Biden approval rating: White House faces multiple crises on Labor Day
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden approval rating: White House faces multiple crises on Labor Day

CNN  

CNN — There is no rest for an under-pressure White House this Labor Day as President Joe Biden tackles health, economic and legislative challenges that deepened on his watch and are beginning to erode his political standing. White House chief of staff Ron Klain told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” Sunday that the administration had simply wanted to be ready once they got the go-ahead from government regulators like the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The government’s top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, explained that while Pfizer’s data seems to have satisfied regulators, Moderna might be a little behind, which may lead to a “sequential” rollout of the boosters. Klain, for instance, dismissed Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s warning last week, that it was time to “pause” the President’s $3.5 trillion spending blueprint, as just the latest natural twist of the complicated business of passing major legislation. … We’re going to work together to find a way to put together a package that can pass the House, that can pass the Senate, that can be put on the President’s desk and signed into law.” A week after the US ended its longest war, Klain said the government was regularly in touch with around 100 Americans who had indicated they wanted to leave Afghanistan but could not be rescued before Biden’s August 31 deadline for the US to withdraw from the country.

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US President Biden returns to the White House after testing COVID negative
5 months, 2 weeks ago

US President Biden returns to the White House after testing COVID negative

ABP News  

Washington, Jul 23 : US President Joe Biden returned to the White House on Tuesday, after days of self-isolation at his Delaware House, with his doctors saying that his symptoms of COVID-19 have been resolved. The president took a Binax rapid antigen test and is negative, Dr Kevin O’Connor, Physician to the White House said in a memorandum to the …

Biden tests positive for COVID-19: White House
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden tests positive for COVID-19: White House

China Daily  

US President Joe Biden WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the White House confirmed. "Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. The president has been at many events, as we all know, and he just tested positive for Covid," Janet Murguia, president of the group, told …

White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden, ending a pandemic vestige
10 months ago

White House lifting its COVID-19 testing rule for people around Biden, ending a pandemic vestige

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday lifted its COVID-19 testing requirement for those who plan to be in close contact with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses, bringing to an end the last coronavirus prevention protocol at the White House. The White House said the change aligns its policies with the Centers for Disease Control …

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency

LA Times  

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha speaks during the daily briefing at the White House on Oct. 11. The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11, as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter. The public health emergency, first declared in January 2020 under the Trump administration and renewed …

Biden emerges from COVID isolation and tells public: Get your shots
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden emerges from COVID isolation and tells public: Get your shots

LA Times  

President Biden emerged Wednesday from five days of isolation after contracting the coronavirus, telling Americans that “COVID isn’t gone” but noting that serious illness can be avoided with vaccines, booster shoots and treatments. President Biden ended his COVID-19 isolation on Wednesday, telling Americans they can “live without fear” of the pandemic if they take advantage of booster shots and treatments, …

Biden ‘feeling better every day’ as he recovers from COVID
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden ‘feeling better every day’ as he recovers from COVID

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday that he’s “feeling better every day” as he recovers from his coronavirus infection, and the White House planned a summit on Tuesday to discuss developing a new generation of vaccines that could more effectively guard against contagious variants. After participating in a virtual meeting to talk about computer chip manufacturing, Biden said “everything’s …

Biden says he’s ‘feeling better every day’ after COVID case
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden says he’s ‘feeling better every day’ after COVID case

LA Times  

President Biden speaks virtually during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington on Monday. President Biden said Monday that he’s “feeling better every day” as he recovers from his coronavirus infection, and the White House plans to hold a summit on Tuesday to discuss developing a new generation of vaccines that could more …

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘very mild symptoms’
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘very mild symptoms’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and went into isolation with mild symptoms. White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told reporters at a briefing that he spoke with Biden over the phone and the president “sounded great.” “He had been working all morning,” Jha said. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described the president’s …

EXPLAINER: What’s known about Biden catching COVID-19?
2 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s known about Biden catching COVID-19?

