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White House prices climate record at $1 trillion

TL/DR - Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting the administration's environmental agenda, valuing it at $1 trillion. The figure comprises various related legislative victories, and is being used to garner support, particularly from young voters, ahead of the next election. However, the total is at odds with the $369 billion 10-year cost…

Biden ready to implement ‘significant’ border changes, including asylum

TL/DR - President Joe Biden has advocated for "significant policy changes" to asylum law amid ongoing immigration policy negotiations tied to a global security package. This comes as a contrast to Biden's previous campaign promise to restore the US as a haven for refugees and asylum-seekers, and coincides with the upcoming 2024 presidential…

White House OSTP Industrial Innovation

TL/DR - The Industrial Innovation Team uses scientific and technical expertise to implement President Biden's Investing in America agenda, designed to revitalize U.S. manufacturing, bolster national security, and enable a clean energy economy for all. The team's responsibilities include accelerating the deployment of emerging technologies such as…

‘US Climate Action ‘Leads Global Efforts’

TL/DR - President Joe Biden's top climate advisor, Ali Zaidi, has been discussing the administration's approach to tackling climate change. The administration has advanced clean energy and incentivised investment in renewable power and clean technology, despite the US also being the world's top producer of oil and gas, with some of Biden's…