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Constituents’ willingness to overlook deception may depend, in part, on whether politicians lie well and with a good purpose.

A vaccine for bees may evoke images of teeny hypodermic needles, but this product works in a sophisticated way that reflects the social structure of honeybee colonies.

South Carolina has had trouble securing enough lethal injection drugs for executions. So it has turned to an old form of killing: the firing squad, last used in the Civil War.

Despite all the limitations his concessions place on his speakership, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy still has a lot of power.

Female leaders tend to open people’s perceptions of what is possible for other women in politics – but the job is also still fraught with double standards and unique risks.

Seacliff State ParkAptos, California 2:55 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT:  Well, Governor, you and I have got to stop taking these helicopter rides.  We’ve made a bunch of them.  You’ve been hit — if anybody doubts that climate is changing, then they must have been asleep for the last couple of years.  I want to thank you, Governor. …
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APS Delaney SubstationTonopah, Arizona 3:31 P.M. MST THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, all.  Thank you.  Good afternoon, everyone.  Good afternoon.  Please have a seat. Kyle, thank you for those words and for your work.  I had the great pleasure of spending a little bit of time with Kyle and his colleagues on the other side of this…
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT:       Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1)               of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate to the…
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Fifty-five years after its passage and signing, we are still working to realize the Fair Housing Act’s promise to end the legacy and persistence of discrimination and inequities in our housing system.  That’s why during my first week in office, I directed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement the Fair…
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Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Santa Clara County, California 12:53 P.M. EST MS. DALTON: Thank you to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell for joining us this afternoon, and good afternoon to all of you. Before I turn it to her, as you know, we are on our way to California, where President Biden will visit areas…
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