June 30, 2023: Unpacking Biden's TV interview

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June 30, 2023: Unpacking Biden's TV interview

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President Joe Biden gave a live interview on Thursday. Playbook
co-author Eugene Daniels and White House reporter Myah Ward discuss the
major takeaways. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know
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Dec. 2, 2021: Symone says goodbye: Symone Sanders, a senior adviser and chief spokesperson for VP Kamala Harris, “is expected to leave the White House at the end of the year." by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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Nov. 19, 2021: After months of wrangling, what’s another few hours?: If a “New York minute” is a few passing seconds, then the opposite is a “McCarthy minute” — something that drags on and on for hours. On Thursday night, at 8:38 p.m., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy took to the House floor with a speech designed to delay Democrats’ passage of the Build Back Better package. This morning, at 5:10 a.m., some 8 hours and 32 minutes later, he finally stopped talking. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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Jan. 18, 2022: Outlook remains dreary for Dems this week: Welcome back to a four-day workweek in Washington. Today, Senate Democrats resume their doomed push on voting rights and election reform, taking up legislation that already passed the House. Expect more of the fiery speeches we’ve heard from both sides recently as Democrats open the debate. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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Jan. 24, 2022: Biden confronts major troop decision: With Congress out of town and President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda paused, Washington will be dominated by Ukraine-Russia news this week. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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Nov. 30, 2021: How the continuing resolution stole Christmas: Most people on Capitol Hill are kissing Christmas — or at least most of December — goodbye this year. “We could be in every weekend between now and Christmas, so … sorry,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow told reporters Monday night. Sen. Patrick Leahy is so worried about being here on Christmas that he and his wife bought a holiday tree for their home in D.C. Here are some reasons for the growing pessimism. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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Jan. 4, 2022: The election reform idea gaining currency on the right: As we previewed Monday, voting rights and election reform will dominate the debate in Washington over the next weeks. Meeting self-imposed deadlines has not exactly been the Democrats’ forte over the last year, but Schumer said Monday he wants the Senate to consider rules changes by Jan. 17 if voting rights legislation is filibustered. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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Feb. 1, 2022: Biden’s bipartisan temptation: The center of legislative intrigue on Capitol Hill is bipartisan election reform. “That’s on a hot track right now,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Monday. But as talks heat up to overhaul the Electoral Count Act, President Joe Biden is out in the cold — a bystander out of sync with both parties in Congress. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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President-elect Joe Biden – the man, the politician and the new FLOTUS: America finally decided after more than three days of uncertainty while election ballots were counted. In his first speech since being named US president-elect, Joe Biden promised to “unify” the country and heal deep divisions. But what more do we... by Sky News Daily
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September 7, 2023: Biden’s big sales pitch to edge out China: Today, President Joe Biden heads to New Delhi for the G-20 summit. The subtext of the trip? Convince countries that the U.S. is a better bet than China. That’s a complicates sales pitch, but could be coming at exactly the right time. National security reporter Alex Ward joins Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels to discuss the potential for a historic breakthrough at the meeting — and what success looks like from the White House’s perspective. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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What's Next For Biden And Democrats? by It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders
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June 5, 2023: The increasingly crowded Republican primary: The biggest political news of the week is likely to be found on the campaign trail, with a number of notable new entries to the Republican presidential field. Eugene and Mike break them down. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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October 18, 2023: Why Jim Jordan’s Speaker bid is teetering: After failing well short of the necessary 217 votes, Rep. Jim Jordan scrambled yesterday to rescue his campaign for House speaker. But with a whopping 20 members of his own party breaking ranks, he's got serious work to do ahead of a second floor vote scheduled for 11 a.m. today. Playbook co-author Rachael Bade and Editor Mike DeBonis discuss whether Jordan has any hope of salvaging his bid for the gavel and what might happen if he can't. Plus, a hospital attack in Gaza leaves hundreds dead and complicates President Biden’s trip to the Middle East. That, plus all the news you need to know today. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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America Faces More Economic Hurdles, Disinformation Break Down, Doug Schoen on Big Tech, Trump Grand Juries, & More: No Spin News, May 2, 2022 by Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis
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A high-stakes diplomatic mission for Biden: Julian Borger, the Guardian’s world affairs editor, joins Jonathan Freedland from Jerusalem to discuss Joe Biden’s wartime trip to Israel and how it might be perceived in the region and at home. by Politics Weekly America
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Craziest Moments From Trump & Biden Dueling Town Halls | DIRECT MESSAGE by The Rubin Report
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December 19, 2023: Will Biden's "dictator" comments backfire?: At a number of recent appearances, President Joe Biden has shown he is not afraid to draw comparisons between the rhetoric of former President Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler. Though not wholly unexplored territory, the move is unusual and seen by some as extreme. White House bureau chief Jonathan Lemire joins Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza to discuss why the Biden team has decided to cross the line, and what potential drawbacks he could face. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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The “stunning and sobering” number of election deniers on the ballot this November by Apple News Today
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BONUS: Joe Biden wins the presidency, Donald Trump golfs: After a long wait, a victory in Pennsylvania helped win Joe Biden the presidency of the United States. While Democrats celebrated history being made, Donald Trump golfed, and his lawyers upped the ante on challenging the electoral process. On our... by Sky News Daily
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Joe Biden’s ageing brain: How old is too old to be President of the United States? by The Global Story
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June 6, 2023: The dark horses in the 2024 race: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to garner double-digit support in polls of Democratic presidential primary voters, and he's been a fixture in the political news cycle the past couple of days. Eugene provides an update on how President Joe Biden's orbit is approaching him. Plus, why Vivek Ramaswamy and other Republican nominees are increasingly focused on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. All that, and the rest of the news you need to know today. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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Biden’s inauguration: what it means for India | The Hindu In Focus podcast by In Focus by The Hindu
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Apr. 26, 2023: Biden's 2024 strategy emerges: President Joe Biden launched his re-election campaign with a slick video and not much fanfare — though we have the scoop on a big splash his allies are preparing. Plus, the other news you need to know today. by POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
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Could just 100,000 people decide the US election?: How big money is chasing a tiny number of voters by The Global Story
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BIDEN HIS TIME: Inside Briefing Extra by INSIDE BRIEFING with Institute for Government
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