Vice President Harris Rolls Out First Government-Wide Policy to Mitigate AI Risks
Technology
Vice President Harris Rolls Out First Government-Wide Policy to Mitigate AI Risks
2024-03-28 13:23:46
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday rolled out the Biden administration’s first government-wide policy intended to mitigate the risks associated with artificial intelligence while still enabling its use to advance the public interest. The new policy, which is... Read More

CVS, Walgreens to Begin Selling Abortion Pills Later This Month
Health
CVS, Walgreens to Begin Selling Abortion Pills Later This Month
2024-03-01 22:46:26
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The nation’s two largest pharmacy chains will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in select states later this month, just weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could lead to its removal from... Read More

White House Steps Up Effort to Get Voting Information to the Public
White House
White House Steps Up Effort to Get Voting Information to the Public
2024-02-29 21:16:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Emails, new signage and three “national days of action” are all part of a stepped up effort by the Biden-Harris administration to ensure voters know their rights and are able to participate in 2024 elections. The initiatives are... Read More

‘Intense’ Discussion of Ukraine Aid Overshadows Government Shutdown Talks
White House
‘Intense’ Discussion of Ukraine Aid Overshadows Government Shutdown Talks
2024-02-27 20:57:05
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With Congress at a virtual standstill, President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Republican and Democratic leaders to act swiftly to avoid a government shutdown and finally pass long-stalled emergency aid to Ukraine and Israel. Biden invited House Speaker... Read More

Biden, Harris Kick Off SC Primary Campaign in Three Cities
Political News
Biden, Harris Kick Off SC Primary Campaign in Three Cities
2024-01-03 22:52:03
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are headed to South Carolina next week to kick off the public phase of their reelection campaign ahead of what for the Democrats is the first-in-the-nation primary on Feb.... Read More

Vice President Harris to Attend Climate Talks in Dubai
White House
Vice President Harris to Attend Climate Talks in Dubai
2023-11-29 22:17:32
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Dubai on Friday to attend the COP28 climate change talks. According to the White House, the vice president’s scheduled two days at the talks “will underscore the Biden-Harris administration’s success in... Read More

Biden Issues ‘Landmark’ Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
White House
Biden Issues ‘Landmark’ Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
2023-10-30 20:31:26
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday issued the first-ever executive order regulating artificial intelligence, imposing sweeping new consumer, security and rights protections, while also striving to promote innovation and competition. In a call with reporters on Sunday, a senior... Read More

Vice President Celebrates Hip Hop as ‘Ultimate American Art Form’
Well Played
Vice President Celebrates Hip Hop as ‘Ultimate American Art Form’
2023-09-12 17:08:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Fifty years after Clive Campbell, known as D.J. Kool Herc, first created continuous break-beats during a rec room party in the West Bronx, New York, hip hop is being celebrated both as a rich musical genre that defies... Read More

Vice President Unveils Plan to Lower Child Care Costs
Child Care
Vice President Unveils Plan to Lower Child Care Costs
2023-07-11 19:08:38
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration unveiled plans intended to lower the cost of child care for most Americans and strengthen the existing Child Care and Development Block Grant program. In a call with reporters Tuesday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris... Read More

Harris Faces New Test of Political Skills in 2024 Campaign
Political News
Harris Faces New Test of Political Skills in 2024 Campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — She swaggered, she jabbed, she inspired. She even joked. Anyone looking for a glimpse of what Vice President Kamala Harris could bring to the campaign trail would have found it this week at Howard University, where she... Read More

Harris Announces Largest-Ever U.S. Solar Power Deal
Renewable Energy
Harris Announces Largest-Ever U.S. Solar Power Deal
2023-04-07 14:48:13
by Dan McCue

DALTON, Ga. — Vice President Kamala Harris visited the congressional district of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Thursday to announce the largest-ever private investment in solar power-related manufacturing in U.S. history. The $2.5 billion expansion by Qcells, a South... Read More

In Ghana, Kamala Harris ‘Excited About the Future of Africa’
Diplomacy
In Ghana, Kamala Harris 'Excited About the Future of Africa'

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was greeted by schoolchildren, dancers and drummers as she arrived Sunday in Ghana for the start of a weeklong visit to Africa intended to deepen U.S. relationships amid global competition over the continent’s future. "We... Read More

Indiana Abortion Debate Draws Protest Crowds, Vice President
Abortion
Indiana Abortion Debate Draws Protest Crowds, Vice President

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of people arguing the abortion issue surrounded the Indiana Statehouse and filled its corridors Monday as state lawmakers began consideration of a Republican proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state and Vice President Kamala Harris denounced... Read More

Biden Signs Bill Making Lynching a Federal Hate Crime
Civil Rights
Biden Signs Bill Making Lynching a Federal Hate Crime
2022-03-30 01:01:57
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday did something lawmakers have been trying to do for more than 120 years — with a stroke of his pen he made lynching, a vile form of domestic terrorism and murder, a federal... Read More

US VP Harris Embraces Call for War Crimes Probe of Russia
Geopolitics
US VP Harris Embraces Call for War Crimes Probe of Russia

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday embraced calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, citing the “atrocities” of bombing civilians, including a maternity hospital. Speaking alongside Polish President Andrzej... Read More

