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Biden to address House Dems at party retreat

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President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media at the White House. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo President Joe Biden is set to address House Democrats next Thursday at the caucus’ annual issues conference, according to a person familiar with the situation. The White House Friday evening also announced Vice President Kamala Harris’ expected appearance

Biden walks tightrope in Middle East

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Biden walks tightrope in Middle East – CBS News Watch CBS News It’s unclear whether Friday’s U.S. strikes on Iranian-backed militias will deter Iran from escalating the violence in the Middle East. Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas has the entire region on a knife’s edge. Margaret Brennan examines how the tense situation could play out.

Biden says U.S. strikes on Iranian-linked targets “will continue”

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Biden says U.S. strikes on Iranian-linked targets “will continue” – CBS News Watch CBS News Following retaliatory airstrikes in Iraq and Syria on targets associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard and its affiliated militias, President Biden declared in a statement Friday that strikes “will continue at times and places of our choosing.” David Martin has

U.S. begins retaliatory strikes after drone attack killed 3 American soldiers

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The U.S. began conducting airstrikes in Iraq and Syria on Friday against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, the U.S. Central Command said, in what the Biden administration has called a “multi-tiered” response to a deadly drone attack that killed three American soldiers last Sunday. U.S. forces struck more than 85 targets