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Biden awards Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including Pelosi, Clyburn

President Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including top longtime Democratic congressional leaders, calling them “an incredible group of people.” “Nineteen incredible people whose relentless curiosity, inventiveness, ingenuity, and hope have kept faith in a better tomorrow,” the president said, with the group of recipients sitting beside him at the...
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April jobs report falls short

Presented by BP — The jobless rate also rose to 3.9 percent during the same period. {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story US economy adds 175K jobs in April New data shows the economy added 175,000 jobs last month, falling short of economists’ expectations after months of hotter-than-expected...
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White House extends health insurance access to ‘Dreamers’ 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story White House extends health insurance access to ‘Dreamers’ The Biden administration on Friday announced it will expand health insurance coverage to 100,000 immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) plan. © Adobe stock Under the...
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Cruz knocks Greene’s ‘silly’ threats to oust Johnson

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) knocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as “silly,” while praising him as a “strong” conservative.  “I think it is silly,” Cruz said during this Thursday appearance on RealClearPolitics’ radio show. “I think it is seriously counterproductive. I think Mike Johnson is a strong conservative...
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DC police say they won’t take down GW encampment despite GOP demands

District of Columbia police defended their decision to let the pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University (GW) stand, despite calls from Republican lawmakers to be cleared. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and Mayor Muriel Bowser have been scrutinized for allowing the protest at GW to continue. The encampment has been up now for over two...
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12:30 Report — Fewer April jobs may bode well for interest rates

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Friday! This is a weekend full of festivities: The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow, and Cinco de Mayo is on Sunday! Here’s what’s in today’s edition: The U.S. economy added far fewer jobs than expected last month. The Fed has been waiting for signs like this to consider lowering interest rates. Democrats...
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T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach Empathize with Fired ABC News Colleague Rob Marciano

Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty ImagesAmy Robach and T.J. Holmes, the now publicly-coupled former ABC News anchors who were ousted from their network last year after reports of their affair hit the tabloids—both were married to other people at the time—offered words of support to Rob Marciano, a longtime ABC News meteorologist who was reportedly fired this week, via their joint podcast on Friday. Marciano, a senior meteorologist for ABC News, was terminated this week after chief meteorologist Ginger Zee overheard accounts of Marciano getting into a “heated screaming match” with a Good Morning America producer; Zee reported the incident to the network, leading to Marciano’s ousting, sources told The Daily Beast on Wednesday. “It’s tough situation,” Robach said, on the latest episode of the Amy and T.J. podcast. “Yes, we have walked down that road and it’s not an easy one. And I know he also has, and I think he might still be going through a divorce. So, we know what it’s like to have your entire life upended, career and personal life.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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