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WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House press briefing

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

The White House is poised to begin an ambitious campaign that will showcase the bill’s contents to people while looking to build momentum for the next, perhaps thornier, parts of the president's ambitious agenda.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis on COVID aid: 'You don't need to spend $1.9 trillion'

President Biden's nearly $2 trillion COVID aid bill is one step closer to becoming law as the House of Representatives scheduled a final vote on the legislation. In advance, Democrats and Republicans jousted again over the details of the bill.

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WATCH: White House announces Biden will give first primetime speech to mark COVID-19 shutdown anniversary

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that Biden would note the sacrifices and losses suffered by Americans during the last 12 months. More than 525,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus.

WATCH: Biden delivers remarks ahead of signing gender equity orders

By Collin Binkley, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Biden also signed a second executive order formally establishing the White House Gender Policy Council, which his transition team had announced before he took office.

Biden marks 'Bloody Sunday' by signing voting rights order

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweeping voting and elections bill to counter efforts to…

The next big oil pipeline battle is brewing over Line 3 in Minnesota

By Ivette Feliciano

On his first day in office, president Biden signed an executive order to stop construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. But now, many people in the Great Lakes region are asking the Administration to halt a different pipeline project they…

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WATCH: Biden says jobs report shows stimulus urgently needed

By Associated Press

Biden noted that at the current rate of recovery, "it will take two years to get us back on track," and urged the quick passage of his coronavirus stimulus package.

WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says jobs numbers reveal 'long road ahead'

By Associated Press

The White House said Friday the newly released jobs report reveals “the long road ahead” in getting the U.S. back to a path of economic recovery.

WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing

By Zeke Miller, Linda A. Johnson, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

The White House says two new mass vaccination sites will soon be open, in Atlanta and Cleveland, each with the ability to provide 6,000 daily coronavirus shots.

WATCH: Biden lauds NASA team for giving U.S. 'dose of confidence'

By Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The NASA rover traveled some 300 million miles in nearly seven months, as part of an ongoing quest to study whether there was once life on the planet.