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...

Monday, November 8, 2021: D.C. News

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private businesses with 100 or more employees, health care workers, and federal contractors. The court gave the federal government until 5:00pm today to respond....

Monday, November 8, 2021: D.C. News

The House late Friday cleared a Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill by a vote of 228-206. All but six Democrats voting for the measure, along with 13 Republicans. The bipartisan bill would reauthorize surface transportation and water programs for five years,...