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, is experiencing mild symptoms and has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral pill treatment. Biden felt tired Wednesday evening and didn’t sleep well, White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said at a press briefing. The president’s doctor said Biden’s vaccination status and early treatment with Paxlovid should keep him out of …

Why Biden’s bout with COVID-19 is likely to be easier than Trump’s
2 years, 5 months ago

Why Biden’s bout with COVID-19 is likely to be easier than Trump’s

LA Times  

President Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One on Wednesday, a day before he tested positive for a coronavirus infection. The president is said to be working in isolation from the White House and “experiencing very mild symptoms,” including a runny nose, fatigue and an “occasional dry cough,” according to his physician, …

Biden tests positive for coronavirus, has ‘very mild symptoms’
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden tests positive for coronavirus, has ‘very mild symptoms’

LA Times  

President Biden, 79, will isolate at the White House and continue to carry out his duties during that time, the White House says. Biden is “experiencing very mild symptoms” of COVID-19 and has begun taking Paxlovid, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. According to a letter from the president’s doctor released by the White House, Biden tested positive first …

Biden gets his 2nd booster shot and urges Congress to spend more on pandemic: ‘We can’t wait’
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden gets his 2nd booster shot and urges Congress to spend more on pandemic: ‘We can’t wait’

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged lawmakers to secure more funding for his administration’s Covid-19 response and warned of severe consequences for the nation if Congress doesn’t authorize the money. “This isn’t partisan, it’s medicine,” Biden said in a speech from the White House while urging Congress to act “immediately.” The President said without the new funding, the …

Biden attends first in-person fundraiser since pandemic
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden attends first in-person fundraiser since pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday held his first in-person fundraiser since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, marking a return to a traditional form of politics that many Democrats eschewed as a matter of public safety over the past two years. If you look at them the right way, they’re compatible.” Biden has attended several in-person political events …

COVID leaves lasting scars as Biden marks first year in office
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID leaves lasting scars as Biden marks first year in office

Al Jazeera  

Victims’ families say they are still grappling with deep pain as US President Joe Biden vows to keep fighting the coronavirus. “For many of us, it’s been too much to bear,” Biden said during a news conference at the White House on the eve of his presidency’s official one-year mark on Thursday. “We’re in a very different place now, though; …

Biden hails ‘enormous progress’ during first year in office
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden hails ‘enormous progress’ during first year in office

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden has said his administration achieved “enormous progress” during his first year in office, but stressed that he would continue to tackle key challenges, including COVID-19 and rising prices. Speaking one day before his presidency hits the one-year mark, Biden on Wednesday highlighted his administration’s achievements, including getting millions of people in the United States vaccinated, …

Biden and Omicron: Inside the meeting that led to the president’s stark warning about the winter
3 years ago

Biden and Omicron: Inside the meeting that led to the president’s stark warning about the winter

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden’s top health officials came to an afternoon briefing at the White House Thursday with a warning – and a request. A shift toward focusing on severity instead of case numbers Some of Biden’s advisers are encouraging the administration to begin discussing publicly how to live alongside a virus that shows no signs of disappearing, a …

Biden administration pushes booster shots as second pandemic winter approaches
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden administration pushes booster shots as second pandemic winter approaches

LA Times  

President Biden walks off Marine One at the White House on Friday. The expanded availability of booster shots could bolster President Biden’s efforts to limit the pandemic’s devastation, which has evaded his attempts to bring it to an end and bogged down his administration’s agenda. “We are tired and exhausted by the pandemic as well,” White House Press Secretary Jen …

Top doctors say not so fast to Biden's boosters-for-all plan
3 years, 3 months ago

Top doctors say not so fast to Biden's boosters-for-all plan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The plan is for every adult to get a …

Analysis: Biden's war on virus becomes war on unvaccinated
3 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: Biden's war on virus becomes war on unvaccinated

