U.S. Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill; Moves to House
The vote was 69-30, with 19 Republicans joining all 50 Democrats in approving it.
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Biden’s New Evictions Moratorium Faces Legality Doubts
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden may have averted a flood of evictions and solved a growing political problem when his administration reinstated a temporary ban on evictions because of the COVID-19 crisis. But he left his lawyers with legal arguments that even he acknowledges might not stand up in court. A Supreme Court justice warned the administration in June…
Anger Mounts As Biden, Congress Allow Eviction Ban to Expire
Furious Democratic lawmakers in Congress say they were blindsided by President Joe Biden’s inaction as the deadline neared.
President Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal government
President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has announced sweeping new pandemic rules for federal workers and some contractors. It is requiring that any federal civilian worker who does not verify being fully…
U.S. Military Mission in Afghanistan Will End August 31
President Joe Biden says the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31. He says “speed is safety” as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war.
UPDATE: U.S. House Joins Senate in Approving Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday
The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation.
Biden Sets July 4 Vaccination Goal; Alabama Leaders Worry That Our Doses Will Be Sent Elsewhere
President Biden has set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one dose to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth.
Biden signs $1.9T relief bill before speech to nation
President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to…
President Biden Signs $1.9T relief bill before speech to nation
In the March 10, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has now signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the…
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leads the vote to approve a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress has sent President Joe Biden the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The House approved the bill Wednesday over solid Republican opposition in a…
