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Courtney Subramanian
4 years
NYT reports that Trump reduced his taxable income by paying consulting fees to Ivanka Trump. She reportedly received $747,622 from a consulting co. she co-owned that exactly matched consulting fees claimed as tax deductions by Trump Org for projects in Vancouver & Hawaii.
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“I’m not even properly dressed because this is all I have,” this man told Biden after they hugged, gesturing to his shorts.
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That means "she appears to have been treated as a consultant on the same hotel deals that she helped manage as part of her job at her father’s business." Kind of undercuts the whole Hunter Biden thing...
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On Russian sanctions, @PressSec notes that Biden is a junior, which means the Kremlin may have inadvertently sanctioned his father.
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NEW: Biden to announce OSHA rule requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to ensure workers are either fully vaccinated or tested weekly, per WH. Violations could come with "substantial fines up to nearly $14,000 for providers."
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On a campaign call with reporters, @BillStepien says that states like Wisconsin are in "recount territory" while they're confident Trump will win Nevada once all "legal ballots" are counted. "If we count all legal ballots, the president wins," he said.
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#TrumpBaby in position ahead of tonight’s rally #TrumpMinneapolis
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"Whether Congress acts or not, I'm going to use all the resources at my disposal as president to keep the American people safe from gun violence," @POTUS says. "But there's much more that Congress can do to help that effort."
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"We’re not attacking Russia. We’re helping Ukraine defend itself from Russian aggression," Biden says in remarks on the WH request to Congress for $33 billion more in aid for Ukraine.
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Asked by @SabrinaSiddiqui what steps Modi is taking to improve rights of Muslims & other minorities & uphold press freedoms in India, the PM responds with a longwinded answer about democracy being in India's DNA
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Campaign confirms the outdoor remarks have been cancelled. Statement per pooler @jdawsey1
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Biden's name will not appear on this round of stimulus checks, @PressSec says. Focus was on getting them out as quickly as possible. "This is not about him, this is about American people getting relief," she says.
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Asked about this tweet during a campaign call, @JasonMillerinDC told reporters: "These states and localities should not be counting ballots that were mailed in or magically appeared in a sack of ballots after election day."
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Donald J. Trump
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STOP THE COUNT!
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“The string of criminal cases against politicians …contrasts awkwardly with Mr. Modi’s presentation of India as “the Mother of Democracy” during a global publicity blitz to accompany its hosting the Group of 20 summit meeting this year.”
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Breaking News: Rahul Gandhi was expelled from India’s Parliament, removing one of the last national figures opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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NEW: @POTUS says US will have enough vaccine supply to vaccinate every American adult by May (moving up his previous timeline of July).
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@vp made an OTR visit to the back of the plane and delivered cookies decorated with the shape of her likeness as well as AF2.
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Courtney Subramanian
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Trump said these are truckers honking in support of him. Truckers have protested in DC for nearly two weeks over fair pay and low freight rates during the pandemic.
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As Trump delivers briefing on vaccines in Rose Garden you can hear loud honking from outside WH grounds.
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Zelensky and Biden appear together for a press conference. “You will never stand alone,” Biden says.
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Courtney Subramanian
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I was laid off today at the @latimes . I'm really proud to have been part of the DC bureau and to have worked with so many dedicated and talented journalists - both in DC and LA - some who are among the more than 100 who received the same news today.
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Biden says the CEOs he met with this wk reported that their inventories are up, shelves are stocked and they’re ready to meet the consumer demands for the holidays. They are less concerned about supply chain challenges this year than they were last year, he says.
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Harris tours UCFS’s William J Rutter health facility, spotlighting the university’s Black maternal health program.
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Whoa, I didn’t even have a speech prepared...
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Love a good urn. Great cabinetry. Plant. Books. 10/10 @cmsub
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"Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year," Biden says.
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Exclusive: In his first joint address to Congress tonight, @POTUS will press lawmakers to act on gun control, calling on Congress to pass measures to strengthen background checks and reinstate a ban on assault weapons.
