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Pentagon Backs $615M Deal to Scale California Drone Manufacturing
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Shield AI Completes X-BAT Autonomous Strike Fighter Prototype
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President Joe Biden, with a bipartisan group of senators, speaks Thursday June 24, 2021, outside the White House in Washington. Biden invited members of the group of 21 Republican and Democratic senators to discuss the infrastructure plan. From left are, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Biden, Sen, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., rear, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah.
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Biden, Bipartisan Group Reach Deal on Nearly $1T Infrastructure Plan
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, center, receives a tour of an underground tunnel for the expansion of the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport plane train tunnel.
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GOP Senators Counter with $1T Infrastructure Bill
President Biden has dropped his $2.3 trillion opening bid to $1.7 trillion, but the two sides still can't agree on how to pay for it.
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Biden Infrastructure Plan Faces Crucial Deadline
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A concrete pump frames the Capitol Dome during renovations and repairs to Lower Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 18.
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US Infrastructure Negotiations Reaching Crucial Stage
The president's team had set a soft Memorial Day deadline to determine whether a deal was within reach.
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President Joe Biden speaks during an event on COVID-19 vaccinations, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Washington.
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Biden Wants Infrastructure Package Approved Over Summer
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President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington.
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Biden Targets to Have All Adults Vaccine-Eligible by May 1
His aim: let Americans gather at least in small groups for July Fourth and “make this Independence Day truly special.”
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President Joe Biden speaks about efforts to combat COVID-19, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington.
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Biden Vows Enough Vaccine for All US Adults by End of May
Biden’s announcements quickly raised expectations for when the nation could safely emerge from the pandemic.
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President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health.
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The U.S. is on pace to exceed Biden's goal of administering 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office.
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In this file photo dated Wednesday, May 9, 2007, Silver bullion, bars weighing five kilograms each, are displayed in the trading room of the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany. Silver futures jumped more than 10% on Monday Feb. 1, 2021, following strong gains over the weekend.
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Wall Street's GameStop Bug Mutates to Silver
Shares of Pan American Silver surged about 12%, First Majestic Silver rose 22% and Hecla Mining spiked 28%.
February 2, 2021
Surgeon General of the U.S. Jerome Adams, left, elbow-bumps Emergency Room technician Demetrius Mcalister.
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Pfizer to Supply US with Additional 100M Vaccines Doses
The deal with worth nearly $2 billion.
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President Donald Trump looks through a face shield.
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The president did not publicly wear a face mask.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News virtual town hall from the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday in Washington, co-moderated by FOX News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
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Trump Pushes Reopening, Notes Risks
Fielding questions from the Lincoln Memorial Sunday night, the President acknowledged valid fears on both sides of the issue.
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, accompanied by White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland and acting White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, walks to the offices of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, March 24.
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White House, Congress Agree on $2T Rescue Bill
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President Donald Trump speaks with business leaders at a roundtable event at Roosevelt House on Tuesday, Feb. 25 in New Delhi, India.
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However, Trump has asked Congress for $2.5 billion to prepare for a widespread outbreak and to assist other countries.
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