by Jordana Choucair | Mar 4, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate narrowly passed a resolution to terminate the national emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution passed 48 to 47 on a party-line vote, underscoring political pressure the Biden administration could face to unwind pandemic-related...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 3, 2022 | D.C. News
The Biden administration is asking Congress for roughly $22.5 billion in pandemic-related funding. The money would specifically fund investments in vaccines, therapeutics, and testing to guard against future variants. However, Republican senators will likely be...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 2, 2022 | D.C. News
President Biden projected optimism about the direction of the COVID-19 pandemic and launched new efforts focused on mental health care and nursing home quality during his State of the Union address. Biden announced a new “test to treat” program, “so...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 1, 2022 | D.C. News
President Joe Biden will outline a plan to improve conditions in nursing homes during his State of the Union speech tonight. Efforts will include setting minimum staffing levels, phasing out the use of shared rooms, increasing oversight and penalties for...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 1, 2022 | D.C. News
Top Democratic and Republican senators will hold meetings with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, tomorrow. Democrats are hoping for a swift, bipartisan confirmation process. Biden officially nominated Jackson to the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 25, 2022 | D.C. News
President Joe Biden could announce his final decision on his first nominee to the Supreme Court as soon as today. His historic selection is set to be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court. According to multiple sources, Biden has met with...
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