Monday, November 15, 2021: D.C. News

President Biden has tapped former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to oversee the implementation of the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Landrieu has promised to work closely with state and local governments to organize projects and create new jobs to support...

Monday, November 15, 2021: D.C. News

President Biden announced Friday he is nominating Robert Califf to again serve as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new selection was expected imminently because Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock cannot legally stay on as the acting head...

Friday, November 12, 2021: D.C. News

The Tax Policy Center released its analysis of the Build Back Better Act, finding that the $1.85 trillion package would give more than 65 percent of Americans making at least $1 million per year an average tax cut of $16,760. The package would also cut taxes for most...

Wednesday, November 10, 2021: D.C. News

The Biden administration will donate 1.5 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to Covax for distribution in conflict zones and other humanitarian settings. A senior White House official said Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the...

Wednesday, November 10, 2021: D.C. News

The White House announced that President Joe Biden will make Federal Emergency Management Agency support available to states, tribes, and territories through April 1, 2022. White House COVID-19 Coordinator Jeff Zients informed governors that Biden is approving the...

Tuesday, November 9, 2021: D.C. News

The Biden administration defended its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for large employers in a court filing, arguing that the requirement is necessary to prevent hospitalizations and deaths and that it falls within the Department of Labor’s authority. The court...