White House: Jill Biden ‘tolerated’ medical procedure ‘well’
Jill Biden had a “common medical procedure” on Wednesday, came through it “well” and was expected to resume her normal schedule, the White House said.
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Biden says pause on J&J shots shows government putting safety 1st
President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign hit a snag when federal regulators recommended a “pause” in administering Johnson & Johnson shots. But the White House portrayed the action as important validation of his measured approach throughout the rollout.
Biden to accompany first lady for undisclosed medical procedure
The White House said that after this procedure the Bidens will return to the White House “to resume their normal schedule.”
US: Bidens’ dog Major to get extra training after White House biting incidents
Joe Biden to form commission on reform of Supreme Court: White House
President Joe Biden will set up Friday an expert commission on reform of the powerful US Supreme Court, the White House announced. The move follows months of debate over whether Democrats should seek to expand the court, from its current nine justices, after moves during Donald Trump’s presidential term gave the bench a firm conservative …
Biden orders gun control actions – but they show his limits
President Joe Biden has put on a modest White House ceremony to announce a half-dozen executive actions to combat what he called an “epidemic and an international embarrassment” of gun violence in America.
White House expects conversations with Iran on nuclear programme to be difficult and long process
White House says over 28 million Covid-19 vaccine doses will be available this week
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday more than 28 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be available across distribution channels this week in the United States.
Official: Joe Biden moving vaccine eligibility date to April 19
President Joe Biden was set to announce on Tuesday that he is shaving about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines. With states gradually expanding eligibility beyond such priority groups as older people and essential, front-line workers, the president plans to announce that every adult …
US working with AstraZeneca to find new vaccine production sites: White House
The Biden administration is working with AstraZeneca to identify other facilities to produce its coronavirus vaccine after the contractor Emergent BioSolutions mixed up ingredients for two vaccines, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday.
Biden to host Japanese PM on April 16: White House
President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Washington on April 16, the US administration said on Friday.
‘Major’ pain: Joe Biden’s dog involved in second biting incident
President Joe Biden’s younger dog Major this week was involved in his second biting incident of the month, the White House said on Tuesday. The dog “nipped someone while on a walk” on Monday, said Michael LaRosa, press secretary to first lady Jill Biden, adding that the dog “is still adjusting to his new surroundings.”
White House announces new measures to counter anti-Asian violence
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a set of measures responding to rising anti-Asian violence, including deploying $49.5 million from Covid-19 relief funds for US community programs that help victims. White House officials said in a statement that the Department of Justice is also focusing on a rising number of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.
White House extends interest pause on student loans
The White House will expand a pause on student loan interest and collection for more than 1 million borrowers currently in default as it reviews its options, press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday.
Biden invites 40 leaders including PM Modi, Xinping to climate summit
US President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders, including PM Modi, to the Leaders’ Summit on Climate to underscore the urgency and the economic benefits of stronger climate action, the White House said. The two-day summit will be held virtually on April 22-23 and will be telecasted live for public viewing. It will be …
Joe Biden intends to nominate Indian-American Seema Nanda for Solicitor in labour department
US President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate Indian-American civil rights lawyer and labour advocate Seema Nanda for the post of Solicitor of the Department of Labour. “Today (Friday), President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Seema Nanda for Solicitor of the Department of Labour,” the White House said in a …
Joe Biden: China won’t be most powerful country on my watch
“I see stiff competition with China,” Biden said at the White House. “They have an overall goal to become the leading country in the world, the wealthiest country in the world and the most powerful country in the world. That’s not going to happen on my watch, because United States is going to continue to …
Biden says China won’t surpass US as global leader on his watch
Biden said he had spent “hours upon hours” with Xi Jinping when he served as vice president, and was convinced the Chinese president believed autocracy – not democracy – held the key to the future. Biden, speaking to reporters at the White House, said he had made it clear to Xi that the United States …
Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges
President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenge at the US southern border and work with Central American nations to address root causes of the problem.
White House officials, lawmakers to tour border facility
A delegation of White House officials and members of Congress was traveling to the southern border on Wednesday to tour a facility being used to house migrant children as increasing numbers of unaccompanied young people cross into the United States.
North Korea conducted short-range missile test: White House
White House drops Interior nominee after Lisa Murkowski objects
The White House is withdrawing its planned nomination of Elizabeth Klein to become deputy secretary at the Interior Department amid opposition from Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Klein, who worked at Interior during the Obama administration, was among five women named by then-President-elect Joe Biden to serve as deputy secretaries in the Biden administration.
White House: Joe Biden to meet Vladimir Putin ‘when the time is right’
US President Joe Biden, who said earlier this week he thought Vladimir Putin was a killer, will meet with the Russian leader “when the time is right,” the White House said on Friday.
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A good boy again: Joe Biden’s dog will return to the White House
There is Major breaking news: President Joe Biden’s wayward pup is no longer in the doghouse. Biden, in an interview that aired on Wednesday, said that his dog Major, who had been involved in a biting incident at the White House, was “a sweet dog.”
White House eyeing possible small risk of inflation amid Covid stimulus, Rouse says
Joe Biden to name Gene Sperling to oversee Covid-19 relief package
Gene Sperling, a veteran of the Clinton and Obama administrations, will lead the oversight for distributing funds from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package, a White House official said on Monday. Sperling will take a role similar to the one Biden himself had as vice president in the aftermath of the 2008 financial …
Situation on ground in Myanmar ‘troubling’: White House
White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference on Thursday that the Biden administration has taken sanction steps to send a clear message that the coup in Myanmar is unacceptable. “The situation on the ground in Burma is troubling,” she said.
Covid-19: Trumps privately got vaccinated before leaving White House
Former President Donald Trump privately received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine while still in office in January, at a time when other public officials took shots on-camera to boost public confidence in the vaccines. Trump and his wife, Melania, have now received both doses of vaccine, said one of the aides, who …
Trump targets disloyal Republicans, repeats election lies and hints at 2024 run
“With your help, we will take back the House, we will win the Senate and then a Republican president will make a triumphant return to the White House. I wonder who will that be?” he said, smiling. “Who, who, who will that be, I wonder,” Trump said while addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in …