President Biden rejected concerns about his fumbling performance in the first presidential debate last month in a prime-time interview on Friday. In the interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, Mr. Biden downplayed and misstated polls showing him falling farther behind former President Donald J. Trump since the debate, exaggerated Mr. Trump’s proposals and made […]
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Will Billions More in New Aid Save Family Farms?
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has a line about the state of small-scale agriculture in America these days. It’s drawn from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, which shows that as the average size of farms has risen, the nation had lost 544,000 of them since 1981. “That’s every farm today that exists in North Dakota and […]
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The Biden Clean Energy Boom
It’s been nearly two years since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. With a mix of tax incentives, federal subsidies and policy tweaks, the I.R.A. was designed to turbocharge America’s clean energy economy and put the country on the trajectory to a lower emissions future. The Biden administration initially expected the law […]
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How FERC Became a Linchpin for Climate Policy
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may be the most important climate agency you’ve never heard of. Responsible for overseeing interstate transmission of gas, oil and electricity, the independent agency could help determine how much wind, solar and other renewable energy moves from engineering plans onto the nation’s electric grids and into homes and businesses. On […]
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Podesta Meets With China’s Climate Envoy Amid Deep Economic Tensions
The world’s two most powerful countries, the United States and China, are meeting this week in Washington to talk about climate change. And also their relationship issues. In an ideal world, where the clean energy transition was the top priority, they would be on friendlier terms. Maybe affordable Chinese-made electric vehicles would be widely sold […]
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Insulin Cost Is a Key Campaign Issue for Biden
Kaye Peterson, a 66-year-old retired librarian, is a direct beneficiary of one of President Biden’s proudest domestic policy achievements: lowering the cost of insulin for seniors. A longtime diabetic, Ms. Peterson for much of her life spent around $300 a month on insulin to keep her blood sugar at a safe level. Now she pays […]
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Federal Money Is All Over Milwaukee. Biden Hopes Voters Will Notice.
Across Milwaukee, residents can see evidence of federal money from laws passed under the Biden administration, if they know where to look. It shows up in a growing array of solar panels near the airport. Ramshackle houses rehabilitated and sold to first-time buyers. The removal of lead paint and pipes. The demolition of a derelict […]
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