Biden administration

Senate rejects Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Democratic-led House is unlikely to take the measure up, which means the mandate would stand, though courts have put it on hold for now.

Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors

By Geoff Mulvihill, David Lieb, Associated Press

A federal judge blocked the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors and subcontractors.

U.S. to release 50 million barrels of oil from reserve to alleviate energy costs

By Josh Boak, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The move is aimed at global energy markets, but also aimed at voters who are coping with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel.

U.S. offering funding to increase COVID-19 vaccines internationally

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Biden administration believes the boosted capacity of COVID-19 shots will help ease a global shortage of doses, particularly in lower- and middle-income nations, stopping preventable death and limiting the development of potentially new, more dangerous variants of the virus.

Biden plan to run Los Angeles port 24/7 to break supply chain backlog falls short

By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said Tuesday the facility has "24/7 capability," but a shortage of truck drivers and nighttime warehouse workers pose problems.

Days after climate talks, companies bid $192 million in 1st Gulf oil sale under Biden

By Matthew Brown, Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press

Energy companies have offered a combined $192 million for drilling rights on federal oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico in the first government lease sale under President Joe Biden.

Biden bill includes boost for union-made electric vehicles

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are looking to give U.S. automakers with union employees the inside track when it comes to winning the burgeoning electric vehicle market.

Biden team defends worker vaccine rule, wants challenges combined into single case

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

At least 27 states plus several businesses and associations filed legal challenges in at least six federal appeals courts after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its mandate last week.

Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses

By Associated Press

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.

House approves $1 trillion package of infrastructure projects, sends to Biden

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Thirteen Republicans, mostly moderates, supported the legislation while six of Democrats' farthest left members — including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri — opposed it.