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Obama talked about a ‘pivot to Asia.’ Biden is actually doing it
Years after the Obama administration, the pivot to Asia is finally happening. But the person doing it is Obama’s vice president, Joe Biden.
Former VP Pence undergoes surgery to implant pacemaker
Former Vice President Mike Pence has undergone surgery to have a pacemaker implanted.
Watch live: Janey marks anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing
Janey will hold a ceremony to remember the marathon bombings Thursday.
Senator Markey, House Democrats propose bill to expand number of Supreme Court justices to 13
The measure would add four seats to the court, increasing the number of seats from nine to 13, and allow President Biden to nominate the justices to fill them.
US expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions
The sanctions and the expulsion of 10 diplomats come in response to interference in last year’s presidential election as well as the hacking last year of federal government agencies.
US Capitol Police watchdog to testify on Jan. 6 failures
The top watchdog for the US Capitol Police will testify for the first time on Thursday about the department’s broad failures before and during the Jan. 6 insurrection, including missed intelligence predicting a “war” and weapons that were so old that officers didn’t feel comfortable using them.
House panel votes to advance bill on slavery reparations
A House panel advanced a decades-long effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves by approving legislation Wednesday that would create a commission to study the issue.
‘Time to end America’s longest war’: Biden announces timetable for Afghanistan withdrawal
President Joe Biden says the Sept. 11 attacks “cannot explain” why US forces should remain in Afghanistan 20 years later and that “it is time for American troops to come home” from the country’s longest war.