Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith appears in the following:

The White House wants $44 billion in emergency funding. Here's what that covers

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

The White House has asked Congress for emergency funding for Ukraine, disaster recovery, and the border. The package would be tied to a broader deal to keep the government running.

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Politics chat: Biden's visit to Florida

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Political analysis looking at President Joe Biden's trip to Florida where he called on Congress to replenish FEMA's disaster fund.

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Biden is touring Hurricane Idalia damage. But DeSantis doesn't have plans to meet him

Friday, September 01, 2023

President Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor's office threw cold water on the idea.

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After recent disasters, the White House says FEMA needs more money

Friday, September 01, 2023

The Federal Emergency Management Agency needs $16 billion in emergency funding, the White House says. That's up $4 billion from a request it made last month, due to recent disasters.

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Why Biden is now routinely taking the short stairs up to Air Force One

Thursday, August 31, 2023

The built-in stairs lead to the belly of the plane. They're less photogenic than the tall, outdoor steps. But the sturdier stairs pose less of a health and political risk to the 80-year-old president.

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Politics chat: Trump's next hearing; Democrats and Republicans in campaign mode

Sunday, August 27, 2023

The next hearing in Special Counsel Jack Smith's case against former President Trump, at which a trial date may be set, is Monday.

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Biden's reelection campaign has counterprogramming plans during the GOP debate

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

With political attention focused on the GOP debate in Milwaukee, President Biden and Democrats are trying to do a bit of counterprogramming.

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Week in politics: Hawaii fires; Hunter Biden case; Iowa State Fair

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Analysis of the week in politics - disaster response in Hawaii, a special counsel in the Hunter Biden case, and Republican presidential candidates at the Iowa State Fair.

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Biden is creating a new national monument near the Grand Canyon

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

The president will make the announcement in Arizona on Tuesday. The designation protects lands that are sacred to indigenous peoples and blocks new uranium mine claims.

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NPR is taking part in the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa

Sunday, July 23, 2023

The Tour de France concludes just as another storied cycling event begins: the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. This is RAGBRAI's 50th year.

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U.S. says Russia is laying the groundwork to attack civilian ships and blame Ukraine

Thursday, July 20, 2023

The National Security Council declassified information about what it called an attempted "false flag operation" by Russia as global food supply is threatened.

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New campaign fundraising numbers have been released for the 2024 presidential race

Monday, July 17, 2023

Campaign fundraising numbers were due this weekend, giving a fresh snapshot of the state of the 2024 presidential race. Here's how the Republicans stack up against each other and President Biden.

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President Biden posts 'blockbuster' three-month fundraising total: $72 million

Friday, July 14, 2023

The Biden campaign's self-reported fundraising numbers dwarf second-quarter totals for Republicans Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.

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Who left cocaine in the West Wing? The Secret Service says they may never know

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Several hundred people could have dropped the small bag of cocaine near a door to the West Wing. But without fingerprints, DNA or video evidence, the Secret Service can't figure out who did it.

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Secret Service probes how a small bag of cocaine got into the White House

Thursday, July 06, 2023

Someone dropped a small bag of cocaine in the West Wing. The incident, which happened when the president and his family were away, has Washington talking.

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A look at Biden's intimate donor events

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

President Biden is making the rounds with donors in Chevy Chase, Md., Manhattan and Chicago this week. At these intimate off-camera events, his comments sometimes go beyond what he says in public.

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Politics chat: The Biden administration's response to the events in Russia

Sunday, June 25, 2023

We look at what the Biden Administration is and isn't saying about the remarkable events that unfolded in Russia yesterday, when the leader of a private army threatened to march to Moscow.

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One year after the Dobbs ruling, abortion has changed the political landscape

Friday, June 23, 2023

For decades, the politics around abortion were pretty well set. Then came the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. It was a political earthquake, and in many ways the ground is still shaking.

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How the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision is shaping the 2024 election

Thursday, June 22, 2023

The decision that removed constitutional rights to abortion shook the political landscape, shaping not only the midterm election that followed but also the field ahead of the 2024 election.

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Biden's campaign is getting rolling. Here's what's been happening behind the scenes

Friday, June 16, 2023

President Biden launched his reelection campaign almost two months ago. But behind the scenes, there's been a lot of work laying the ground for fundraising and organizing at the DNC.

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