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SHALANDA YOUNG


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Few know Shalanda Young. But she saved the US from the kinds of economic crises Trump now faces

Read full article: Few know Shalanda Young. But she saved the US from the kinds of economic crises Trump now faces

Few Democrats found ways to negotiate with Republicans quite like Shalanda Young — whose work as White House budget director stopped several potential economic crises from erupting.

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The White House wants $4 billion to rebuild Key Bridge in Baltimore and respond to other disasters

Read full article: The White House wants $4 billion to rebuild Key Bridge in Baltimore and respond to other disasters

The White House is seeking roughly $4 billion in additional emergency funding from Congress for costs related to the collapse and repair of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore and to respond to other disasters that have occurred around the U.S. in recent months.

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Clarification: Biden-Presidential Transition story

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In a story published April 26, 2024, The Associated Press reported that a memorandum of understanding is required between campaigns and the General Services Administration that governs everything in presidential transitions from the provision of federal office space to access to sensitive documents by Sept. 1.

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Top White House budget official warns of 'dire' situation on Ukraine aid

Read full article: Top White House budget official warns of 'dire' situation on Ukraine aid

President Joe Biden’s top budget official is warning in stark terms about how lawmakers are running out of time to approve new aid for Ukraine.

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How the US keeps funding Ukraine's military — even as it says it's out of money

Read full article: How the US keeps funding Ukraine's military — even as it says it's out of money

The White House says funding for Ukraine has run out and it has been increasing pressure on Congress to pass stalled legislation to support the war against Russia.

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Zelenskyy to address US senators by video as White House pushes Congress to support aid for Ukraine

Read full article: Zelenskyy to address US senators by video as White House pushes Congress to support aid for Ukraine

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address U.S. senators by video during a classified meeting Tuesday.

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Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health

Read full article: Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health

The White House says Jill Biden will be in charge of a new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health.

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Inside the Joe Biden-Mike Johnson relationship: Greetings, briefings and clashes over foreign aid

Read full article: Inside the Joe Biden-Mike Johnson relationship: Greetings, briefings and clashes over foreign aid

The relationship between President Joe Biden and new House Speaker Mike Johnson will be one of the most important in Washington over the next year.

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Biden says it's 'good news' the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for 'manufactured crisis'

Read full article: Biden says it's 'good news' the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for 'manufactured crisis'

The White House has pinned the blame for a possible government shutdown on House Republicans who, until Saturday, had been paralyzed by their inability to pass a funding package.

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Supreme Court's student loan decision will lower US deficit according to new White House projection

Read full article: Supreme Court's student loan decision will lower US deficit according to new White House projection

The Supreme Court ruling that upended President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt changed his budget math.

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How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

Read full article: How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

Perhaps most critical to locking up the debt limit deal were President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s five handpicked negotiators, three men and two women unknown to most outside government.

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Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.

Read full article: Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.

Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal.

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Debt ceiling negotiators pushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

Read full article: Debt ceiling negotiators pushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

Top negotiators from the White House have met over the debt limit with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s emissaries at the Capitol.

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Who's who in the debt limit fight: Meet the five negotiators working to save the US from default

Read full article: Who's who in the debt limit fight: Meet the five negotiators working to save the US from default

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are turning to a select group of negotiators to help broker a deal to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid the economic carnage that would ensue if a deal is not reached soon.

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WH analysis of GOP deficit plan: job losses, poorer kids

Read full article: WH analysis of GOP deficit plan: job losses, poorer kids

The White House has gone through House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plan to trim the deficit and its conclusion is that “the math is simple, but unforgiving."

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5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

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It’s the first time the four leaders of the two congressional spending committees are women.

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Biden asks for more than $37 billion in Ukraine aid

Read full article: Biden asks for more than $37 billion in Ukraine aid

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $37 billion in aid to Ukraine.

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Deficit figures set up competing visions from Biden and GOP

Read full article: Deficit figures set up competing visions from Biden and GOP

This fiscal year’s budget deficit shrunk in half from last year, but the red ink soared on a monthly basis in September.

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Biden seeks $47B for Ukraine, COVID-19, monkeypox, disasters

Read full article: Biden seeks $47B for Ukraine, COVID-19, monkeypox, disasters

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $47 billion in emergency dollars that would go toward the war in Ukraine, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other states.

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Biden administration forecasts $1.03T deficit, down $400B

Read full article: Biden administration forecasts $1.03T deficit, down $400B

The Biden administration is forecasting that this year’s budget deficit will be nearly $400 billion lower than it estimated back in March, due in part to stronger than expected revenues, reduced spending, and an economy that has recovered all of the jobs lost during the multi-year pandemic.

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Feds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic terms

Read full article: Feds taking first steps toward revising race, ethnic terms

The federal government is taking preliminary steps toward revising racial and ethnic classifications that haven't been changed in a quarter century following calls for better categories for how people identify themselves in federal data gathering.

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Democrats, GOP take contrasting views on LGBTQ survey bill

Read full article: Democrats, GOP take contrasting views on LGBTQ survey bill

A U.S. House committee has approved legislation that would put voluntary questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on federal surveys.

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Biden administration unveils steps to boost equity in gov't

Read full article: Biden administration unveils steps to boost equity in gov't

The Biden administration has released hundreds of strategies it's taking or will take to boost equity across the federal government.

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Biden's budget plan: Higher taxes on rich, lower deficits

Read full article: Biden's budget plan: Higher taxes on rich, lower deficits

President Joe Biden is releasing a budget blueprint that tries to tell voters what the diverse and at times fractured Democratic Party stands for.

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Biden to ask Congress for $2.6B to promote gender equity

Read full article: Biden to ask Congress for $2.6B to promote gender equity

President Joe Biden says he's asking Congress for $2.6 billion for foreign aid programs that promote gender equality around the world.

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Biden seeks $10B for aid to Ukraine, $22.5B for coronavirus

Read full article: Biden seeks $10B for aid to Ukraine, $22.5B for coronavirus

The Biden administration is seeking another $10 billion to help protect Ukraine against the Russian invasion and an additional $22.5 billion to cover coronavirus pandemic-related expenses, two major additions to budget talks already underway.

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Biden picks women of color to lead White House budget office

Read full article: Biden picks women of color to lead White House budget office

President Joe Biden is nominating Shalanda Young to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget.

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Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans

Read full article: Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans

The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters.

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