Tag: White House

Biden Admin Releases $39 Billion From Stimulus Package to Address ‘Child Care Crisis’

The White House on Thursday announced that it is releasing $39 billion in funding for states to address the “child care crisis” with the money to come from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill President Joe Biden signed into law last month. The Biden administration said the $39 billion is aimed at addressing the “acute,…


White House Won’t Say Whether Special Operations Troops Will Remain in Afghanistan After Sept. 11

The White House hasn’t yet announced whether special operations troops will remain in Afghanistan after President Joe Biden on April 14 outlined a drawdown of combat troops in the region that will begin May 1 and conclude by Sept. 11. Special operations troops were the first deployed in the war in Afghanistan nearly two decades…


White House Won’t Say Whether Special Operations Troops Will Remain in Afghanistan After September 11

The White House hasn’t yet announced whether special operations troops will remain in Afghanistan after President Joe Biden on April 14 outlined a drawdown of combat troops in the region that will begin May 1 and conclude by Sept. 11. Special operations troops were the first deployed in the war in Afghanistan nearly two decades…


Biden Doesn’t Agree With Democrat’s Call for Ending Police and Prisons: White House

President Joe Biden’s administration said that it disagrees with a tweet from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) who called for an end to “policing, incarceration, and militarization.” “That’s not the president’s view,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in response to a question about Tlaib’s comment. “The president’s view is that there are necessary outdated…


White House Looks for ‘Creative Ways’ to Get ‘White Conservative Communities’ Vaccinated

The White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the Biden administration is looking for creative ways to encourage white conservatives to take COVID-19 vaccines, such as using public service announcements (PSAs) through different popular channels. “We’ve run PSAs on The Deadliest Catch. We’re engaged with NASCAR and Country Music TV. We’re looking for a…


White House: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Won’t Impact Federal Plan

The White House and top health officials indicated Tuesday that a pause on the Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine won’t have a lasting or significant impact on the federal government’s vaccination plan. Earlier in the day, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended a pause on the vaccines…


Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to Increase Troops Along Borders: White House Official

The White House reached a deal with Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras to potentially stem the flow of illegal immigration into the United States, a Biden administration official said on Monday. Special Assistant to the President for Immigration for the Domestic Policy Council Tyler Moran said in a TV interview that the administration “secured agreements” that…


Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to Increase Troops Along Borders: White House

The White House reached a deal with Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras to potentially stem the flow of illegal immigration into the United States, Biden administration officials said Monday Special Assistant to the President for Immigration for the Domestic Policy Council Tyler Moran said in a TV interview that the administration “secured agreements” that would place…


White House Says Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to Boost Troops Along Borders

The White House has reached a deal with Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras to potentially stem the flow of illegal immigration into the United States, Biden administration officials said April 12. Tyler Moran, the special assistant to the president for immigration for the Domestic Policy Council, said in a TV interview that the administration “secured agreements” that…


Biden Announces All Adults to Be Eligible for Vaccine by April 19

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Tuesday moved up the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility target for all American adults to April 19, but warned that with new virus variants spreading “we’re still in a life-and-death race” with the coronavirus. Biden directed states to widen the vaccine eligibility to people 18 or older by April 19, two weeks earlier…