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Democrats mull hardball tactics to leapfrog parliamentarian on immigration
By Jordain Carney and Rafael Bernal
 
Senate Democrats are mulling a long-shot bid to get immigration reform to President Biden's desk as they struggle to make good on years of campaign promises. 

The guidance from parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who this week rejected Democrats' third immigration proposal, is fueling conversations within the Senate Democratic caucus about trying to circumvent the non-partisan, unelected Senate referee.
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Senate wraps for the year, punting Build Back Better, voting rights
By Jordain Carney
 
The Senate wrapped up its work for the year, with Democrats punting work on Build Back Better and a debate over changing the rules into 2022. 
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Liberals disappointed after Biden's first year
By Hanna Trudo
 
Progressives are growing restless over the state of Joe Biden’s presidency, with some upset that his first year in office was not as transformative for Democrats as they had hoped.
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Biden administration pushes back compliance date for vaccine-or-test mandate
By Caroline Vakil
 
The Labor Department announced on Saturday that it was pushing back the date for businesses' compliance with its vaccine-or-test mandate following a federal appeals court ruling on Friday. 
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Looming threat of omicron wave triggers early pandemic déjà vu
By Caroline Vakil
 
In the course of just a few weeks this month, the omicron variant and a steep rise in U.S. cases have triggered COVID-19 restrictions reminiscent of the early part of the pandemic. 
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Fed charts faster course away from unprecedented stimulus
By Sylvan Lane
 
The Federal Reserve is pivoting hard from a patient approach to pulling back support for the U.S. economy. 
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Congress to take up marijuana reform this spring
By Saul Elbein
 
Congressional Democrats are gearing up for a sweeping set of initiatives aimed at decriminalizing marijuana that they plan to take action on this spring.
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Will — or should — Kamala Harris become the Spiro Agnew of 2022?
By Douglas MacKinnon
 
OPINION | The last vice president of the United States to resign was Spiro Agnew in October 1973. Should Vice President Harris be the next?   
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New York aims big on gun control — and misses, again
By Jonathan Turley
 
OPINION | In hunting, there is an old adage: “aim small, miss small.” The point is that, if you want to hit a target, aim for a small part rather than the whole target. It is often the difference between a total miss and a marginal hit. In the area of Second Amendment law, the most promising legislative measures are the ones that aim small on the edges of the constitutionally-based right — the strategy used by abortion opponents. The problem is that politicians rarely want to aim small when they are trying to score big with voters.
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