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Can President Biden Still Get A Bipartisan Deal On Infrastructure?

8:07am June 09, 2021

Now that infrastructure negotiations have broken down, NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez of Florida about whether a new GOP group can reach an agreement with the White House.

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Senate Panel Told U.S. Is Still Trying To Get To The Bottom Of Havana Syndrome

8:07am June 09, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

When President Biden meets his Russian counterpart, some senators want him to bring up Havana Syndrome — a mysterious set of symptoms that first affected federal employees stationed in Cuba in 2016.

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Senate-Passed Bill Encourages Tech Competition, Especially With China

7:52am June 09, 2021

by John Ruwitch

The bill appropriates nearly $250 billion for science and technology in a bid to counter China's rise. It had strong bipartisan support — a sign of how large the perceived threat from China looms.

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News Brief: Biden's European Trip, Variant Study, Global Sting

6:28am June 09, 2021

Joe Biden heads to Europe for his first international trip as president. Do COVID-19 vaccines hold up against variants? Operation Trojan Shield tricks suspected criminals into giving up information.

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Biden is heading out on his first trip abroad â as president â but he's met most of the world leaders he will talk with in Europe before, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Biden Heads To Europe To Convince Allies The United States Has Their Backs

6:28am June 09, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

Biden wants to rebuild relations with allies, but some of his old friends in Europe have grown weary after the last four years.

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Vice President Harris and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador discussed migration and economic cooperation Tuesday.

Harris Wanted To Talk About Migration, But Instead Got Pushed On A Border Visit

8:15pm June 08, 2021

by Brian Naylor

Vice President Harris met Tuesday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in her trip to assess the root causes pushing migrants to seek asylum at the U.S. border.

President Biden, with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia on May 13 in the Oval Office, has ended talks with a Republican group she led on infrastructure.

Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With Senate GOP Group, Saying Its Plan Fell Short

8:01pm June 08, 2021

by Alana Wise

A statement from White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the counterproposal on one of the president's chief domestic priorities did not "meet the essential needs of our country."

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, seen here on May 29, has won the Democratic primary in a bid to regain his old job.

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Former Virginia Gov. McAuliffe Is 1 Step Closer To Winning Back His Old Job

7:46pm June 08, 2021

by Ben Paviour

The Democratic primary win for former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe sets up a closely watched general election contest with Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has publicly said he will not support the For the People Act, a sweeping set of voting rights measures.

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Manchin Is Unmoved On The Voting Rights Bill After He Met With Civil Rights Groups

6:49pm June 08, 2021

The West Virginia Democratic senator's opposition to eliminating the legislative filibuster essentially dooms Democrats' chances of passing a sweeping package on election reform and voting rights.

President Biden Has Ended Negotiations Over The Infrastructure Deal

6:01pm June 08, 2021

by Mara Liasson

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., said that President Biden ended negotiations with Republicans on an infrastructure deal Tuesday, abandoning talks over one of his top priorities.

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