biden is hosting a summit with U.S. and African leaders in Washington next week. WASHINGTON—President Biden plans to announce during a summit with African leaders next week that he supports the African Union becoming a permanent member of the Group of 20 advanced and developing economies. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced the president’s intentions Friday, saying that it was “past time that Africa has permanent seats at the table in international organizations and initiatives.”
☆ Biden Administration Awards $36 Billion to Pensions for Truckers, Warehouse Workers
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Heather Gillers | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
President Biden, joined by labor leaders Thursday, says thousands of union retirees and workers could be reassured that the pensions they worked for would be there when needed. The Biden administration has awarded its biggest pension bailout to date under a 2021 package aimed at shoring up near-insolvent retirement plans. The $36 billion in taxpayer aid announced Thursday will prevent threatened cuts to the pension checks of 350,000 truck drivers, warehouse workers and others, according to a document provided by the White House.
☆ Brittney Griner Released From Russian Penal Colony In Prisoner Release Deal
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Louise Radnofsky | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—Women’s basketball star Brittney Griner has been released by Russia from a penal colony in a negotiated prisoner release deal that exchanged her for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, U.S. officials said, capping months of negotiations between two superpowers whose relations are at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War. A U.S. official said that Ms. Griner’s release has been secured and she is in the custody of U.S. officials. Another U.S. official said that the president, vice president, Secretary of State and Ms. Griner’s wife spoke with Ms. Griner from the Oval Office.
☆ Brittney Griner Released From Russian Penal Colony in Prisoner Exchange
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Louise Radnofsky | Catherine Lucey | Rory Jones | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—Women’s basketball star Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian penal colony and is being returned to the U.S. through a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, which culminated on Thursday with a Cold War-style handover on an airport runway in Abu Dhabi. The swap capped a drama that began in February, when Ms. Griner—a 32-year-old two-time Olympian and center for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury—was on her way to a high-paying professional basketball job in Russia during the U.S. offseason. She was detained after landing in Moscow with less than a gram of hashish oil in her luggage, days before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ms. Griner was later convicted of drug smuggling and possession and sentenced to nine years in a penal colony.
☆ Iowa’s Loss of First Democratic Caucuses Would Alter Political Clout and Tradition
  + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( John Mccormick | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Iowa’s presidential caucuses have for the past five decades awarded the small, mostly white state an oversize sway in the nation’s politics, providing local leaders with access to powerful politicians, boosting profits for restaurants and hotels and helping secure deferential treatment for corn-based ethanol and other segments of its economy. But the prominence the state has enjoyed appears almost certain to be diminished following a decision by a powerful Democratic National Committee panel to take away Iowa’s leadoff role in the party’s presidential nominating process, a slot it has held since 1972.
☆ Donald Trump’s Dinner With Kanye West, Nick Fuentes Sparks Criticism
  + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Alex Leary | Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WASHINGTON—Criticism of Donald Trump‘s recent dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and far-right personality, mounted over the weekend, with some members of both political parties condemning the former president and calling for him to take a firmer stance on anti-Semitism. The controversy over the Tuesday dinner came about a week after Mr. Trump announced he is running for president again. Mr. Trump said he didn’t know Mr. Fuentes and was accommodating a meeting request from Mr. West, the rapper who goes by Ye. The former president already is facing legal problems and resistance from some fellow Republicans who want to see another party standard-bearer emerge for the 2024 election.
☆ Record Number of Women Were Elected Governor in 2022
  + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Catherine Lucey | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Democrat Maura Healey, in white suit, will be the first woman to serve as governor of Massachusetts. WASHINGTON—A record number of women were elected as governors in the midterm elections, with female candidates from both parties winning executive roles that have historically been challenging for women to secure. A total of 12 women—eight Democrats and four Republicans—won bids for governor in 2022. Of that group, eight already held the title and four were newcomers. The previous high-water mark of nine women serving as governor at the same time was set in 2004, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, which researches women in politics and runs programs aimed at boosting participation.
☆ President’s Granddaughter Naomi Biden Neal Married on South Lawn of White House
  + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Tarini Parti | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ Control of Congress, Governorships Still in Balance as Election Results Emerge
  + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Natalie Andrews | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The midterm elections rolled in Tuesday with Republicans favored to take the House majority and the fate of the Senate a tossup, as the nation prepared for the possibility of divided government. Tens of millions of Americans wrapped up voting and candidates closed out campaigns that revealed deep voter anxiety over the highest inflation in four decades, the state of the nation, abortion access and crime.
☆ Control of Congress, Governorships at Stake as Voters Head to Polls
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Natalie Andrews | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/midterm-elections-2022-results-house-congress-11667866631
☆ Midterm Elections 2022: A Guide to the Issues and Races to Watch
  + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Miguel Gonzalez | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Welcome to a special edition of WSJ’s politics newsletter looking at the 2022 midterm elections. To receive our weekday edition and future special editions, sign up here. Three Questions for WSJ’s Catherine LuceyWSJ: Why are suburban white women such a closely watched group of voters in the midterm elections?
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