Mar 08 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. Continue reading
Mar 07 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… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 8:19 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… Continue watching
Mar 05 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. Continue reading
Mar 05 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. Continue reading
Mar 05 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. Continue reading
Mar 04 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. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: Biden pushes infrastructure in bipartisan meeting By Associated Press Spending on infrastructure appears to be the next major priority for the Biden administration after its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package clears the Senate, likely along hardened partisan lines. Continue reading
Mar 03 Democrats tighten eligibility limits for COVID-19 relief benefits By Alan Fram, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Democrats have agreed to tighten eligibility limits for stimulus checks. This is a concession to party moderates, and it comes as leaders prepare to move their $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill through the Senate. Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House press briefing By Associated Press The White House is stressing that teachers across the nation should be considered essential and "prioritized" to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Continue reading