Former President Donald Trump has pretty sharp rhetoric around immigration. At the same time, he is trying to reach a potentially powerful voting bloc in pivotal swing states: Latinos.
Joe Biden
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Gen Z and millennials want to have a chat about mental health. With politicians
For young Americans today, who hold immense electoral potential, the volatile political world they came of age in may be affecting their mental health. Some politicians have started to talk about it.
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On Caucus Day in Nevada, Trump’s pitch is all about November
While many eyes are on Trump’s primary battle with former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley in her home state, the former president is increasingly turning his focus to his next likely opponent: President Biden.
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Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza interrupted Biden’s campaign speech
President Biden has firmly allied himself with the Israeli government after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. But the progressive wing of his party is increasingly critical about civilian deaths in Gaza.
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Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza interrupted Biden’s campaign speech
President Biden has firmly allied himself with the Israeli government after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. But the progressive wing of his party is increasingly critical about civilian deaths in Gaza.
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US names former commerce secretary, big Democrat donor to coordinate private sector aid for Ukraine
The Biden administration has tapped former Commerce Secretary and major Democratic donor Penny Pritzker to coordinate U.S. efforts to channel private sector reconstruction assistance to Ukraine. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the appointment on Thursday, just moments after the Treasury imposed a raft of new sanctions on Russia and Russian operatives for their role in the war on Ukraine. Pritzker, a native of Chicago, heir to her family’s Hyatt hotel fortune and a prolific fundraiser for Democratic party candidates, served as secretary of commerce during the Obama administration.
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19 after Massachusetts visit
President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after traveling to Massachusetts to give a speech on climate policy. Biden’s press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that the president is taking antiviral drug Paxlovid and experiencing “very mild symptoms.” The plan, she said, is for Biden to quarantine in […]
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Biden to send military personnel to help hospitals in Rhode Island as COVID-19 cases surge
Rhode Island is one of six states that will be receiving medical military personnel to help alleviate staffing shortages in hospitals, President Joseph Biden announced Thursday. Starting next week, 1,000 military medical personnel will begin arriving to help mitigate staffing crunches at hospitals across the country, including Rhode Island. A 23-person medical team — a […]
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Do Sports Really Matter? Sometimes
Even with so much COVID-related disruption in our lives, sports occasionally still do matter.
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Commentary: From South Providence to the Biden campaign, meet Mike Donilon
Meet Providence native Mike Donilon. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says that no political operative is as close as he is to Joe Biden.