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Courtney Subramanian
4 years
Marine One lands in NY, where Trump will visit his brother Robert who has been hospitalized.
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After pool reporters tweeted that guests were not adhering to New Jersey COVID-19 regulations, club members were given masks to wear.
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“I shouldn’t even be here. They said I had Georgia made,” Trump says in Rome, Georgia. Rally no. 4.
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Confirmed: POTUS will announce ban on Russian aircraft from U.S. airspace, joining a growing chorus of countries that have made similar announcements in recent days.
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4 years
A sea of white hats replaces Trump’s trademark red MAGA hats at today’s rally. Hats are placed on every seat at #NamasteTrump
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FWIW: We witnessed some small skirmishes outside between protesters and rally-goers just before 5pm, but were still able to get inside without incident.
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3 years
Those virtually attending the first of four sessions of Biden's COVID summit:
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Asked why POTUS still went to Bedminster after learning of Hicks' diagnosis, WH comms director Alyssa Farah said: "That was a decision made by White House operations because he wasn't deemed to pose a threat but I'll get you an answer on the specifics." per pooler @alaynatreene
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Courtney Subramanian
3 years
In a gaggle before AF2 left for Mexico, @VP said corruption is “probably of any subjects that I had discussed today with all of the groups, that is the number one issue aside from vaccines and the pandemic.”
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Courtney Subramanian
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Gaetz said he realized he can't stay in a hotel during his self-quarantine so he slept in a Walmart parking lot somewhere off Interstate 85.
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Fauci brushes off question on how he's preparing for aggressive oversight probes expected from House Republicans next year, noting he's testified before Congress "a few hundred times." "If there are oversight hearings, I will absolutely cooperate fully."
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2 years
Inbox: Biden says the US will provide a Patriot missile system to Slovakia after the country agreed to provide an S-300 air defense system to Ukraine - a request Zelenskyy "has personally raised" with him in conversations.
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Scooplet: Throughout the weekend, @VP has been closely monitoring the situation w/Silicon Valley Bank. She's in contact w/Treasury, administration leadership, Silicon Valley executives & California congressional leadership.
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3 years
Scenes from @VP ’s arrival in Guatemala City
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NEW: POTUS says Tennessee expulsion of lawmakers is "shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent." Republicans refuse to debate merits of issue & instead chose "to punish, silence, & expel duly-elected representatives of the people of Tennessee."
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"We're not saying that wearing a mask is convenient, or people feel like it, but we are telling you that that is the way to protect yourself, protect your loved ones and that's why the CDC is issuing this guidance," @PressSec says.
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McAuliffe campaign hands out copies of Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” in jab to Youngkin before Biden’s remarks in Arlington, VA
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Stepien says campaign has "a high degree of confidence in maintaining our margin of victory" in PA. "In fact, we are declaring a victory in Pennsylvania. This is not based on gut, or feel this is based on math," he said.
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New: @VP will administer the oath of office to LA Mayor-elect Karen Bass at the Dec. 11 ceremony
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2 years
@VP poses for family photo with heads of delegation from 14 Caribbean nations earlier today #SummitoftheAmericas
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"The financial system in Russia is near the brink of collapse," @PressSec says. "It is more and more difficult for President Putin to fund this war, every single day. That has an impact."
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"That was a hot mess, inside a dumpster fire, on a train wreck," @jaketapper says on CNN. "That was the worst debate I've ever seen."
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3 years
The statement adds Biden "will not settle for a package that fails to meet the moment."
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New: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and Biden campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodriguez will lead next week’s counter-programming for the GOP debate in LA. Details here:
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After a 4-hour meeting with Xi designed to stabilize U.S.-China relations, Biden is asked at the end of the press conference whether he still considers Xi a dictator. "Well look, he is," Biden said.
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1 year
POTUS with the leaders of Japan and Kishida. He invited both leaders for an official trilateral meeting in the US to be determined at a later date, per a senior administration official.
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Asked what he meant earlier when he said this court was "not normal," Biden said: "What I meant was that it's done more to unravel basic rights and basic decisions than any court in recent history. And that's what I meant by not normal."
