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First LookSubmarine deal, drone error, pandemic: Multiple challenges test BidenA defense pact with Australia draws ire from France. The Pentagon acknowledges drone strike killed Afghan civilians. And President Biden faces tests on his domestic agenda.
Pandemic took bite out of US economy. Yet millions escaped poverty.More than 17 million Americans avoided poverty in 2020 thanks to pandemic relief programs, according to a new Census report.
FocusIs Joe Manchin holding democracy hostage? His colleagues won鈥檛 say.The West Virginia Democrat says he doesn鈥檛 support a $3.5 trillion budget to fund Biden priorities. His party can鈥檛 pass it without him.
First LookAfter 200 years of white men, Boston's next mayor will be a womanMichelle Wu has emerged as the top candidate following Tuesday鈥檚 preliminary election for Boston鈥檚 mayor. A three-way finish for the No. 2 slot is still too close to call, but come November, both candidates will be women of color 鈥� a historic first for the city. 聽
First LookCalifornia votes 'No' on recall. Gov. Newsom stays in office.Despite early polls of a tight race, Gov. Gavin Newsom cruised to victory with a high turnout of Democratic voters.聽As the second governor in U.S. history to defeat a recall, the win establishes Mr. Newsom as a prominent figure in national Democratic politics.
Vaccines, mandates, and backlash: The long US historyPresident Biden鈥檚 mandates have supercharged U.S. debate about vaccines and personal liberty. But history can offer context and a calmer lens to consider what lies ahead.聽
California recall: Is populist tool undermining democracy?California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a recall election that鈥檚 giving Republicans in the deep-blue state a megaphone for their woes.
First LookPresident Biden orders sweeping vaccine mandatePresident Biden mandated Thursday that all employers with more than 100 workers must require them to be vaccinated or test for COVID weekly, a move which will affect 80 million Americans.聽Republican leaders said Mr. Biden was going too far.聽
Biden ran on competence. A slew of challenges are testing that promise.New administrations have learning curves. President Biden鈥檚 current struggles may reflect a team that hasn鈥檛 fully ramped up and a bureaucracy that鈥檚 not nimble enough.
First Look'Unconstitutional': Justice Dept. sues Texas over abortion lawOn Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that a lawsuit has been聽filed in federal court in Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions.聽Federal officials worry other states could enact similar laws, depriving women of their constitutional rights.
First LookBiden pushes for job corps to build climate-ready infrastructureAfter the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps helped rebuild the country. Now, Democrats hope to introduce a similar program aimed at creating jobs and greening the economy. But critics say a past fix may not work for current problems.聽
First LookCan 100,000 new homes in three years ease US housing crisis?Amid a nationwide hike in housing prices, caused by rising demand and falling supply, the Biden administration has announced that 100,000 new affordable homes will be constructed and sold over the next three years.
Free speech in a pandemic: Congress wrestles with drawing a lineTwitter鈥檚 recent ban of COVID-19 contrarian Alex Berenson underscores the growing debate over how to define and deal with misinformation.
Monitor BreakfastA new day for Big Labor and the Monitor BreakfastLiz Shuler, the new president of the AFL-CIO 鈥� and its first female leader 鈥� appeared at the first in-person Monitor Breakfast in almost two years.
Hit hard by pandemic, Hispanic voters could be key to California recallHispanics have suffered high death rates and job losses from the pandemic. Will they take their frustrations out on California Gov. Gavin Newsom?
In pandemic economy, workers have leverage. Will it boost unions?What lies behind the growing support for unions in the U.S.? A defining aspect of Generation Z 鈥� the push for social justice 鈥� may be part of the answer.
Monitor BreakfastAFL-CIO chief: In pandemic, unions are a source of 鈥榯rusted information鈥�Liz Shuler, new president of America's largest labor federation, says the U.S. economic system is "broken" and that workers need a stronger voice.
The ExplainerPro-Trump lawyers who pushed fraud cases face serious consequencesLawyers who sought to overturn the 2020 election results in key states, alleging fraud, were sanctioned last week by a federal judge in Michigan.聽
First LookCitizens work to prevent gerrymandering in state redistrictingAs state legislatures begin redistricting based on the 2020 U.S. census results, voters are joining bipartisan commissions to help reduce gerrymandering. With a tightly divided House, redistricting can have significant consequences for election results.聽
First LookIn party line vote, Texas GOP advances bill to tighten voting lawsThe Republican-controlled Texas House advanced a聽voting bill Thursday聽after Democratic legislators spent聽38 days away from the state to try to prevent its passage. Now, Democratic legislators look to Washington for federal voting protection.聽
