Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is vaccinated, tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday morning, according to department spokesperson Marsha Espinosa.
Biden administration rolls out plan to address students’ mental health
The Biden administration on Tuesday released a plan to address rising mental health concerns among students in schools across the country.
Pentagon outlines punishments for civilian employees if they fail to get vaccinated
The Pentagon has laid out its enforcement and punishment procedures for its civilian Covid-19 vaccine mandate with just over a month to go until the deadline for civilian employees to be fully vaccinated.
Another abortion challenge for John Roberts and the Supreme Court
This is a crucial time for the reconstituted Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts, a bench still finding its bearings, seeing public approval drop and facing new scrutiny over its operations and lack of transparency.
Biden’s Customs and Border Protection nominee backs Trump-era Title 42 and swift expulsion of migrants
President Joe Biden’s pick to lead US Customs and Border Protection will testify before a Senate panel Tuesday and make his case for why he should lead the border agency amid one of the busiest years in two decades on the southern border.
Facebook to pay $14 million to settle claims it discriminated against US workers
Facebook will have to pay more than $14 million to settle a case that alleged US workers were denied employment because it reserved jobs for foreign workers with temporary visas in 2018 and 2019, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Biden’s climate targets are possible without clean energy program, but will need tax credits and regulations
Even if Democrats’ cornerstone climate policy — a clean electricity program — is stripped out of their budget bill, an independent analysis estimates President Joe Biden can still meet his climate goals.
Biden and Harris hit the phones to bolster support on voting bill as Democrats face another GOP roadblock
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been working the phones to try and bolster support for voting legislation teed up for Senate consideration this week, even as the bill is set to run into a Republican blockade.
Everything on Biden’s schedule points to one reality: It’s time to close the deal
President Joe Biden’s schedule is making it clear: The White House is ready to seal a deal on his legislative agenda.
Foreign policy and muscle cars: Joe Biden and Colin Powell’s decades-long friendship
Joe Biden was waiting on a desolate, darkened Afghan tarmac in 2002 when bad news arrived from Washington: He and his entourage were being blocked by the Pentagon from taking a spare seat on a departing military cargo plane.