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President Biden speaks about Bipartisan Infrastructure Law at the White House in Washington

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Another midterm worry for Biden White House: probes and impeachment attempts

Those seeking to pursue investigations include House Republicans Matt Gaetz, who pledged in a podcast to target the Department of Justice until "sphincters tighten," Bob Gibbs, who has been pushing to impeach Biden since September over the Afghanistan pullout, and James Comer, a hopeful to become head of the House Oversight Committee.

FILE PHOTO: Biden speaks about his administration's response to the COVID-19 surge from the White House in Washington

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U.S. to send 1,000 military health workers, free masks to fight COVID-19

U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations reached a record high this week after steadily increasing since late December, according to a Reuters tally, while Omicron overtook Delta as the dominant variant of the coronavirus.

January 13, 2022 12:54 PM

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Biden to make personal plea to Democrats to unify and pass voting rights

Biden and most fellow Democrats have ratcheted up their campaign to pass voting-rights legislation after spending much of his first year in office debating spending bills focused on COVID-19 relief, infrastructure and social safety net programs.

January 13, 2022 06:51 AM

U.S. Senator Manchin listens to a reporter's question on Capitol Hill in Washington

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U.S. Senate Democrats mull ending filibuster to pass voting rights reform

Supporters say it forces lawmakers to seek consensus, serves as important check on the party in power and ensures that major laws that affect American life don't change radically with every election.

January 11, 2022 07:06 AM

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First anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, in Washington

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Biden calls Trump threat to democracy on anniversary of Capitol attack

Speaking at the white-domed building that was the scene of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, Biden warned that Trump's false claims that the election was stolen from him through widespread voting fraud could unravel the rule of law and undermine future elections.

January 06, 2022 06:35 AM

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