Author: John Wagner

Washington Post – Politics:

The legislation is among a flurry of late-summer wins for Democrats ahead of the fall midterms. Later Wednesday, President Biden heads to South Carolina for vacation.

Washington Post – Politics:

Voters in four states — Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut — are choosing their nominees for November as the primary season enters the final stretch and the matchups for the U.S. Senate are nearly set.

Washington Post – Politics:

After returning to Washington, Biden plans this week to sign bills benefiting the U.S. semiconductor industry and military veterans exposed to toxins.

Washington Post – Politics:

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke in May and has been recovering, will hold his first campaign rally next week in Erie County. Fetterman has held some fundraisers, but this would be his first major public event.

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President Biden is scheduled to sign two bipartisan bills that target those who commit fraud in pandemic-era small-business relief programs.

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The president plans a virtual meeting with business and labor leaders to tout the Inflation Reduction Act, which aims to lower health-care costs, combat climate change and reduce the deficit.

Washington Post – Politics:

President Biden is expected to sign an executive order directing his health secretary to consider actions to help patients traveling out of state for abortions.

Washington Post – Politics:

Voters in Arizona, Missouri, Michigan, Kansas and Washington head to the polls to choose candidates for November. A Kansas referendum will be the first vote since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

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Democrats are trying to pass an economic package blessed by President Biden that aims to lower health-care costs, combat climate change, reduce the deficit and revise the U.S. tax code.