President Biden says the White House will "probably" send face masks directly to Americans amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The plan was first proposed by health officials during the…
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D), who is President Biden's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, delivers an opening statement at his Senate confirmation…
President BIden urges Americans to "resist becoming numb to the sorrow" as the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. passes 500,000, calling it "a truly grim heart-breaking milestone."
The House Budget Committee votes 19-16 to send the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill to the full House for consideration. Texas Democratic Representative Lloyd joined Republicans on the panel…
The White House COVID Response Team's Andy Slavitt says that winter weather has hampered delivery of five million vaccines across the country, but that he expects those delays to be…
Major General Jef Taliaferro, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Director for Operations, says that military leaders are working to education services members about the benefits of getting the…
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas announces at a news conference that investigators at his agency have 11 million counterfeit N95 masks in recent weeks, including one million just today.
Members of the White House COVID Response Team tell reporters that teachers should be prioritized for vaccination like other frontline workers, but say it's not a requirement for schools…
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responds to questions about the decision to suspend Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo only after Vanity Fair published a story about a heated…
President Biden responds to questions about the impeachment trial and tells CNN's Jeremy Diamond that he doesn't plan to call lawmakers to talk about the trial or their vote, but says, "I'm…
During a speech to staff of the National Institutes of Health, President Biden criticizes the Trump administration's coronavirus response saying the vaccine program was in much worse shape…
In a speech at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), President Biden urges all Americans to mask up and help prevent further spread of the coronavirus. January was the deadliest month of…
At the end of his COVID relief briefing, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) answers questions on Wednesday's impeachment trial, saying the presentations by the House managers were…
During a press availability in the Oval Office as he met with business leaders, President Biden says he backs a proposal put forward by Democrats that stimulus checks of $1,400 should be…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is working with the Senate parliamentarian to get minimum wage done as part of the budget reconciliation package. He declines to expand beyond…
During remarks on the state of the economy, which added only 46,000 jobs in January, President Biden says he is prepared to act quickly and without Republican support to get his COVID…
White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients urges Congress to move quickly on passing COVID relief so that the administration can scale up production and distribution of vaccines,…
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says the number of COVID infections across the country has dropped to pre-Thanksgiving levels. Hospitalizations are also down slightly to 11,400 a day from…
White House COVID-19 Coordinator Jeff Zients announces that on February 11 the federal government will begin delivering vaccines nationwide to pharmacies, beginning with a limited supply to…
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responds to a question about the Biden administration's response to the military coup in Burma over the weekend and a possible review of sanctions…