PORTLAND, Ore. — On a bleak block of Portland’s historic Chinatown, where dozens of people experiencing homelessness have pitched tents draped with plastic tarps, evidence of drug use litters the sidewalk. Among discarded cigarette butts lie squares of tin-foil, indented in the middle, with distinctive scorch marks, used to smoke …
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Congress was flooded with phone calls this week from angry teens opposing a bill that could potentially ban TikTok. President Joe Biden isn’t worried about the controversy. On Friday, he told reporters he plans to sign the legislation if it passes. The statement comes as Biden’s likely 2024 opponent Donald …
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As President Joe Biden prepared for his pivotal 2024 State of the Unionon Thursday, protestors demanding a ceasefire in Gaza blockaded outside the White House and near the Capitol. The protesters, wearing shirts with the slogan “Biden Legacy = Genocide,” unfurled a large Palestinian flag across Pennsylvania Avenue, and formed …
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George Santos — the serial liar and alleged felon who was kicked out of Congress in December — says he’s running for Congress again. The disgraced former New York representative made a surprise appearance at President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday. He sported a bedazzled collar, …
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President Joe Biden called out Big Pharma’s biggest scam during his State of the Union speech Thursday: charging Americans far more for the same drugs than patients in other countries. “I’m gonna get in trouble for saying it,” Biden said. “But if any of you want to get into Air …
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The House of Representatives pushed through a government funding bill days before the deadline of a partial government shutdown — and some far-right Republicans are not happy. The more than $450 billion “minibus” funding package passed the House Wednesday in a 339-85 vote, with nearly all Democrats and 132 Republicans …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address can be viewed live on streaming services (like DirecTV Stream, fuboTV, and Sling), YouTube, X, Facebook, and WH.gov. get …
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Former White House physician and current House Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) left the West Wing in 2019 amid a fog of allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct and alcohol abuse while on the job. Since his departure, he’s claimed the rank of a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral in his public …
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Congress is learning a tough lesson this Thursday: Don’t fuck with teens and their scrolling. Teenagers are often (mistakenly) considered to be a generally politically apathetic demographic. Many of them can’t vote, so lawmakers tend to overlook younger Americans’ role in shaping culture and political movements. But as lawmakers consider …
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The Democrat who delivered President Joe Biden his first defeat of the 2024 primary cycle wasn’t millionaire Congressman Dean Phillips or new age gadfly Marianne Williamson. It was a previously obscure Baltimore businessman with a name out of an Aaron Sorkin script: Jason Palmer. Palmer shocked the incumbent, and denied …
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