Feb 25 WATCH: Biden, Harris commemorate 50 million COVID-19 vaccine shots By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press As part of the ceremony, four front-line workers — a pair of emergency medical technicians, a school counselor and a grocery store worker — received vaccine doses on live television. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds briefing By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to distribute millions of face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus beginning next month as part of his efforts to ensure “equity” in the government’s response to the pandemic. Continue reading
Feb 24 Judge indefinitely bans enforcement of Biden's 100-day deportation pause By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Biden proposed the 100-day pause on deportations during his campaign as part of a larger review of immigration enforcement and an attempt to reverse the priorities of former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: Biden to order a review of U.S. supply chains for vital goods By Associated Press President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals and critical minerals. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Biden and Trudeau give statements on bilateral meeting By Aamer Madhani, Rob Gillies, Associated Press In pre-pandemic times, such a meeting would have been held with fanfare. But with Biden and Trudeau stressing caution to their citizens, both leaders are foregoing the typical pomp and holding their talks by video conference. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Biden, Rice lead roundtable with Black essential workers By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press He spoke with a EMT from Missouri, a pharmacist from Illinois, a child care worker from Ohio and a grocery store manager from Iowa. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 8:37 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden's relief package and the deepening GOP war over Trump NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Yamiche Alcindor to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's COVID-relief package, his handling of the pandemic since taking office and former President Trump's continued impact on… Continue watching
Feb 22 WATCH: Biden mourns 500,000 dead from COVID-19 in White House ceremony By Zeke Miller, Associated Press A president whose own life has been marked by family tragedy, Biden spoke in deeply personal terms, referencing his own losses as he tried to comfort the huge number of Americans whose lives have been forever changed by the pandemic. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci is calling the United States’ approaching milestone of half a million deaths from the coronavirus as “terribly historic” and stressed the need for continuing public health measures. Continue reading
Feb 22 Sen. Collins says she'll vote against Biden budget nominee Neera Tanden By Associated Press Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Monday that Tanden has “neither the experience nor the temperament to lead this critical agency.”… Continue reading