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White House snubbed by OPEC, exploring options

The White House is exploring its options after OPEC+, a group of the world’s largest energy producers, moved ahead with planned production increases, ignoring President Biden’s plea to pump out more oil.

Pelosi: Paid leave added back into Biden social spending bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi informed Democratic lawmakers Wednesday that a paid leave provision will be added back into President Biden’s social spending bill, a decision that could draw the ire of moderate holdouts, including Sen. Joe Manchin, W-Va.