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President Biden signs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, part of Biden's climate plans, in November on the South Lawn at the White House. Kenny Holston/Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15. Mandel Ngan /AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The White House wants to focus on China, but Russia continues to be a distraction

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks on Nov. 15, 2021, in Washington. On Tuesday, the Justice Department issued a new legal opinion that could allow thousands of people released from prison to home confinement at the start of the pandemic to remain free. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Wind turbines silhouetted against the sky at dawn near Spearville, Kan. in January. Senator Joe Manchin's rejection of a sweeping spending bill effectively kills President Biden's ambitious climate plan to transform the nation's heavily fossil-fuel powered economy into a clean-burning one. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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The Build Back Better legislation included billions to accelerate clean energy like rooftop solar, but with the bill now stalled in Congress, cutting U.S. emissions will be tougher. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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A view of the West Wing from the Rose Garden is seen with Christmas lights on Dec. 17, A White House staffer tested positive for COVID on Monday. President Biden has tested negative for the virus. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In this Feb. 14, 2019 photo, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., leads a meeting on Capitol Hill. Isakson, an affable Georgia Republican who rose from the ranks of the state legislature to become a U.S. senator, has died at age 76. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Vice President Harris charges an electric vehicle during a tour of the Brandywine Maintenance Facility in Prince George's County, Md. There, she highlighted electric vehicle investments. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago and former chief of staff in the Obama White House, is pictured during his confirmation hearing in October. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has offered the most stunning revelations in the Congressional inquiry into the Jan. 6 insurrection. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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After years at the center of political power, Mark Meadows now faces legal jeopardy

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Roger Stone, seen here departing federal court in Washington, D.C., in 2020, appeared Friday before the panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and invoked his Fifth Amendment rights. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., second from left, holds his history degree with South Carolina State University Interim President Alexander Conyers, second from right, on stage with President Biden and Rodney Jenkins, chair of the Board of Trustees, right, during the South Carolina State University's 2021 Fall Commencement Ceremony in Orangeburg, S.C., on Friday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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