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly 8 months after declaring “war” on the coronavirus as he took office, Biden …

Biden meeting with CEOs in vaccine mandate push
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden meeting with CEOs in vaccine mandate push

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden is meeting with some of the biggest CEOs in the country on Wednesday as part of his efforts to get more coronavirus jabs into American arms. With the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus creating headwinds for the economic recovery in the United States, President Joe Biden is meeting with some of the biggest CEOs in …

Anti-vaccine mandate protesters rally against Joe Biden at Ground Zero on 20th anniversary of 9/11
3 years, 3 months ago

Anti-vaccine mandate protesters rally against Joe Biden at Ground Zero on 20th anniversary of 9/11

Daily Mail  

Anti-vaccine mandate protesters gathered at Ground Zero on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 branding Joe Biden a 'killer, pervert and a traitor' as he visited the New York City memorial. On the 20th anniversary of 9/11 protestors took to the outskirts of Ground Zero to protest against the vaccine mandate President Joe Biden put into action on Thursday A small …

Biden Lays Out Plan To Mandate Vaccines Or Testing For Millions Of Workers
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden Lays Out Plan To Mandate Vaccines Or Testing For Millions Of Workers

NPR  

Biden Lays Out Plan To Mandate Vaccines Or Testing For Millions Of Workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Biden on Thursday unveiled a series of steps to combat the newly surging pandemic, including the announcement of a forthcoming federal rule that all businesses with 100 or more employees have …

Biden’s infrastructure win overshadowed by new virus surge
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden’s infrastructure win overshadowed by new virus surge

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Joe Biden wagered his campaign and now his presidency on the premise that government itself could still work, even at a time of fractious political division. He added that it’s “imperative for the Biden administration to communicate on this regularly and prepare for us for the ups and downs of this pandemic.” The president’s first six months …

Biden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Calling a vaccination “the most patriotic thing you can do,” President Joe Biden on Sunday mixed the nation’s birthday party with a celebration of freedom from the worst of the pandemic. The White House encouraged gatherings and fireworks displays all around the country to mark — as though ripped from a Hollywood script — the nation’s “independence” from …

Biden administration falls short of July 4 COVID-19 vaccination goal
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden administration falls short of July 4 COVID-19 vaccination goal

India TV News  

The Biden administration has fallen short of the July 4 COVID vaccination goal to have 70 per cent of Americans at least partially vaccinated. Citing the CDC data, Fox News reported that 67 per cent of adults in the country had received at least one vaccination shot as of Saturday. In terms of total numbers, that amounts to just under …

America coming back together but battle against Covid not over yet: US President Biden on July 4
3 years, 6 months ago

America coming back together but battle against Covid not over yet: US President Biden on July 4

India Today  

After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was determined to party. "Today, all across this nation, we can say with confidence: America is coming back together," Biden declared Sunday as he hosted more than 1,000 guests for a July Fourth celebration on the South Lawn of the White House. …

Biden says ‘America is coming back together,’ noting that COVID is not yet finished
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden says ‘America is coming back together,’ noting that COVID is not yet finished

LA Times  

After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Biden was determined to party. “Today, all across this nation, we can say with confidence: America is coming back together,” Biden said Sunday as he hosted more than 1,000 guests for a July Fourth celebration on the South Lawn of the White House. The …

White House to deploy response teams focused on combating Delta variant of Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

White House to deploy response teams focused on combating Delta variant of Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration is set to announce on Thursday that it is deploying response teams across the US to areas with a high spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 as concerns grow around the nation, a White House official told CNN. The White House has deployed similar response teams in the past, but this is …

The White House Is Marking COVID 'Independence Day' With Free Beer And Bill Pullman
3 years, 6 months ago

The White House Is Marking COVID 'Independence Day' With Free Beer And Bill Pullman

