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Officials: Biden Preparing to Recognize Armenian Genocide

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey more than a century ago was genocide, according to U.S. officials. The anticipated move — something Biden had pledged to do...

Senate Gives Biden a Big Tool to Work Around GOP Filibuster

WASHINGTON — With a powerful new tool, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has fresh options for potentially advancing President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package and other priorities past Republican obstruction in the 50-50 split Senate. Republicans still pledge to do all they can to halt Biden, but an official parliamentarian’s opinion...

Will Biden Give Californians Some Tax Relief?

Seven Democratic governors called on President Joe Biden to lift the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions Friday that was a part of former President Donald Trump's massive 2017 tax law, arguing the “assault” disproportionately targeted Democratic-run states and ultimately increased taxes on families. The letter comes a...

Biden Lifts Trump Sanctions on International Court Officials

President Joe Biden on Friday lifted sanctions that Donald Trump had imposed on two top officials of the International Criminal Court, undoing one of the past administration's more aggressive moves targeting international institutions and officials. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement stressed that the United States still strongly...

Will COVID Package Serve Up a Dish of Relief to Struggling Local Restaurants?

The 'American Rescue Plan' signed by President Joe Biden on Thursday will revive restaurants and save jobs across the country, according to the National Restaurant Association. The bill includes $28.6 billion to create a 'Restaurant Revitalization Fund'. The RRF will create a new federal program for restaurant owners with 20...

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