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Biden Says He Is Concerned About China’s Handling of COVID Crisis

January 4, 2023
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President Joe Biden said on Jan. 4 that he was concerned by how China’s communist regime is handling its ongoing COVID-19 surge, adding that Beijing is sensitive to criticism. When asked whether he was worried about how China is handling COVID-19, the president admitted concern but said that the United States was prepared. “Yes, I…

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Biden Says He’s Concerned About China’s Handling of COVID Crisis

January 4, 2023
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President Joe Biden says he’s concerned by how China’s communist regime is handling its current COVID-19 surge, noting that the regime in Beijing is sensitive to criticism. As many as 248 million people in China may have contracted COVID-19 over the first 20 days of December 2022, according to a report. The president said on…

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Biden: House Speaker Standoff ‘Not a Good Look’

January 4, 2023
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President Joe Biden criticized House Republicans on Jan. 4, describing their internal conflicts over who should assume the role of speaker of the House as “embarrassing” and “not a good look” for the country. Speaking at the White House before traveling to an event in Kentucky, Biden said of Republicans, “I hope they get their…

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White House Defends COVID Travel Restrictions as Beijing Threatens ‘Countermeasures’

January 4, 2023
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The White House is defending its decision to issue travel restrictions related to COVID-19 following several threats from China’s communist regime. The Biden administration said there was no cause for retaliation from Beijing after its communist leadership criticized Washington’s decision to require a negative COVID test from travelers going from China to the United States….

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Employers of Foreign Workers to Pay Higher Visa Fees Under DHS Proposal

January 4, 2023
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed increasing the fees paid by companies that employ immigrants in an effort to boost revenue for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), from around $4.5 billion a year to roughly $6.4 billion a year. The proposed fee update (pdf) was announced by USCIS, the agency that handles…

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IRS Changes for 2023 Will See Lower Taxes for Some Americans

January 3, 2023
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New changes to the Internal Revenue Service’s policies for 2023 will see lower taxes for some Americans, as the revised rules come into effect. Rising costs have prompted the tax service to implement several changes affecting millions of citizens, as more deal with higher prices. Cost of living adjustments, including retirement savings, taxes, Social Security payments, and…

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TSA Quietly Extends COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement to Enter US

January 3, 2023
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has quietly extended the requirement for visitors to the United States to have proof of COVID-19 vaccination. The United States is the only Western country and one of the few remaining countries worldwide to require such proof of entry. The latest TSA security directive (pdf) is effective from Jan. 9 to…

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Colorado Governor to Send Illegal Immigrants to New York, Other Cities

January 3, 2023
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The state of Colorado is organizing transportation to send the illegal immigrants flooding into the state to other major cities around the United States. Announcing the move on Jan. 3, Gov. Jared Polis’ office said in a statement that Colorado had been “working tirelessly” to address the dramatic influx of immigrants, of which the state…

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Biden ‘Will Not Insert Himself’ Into House Speakership Vote: White House

January 3, 2023
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President Joe Biden will not interject himself into the rancorous battle for speaker of the House following the failure of the Republican Party to secure a successor to Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 3. “The president served as a U.S. senator for 34 years and he understands how this process works,” said White House Press Secretary…

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Biden Signs Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022

January 1, 2023
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President Joe Biden signed a bi-partisan bill on Dec. 27 that codifies and expands the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT). The Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022 provides $14 million to the CCHT. Part of that money will be used to staff the organization with “at least 45 employees…

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