Biden to honor Democratic bigwigs at White House with Presidential Medal of Freedom
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President Joe Biden will present the country’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), former Vice President Al Gore, Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, and 16 other people with White House pageantry on Friday. “President Biden often says there is nothing beyond our capacity when we act together,” […]

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