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President Biden has been in touch with Richard Fierro, an Army veteran credited with taking down the gunman inside an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., over the weekend. 

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that Biden personally thanked Fierro “for his bravery and for his, just, instinct to act.”

“The president just moments ago spoke to Richard and his wife Jess. He offered his condolences to them and also his support and he talked through what it’s like to grieve,” she said.

Additionally, Jean-Pierre noted that bar patron Thomas James also has been credited with confronting and stopping the gunman during the shooting on Saturday.

“Richard and Thomas are heroes, and we are so grateful for their quick action,” Jean-Pierre said.

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The Biden administration on Tuesday extended the pandemic-era student loan payment pause and interest accrual until no later than June 2023 while the administration faces legal challenges to its debt forgiveness plan.

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Former Attorney General Bill Bar has called for a new leader of the Republican Party, warning in a blistering rebuke that former President Trump “will burn the whole house down.”

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met on the sidelines in Cambodia with China’s defense minister this week to discuss global security tensions and to urge his counterpart in Beijing to keep an open line of communication.

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Elon Musk is reportedly done with Twitter layoffs and looking to hire again after slashing nearly half of the company’s workforce earlier this month.

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