President Biden says he will be visiting sub-Saharan Africa during his presidency, while addressing leaders during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. "I'm grateful that all of you have made the journey to Washington for this summit, and I'm eager to visit your continent," the president said Thursday. "I'm looking forward to seeing many of you in your home countries." He said several of the African leaders in Washington this week have invited him to their countries, and he joked about his travel there, quipping, "Be careful what you wish for, because I may show up." "All kidding aside, we're all going to be seeing you and you're going to see a lot of us, because we're deadly earnest and serious about this endeavor," he said. Biden has visited Europe and made a brief stop in Egypt during an Asia trip earlier this year, but an extended trip to Africa would be his first to the continent since becoming president. Presidents George H.W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama all visited Africa during their tenures. Former President Trump did not, but he stopped international travel for the last 11 months of his presidency because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more here. |
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📃 National Archives releases thousands of JFK assassination records
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The National Archives has released thousands of additional records related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. |
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🎴 Trump's 'major announcement' was release of digital card collection
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Former President Trump unveiled a line of digital trading cards bearing his likeness after teasing that he would be making a "major announcement." |
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👀 Biden mocks Trump's 'major announcement'
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President Biden on Thursday mocked former President Trump over his "major announcement" about the new line of digital Trump trading cards. |
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🇵🇷 House passes bill setting vote on Puerto Rico political status
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The House has advanced a bill that would set a vote to determine Puerto Rico's political status, though it's not expected to pass the Senate. |
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🙅♀️ Pelosi on serving term: 'Don't bother me with a question like that'
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) shot down a reporter's question this week about whether she plans to serve her full, two-year term in the next Congress as the longtime Democratic leader prepares to step down from the caucus's top brass next month. |
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🗳️ Schumer predicts Democrats will control Senate after 2024 elections
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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) predicts that Democrats will keep holding on to the Senate through the 2024 presidential elections. |
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💊 Teen drug use at or significantly below pre-pandemic levels: report
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Illicit drug use among American 8th, 10th, and 12th graders remained at or significantly below pre-pandemic levels in 2022, a new survey has found. |
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📱 Former Twitter employee gets 42 months over Saudi bribes for info
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A former Twitter employee has been sentenced to 42 months in prison after he was convicted of accepting bribes from a Saudi Arabian official in exchange for providing the kingdom with user information from the platform. |
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🕎 New White House menorah makes history
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A menorah is making history at the White House. The candelabra, featuring historic wood from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., is the first menorah to ever be added to the White House collection. |
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🎅 21 percent of U.S. adults believe in Santa Claus: poll
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A new poll from Ipsos on Americans' perceptions of Christmas found more than a fifth of American adults surveyed said they believe in Santa Claus. |
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🏀 Outgoing Massachusetts governor named new NCAA president
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The NCAA has tapped outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R)
to become the nonprofit organization's next president. |
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