Action on PBMs Not Likely Before Post-Election Lame Duck Session
Health
Action on PBMs Not Likely Before Post-Election Lame Duck Session
2024-03-05 21:58:27
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Congress last week abandoned plans to try to reform how pharmacy benefit managers operate, casting aside bipartisan proposals many had hoped would be included in the package being taken up this week to fund the federal government. Drugmakers... Read More

White House Ends Routine COVID Testing for Press Corps
White House
White House Ends Routine COVID Testing for Press Corps
2024-03-05 19:39:26
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — In yet another sign of the ongoing return to normalcy following the coronavirus pandemic, the White House announced Monday it will no longer require routine, asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for the press corps. In practical terms, this means the... 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

Special Counsel Won’t Seek Charges Against Biden for Keeping Classified Docs
Political News
Special Counsel Won’t Seek Charges Against Biden for Keeping Classified Docs
2024-02-08 22:13:08
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents after his years in the Obama White House, concluded that while Biden “willfully” retained highly sensitive records, no criminal charges are warranted against him. In a report... Read More

White House to Welcome Jordan’s King Abdullah II Next Week
White House
White House to Welcome Jordan’s King Abdullah II Next Week
2024-02-08 18:08:49
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will welcome the king and queen of Jordan to the White House next week to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations and grapple with how to bring an end... Read More

Key Democratic Strategist to Take On White House Climate Role
Climate
Key Democratic Strategist to Take On White House Climate Role
2024-01-31 22:14:57
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — John Podesta, whose crowded resume includes such entries as advisor to presidents and founder of the Center for American Progress, the left-leaning think tank, will succeed former Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as the nation’s climate envoy. President Joe... Read More

Landrieu, Biden’s Senior Advisor on Infrastructure, Takes Campaign Role
Political News
Landrieu, Biden’s Senior Advisor on Infrastructure, Takes Campaign Role
2024-01-08 19:01:28
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Mitch Landrieu, a senior advisor to President Joe Biden and the administration’s lead coordinator for projects funded by the bipartisan infrastructure bill, is leaving the White House to join the president’s reelection campaign as national co-chair. The White... Read More

President Signs Order Giving Civilian Fed Workers 5.2% Raise
Employment
President Signs Order Giving Civilian Fed Workers 5.2% Raise
2023-12-22 20:53:29
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order fulfilling his promise to provide civilian federal workers with an average 5.2% pay raise starting in mid-January. Biden had proposed the bump in salaries in the 2024 budget proposal... Read More

White House Officials Meet With RSV Immunization Makers
Health
White House Officials Meet With RSV Immunization Makers
2023-11-28 15:59:00
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Senior Biden-Harris administration officials this week urged the makers of shots to prevent respiratory syncytial virus, more popularly known as RSV, to step up the pace of their work ahead of the onset of winter. Monday’s meeting followed... Read More

White House Celebrates Christmas Through Eyes of a Child
Holidays
White House Celebrates Christmas Through Eyes of a Child
2023-11-27 20:30:37
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The White House kicked off the Christmas season this week by debuting a spectacular presentation of the “magic, wonder and joy” of the holiday through the eyes of a child. Anyone familiar with the traditional White House tour... Read More

President Biden Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys
White House
President Biden Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys
2023-11-20 22:11:35
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday pardoned the latest pair of national turkeys, an annual tradition that marks the unofficial start of the holiday season in Washington, and had a little fun at his own expense, as his birthday happened... Read More

New White House Initiative Puts Women’s Health Research at Forefront
Health
New White House Initiative Puts Women’s Health Research at Forefront
2023-11-15 16:10:27
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A new initiative announced by the White House this week aims to fundamentally change how the nation approaches and funds research into women’s health, closing a gender gap that has long had serious consequences for more than half... Read More

Dems ‘Carefully Evaluating’ Speaker Johnson’s CR Plan
Political News
Dems ‘Carefully Evaluating’ Speaker Johnson’s CR Plan
2023-11-13 21:42:29
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With the “laddered” continuing resolution proposed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., set to go before the House Rules Committee in a matter of hours, Democrats on Capitol Hill and in the White House are taking a wait-and-see... Read More

White House Welcomes Australian PM Albanese for Talks, Dinner
Diplomacy
White House Welcomes Australian PM Albanese for Talks, Dinner
2023-10-26 16:22:31
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — As it is whenever a foreign dignitary visits, the curved driveway leading from the north gate to the West Wing was buzzing with activity. As international television journalists did stand-ups for their Thursday morning news shows in Australia,... Read More

Biden Confirms 14 Americans Killed in Hamas Attack; Others Held Hostage
White House
Biden Confirms 14 Americans Killed in Hamas Attack; Others Held Hostage
2023-10-10 21:54:42
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday confirmed that 14 Americans were among the more than 1,000 people who died in Israel over the weekend during coordinated attacks by the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas. Biden also acknowledged Tuesday that Hamas... Read More

Kennedy, in Party Switch, Will Mount Independent Run for President
Political News
Kennedy, in Party Switch, Will Mount Independent Run for President
2023-10-09 21:38:11
by Dan McCue

