President Joe Biden will propose a new 20 percent minimum tax on billionaires as part of his fiscal year 2023 budget, according to a document released by the White House on Saturday. The White House said that the “billionaire minimum income tax” Biden will propose would apply to the top …
Read More »Biden on Putin: ‘For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power’
President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin must not remain in power on Saturday, as he delivered a major speech in Warsaw, Poland, rallying European allies for a “long-haul” resistance to Russian aggression. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said of Putin, in his strongest …
Read More »President Biden To Travel To Poland This Week
President Joe Biden will visit Poland on Friday, March 25, according to a White House statement released on Sunday. After meeting in Brussels with NATO, G7, and EU allies, the President will travel to Warsaw. Biden will hold talks with Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda to “discuss how the United States, …
Read More »Spending Bill Includes $400 Increase For Pell Grants; Increase In HBCU Funds
The $1.5 trillion spending bill that President Joe Biden signed into law last week includes a $400 increase in the maximum Pell Grant. The increase, the largest in years, brings the maximum amount per year to $6,895. “The $400 increase to the maximum Pell Grant — the largest increase in …
Read More »Ashish Jha Named New White House COVID-19 Coordinator
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he had named Ashish Jha, M.D., the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, to replace Jeff Zients as the country’s COVID-19 coordinator when Zients leaves his post next month. In a statement about Jha’s appointment, Biden highlighted his communication skills …
Read More »White House Announces $800 Million In Military Aid To Ukraine
President Joe Biden announced $800 million in emergency security assistance for Ukraine on Wednesday, hours after the country’s embattled President Volodymyr Zelensky made an emotional appeal to a joint session of Congress. The latest aid brings the total U.S. security assistance committed to Ukraine to $1 billion in just the …
Read More »Shalanda Young Is First Woman Of Color To Take Charge Of America’s Budget
Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th For the first time, a woman of color is the director of what President Joe Biden called “the nerve center of government.” The Senate voted 61-36 on Tuesday to confirm Shalanda Young’s position as the head of the Office of Management and Budget …
Read More »Biden Urges City Leaders To Take Advantage Of Billions In Federal Relief Funds
by Ariana Figueroa, Missouri Independent March 14, 2022 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday urged local and city governments to continue to use the $130 billion in funds allocated to them from the American Rescue Plan to help during the pandemic. The president of the National League of Cities, …
Read More »Biden Moves To Suspend Trade Relations With Russia
by Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent March 11, 2022 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday announced a new round of sanctions on Russia by the United States, as well as countries within the European Union and the Group of Seven nations. The latest round of joint economic restrictions will revoke Russia’s …
Read More »Biden Declares U.S. Ban On Russian Oil, Warns Of Gasoline Price Spikes
by Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent March 8, 2022 WASHINGTON — The United States will no longer import Russian energy in an attempt to further cripple that nation’s economy as it wages war against Ukraine. President Joe Biden announced the newest sanctions Tuesday from the White House, saying that a ban …
Read More »House Approves Bill To Help Veterans Exposed To Toxins
The House passed legislation on Thursday to deliver comprehensive health care and benefits to veterans exposed to toxins during military service. The “Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act,” H.R. 3967, would significantly expand the list of “presumptive” conditions for veterans. Those are ailments that the federal government …
Read More »White House Unveils New National COVID Preparedness Plan
White House officials on Wednesday unveiled an updated National COVID Preparedness Plan, which includes increased access to treatment, enhanced surveillance, keeping schools open, and vaccinating the world. White House COVID Response Coordinator Jeff Zients emphasized that this was a “new moment” in the fight against the virus, with a new …
Read More »SOTU: Biden Urges ‘Unmistakable’ Support For Democracy In Ukraine
by Ariana Figueroa, Missouri Independent March 1, 2022 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night to reassert America as a leading global voice for democracy and condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin for starting an “unprovoked” war in Ukraine. “Throughout our history …
Read More »Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson First Black Woman Nominated To Supreme Court
Candice Norwood Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, a historic choice that could fundamentally change who helps to protect and interpret the Constitution and ensure equal justice under the law. If confirmed, Jackson will be the first Black woman …
Read More »Ted Cruz Ends Block On Biden State Department Nominees
By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune Feb. 23, 2022 Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will stop blocking President Joe Biden’s State Department nominees now that the administration is implementing sanctions against a company that built a Russian gas pipeline meant to supply Germany with natural gas. Still, Texas’ junior senator …
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