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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that there’s currently no timeline for when the Port of Baltimore can reopen following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge a day prior. “Too soon to venture an estimate,” he told reporters during the White House daily press briefing. “The vast majority of the port is inside…

The League of Conservation Voters, a major left wing advocacy group and funder, will put a whopping $120 million into the 2024 election cycle, the group announced Tuesday.  The $120 million from the conservation group’s Victory Fund is the most it has ever invested in an election cycle. It puts the total spending from outside…

The Biden administration will ban or phase out ongoing uses of asbestos, the agency said Monday.  The Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule that set deadlines for industry to transition away from using the substance, which causes lung cancer. It will also bar imports of the type of asbestos currently used in the U.S. Historically,…

Roughly 12 Biden administration health officials will celebrate “Match Day” for medical students on Friday. They will visit various medical schools across the country and talk about President Biden’s health care plans. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra will go to a medical…

Vice President Harris will convene a roundtable on marijuana reform Friday with rapper Fat Joe, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and individuals who received pardons for marijuana convictions. A White House official said Harris will highlight actions the Biden administration has taken to pursue criminal justice reforms, including by pardoning tens of thousands of Americans with…

A floating pier intended to be used to deliver critical humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza is expected to take up to two months to construct and require as many as 1,000 U.S. servicemembers to complete, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Friday.  The Defense Department will undertake the emergency mission to establish a temporary pier off the shore…

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) praised President Biden’s State of the Union address and mentioned that he spent a lot of time meeting with lawmakers and guests at the Capitol on Thursday because he is typically isolated from the outside world. Biden stayed after his speech on Thursday night, speaking for quite some time after the House chamber…