Obama's return to the White House after a 5-year absence - The Washington Post

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Today, former president Barack Obama was back at the White House, reliving the bruising battle to pass the Affordable Care Act and celebrating that it’s “pretty darn popular” 12 years later. “I had to show up,” Obama said of his first visit since 2017, as he delivered remarks laced with humor with President Biden looking on. Biden signed an executive order directing agencies to look for ways to make health care more available and affordable, and he announced a proposed rule change that would address a “glitch” in the health-care law that was Obama’s signature domestic achievement.

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• 10:30 a.m. Eastern: Speaking at a labor event, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) vowed Democrats would hold on to the House. Watch here.
• 1:30 p.m. Eastern: Biden and Obama delivered remarks on fixing the “family glitch” in the Affordable Care Act. Watch here.
• 3:30 p.m. Eastern: White House press secretary Jen Psaki provided a briefing. Watch here.
• 8 p.m. Pacific: Polls close in the special election to replace Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), who left the House to lead Trump’s social media enterprise. You can follow results here.

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On our radar: Results of California election to come Wednesday

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As the sun sets on Tuesday, it is becoming clear that we won’t know who will win the California special election to replace former representative Devin Nunes (R) until Wednesday. Results are expected to start rolling in at 11 p.m., but the race may not be called until the morning — and it could very much head to a runoff. For up-to-date coverage throughout the evening, head here.

We’ll be keeping an eye on that and these other items Wednesday:

• The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing with six executives of Big Oil companies. The hearing is likely to be contentious, and it starts at 10:30 a.m.
• Biden will address thousands of national, state and local building trades leaders at the North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference. This event comes as the White House continues to promote the president’s infrastructure plan.
• Biden will sign into law a Postal Service reform measure. The Senate passed the act last month in a rare act of bipartisanship. It pumps $107 billion into the long-beleaguered USPS, allowing it to modernize and invest in efficient service.

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