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Children completing a Christmas Eve art project at Children’s National Hospital unexpectedly had a chance to show off their creations to President Joe Biden. President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visit patients and families at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. on Christmas Eve. pic.twitter.com/LgSbig7aLR — Poli Alert …

With 40 federal judges confirmed in the first year of his presidency – the most since Ronald Reagan was in his first year – President Joe Biden has announced two more nominations for the federal judiciary to close out the year. The President’s nominee for the United States Court of Appeals …

Pfizer‘s antiviral Covid-19 pill Paxlovid has been authorized by the FDA for emergency use. The drugmaker says the pill, which could be available to patients as early as this weekend, is meant to treat mild to moderate Covid-19 diagnosis in patients who are at increased risk of hospitalizations or death. The FDA …

On Wednesday, the White House and the U.S. Department of Education announced a 90-day extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections through May 1, 2022. The extension will allow the Administration to assess the impacts of the Omicron variant on student borrowers and provide additional time …

President Joe Biden on Tuesday addressed the nation about how his administration plans to fight a surge in omicron cases raging around the United States, and he doubled down on his firmest warning yet to unvaccinated Americans about the risk they take by not getting the vaccine. “How concerned should …

As more and more school districts are considering going back to virtual learning in an attempt to avoid the worst of the omicron variant, the Biden administration has announced a new “test-to-stay” strategy to increase Covid–19 testing in order to keep children in the classroom. The “test to stay” approach will allow unvaccinated students …

President Joe Biden will announce today that his administration will distribute 500 million free at-home Covid-19 tests, mobilize military medical personnel if needed and increase vaccination capacity, a senior White House official said Tuesday. The moves come as the Omicron COVID-19 variant has bypassed the Delta variant as the most …

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced Sunday he “cannot” vote for President Joe Biden‘s Build Back Better Act,  a sweeping policy framework that encompasses the vast majority of the Biden administration’s domestic agenda. His potential ‘No’ vote essentially brings efforts to get the plan through Congress to a halt. Manchin, …

A US federal appeals court on Friday reinstated President Joe Biden‘s COVID-19 vaccine or testing mandate for businesses. The Biden administration’s rule of having workers at private companies either get vaccinated or get tested weekly for the coronavirus from January 4 has sparked deep controversy in the county. The ruling by the 6th US Court …

On Friday, President Joe Biden traveled to South Carolina to deliver the commencement address for the graduates at South Carolina University. South Carolina Congressman and House Majority Whip James Clyburn marched with graduating seniors, something he didn’t get to do when he graduated because the school didn’t hold December commencement ceremonies …

President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the Medal of Honor — the country’s highest military award for valor — to three U.S. soldiers for their conspicuous gallantry in Iraq and Afghanistan. The soldiers are Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz, an Army Ranger who died after stepping between Taliban fighters and …

A year since the rollout of vaccinations started, the official death toll due to COVID-19 has surpassed 800,000 in the United States, making it the country worst hit by the pandemic. According to the tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University, around 450,000 of those deaths took place in 2021, despite …

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday focused on improving customer experience within government and building on its ongoing work to improve the equity of public-facing services. During the signing ceremony, Biden said his executive order will “make government work more effectively” so that it’s “not as confusing and …

President Joe Biden made his first late-night TV appearance as president Friday night, albeit virtually. The appearance is the first of any sitting president on a late-night show since former President Barack Obama in 2016. Appearing remotely via video on “The Tonight Show” Friday night, Joe Biden was his usual, …

Dozens of people are dead, and search efforts are ongoing after a historic tornado outbreak and rounds of severe weather ripped through several states Friday and Saturday. Bodies were pulled from a candle factory destroyed in Kentucky, and deaths were confirmed at an Amazon facility that was ripped apart in …