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President Biden raised eyebrows on Thursday after he repeatedly whispered to reporters during a press conference at the White House. The president leaned into the microphone on three occasions when giving answers during a discussion about the $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal. When asked about additional relief for families, Biden whispered toward PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor: “I got them $1.9 trillion in relief so far. They’re going to be getting checks in the mail that are consequential this week for childcare.” Later, when asked by CNN reporter Phil Mattingly about how the deal was brokered despite low expectations, Biden said in...

Nate Parker's 'Birth of a Nation' and the Katie Couric-produced doc 'Under the Gun' are among the films included in the festival's (running Jan. 21-31) politically charged schedule.

East Bay Rep. Pete Stark has launched a nasty mail piece accusing his challenger, Eric Swalwell, of allegedly accepting “pay to play” donations from area developers. But the attack comes just weeks after Stark called a major development association, begging for the maximum donation for his 2012 re-election campaign — while bragging he used to be a developer himself. And we have the voice mail tape. Now locked in the toughest race of his career, Stark, 81, a 20-term Democrat, won’t debate Swalwell, 31 — a fellow Democrat, Alameda County prosecutor and Dublin City Councilman who seeks to represent the...