No date for the address has yet been scheduled, even though the president had suggested it would take place in February. Psaki, during Wednesday's briefing, explained the delay.
Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, March 2. Third time’s the charm?
The school reopening deal Gov. Gavin Newsom and top lawmakers unveiled Monday stops short of requiring campuses to reopen — raising questions about whether it will actually accelerate students’ return to the classroom.
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— Orange County Patch (@OCountyPatch) March 2, 2021
The $6.6 billion proposal would incentivize schools to bring their youngest and most vulnerable students back by April 1 while financially penalizing campuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci on Tuesday told CNN that he expects the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to soon relax some COVID-19 recommendations aimed at curbing its spread for people who have been vaccinated.
“I believe you’re going to be hearing more of the recommendations of how you can relax the stringency of some of the things, particularly when you’re dealing with something like your own personal family, when people have been vaccinated,” Fauci said, adding he expected the new guidance “pretty soon.”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Friday on legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief, Representative Steny Hoyer, the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, said.
“The American people strongly support this bill, and we are moving swiftly to see it enacted into law,” Hoyer said on Twitter on Tuesday.
The House Budget Committee approved the measure on Monday. Passing more relief to ease the economic effects of the pandemic is a top priority of Democratic President Joe Biden.
The White House said on Tuesday that weekly shipments of coronavirus vaccines to the states would rise by one million doses to 14.5 million, as vaccine manufacturers continue to ramp up production.
The figure was provided to governors in a call with Jeffrey Zeints, the president’s coronavirus response coordinator, said Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, on Tuesday. With tens of millions of eligible Americans waiting to get shots, state officials have been clamoring for more vaccine, saying health practitioners could easily double or triple the number of shots they are administering.
The European Union and the World Health Organization teamed with the international advocacy organization Global Citizen on Tuesday to host a virtual panel discussion on global recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The webcast included leaders from the United States and the African Union, as well as actors and musicians seeking to solicit donations from organizations and individuals. The effort aims to set the stage for the world to bounce back from the pandemic, addressing issues such as vaccine equity, world hunger, the climate crisis and international aid.
Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland is vowing to defend the Justice Department's independence from the White House and make the battle against extremism "central" to the department's mission, according to remarks prepared for delivery
House Democrats will face their biggest test of unity yet this week as they prepare to get President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package closer to the finish line. With no Republicans expected to cross party lines to support the package,
Businesses hit hard by the Victoria's recent circuit breaker lockdown will be given a cash injection to help return revenue lost over the five days.
The Circuit Breaker Support Package is worth a total of $143 million and will largely be directed to businesses in events, tourism, hospitality and accommodation,
President Joe Biden has signed more than three dozen executive orders, actions and directives since he took office just 9 days ago — with Joe Biden officials telling news agencies that the moves are "previews" of the agenda items the president
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Now representatives of the House and Senate Democrats introduced lswmaking to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025. This decision follows discussions from earlier this month, when new President Joe Biden
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President Joe Biden's pledge that there will be sufficient vaccines for 300 million peoples of United States by the end of summer represents a bold & politically risky response to criticism his pandemic plan lacks ambition for the nation.
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U.S. Congress should pass a Coronavirus relief bill before federal unemployment benefits begin to expire in March 2021, new White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. “We are going to hit a cliff, an unemployment insurance
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President Joe Biden Wants Congress To Pass Coronavirus Relief Bill Before March U.S. Congress should pass a Coronavirus relief bill before federal unemployment benefits begin to expire in March 2021, new White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday.