PHILADELPHIA — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scion of a liberal and Democratic political dynasty, on Monday declared his intention to continue his pursuit of the White House as an independent candidate. Speaking before a crowd of about 2,000 supporters outside... Read More

Senate Votes, President Signs, Shutdown Averted
Political News
Senate Votes, President Signs, Shutdown Averted
2023-10-01 14:47:12
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With just over three hours to spare, the Senate last night passed a bipartisan bill to avert a government shutdown, and President Joe Biden signed it just before the midnight deadline. The measure will fund the federal government... Read More

Disorder in the House; Last Gasp Bid to Avert Shutdown Crushed in Chamber Vote
Political News
Disorder in the House; Last Gasp Bid to Avert Shutdown Crushed in Chamber Vote
2023-09-29 20:15:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A last gasp attempt to keep the federal government fully funded beyond this weekend turned into a crushing defeat for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Friday as 21 hard-right members of his conference voted against the plan... Read More

House Republicans Advised to Tread Carefully as They Mull Biden Impeachment
Political News
House Republicans Advised to Tread Carefully as They Mull Biden Impeachment
2023-09-28 20:54:59
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Constitutional law experts advised a congressional committee Thursday to be careful about overstepping its authority as lawmakers consider impeaching President Joe Biden. Republicans accuse him of using his political leadership to enrich himself and his family through influence... Read More

Vilsack Warns Farmers, Children Will Feel Shutdown’s Effect Almost Immediately
White House
Vilsack Warns Farmers, Children Will Feel Shutdown’s Effect Almost Immediately
2023-09-26 14:38:18
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With a partial federal shutdown growing ever more likely come midnight Saturday, the Biden administration on Monday began underscoring the consequences of Congress not quickly taking steps to avert it. At Monday afternoon’s press briefing at the White... Read More

Zelenskyy Receives Mixed Reception in DC Visit to Shore Up Support
Diplomacy
Zelenskyy Receives Mixed Reception in DC Visit to Shore Up Support
2023-09-22 15:55:14
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Nine months after being accorded “rock star” treatment during his first visit here in the wake of the Russian invasion of his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a markedly different welcome on Thursday. While a certain amount... Read More

White House Promises Veto of House Defense Spending Bill
White House
White House Promises Veto of House Defense Spending Bill
2023-09-11 21:13:39
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The White House minced no words on Monday in describing how it “strongly opposes” a proposed 2024 spending plan for the Defense Department that would gut the Inflation Reduction Act and other administration programs. The bill, H.R. 4365, also... Read More

Kennedy Campaigns in Charleston as Supporters Tout SC as Key to Victory
2024 Elections
Kennedy Campaigns in Charleston as Supporters Tout SC as Key to Victory
2023-08-17 18:30:11
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The line of cars extended three-quarters of a mile up Meeting Street Road, as the candidate strode into a side door at The Wonderer, the self-described “social and wellness club” that was the venue for the evening’s... Read More

House GOP Approves Spending Bill Already DOA in Senate, at White House
Congress
House GOP Approves Spending Bill Already DOA in Senate, at White House
2023-07-27 19:32:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — In their final significant vote of the summer, House Republicans on Thursday passed their first government funding bill in the face of bipartisan opposition and the certainty that the spending plan is DOA as it heads over to... Read More

White House Announces Advanced Cancer Research Initiative 
Health
White House Announces Advanced Cancer Research Initiative 
2023-07-27 18:57:04
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday unveiled the first initiative of its new cancer-focused research agency, a program intended to improve cancer surgery outcomes by helping doctors more easily distinguish between cancers and healthy tissue. The administration’s Advanced Research... Read More

Biden Hosts Annual Congressional Picnic
White House
Biden Hosts Annual Congressional Picnic

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted the annual Congressional Picnic Wednesday evening in an effort to bridge the often contentious divide between Capitol Hill and the White House.  Biden, with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris... Read More

Secret Service Closes Investigation on White House Coke
White House
Secret Service Closes Investigation on White House Coke
2023-07-13 20:58:58
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Secret Service on Thursday closed its inquiry into who left cocaine in the White House, saying it was unable to identify a possible suspect due to a lack of fingerprint and DNA evidence. On the evening of... 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

Administration Has New Plan to Combat Fentanyl-Xylazine Mix
Drugs
Administration Has New Plan to Combat Fentanyl-Xylazine Mix
2023-07-11 14:51:56
by Kennedy Thomason

WASHINGTON — The White House unveiled a new plan Tuesday it believes will dramatically slow if not eliminate the growing threat posed by fentanyl laced with xylazine, a potent drug cocktail that has led to a surge in overdose deaths... Read More

Judge Blocks Biden Administration From Influencing Social Media
Social Media
Judge Blocks Biden Administration From Influencing Social Media
2023-07-05 17:25:12
by Tom Ramstack

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration and federal agencies to stop trying to influence posts on social media platforms. The president and some members of Congress have called for a regulatory crackdown... Read More

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