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Republican US Senate candidate Mark Pukita of Ohio, who bragged last week that he has not received the COVID-19 vaccine, is making money from companies that produce the vaccine, a new disclosure with the US Senate indicates.Pukita, an IT executive, holds up to $50,000 in Johnson & Johnson stock, making up to $1,000 in dividends…

President Joe Biden is telling people he plans to run for reelection in 2024, despite concerns over his age and falling approval ratings, The Washington Post reported.”The only thing I’ve heard him say is he’s planning on running again,” former senator Chris Dodd told The Post. “And I’m glad he is.””What he is saying publicly…

President Biden briefly transferred the power of the presidency to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday morning as he underwent a routine physical.The White House announced that Biden would be going under anesthesia to receive a colonoscopy at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, making Harris the first woman to hold powers of the presidency.White…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 12, 2021. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan 2/2 By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The vote on U.S. President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion social spending bill has been delayed…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Flags of the U.S., Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico will meet together for the first time in five years on Thursday to promote North American economic integration,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Jessica Rosenworcel answers a question during an oversight hearing held by the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in Washington, U.S. June 24, 2020. Jonathan Newton/P By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Wednesday…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony to sign the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act”, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Fresh from signing his signature bipartisan infrastructure bill, U.S. President Joe Biden will trek…

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden holds a Cabinet meeting to discuss the implementation of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 12, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque      By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said he would appoint a coordinator next week to oversee spending under…

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden holds a Cabinet meeting to discuss the implementation of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 12, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque      By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said he would appoint a coordinator next week to oversee spending under…

COP26 President Alok Sharma warns that time is running short to clinch a deal before the summit’s scheduled end on Friday evening.