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Confirmed: POTUS and Putin will speak by phone Saturday morning (East Coast time), per WH official. Russia proposed the call for Monday & the US countered with Saturday & they accepted, an official says.
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Courtney Subramanian
3 years
Biden takes the podium and tells press you wouldn’t need to wear a mask if majority of people were vaccinated.
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@VP ’s surprise stakeout visit on last night’s election results: “It was a good night,” she said, adding that voters agree with the admin’s stance on abortion. “The president and I obviously have a lot of work to do to earn our re-election but I’m confident we’re going to win.”
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He adds that the campaign believes Trump will have enough mail-in votes in Pennsylvania to eke out a victory, insisting "the math adds up to a 40,000 vote win for the president."
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2 years
🚨Personal news alert: I'm joining the @latimes WH team on April 4. Extremely grateful for my @USATODAY colleagues & the wild ride we've been on over the last few years. I'll miss them. Looking forward to this next chapter. Very excited to get started.
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Del Quentin Wilber
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Welcome @cmsub !!! —> Courtney Subramanian joins The Times' White House team
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Trump campaign statement from Giuliani and Jenna Ellis (who both tested positive for COVID this week) saying it's not over until it's over in regard's to today's so-called safe harbor deadline.
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Eric Adams says “the meeting before the meeting was extremely productive.” we spend too much time on looking at the role of police & symptoms, he says. It’s time to focus on the underlying causes of violence.
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“Welcome home,” Gorlice Mayor Rafal Kukla tells @SecondGentleman . Records show Gorlice is where Emhoff’s great grandparents lived before they fled persecution & came to the US 120 years ago. He told the mayor he was “a little emotional” about the visit.
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@JasonMillerinDC said the campaign is "leading a full court press to make sure that we have all of our of our legal teams that are placed. We want to make sure that all legally cast ballots are counted."
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Awaiting @VP here in Zambia for the last leg of her weeklong trip to Africa. A bit of a homecoming for Harris, who spent time here as a child while her maternal grandfather was stationed here in Lusaka. “Welcome back,” a billboard outside the airport reads.
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“Feels great,” @ericgarcetti says after @VP swears him in as ambassador to India.
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NEW: @VP pulled out of a May 18 appearance at a mental health town hall at Cal State Dominguez Hills amid the fallout from the writers' strike. The decision was made in solidarity with the striking writers, per a source familiar. w/ @LATSeema & @erinblogan
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Harris intended the defiant speech in Tallahassee to send an unmistakable signal that Democrats are not ready to give up on access to the procedure for women in red states like Florida.
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Former FDA commissioner @ScottGottliebMD : "I think it would be smart for the campaigns and political leaders to lead by example and start to curtail large gatherings."
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USA TODAY's The Oval
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Trump and his Democratic rivals forced to consider whether to cancel rallies over coronavirus by @cmsub
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Biden announces $800 million in additional military assistance to Ukraine following his phone call with Zelenskyy, including: artillery systems, artillery rounds, armored personnel carriers and the transfer of additional helicopters.
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Wheels up for Washington after @SecondGentleman ’s 6-day trip to Poland and Germany.
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After @Alyssafarah said that we would get numbers on WH staffers infected, @PressSec tells reporters: “No, there are privacy concerns we take very seriously safeguarding the information of the personnel here in the White House. So that’s basically where we stand right now.”
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“President-elect Biden underwent PCR testing for COVID-19 today and COVID-19 was not detected," per pooler @NatashaBertrand .
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Since March, the US reached out 19 times to Americans in Afghanistan with multiple warnings and offers to help them leave Afghanistan, Biden says.
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President Biden held a secure call with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy this afternoon from 14:05 to 14:40 EST, per WH official. Readout to follow
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Biden says he wanted to start the new year off by highlighting the bridge project b/c "it sends an important message... We can work together. We can get things done. we can move the nation forward -- drop a little bit of our egos and focus on what is needed in the country."
