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Crises keep travel-hungry Biden close to White House | BY ALEX GANGITANO AND BRETT SAMUELS | | | President Biden wants to leave Washington more and promote his policies directly to the American people, but outside circumstances — such as the resurgence of the pandemic or the threat of war between Russia and Ukraine — keep pulling him back to the White House.
The president went to Ohio this week, an important state for Democrats in the upcoming midterms, but he faced questions on if he should have taken the trip at all after warning that Russia could invade Ukraine in the next several days.
Biden in a press conference in mid-January lamented that he hadn’t traveled the country to meet face-to-face with voters enough in his first year in office.
Weeks later, he’s still struggling to expand his travel schedule. | Read the full story here | | | | | |
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Democrats hit 30-year high for House retirements | BY CRISTINA MARCOS AND MIKE LILLIS | | The number of House Democrats not seeking reelection this year has hit a 30-year high — a bleak benchmark reflecting frustrations with the gridlock on Capitol Hill, the toxicity of relations between the parties and the challenges facing Democrats as they fight to keep their slim majority in the lower chamber. | Read the full story here | | | | | |
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