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World Leaders Pledge Climate Cooperation Despite Other Rifts

President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world’s most powerful countries on Thursday to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing commitments from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate on cutting emissions despite their own sharp rivalries with the United States.

Harris Pitches $2.3T Spending Plan On Trip To North Carolina

Vice President Kamala Harris came to central North Carolina on Monday to pitch the Biden administration’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan, calling it a β€œonce-in-a-lifetime, once-in-a-generation” investment in America’s future.

Some Jan. 6th Defendants Try To Use Journalism As Riot Defense

The Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January created a trove of self-incriminating evidence, thoroughly documenting their actions and words in videos and social media posts. Now some of the camera-toting people in the crowd are claiming they were only there to record history as journalists, not to join a deadly insurrection.

After Outcry, WH Says Biden Will Lift Refugee Cap In May

Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements.

U.S. Expels Russian Diplomats, Imposes Sanctions For Hacking

The Biden administration announced Thursday the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of companies and people, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies.

Trial Begins On Challenge To Latest North Carolina Voter ID Law

North Carolina’s latest law requiring photo identification to cast ballots went on trial on Monday, with attorneys for voters challenging the mandate by arguing it still disproportionately prevents Black residents from carrying out their constitutional right.

Biden Tightens Some Gun Controls, Says Much More Needed

President Joe Biden, in his first gun control measures since taking office, announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence across the nation that he called an β€œepidemic and an international embarrassment.”

Virginia Becomes First Southern State To Legalize Marijuana

Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana Wednesday, as lawmakers voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a bill that will allow adults to possess and cultivate small amounts of the drug starting in July.

ACLU Sues McMaster For Ordering State Workers’ Office Return

The American Civil Liberties Union this week sued South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, arguing that his executive order requiring state agencies to β€œimmediately expedite” employees’ return to the office during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic exceeds the governor’s authority.

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