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As part of her role addressing the root causes of migration from Central America, Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced seven new commitments as part of the Call to Action she launched on May 27 for businesses and social enterprises to make new, significant commitments to sustainably address the …

President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday announced a new anti-trafficking and human smuggling task force operation in the Northern Triangle countries and Mexico. Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the initiative during a joint press conference with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei while in Guatemala on her first official foreign trip. “Transnational human smuggling …

President Joe Biden’s administration is suspending oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Former President Donald Trump activated the lease before leaving office. All activities were suspended in the Alaskan region on Tuesday by Secretary Deb Haaland until a comprehensive analysis about the impact of drilling is …

The White House will propose a $6 trillion budget for 2022 on Friday, a senior administration official told CNN. The budget proposal is President Joe Biden’s first formal request to Congress. President Biden wants to rebuild the United States infrastructure and move the country towards greener energy. “As we turn …

White House Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Friday that a counteroffer for President Biden’s infrastructure and jobs package was presented to Republican lawmakers by White House officials. The revised proposal reduces the cost from $2.25 trillion to $1.7 trillion. “In our view, this is the act– the art, I should …

Marcia L. Fudge, Housing Secretary, is in the process of reinstating fair housing regulations that were undone by former President Donald Trump. The rules are a direct response to systemic racism and housing discrimination. “So much of wealth inequality has its basis in housing discrimination and the country’s failure to …