U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has criticized fellow Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for supporting new standards that require teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that "could be applied for their personal benefit."
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is championing a bill that would allow striking workers to qualify for food stamp benefits, a move that coincides with high-profile labor disputes among Hollywood actors and writers.
House Democrats say President Biden's record is strong enough to pull him through his reelection efforts regardless of Hunter Biden's mounting legal problems and allegations of influence peddling and bribery.
President Biden plans to sign an executive order while visiting Maine on Friday to encourage companies to manufacture new inventions in the United States.
President Biden on Friday will sign an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious military crimes, including sexual assault, to independent military attorneys, taking that power away from victims' commanders.