Biden White House wants to use the Super Bowl to advance message on Covid and vaccines
President Joe Biden’s urgent goal of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic depends heavily on persuading Americans to get the vaccine as quickly as…
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NFL tells White House it’s ready to make every stadium a vaccination site
Every NFL team will make its stadium available as a mass vaccination site, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Read: NFL’s letter to Biden offering stadiums as vaccination sites
Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden that every NFL team’s stadium was available for “mass…
Continue Reading READ: Former Capitol Police chief’s letter to Congress on delays and failures leading up to Capitol riot
The former chief of the US Capitol Police provided Congress the clearest timeline yet of the events leading up to and including the January 6…
Continue Reading Federal spending on food aid up 50% but hungry Americans say it’s not enough
The Department of Agriculture spent nearly 50% more in 2020 than it did pre-pandemic to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP…
Continue Reading CDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on school reopenings in the coming week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky…
Continue Reading Biden’s relief plan closer to reality as Congress OK’s budget measure
WASHINGTON, DC — Both chambers of Congress have now passed a budget resolution, a key procedural step that sets up the ability for Democrats to…
Continue Reading Democrats indicate they don’t need Trump’s testimony to make case at impeachment trial
House Democrats prosecuting the case against Donald Trump are signaling privately and publicly they will likely avoid a dramatic showdown with the…
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Biden emphasizes ‘urgency’ of $1.9T relief after Summers’ op-ed on inflation
President Joe Biden responded to a new, sluggish jobs report by continuing to press for his $1.9 trillion Covid relief package to be passed with…
Continue Reading Biden administration to use Defense Production Act for Pfizer supplies, at-home tests and masks
The Biden administration is making use of the Defense Production Act in three key areas, the top official tasked with supplies announced Friday,…
Continue Reading Biden administration to deploy approximately 1,000 troops to assist with Covid vaccination effort
The Biden administration announced Friday that it will deploy approximately 1,000 troops across the United States to assist with coronavirus…
Continue Reading Biden administration expected to deploy approximately 1000 troops to assist with Covid vaccination effort
The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that it will deploy approximately 1000 troops across the United States to assist with…
Continue Reading It’s hard to expel a member of Congress. Here’s what to know
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the conservative Republican firebrand member of Congress, has drawn revulsion in Washington and among Americans…
Continue Reading Activists call on Democrats to pass major election reforms as states move to restrict voting
Faced with a barrage of bills to clamp down on ballot access around the country, some voting rights advocates are pinning their hopes on Congress and…
Continue Reading White House reaches out to immigrant advocacy groups that seek urgent action from Biden
As arrests on the southern border increase, White House and other administration officials are opening a channel of communications to advocacy groups…
Continue Reading Austin focuses inward in first days as Pentagon chief
Lloyd Austin pressed his extended forefinger into the table, a sign the new secretary of defense was serious. He had called a meeting Wednesday with…
Continue Reading Prosecutors charge 3 men for alleged actions against law enforcement during Capitol riot
Federal prosecutors have charged three men, in three states, for their alleged actions against law enforcement officers during the Capitol riot and…
Continue Reading Fact check: Breaking down Capitol accusations made against and made by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has been mocked and criticized by some Republicans and conservatives over a vivid story she told…
Continue Reading White House to leave any intelligence requests from Trump to intel community
The Biden White House says the intelligence community will review any incoming requests for intelligence briefings from former President Donald…
Continue Reading Chief of staff: White House hopes to revive Trump plan to mail masks to Americans
The Biden administration is hoping to resurrect a proposal from the Trump administration to mail face masks to every American in an attempt to stop…
Continue Reading Trump quickly rejects impeachment managers’ request for testimony at impeachment trial
The House impeachment managers on Thursday requested Donald Trump testify at his upcoming Senate impeachment trial, in a dramatic move to try to get…
Continue Reading 10 GOP senators respond to White House but underscore deep divide on Covid-19 relief package
The 10 Senate Republicans who met with President Joe Biden this week on his coronavirus relief package sent a detailed letter to the White House…
Continue Reading Here are the 11 House Republicans who voted to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments
Eleven House Republicans broke ranks Thursday evening to join Democrats in voting to remove Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee…
Continue Reading Wisconsin governor issues new mask mandate an hour after Legislature repealed previous one
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a new public health emergency Thursday afternoon requiring face coverings in public, about an hour after…
Continue Reading Senate moves toward setting up consideration of Covid relief package — but first: Vote-a-rama
At some point in the next 24 hours — after a long process of voting on a series of amendments — the Senate will pass their budget…
Continue Reading Biden declares ‘America is back’ as he announces major foreign policy shifts
President Joe Biden announced “America is back” on Thursday and declared that “diplomacy is back at the center” of US foreign…
Continue Reading Biden and top Democrats split on how to cancel student debt
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren once again called on President Joe Biden to use executive authority to…
Continue Reading Democrats make new push for college athlete compensation
Another effort aimed at ensuring college athletes make money off their names, images and likenesses was introduced by Democratic lawmakers on…
Continue Reading What is the Defense Production Act (and what does it mean for Covid vaccines)?
The Biden administration has repeatedly floated plans to ramp up Covid-19 vaccine production through the Defense Production Act, which was passed in…
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