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Gasoline prices are surging. Can Biden actually do something about it?

Gasoline prices are surging. Can Biden actually do something about it?

Presidents don't set the gas price you pay at the pump, but they're often blamed for it. Rising energy costs, including gasoline as well as natural gas and coal, are a major driver of high inflation.
by Camila Domonoske

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White House to host 1st summit of tribal nations since 2016

White House to host 1st summit of tribal nations since 2016

President Joe Biden will announce steps Monday to improve public safety and justice for Native Americans during the first tribal nations summit since 2016, the White House said.
by The Associated Press

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Here's what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn't — at the UN climate summit

Here's what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn't — at the UN climate summit

The agreement was built from compromises on many fronts, including a last-minute effort by India to weaken efforts to phase out coal. Still, it broke new ground in creating a worldwide consensus to transition away from fossil fuels and to speed up countries' ambitions to cut emissions faster.
by Lauren Sommer

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Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad

Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad

Inflation is the highest it's been in more than 30 years, imposing a financial burden on households and putting President Biden under pressure.
by Scott Horsley

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Republicans and Democrats contemplate a future without Donald Trump

Republicans and Democrats contemplate a future without Donald Trump

Both parties in Virginia and New Jersey were left to contemplate how Republicans ran well without Trump on the ballot or in office, while Democrats found it hard to hold recent gains in the suburbs.
by Ron Elving

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White House nominates 10 for U.S. Marshals, U.S. attorney posts

White House nominates 10 for U.S. Marshals, U.S. attorney posts

The Biden administration is nominating its first set of U.S. Marshals, including the first Black man to serve as the U.S. Marshal in Minnesota, along with a slate of other historic firsts for U.S. attorney posts across the nation.
by The Associated Press

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Fight over U.S. wolf protections heads to federal courtroom

Fight over U.S. wolf protections heads to federal courtroom

U.S. government attorneys are asking a federal judge to uphold a decision from the waning days of the Trump administration that lifted protections for gray wolves across most of the country. 
by The Associated Press

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