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A college readiness scholar says the new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies has been weakened by political pressure from the right.

One year ago, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden reignited the Cancer Moonshot, setting an ambitious, achievable goal: to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years, and improve the experience of people and families living with and surviving cancer, ultimately ending cancer as we know…
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Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is marking the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by announcing new actions to support and advance women’s economic security. For thirty years, the FMLA has helped Americans take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave from work when they are seriously ill or to care…
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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:47 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Today, the Vice President is in Memphis, Tennessee, to attend the celebration of life service for Tyre Nichols. White House officials, including Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms and Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator…
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Mississippi Boulevard Christian ChurchMemphis, Tennessee THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, Church.  Reverend Sharpton, I want to thank you for all you do for so many.  There are so many families here who have been personally touched by your leadership and your strength and your fellowship.  Reverend Dr. Lawrence Turner, thank you for welcoming us.  Keisha Lance Bottoms.  Mitch…
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The President is announcing his intent to nominate one new nominee to serve as U.S. Attorney and one new nominee to serve as U.S. Marshal. These are officials who will be indispensable to upholding the rule of law as top federal law enforcement officials. These individuals were chosen for their devotion to enforcing the law,…
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This afternoon, the President convened the White House Competition Council to discuss the significant progress made toward lowering costs for the American people thanks to his Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Council also discussed plans for further action in the coming weeks, months, and years. The Competition Council drives the…
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As part of a series of meetings with congressional leaders, President Biden hosted Speaker McCarthy in the Oval Office this afternoon, where they had a frank and straightforward dialogue. They covered a range of issues and President Biden underscored that he is eager to continue working across the aisle in good faith, after passing historic bipartisan…
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White House Stakeout Location 2:05 P.M. EST MR. SAMS: I think you guys have all received a statement from the President’s personal attorney which laid out that, today, in a planned, consensual search with the Justice Department, they went through the Rehoboth Beach house, and no classified marked documents were found. This is consistent, I…
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The Fed lifted its benchmark interest rate just 0.25 percentage point following a series of much more aggressive rate hikes in 2022,