NPR  

The White House Is Marking COVID 'Independence Day' With Free Beer And Bill Pullman Budweiser via YouTube America hasn't quite reached President Biden's July Fourth vaccination goal, but the White House isn't letting that get in the way of a good party. And even though not quite 70% of American adults are expected to have received their first shot by …

President Joe Biden encourages countrywide July Fourth celebrations to mark return to normalcy following COVID-19
3 years, 6 months ago

President Joe Biden encourages countrywide July Fourth celebrations to mark return to normalcy following COVID-19

Firstpost  

The planned celebration will be the largest event of Biden’s presidency and is designed to demonstrate the nation’s victory over the virus as COVID-19 cases and deaths drop to levels not seen since the first days of the outbreak. “It means that we can now return to life as we know it,” Cuomo said, announcing that the state would also …

Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the vexing problem of winning over the “doubters” and those unmotivated to get inoculated. It could save your life or the lives of somebody you love.” Biden’s goal equates to delivering at least …

White House ready to grind through next pandemic steps: ‘Every 1% from here on out will represent incredible progress’
3 years, 8 months ago

White House ready to grind through next pandemic steps: ‘Every 1% from here on out will represent incredible progress’

CNN  

Washington CNN — The next 100 days of President Joe Biden’s term will test his administration in a critical new way: Convincing those who are not yet vaccinated to do so while making it more convenient for them to get their shot. “Every 1% from here on out will represent incredible progress for the country,” Andy Slavitt, a top official …

Biden’s first 100 days: Progress on COVID, economy
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden’s first 100 days: Progress on COVID, economy

Al Jazeera  

New US president faces tougher road dealing with migration, mass shootings and rising calls for racial justice. Congress passed a massive and far-reaching $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus bill and appears poised to approve a jobs and infrastructure spending measure later this year, fulfilling key campaign promises by Biden. Biden now confronts tough challenges in surging migration at …

Biden Doubles Goal Of COVID Vaccines To 200 Million Doses
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden Doubles Goal Of COVID Vaccines To 200 Million Doses

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden opened his first formal news conference Thursday with a nod toward the improving picture on battling the coronavirus, doubling his original goal by pledging that the nation will administer 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of his first 100 days in office. “It’s an opportunity for him to speak …

US President Joe Biden Holds First Press Conference, Announces Goal of 200 Mn Vaccine Doses in 100 Days
3 years, 9 months ago

US President Joe Biden Holds First Press Conference, Announces Goal of 200 Mn Vaccine Doses in 100 Days

News 18  

In his first formal news conference on Thursday, US President Joe Biden announced a new goal of administering 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the United States within his first 100 days in office, double his original pledge. Biden has been in the White House since January 20, but only on Thursday, more than two months after taking office, …

Joe Biden aims to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by 1 May, vows ‘independence from virus’ by 4 July
3 years, 9 months ago

Joe Biden aims to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by 1 May, vows ‘independence from virus’ by 4 July

Firstpost  

The US president signed into law a $1.9 trillion relief package that will help defeat the virus, revive the economy and deliver direct aid to citizens Washington: One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to make all adults eligible for vaccines by 1 …

Biden aims for quicker shots, ‘independence from this virus’
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden aims for quicker shots, ‘independence from this virus’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1 and raised the possibility of beginning to “mark our independence from this virus” by the Fourth of July. “We are also bound together by …

Biden sets new goal for US vaccinations, eyes July 4 celebrations
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden sets new goal for US vaccinations, eyes July 4 celebrations

Al Jazeera  

In televised address to mark a year of the pandemic, Biden acknowledged Americans losses and offered hope for the future. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would direct US states to make all adults eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by May 1 as he told Americans that he was hoping the country would be able to achieve some kind …

Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief bill

Al Jazeera  

President in national address will say all US adults will be eligible for COVID vaccine no later than May 1. President Joe Biden, riding high on a significant legislative victory in the US Congress, signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill at the White House on Thursday, marking one year of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Biden will …

