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WATCH: Biden signs bills on forced labor in China, ALS research

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to block imports from China's Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove the items were made without using forced labor. Biden also signed a bill into law to fund research for a…

WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a news briefing on omicron testing

By Associated Press

On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Biden's administration had done enough to ensure Americans gathering with family members this season were able to do so safely.

WATCH: Biden speaks on supply chain issues, economic growth

By Associated Press

Biden said that retail inventories are up 3 percent from last year and on-shelf availability for products is at 91 percent, close to where it was before the pandemic.

Biden extends student loan moratorium to May 1

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

The Biden administration is extending a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.

WATCH: White House downplays Secret Service estimate of COVID fraud

By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

The White House downplayed a statement by the U.S. Secret Service that nearly $100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs, saying Wednesday that the estimate is based on old reports.

Democrats 'not giving up' on Build Back Better bill, talks with Manchin

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

President Joe Biden appears determined to return to the negotiating table with Sen. Joe Manchin, the holdout Democrat who effectively tanked the party's signature $2 trillion domestic policy initiative with his own jarring year-end announcement.

Biden administration approves expansion of solar power on U.S. land

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

U.S. officials have approved two solar projects in California and are opening public lands in three other Western states to potential solar development — part of the Biden administration's effort to counter climate change by shifting from fossil fuels.

WATCH: Biden announces 500 million free tests, other changes to COVID-19 strategy

By Josh Boak, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Biden is expected on Tuesday to detail major changes to his COVID-19 winter plan, his hand forced by the arrival of the fast-spreading variant, whose properties are yet not fully understood by scientists.

Democrats attempt to 'build back' after Manchin tanks $2 trillion bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Democrats are struggling to pick up the pieces after Sen. Joe Manchin effectively crushed President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill.

Biden raises automobile fuel-economy standards to fight climate change

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases.