Worries are rising that the White House and other authorities around the world can’t or won’t do what’s needed to help soon.
The legislation will provide federal public health agencies money for vaccines, tests and potential treatments, and help state and local governments prepare for and respond to the threat.
President Donald Trump tweeted that representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others would join him at the late-afternoon appearance. Watch live here.
The request is still being developed but is likely to come this week, a senior administration official confirmed Monday.
Hicks will be serving as counselor to the president, working with presidential son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.
The lawsuit the court dismissed was filed by Democratic members of Congress in 2017. The court was not ruling on whether Trump violated the law.
The tension between President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers was on full display during his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump's portrayal of American renewal Tuesday drew on falsehoods about American energy supremacy and the economy as well as distortions about his predecessor's record.
President Donald Trump turned away from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to face the audience of lawmakers gathered for the annual address.
A candidate has yet to be identified for the new post on the Domestic Policy Council, according to a White House official.
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