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Here at the Capitol where POTUS and FLOTUS are paying respects to fallen USCP Officer Brian Sicknick
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'Bathroom bill' to cost North Carolina $3.76B
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Statement from WHCA's @ZekeJMiller on removal of Patty Widakuswara after her questioning of @SecPompeo : "VOA’s reassignment of Patsy Widakuswara for doing her job, asking questions, is an affront to the very ideals Secretary of State Pompeo discussed in his speech Monday. "
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Ahead of tonight's 7pm presser at Trump's Bedminster golf club, pooler @meridithmcgraw says dozens of club members, in golf gear and some holding wine glasses, have filed into the ballroom. Only a handful in masks & temperatures were being taken.
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@PressSec says POTUS had a "substantive & productive" mting w/GOP but "many areas" the proposal doesn't address. Key line here: "He reiterated that while he is hopeful that the Rescue Plan can pass with bipartisan support, a reconciliation package is a path to achieve that end."
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Fmr FDA head @ScottGottliebMD told USA TODAY Mon. he thinks March/April will be difficult in terms of the rise in coronavirus numbers, but we'll see a change "in the country's perception and mood and approach over the next two weeks." Feels like we're starting to make that shift.
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USA TODAY
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Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders cancel campaign events in Ohio on the night of six primaries over coronavirus concerns
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@POTUS asks people under 40 to step up to reach his July 4 goal of at least 70% of US adults receiving at least one shot. Right now, the U.S. is at 63%. Biden says he announcing a month-long effort to "pull out all the stops to free ourselves from the virus."
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Early Nielsen ratings show Biden's town hall drew nearly 1 million more than Trump's, but figures don't account for online streaming. Trump's was simulcast across 3 networks, Biden was only on 1
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On @tducklo46 's suspension, @PressSec says she takes "this very seriously" & that he will no longer work w/ Politico reporters. Pressed by @kaitlancollins about the sexist language & that he will continue to work w/female reporters, Psaki says it's "completely unacceptable."
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Awaiting Ukraine’s President Zelensky, who is visiting the WH in his first know trip abroad since Russia invaded his country in February. Later, he’ll address Congress.
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"If Russia attacks Ukraine, it will be a war of choice or a war without cause or reason," Biden says. “The world will not forget that Russia chose needless death and destruction.”
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"Not a single Republican," Biden says, raising his voice, "has displayed the courage to stand up to a defeated president to protect America's right to vote - not one."
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"We are conveying very clearly, now that now is the time to leave," @PressSec says when asked to clarify message to US citizens in Ukraine if any military incursion is to occur. "There is not an intention or any plan for any military evacuation."
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Pence is no longer headed to the outdoor location, per pooler @jdawsey1 . The overflow section is mostly empty now.
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This is what overflow looks like at the Trump rally in Tulsa right now. Pence is scheduled to speak out here in about 10 minutes. People still streaming in but not nearly the number the campaign said they were expecting.
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WH readout of Biden’s call w/ European leaders hints at more sanctions on Russia. The leaders “affirmed their determination to continue raising the costs in Russia for its unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.”
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@PressSec defends president's tweet this morning criticizing NASCAR's decision to ban the confederate flag, insisting that it's taking the tweet out of context & that he was rejecting the notion that NASCAR fans are racist.
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Narrator: They haven't won Pennsylvania. (no one has)
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Kayleigh McEnany
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VICTORY for President @realDonaldTrump in PENNSYLVANIA ‼️
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"Last night in the United States ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan," Biden says at the top of his remarks. "The longest war in American history."
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Awaiting @POTUS to deliver remarks on Ukraine and Russia.
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He then claims there is no discrimination in India. “Regardless of caste, creed, religion, gender — there's absolutely no space for discrimination.”
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"I need you. I need every American to do their part," @POTUS says. "And that's not hyperbole. I need you to get vaccinated when it's your turn and when you can find an opportunity."
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Biden says Thursday he will outline a "detailed strategy" on fighting covid this winter. Notes shutdowns & lockdowns will not be included.
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The crowd before Biden’s speech at Warsaw Castle.
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Rachel Levine makes history as first openly transgender official confirmed by U.S. Senate via @usatoday
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