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Biden to relaunch 'Cancer Moonshot,' aiming to cut deaths by 50% over next 25 years

FILE IMAGE - Then-Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Edward Kennedy Institute on the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force's mission to double the rate of progress in cancer research and treatment on Oct. 19, 2016, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Who is Stephen Breyer? A look at the retiring Supreme Court justice

WASHINGTON - Advocates for abortion rights seldom found stronger allies while supporters of the death penalty found few fiercer foes.That is the legacy Associate Justice Stephen Breyer built after nearly 30 years on the Supreme Court. Breyer, a longtime champion of liberal causes, is retiring from the high court, giving President Joe Biden his first chance to nominate a justice.According to the Associated Press, Breyer’s departure isn’t expected until this summer.

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Biden running in 2024: President says Kamala Harris will be running mate again

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has confirmed that he plans to have Vice President Kamala Harris be his running mate in 2024.Speaking at a press conference to mark the end of his first year in the White House Biden did not hesitate to express his support for Harris."She's going to be my running mate.

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Senate Republican filibuster blocks Democrats' voting rights bill

WASHINGTON - Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argued is vital for protecting democracy was blocked Wednesday by a Republican filibuster, a setback for President Joe Biden and his party after a raw, emotional debate.Democrats were poised to immediately pivot to voting on a Senate rules change as a way to overcome the filibuster and approve the bill with a simple majority. But the rules change was also headed toward defeat, as Biden has been unable to persuade two holdout senators in his own party, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, to change the Senate procedures for this one bill."This is not just another routine day in the Senate, this is a moral moment," said Sen.

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Senate presses ahead with voting rights debate: Here's what the legislation would do

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats on Tuesday are pressing ahead on voting rights legislation, facing intense pressure to change the filibuster rules that have stalled voting measures in the past — and likely will again amid holdout lawmakers.The Senate opened on Tuesday, launching a debate on legislation that combines the two major voting bills: the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The House has passed the package, but the legislation is stalled in the Senate, opposed by Republicans. With a 50-50 split in the upper chamber, Democrats have a narrow Senate majority.

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