Enthusiasm wanes as Biden’s $1.75 trillion social welfare bill is delayed, watered down

Democrats are beginning to wonder if President Biden’s $ 1.75 trillion social welfare legislation is worth the effort, especially after a lone holdout has watered down the bill and delayed its passage until next year. Lawmakers say Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, has forced the White House to trim … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Meadows Says He Rage Dialed Fox News Editor After Network Called Biden’s Arizona Victory

<p>In his newly released book about his time serving in the Trump administration, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows wrote that he was so infuriated when Fox News first called Joe Biden&#8217;s electoral win in Arizona on election night that he proceeded to angrily dial an editor at the network to contest Trump&#8217;s projected loss, according to <a href=”https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-meadows-dialed-fox-editor-bill-sammon-arizona-call-biden-2021-12?op=1&scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4″>Insider</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo

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Recycled speeches, low wattage events drown out Biden’s infrastructure message

A public relations blitz aimed at energizing the American public about President Biden’s big infrastructure win has fallen on deaf ears with voters, who are tuning out recycled speeches and low-wattage events. Mr. Biden on Wednesday took his infrastructure roadshow to Kansas City, Missouri, where he made a fifth speech … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Biden’s Supreme Court panel doesn’t recommend adding justices, other big changes

They studied, listened and debated, and after seven months of work, President Biden’s commission on the Supreme Court failed to recommend any significant changes to the way the justices operate. While suggesting that term limits deserve a closer look, the panel said there was “profound disagreement” over liberal activists’ proposal … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Biden’s new COVID-19 travel ban ignores southern border

As President Biden’s new coronavirus travel ban took effect Monday, security experts say he’s left a glaring hole in his scheme: the southern border.  Visitors coming from South Africa and seven other African nations are now banned from trying to reach the U.S., amid fears of the new omicron variant … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Biden’s political standing fuels Democratic worry about 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It was supposed to be a moment of triumph for Joe Biden. The Democratic president had just signed into law the most significant infrastructure package in generations. And he had done it by bringing Democrats and Republicans together, just as he promised during last year’s campaign. … The Washington Times stories: White House

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