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When Biden was asked how his cabinet would affect women’s physical and financial health, the former vice president said he has committed to appoint the “first black woman to the courts,” and that his administration “would look like the country.” “Secondly … I commit that I’d pick a woman as vice president,” Biden said. “There are a number of women who are qualified to be president tomorrow. I would pick a woman to be vice president....

The poll, released on Wednesday, showed that the president’s approval rating stands at 33 percent, while 53 percent of Americans disapprove of the job Biden is doing. This represents a three-point decline since Quinnipiac’s survey in November, 2021, which found Biden’s approval at 36 percent with 53 percent of Americans disapproving of him. The poll was conducted among 1,313 U.S. adults from January 7 to 11 and has a margin of error of +/-2....

The only thing stopping her from buying her first home? “Money,” she told Newsweek. Vieldhouse, 56, said her credit “tanked” after she was recently out of work for a couple of months. “I couldn’t pay all my bills on time,” she explained. “I’m struggling to get that back up.” A homebuyer tax credit like the one promised by President Joe Biden during his campaign would make a “big difference” to when Vieldhouse could start thinking about buying a home, she said....

Since its creation last Thursday, the handle @PresElectBiden has attracted more than 922,000 followers at the time of writing. The following surged by 425,740 on January 15 and 396,316 on January 16, according to U.S. analytics firm Social Blade. Biden’s personal account currently has more than 24 million followers and continues to pick up tens of thousands of new accounts daily, Factba.se data suggests. Twitter confirmed in a blog post last week that it will transfer ownership of institutional White House Twitter accounts to the new administration as President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are both sworn into office on January 20....

Biden was asked by a reporter if there will be a shutdown as he left the National Institutes of Health (NIH) after speaking about the administration’s approach to the coronavirus pandemic and new Omicron variant. “No,” the president responded, adding, “Look, I don’t believe that will happen…. I spoke with Mitch McConnell, I spoke with [Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Schumer. There is a plan in place unless somebody decides to be totally erratic....

Of 600 likely voters in Michigan asked September 30 to October 3, 48 percent would back Biden, compared to 39 percent for Trump. The results of this Detroit News/WDIV-TV poll showed Biden’s lead increased from similar polling around a month before, when he was five points ahead of the Republican incumbent. The latest polling, which has a margin of error of plus or minus four points, also showed Biden ahead by eight points among voters aged 65 or older....

The Democratic presidential candidate’s tax proposal includes an increase of the top individual income tax rate to 39.6 percent and a raising of the corporate tax rate to 28 percent. President Donald Trump tweeted last week: “Remember, BIDEN is going to raise your taxes at a level never seen before. This will not only be very costly for you, it will destroy our economy, which is coming back very rapidly....

Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died aged 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday, and her state funeral will be held on September 19. Official documents, first reported by U.S. media outlet Politico, set out the rules as the U.K. prepares to accommodate the huge number of dignitaries arriving from abroad for the service. The guidance from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) urges world leaders to arrive in the U....

Biden pitched his $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal shortly after his inauguration and has been working to muster support for it since, or to find compromise to facilitate a bipartisan deal. Last week, a budget resolution was passed which could allow Democrats to use reconciliation to get through Congress without Republican support—though Biden has long spoken of his desire for bipartisan action if possible. However, he has also insisted he wants to act “boldly and urgently”—reiterating this on Monday....

The President and first lady Jill Biden will visit the historic royal landmark—also the scene of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding—on June 13. The meeting will take place on his last day in the U.K. for the G7 summit in Cornwall, from June 11 to June 13. He then flies to Brussels, in Belgium, for a NATO summit the following day. He will then meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Switzerland on June 16 during his first official overseas tour since entering the White House....

The Fox Sports broadcaster, known for his dulcet, monotone vibes seems to be doing just fine in the midst of his coronavirus quarantine, narrating Buck household festivities to perfection. “This is called negotiation, ladies and gentlemen,” Buck says. “Michelle on the left, is trying to prepare dinner. Wyatt on the right, fighting back a yawn, dressed like kind of a half-assed Fred Flintstone. And he’s now — he wants to watch Blippi, folks....

Burrow did everything he could to win the starting job with the Buckeyes, but it’s clear either Dwayne Haskins or Tate Martell will be the successor to J.T. Barrett in Columbus. Burrow passed for 238 yards and two touchdowns in the spring game on April 14, and his last pass at Ohio Stadium was a Hail Mary for a touchdown on an untimed down. MORE: Top 25 QBs for 2018...

If your jaw just dropped, you’re in good company. The Tiger King star became a police officer immediately after high school, and when he was only 19, he found himself as Chief of Police of a small town in Texas called Eastvale, Texas, according to Texas Monthly. The publication claims the department was small, so Exotic didn’t have too much responsibility. Extreme crimes were rare, they wrote. He was starting to shape a life for himself, and clearly moving up the law enforcement ranks with ease....

“We came to an agreement on a plan that we have and we’re just going to try to wrap it up tomorrow,” Manchin told reporters. While full details of the proposal have not yet been released, the $1.2 trillion plan was created by a bipartisan group of 21 senators known as the “G-21.” The plan is reportedly $1 trillion less than both the $2.25 trillion plan that Biden originally proposed....

Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Manchin was asked to respond to allegations from fellow Democrats that he has acted as a “main roadblock to getting goals accomplished,” while Democrats hold party majority in both chambers of Congress. “I’m not a roadblock at all,” Manchin said in response. “The best politics is good government. I can’t believe that people believe that, if you just do it ‘my way,’ that will give us the momentum to get through the next election,” he said....

Democrats pushed for the minimum wage increase in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, using budget reconciliation, which allows the bill to be passed without any Republican support, but MacDonough ruled that increasing the federal minimum wage violated the Byrd Rule. The Byrd Rule prohibits including “extraneous” measures in the budget being passed through reconciliation. Shortly after MacDonough’s ruling, a number of progressives called for the White House to overrule the decision and include the minimum wage increase in the bill....

Zelensky and other Ukrainian leaders have repeatedly called for NATO and the U.S. to set-up a no-fly zone over Ukraine—arguing it will help the Eastern European nation defend itself against Russia’s invasion. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow would view this as a “threat.” “That very second, we will view them as participants of the military conflict, and it would not matter what members they are,” Putin warned on Saturday, commenting on the possibility of a third-party nation declaring a no-fly zone....

As it turns out, it wasn’t a pleasant surprise. Simmons was suspended one game for “conduct detrimental to the team,” meaning he’ll miss Philadelphia’s season opener against New Orleans on Wednesday night. The suspension came as a result of Simmons’ failure to partake in a defensive drill after being asked multiple times. At that point, Sixers coach Doc Rivers told Simmons to leave practice and go home. MORE: Klay Thompson injury update, timeline...

On Thursday night, the Eagles took on the Packers in a “Thursday Night Football” showdown. Just before the game started, the Sixers center, who is a big Green Bay Packers fan, took to Twitter to let the world know who had his support. Those three little words — Go Pack Go — upset a lot of Eagles fans. MORE: Three takeaways from Packers’ loss to the Eagles Unfortunately for Embiid, the Packers were defeated by the Eagles, 34-27....

With his contract impasse well behind him, Bosa has wasted little time making a monstrous impact in San Diego. MORE: Bosa among NFL midseason award winners In only four games, Bosa already has revved up San Diego’s pass rush with four sacks. He also has been strong against the run, and his presence at defensive end has opened things up for outside linebacker Melvin Ingram off the edge. In essence, Bosa is delivering as a perfect fit in the 3-4 — exactly why the Chargers drafted him No....