Progress on Biden's social spending plan sputters as holidays near
Discussions between President Biden and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin appear to be breaking down over the details of the president's social spending plan.
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Discussions between President Biden and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin appear to be breaking down over the details of the president's social spending plan.
The president toured neighborhoods in Mayfield and Dawson Springs, two communities devastated by the tornadoes that hit Kentucky.
The secretary will be returning to Washington, D.C., "out of an abundance of caution," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
The messages were among the reams of documents Meadows turned over to the committee before he stopped cooperating with investigators.
Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented.
At least 64 people are confirmed dead for the tornadoes, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said.
The death toll from the storms that ravaged six states is expected to exceed 75.
In a separate opinion, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Texas law brought by the Justice Department.
"Are federal officials somehow different than state and local officials?" said Anya Bidwell, a lawyer with the Institute for Justice.
The Supreme Court asked the Justice Department in June to weigh in on the case.
A decision from the Supreme Court is expected by summer of 2022.
Mr. Biden's commission on the Supreme Court held six meetings, heard testimony from 44 witnesses and received more than 7,000 public comments.
Meadows said he believes the courts will be forced to weigh in on the dispute over executive privilege.
A dozen states have so-called "trigger bans" on the books, in which most abortions would be outlawed if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade.
"It's largely a political body. It's not on the ground," Gottlieb told "Face the Nation."