Harris Heads to Poland Amid Turbulence Over Jets for Ukraine
Geopolitics
Harris Heads to Poland Amid Turbulence Over Jets for Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Warsaw to thank Poland for taking in hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion took an unexpected turn before she even left Washington. She’ll be parachuting into the middle of unexpected... Read More

<strong>Vice President Harris Unveils Grants for Clean Public Transport  </strong>
Renewable Energy
Vice President Harris Unveils Grants for Clean Public Transport  
2022-03-07 22:15:41
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday the availability of roughly $1.47 billion in competitive grant funds aimed at transitioning public transportation fleets and facilities to clean energy. Harris made remarks on the clean transit push during a... Read More

More Than 10 Million Households Sign Up for Broadband Affordability Program
Broadband
More Than 10 Million Households Sign Up for Broadband Affordability Program
2022-02-14 15:49:20
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce Tuesday that more than 10 million households are enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, the nation’s largest ever broadband affordability program, since the bipartisan infrastructure bill was signed into law... Read More

President Reignites ‘Cancer Moonshot,’ Stressing Screening, Ambitious Goals
White House
President Reignites ‘Cancer Moonshot,’ Stressing Screening, Ambitious Goals
2022-02-02 14:46:27
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday relaunched the “cancer moonshot” project he oversaw during the Obama administration in an East Room event attended by lawmakers, agency heads, and doctors, nurses and researchers, many of whom will comprise a new... Read More

Voting Rights and Fate of the Filibuster Set Senate Showdown on Capitol Hill
Political News
Voting Rights and Fate of the Filibuster Set Senate Showdown on Capitol Hill
2022-01-12 00:14:48
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Senate only just returned to work a few days ago, but already it’s embroiled in the knock-down, drag-out brawl of the year. The “it,” of course, is the raging war of words over Senate Democrats' effort to... Read More

What They’re Saying About the Anniversary of the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol
Jan. 6
What They’re Saying About the Anniversary of the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol
2022-01-06 18:47:08
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both spoke at the U.S. Capitol Thursday morning in observance of the first anniversary of the attack on the building by insurrectionists loyal to former President Donald Trump. Many more... Read More

Top Harris Aide to Be New Executive Director for Congressional Black Caucus
Congress
Top Harris Aide to Be New Executive Director for Congressional Black Caucus
2022-01-04 22:25:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Vince Evans, a top aide to Vice President Kamala Harris, is leaving the White House to become the new executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus. Evans, who served as the vice president’s deputy director of public engagement... Read More

Harris, Yellen Announce Billions in Investments to Emergency Capital Investment Program
Treasury
Harris, Yellen Announce Billions in Investments to Emergency Capital Investment Program
2021-12-14 19:26:57
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced on Tuesday over $8.7 billion in investments through the Emergency Capital Investment Program for small businesses and low- and moderate-income consumers in rural and underserved communities. The program’s... Read More

Biden to Have Routine Colonoscopy, Transfer Power to Harris
In The News
Biden to Have Routine Colonoscopy, Transfer Power to Harris

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House said. Biden drove early Friday to... Read More

Vice President Harris to Meet With Macron During Paris Visit
Foreign Affairs
Vice President Harris to Meet With Macron During Paris Visit
2021-10-22 18:50:54
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in November in the administration’s latest attempt to repair the diplomatic damage caused by a botched submarine agreement. The White House announced Friday that Harris and Second... Read More

Senate GOP Blocks Democrats’ Election Reform Bill, Filibuster Support Softens
Political News
Senate GOP Blocks Democrats’ Election Reform Bill, Filibuster Support Softens
2021-10-20 23:29:40
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- Despite changes reflecting the spirit of compromise, Senate Democrats were unable on Wednesday to convince a single Republican to vote with them in support of guaranteeing Americans the right to easy access to the polls.  As a result,... Read More

Harris to Campaign in California for Gavin Newsom on Wednesday
Political News
Harris to Campaign in California for Gavin Newsom on Wednesday
2021-09-05 17:03:14
by Dan McCue

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit California's Bay Area on Wednesday to campaign with Gov. Gavin Newsom, who faces possible removal from office in a Sept. 14 recall election. Symone Sanders, Harris' chief spokesperson, tweeted Saturday that the vice president... Read More

Bidens to Travel to 9/11 Attack Sites on 20th Anniversary
White House
Bidens to Travel to 9/11 Attack Sites on 20th Anniversary
2021-09-05 17:01:03
by Dan McCue

President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 next Saturday by traveling to the three sites of the terrorist attacks. In a brief announcement released Saturday, the White House said the president and first... Read More

Capitol Defenders Honored With Congressional Gold Medals
Law Enforcement
Capitol Defenders Honored With Congressional Gold Medals
2021-08-06 16:18:16
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a bill that honors the Capitol Police, Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department and other law enforcement agencies with Congressional Gold Medals for protecting lawmakers from the pro-Trump insurrectionists who stormed the... Read More

White House Releases Strategy to Slow Migration at Southern Border
Immigration
White House Releases Strategy to Slow Migration at Southern Border
2021-07-29 15:50:00
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that efforts to address root causes of migration from three Central American countries won't produce immediate results as she unveiled a broad strategy that expands on principles the Biden administration previously outlined.... Read More

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