Closing This Gap May Be Biden’s Key to a Second Term

Just since last November, the most closely watched measure of consumer confidence about the economy has soared by about 25 percent. That’s among the most rapid improvements recorded in years for the University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment, even after a slight decline in the latest figures released yesterday.   And yet, even as consumer confidence has rebounded since last fall, President Joe Biden’s approval rating has remained virtually unchanged—and negative. Now, as then, a solid 55 percent majority of Americans say they disapprove of his performance as president in…

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Democrats’ Evolving Defense Means Biden Impeachment Closing In, GOP Congressman Says

Democrats’ evolving defense of President Joe Biden and his family’s business activities speaks volumes about where the congressional investigation that is now an impeachment inquiry is going, says Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga. “If the evidence wasn’t legitimate evidence, they would still be at their very first position,” Clyde, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview Wednesday. “But they are not because the evidence has refuted their position. It’s going to refute their position all the way to the point of legitimate articles…

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Lawmakers closing ranks on a bipartisan bill to fix VA’s troubled EHR rollout

House and Senate lawmakers from both parties agree the Department of Veterans Affairs’ rollout of a new Electronic Health Record is falling short of expectations. Top Democrats and Republicans on the House and Senate VA committees introduced several EHR reform bills over the past few months. But with the VA back at the bargaining table with Oracle-Cerner, seeking a tougher contract, lawmakers are starting to close ranks on which bill has the best chance of making it through Congress. House VA Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.) said he’s working…

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Watch Live: Closing Arguments In Rittenhouse Murder Trial

Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Monday morning in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the now 18-year-old Illinois gunman who traveled across state lines and killed two men and injured another during racial injustice protests in Wisconsin in the summer of 2020. <p>The defense and the prosecution will each have two-plus hours to make their closing arguments. Things are scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. ET. </p> Talking Points Memo

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Red vs. Blue on Coronavirus Concern: The Gap Is Still Big but Closing – The New York Times

Red vs. Blue on Coronavirus Concern: The Gap Is Still Big but Closing  The New York Times How Republicans and Democrats Think About Coronavirus  The Atlantic Opinion: In the U.S., they’re all leftists now – even the Trump Republicans  The Globe and Mail Think carefully about what you say, Mr. President. Your words are contagious.  The Washington Post View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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Reports: Trump offered to pardon Homeland Security head if law broken while closing border – USA TODAY

Reports: Trump offered to pardon Homeland Security head if law broken while closing border  USA TODAY President Donald Trump reportedly offered to pardon Kevin McAleenan, the acting Homeland Security secretary, if he violated the law and was arrested for … “us president” – Google News

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