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Apr 8, 2023: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3940452-biden-administration-appealing-texas-judges-decision-blocking-abortion-pill-approval https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3940491-biden-slams-texas-abortion-pill-ruling-as-political-ideological-attack https://thehill.com/homenews/3940115-federal-judge-bars-fda-from-changing-abortion-pill-availability https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3873279-federal-judge-shuts-down-abortion-pill-approval Apr 7, 2023: https://thehill.com/newsletters/evening-report/3939775-harris-meets-with-expelled-tn-lawmakers https://thehill.com/business/3938738-economy-jobs-report-unemployment-inflation https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3939956-biden-title-ix-proposal-lgbtq-community Apr 6, 2023: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3937776-pentagon-turns-over-afghanistan-withdrawal-reviews-to-congress https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3937077-north-korea-warns-us-south-korea-military-drills-escalate-tension-to-brink-of-a-nuclear-war https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3937608-epa-proposes-new-chemical-plant-regulations-aimed-at-cutting-exposure-to-toxic-substances Apr 5, 2023: https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/3936555-epa-proposes-stricter-coal-plant-pollutant-rules https://thehill.com/newsletters/defense-national-security/3936656-taiwan-leaders-us-meeting-draws-warning-from-china https://thehill.com/policy/international/3936589-mccarthy-hails-peace-in-meeting-with-taiwans-tsai-as-china-fumes Apr 4, 2023: https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-security-aid-billions-e02b957dc15fcb1004bf54a2232c1f5e https://www.npr.org/2023/04/04/1167881009/finland-is-about-to-join-nato-prompted-by-russias-invasion-of-ukraine Apr 3, 2023: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3931664-white-house-rolls-out-new-cancer-initiative-to-help-implement-moonshot Apr … Continue reading President Joe Biden | Eighth Hundred Days
Dec 28, 2022: https://thehill.com/policy/international/3791417-zelensky-pushes-for-ukraine-to-join-eu-in-annual-address-to-parliament https://thehill.com/policy/international/3791409-nearly-7000-civilians-have-now-been-killed-in-ukraine-war-un https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3789867-compromise-and-defeat-are-not-options-for-ukraine-or-taiwan https://thehill.com/policy/international/3790699-zelensky-agrees-to-ukraine-rebuild-investment-with-blackrock-ceo https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3790597-new-biden-administration-guidance-closes-ghost-guns-loophole-in-federal-rule https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3791023-us-to-impose-new-restrictions-on-travelers-from-china-amid-covid-outbreaks https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3791054-heres-what-the-supreme-courts-decision-on-title-42-means Dec 27, 2022: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/27/title-42-us-mexico-border-supreme-court Dec 26, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/3788562-russia-says-ukrainian-drone-shot-down-near-air-base https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3786927-desantiss-request-for-covid-vaccine-probe-denounced-by-health-experts Dec 25, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3788126-democrats-outraged-over-christmas-eve-migrant-drop-off-at-vps-house https://thehill.com/policy/international/3788032-putin-says-he-is-ready-to-negotiate-with-everyone-involved-over-ukraine Dec 24, 2022: https://thehill.com/policy/international/3787645-zelensky-condemns-russia-as-absolute-evil-after-deadly-christmas-eve-strikes-on-kherson https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3786779-biden-signs-short-term-bill-to-keep-government-open-while-awaiting-final-funding-bill Dec 23, 2022: https://thehill.com/policy/international/3786323-putin-calls-operation-in-ukraine-war-for-first-time https://thehill.com/policy/finance/3786614-five-highlights-from-the-1-7-trillion-omnibus-spending-bill-congress-just-passed https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3786532-tucker-carlson-lawmakers-applauding-zelensky-clapped-like-seals … Continue reading President Joe Biden | Seventh Hundred Days
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