Biden projects hope in speech: All adults can be vaccinated by end of May
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden projects hope in speech: All adults can be vaccinated by end of May

LA Times  

After a grim winter, Biden seeks to foster a surge of optimism about the pandemic, the economy and national unity. After a grim winter that saw the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 rise past half a million, President Biden sought to foster — and benefit from — a national surge of optimism about the pandemic, the economy and the country’s …

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden's massive relief plan is on the verge clearing Congress with a final vote Wednesday, offering a lifeline for millions of American families and businesses and stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic. If it makes it to his desk, Mr. Biden — who made the American Rescue Plan his top legislative priority — could sign …

Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden doesn’t just have to manage the coronavirus pandemic — he also has to manage people’s expectations for how soon the country will come out of it. And on the latter task, projecting too much optimism can be as risky as offering too little, requiring what one public health expert calls a “necessarily mixed message.” At …

Biden reframes his goal on reopening of elementary schools
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden reframes his goal on reopening of elementary schools

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — President Joe Biden is promising a majority of elementary schools will be open five days a week by the end of his first 100 days in office, restating his goal after his administration came under fire when aides said schools would be considered open if they held in-person learning just one day a week. Biden had pledged in …

‘Overwhelm the problem': Inside Biden’s war on COVID-19
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Overwhelm the problem': Inside Biden’s war on COVID-19

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The meetings begin each day not long after dawn. Where the last administration addressed the pandemic with the vernacular of a natural disaster — using the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mantra of a “federally supported, state managed and locally executed” response — President Joe Biden’s team is borrowing from the Pentagon and the doctrine of overwhelming force. “We’re …

Murphy’s top message to Biden? Ramp up vaccine production
3 years, 11 months ago

Murphy’s top message to Biden? Ramp up vaccine production

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — The Biden administration should make manufacturing more COVID-19 vaccines its primary focus as it confronts the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey Gov. “The top of the list right now has got to be ramping up the manufacture of vaccine doses.” The lack of supply has emerged as a central concern about gaining control over the virus, which has …

Opinion: A year into the pandemic, health care workers have a new source of hope
3 years, 11 months ago

Opinion: A year into the pandemic, health care workers have a new source of hope

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Susannah Hills is a pediatric airway surgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center. After health care workers spent the last year fighting simultaneous battles against Covid-19 and misinformation about the virus — which oftentimes originated from Trump and other elected officials — the Biden administration’s support of science-based public health messaging feels like a …

Not Your Average Joe: The Biden Presidency Brings Hope with Daunting Challenges
3 years, 11 months ago

Not Your Average Joe: The Biden Presidency Brings Hope with Daunting Challenges

News 18  

On Wednesday, January 20, a little before noon, Joseph R Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington DC amidst a heavy presence of armed security personnel. But the healing process and a return to some degree of decorum, decency and normative democratic rhythms was evidenced in the Biden inaugural …

US deaths from COVID-19 surpass 400,000 as Trump leaves office
3 years, 11 months ago

US deaths from COVID-19 surpass 400,000 as Trump leaves office

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden, on eve of inauguration, says ‘to heal, we must remember’ those who died in pandemic. California hard-hit Public health officials have criticised the Trump administration’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, saying it has been slower than expected and “chaotic”. “The state has averaged 466.7 daily deaths over the last week, an increase of 32.2 percent from two weeks ago,” the …

Column: Unsurprisingly, Trump’s rollout of the COVID vaccine is an utter fiasco
4 years ago

Column: Unsurprisingly, Trump’s rollout of the COVID vaccine is an utter fiasco

LA Times  

For some mysterious reason, people are shocked — shocked! On Dec. 10, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar promised that 20 million Americans would be vaccinated in “the next several weeks.” It is up to the States to distribute the vaccines once brought to the designated areas by the Federal Government. Based on the judgment that 80% of Americans, …

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