The TAKE with Rick KleinAttempting to control the narrative is easier when outside events don't intrude.It's also easier when your own party agrees on an approach.... President Joe Biden's plan for an ethanol waiver has environmental groups seething about missed opportunities and misplaced priorities, and the" Putin price hike" label only goes so far.... The CDC has put the Biden administration in the awkward position of extending mask mandates on planes and trains for a few more weeks while b

The TAKE with Rick KleinAttempting to control the narrative is easier when outside events don't intrude.It's also easier when your own party agrees on an approach.... President Joe Biden's plan for an ethanol waiver has environmental groups seething about missed opportunities and misplaced priorities, and the" Putin price hike" label only goes so far.... The CDC has put the Biden administration in the awkward position of extending mask mandates on planes and trains for a few more weeks while b

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