The Biden administration on Monday outlined new details of its plans to allow Covid-19-vaccinated foreign nationals to travel to the United States again starting November 8, including details on which vaccines will be permitted and who will be exempted…
Biden pitches spending plans in New Jersey ahead of key week for Hill negotiations
President Joe Biden is visiting New Jersey on Monday, promoting his economic agenda amid a major week of negotiations with Democrats to pass portions of his sweeping, multi-trillion dollar agenda.
Democrats drive toward a scaled back $1.75 trillion spending agreement
Listening mode is done. Informational meetings are over. Public posturing and private positioning are a thing of the past. Now — after what seems like roughly a dozen straight “critical weeks” for President Joe Biden’s sweeping multi-trillion agenda -…
Biden administration boosting at-home Covid testing efforts
The Biden administration is taking steps to boost access to over-the-counter Covid-19 testing, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.
Lower premiums, more choices on Obamacare exchanges for 2022 as Democrats battle to extend generous subsidies
Consumers shopping for health coverage on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges can likely find lower premiums and more choices for 2022 — as well as generous government assistance, according to a Biden administration report released Monday.
A week that could transform Joe Biden’s presidency
Joe Biden is tantalizingly close to fulfilling what supporters see as the historic promise of his presidency in the coming days, at a critical moment for his social policy transformation at home and his hopes of reclaiming US leadership overseas.
Free community college is out of Biden’s plan, but a bigger Pell grant could still help cut costs
President Joe Biden’s plan to make tuition free at community colleges is unlikely to make it into the final bill to expand the nation’s social safety net. But boosting the federal Pell grant is still on the table and could have a big impact for low-inc…
A key Cabinet role isn’t filled nine months into Biden’s presidency. Here’s why that matters
Nine months after taking office, President Joe Biden still doesn’t have a permanent director of a critical agency in his administration.
Biden hosts Manchin in Delaware to discuss finalizing spending bill
President Joe Biden will host critical moderate Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at his home in Delaware on Sunday morning in a push to finalize an agreement on a sweeping economic and climate package, a White House official te…
The quotable words of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Justice Clarence Thomas’ unconventional ideas, daring rhetoric and booming baritone have distinguished him from his Supreme Court colleagues over the past 30 years.