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The president plans to announce an executive order to safeguard access to abortion medication and emergency contraception. The vice president will meet with lawmakers from states curtailing abortion rights.
Author: John Wagner
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Post Politics Now: Biden to present Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, Denzel Washington, 15 others
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The president is scheduled to award the the nation’s highest civilian honor to icons of politics, sports, entertainment, business, civil rights and the military.
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Biden pledges to Brittney Griner’s wife that he’s working to secure basketball player’s release
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President Biden on Wednesday told the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since February on drug charges, that he is working to secure the basketball player’s release “as soon as possible,” the White House said.
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Post Politics Now: Biden heading to Ohio to tout work on bolstering retirement savings
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The president will be joined by labor union members and retirees at an event designed to highlight his administration’s work in shoring up penion plans that were threatned by the pandemic.
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Post Politics Now: ‘A lot more work to do’ on guns, Biden says after latest mass shooting
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In a White House ceremony, the president is scheduled to award the Medal of Honor to four soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War.
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Post Politics Now: Biden to keep abortion ruling in spotlight by meeting with Democratic governors
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The president is hosting a virtual meeting from the White House to talk about protecting reproductive rights in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Post Politics Now: Ketanji Brown Jackson to be sworn in as Supreme Court justice, making history
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President Biden’s nominee was confirmed by the Senate in April but has been waiting for Justice Stephen G. Breyer to conclude his tenure.
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Post Politics Now: Ginni Thomas balks at invitation to talk to Jan. 6 committee
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Members of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack hope that the bombshell testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson at Tuesday’s hearing will prompt other potential witnesses to tell their stories.
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Primaries live updates: Voters in N.Y., Ill., choose candidates for governor; marquee Senate races dominate in Okla.
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New York, Illinois and Colorado choose their nominees for governor; Oklahoma decides on Senate nominees and House primaries in Illinois pit members against each other.