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© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech during a visit to the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein BALTIMORE (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the chief executives of major U.S. retailers had assured him that store shelves would be stocked in time for the holidays.…

In a startling address to constituents, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently talked about controversial COVID-19 conspiracist Joe Rogan becoming the “president” of Texas if the state secedes from the union.“I’m not there yet,” Cruz told an audience last month at Texas A&M University about Texas seceding from the United States — popularly known as “Texit.”But…

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks after late-night passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to repair the nation’s airports, roads and bridges, next to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 6, By Steve Holland and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A giddy President Joe Biden…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the October jobs report at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo By James Oliphant and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With this week’s election results in New Jersey and Virginia suggesting that voters are souring on Democrats,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden responds to a question from a reporter after speaking about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and booster shots in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn By Nandita Bose, David Shepardson, Ahmed Aboulenein and Tom Hals WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe…

© Reuters. U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is flanked by U.S. Senators’ Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) as he faces reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 2, 202 By David Morgan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A leading moderate Democrat raised…

Voting is underway in state and local elections across the U.S., including closely-watched governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey. CBSN’s Tanya Rivero is joined by CBS News political analyst and opinion columnist for The New York Times, Jamelle Bouie, and former RNC communications director, Doug Heye.

Republican Rep. Larry Bucshon of Indiana, who unequivocally condemned former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection the day after it happened, is now the 2nd House Republican to invest in Trump’s new social media venture.That’s according to new financial disclosures filed with the House Clerk and signed by the Indiana Republican on Monday, which…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers questions during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 23, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS By Andrea Shalal DUBLIN (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said President Joe Biden should pick an “experienced and credible” person as Federal…

Just days before the presidential election, supporters of then-President Donald Trump ambushed a Biden campaign bus on a Texas highway, leaving staffers fearful for their safety and repeatedly calling local law officials for help.But the City of San Marcos “refused to help,” instead privately mocking the Democratic staffers stuck on the bus and calling them…