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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves: Education is key to reducing vaccine hesitancy

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Sunday the key to reducing vaccine hesitancy is driving home the message that getting the shot is safe and crucial to returning to a pre-pandemic life.

April 4, 2021

White House defends American Jobs plan, urges ‘infrastructure’ rethink

The White House's top economic adviser defended President Biden's American Jobs plan, saying there is "a long way to go" before the economy returns to a pre-pandemic place.

April 4, 2021

Trump wishes happy Easter to all, including the ‘crazies’

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday wished a Happy Easter to everyone -- including "the Radical Left CRAZIES."

April 4, 2021

Biden affirms support for Ukraine in standoff with Russia

President Biden has assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he's got his back in the face of escalating tensions with Russia.

April 2, 2021

Biden selling vision to Republican voters, not lawmakers

President Biden and his team are redefining bipartisanship on their own terms. The 46th president of the United States is making it clear that he puts more stock in claiming the support of Republican voters than winning GOP votes on Capitol Hill.

April 1, 2021

White House defends proposed corporate tax hike

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain on Thursday defended President Biden's push to increase corporate taxes to help pay for his $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan, saying it is "just good policy" and a "commonsense" way to come up with the money to fund his ambitious proposal.

April 1, 2021

Biden’s jobs plan positions U.S. to ‘outcompete China’: White House

The White House is billing President Biden's "American Jobs Plan" as a key vehicle for competing with China on the world stage.

March 31, 2021

Jeff Kaufmann, Iowa Republican Party chair, spurns chatter of changing nomination calendar

The head of the Iowa GOP is pushing back against the idea that his state could lose its spot at the front of the line in the presidential nomination process.

March 31, 2021

Joe Biden rolls out $2.25 trillion spending plan for infrastructure, caregiving, manufacturing

President Biden on Wednesday laid out a sweeping $2.25 trillion infrastructure package and an array of corporate tax hikes to pay for the plan, touting his proposals as a "once-in-a-generation" investment in initiatives like roads, bridges, broadband and manufacturing.

March 31, 2021

Joe Biden seeking ‘fair’ corporate tax; plan expected to cost upwards of $4T, White House says

President Biden on Wednesday is expected to call for tax increases on corporations and wealthy Americans to help cover the cost of his up-to-$4 trillion plan to revamp the nation's infrastructure and social programs.

March 30, 2021

Donald Trump torches Anthony Fauci, Deborah Birx over coronavirus response

Former President Donald Trump on Monday slammed a pair of top health officials from his administration, saying Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx are "self-promoters" trying to "reinvent history" regarding his coronavirus response.

March 29, 2021

Joe Biden eyes tax hikes to pay for economic agenda

President Biden will propose tax increases to pay for more than $3 trillion in new spending on infrastructure and health care, but he's open to more borrowing, too, the White House said on Monday.

March 29, 2021

White House plans to be open about Biden’s health

The White House said Monday it is committed to being transparent when it comes to President Biden's health.

March 29, 2021

White House ‘deeply concerned’ about bloodshed in Myanmar

The White House said Monday it is "deeply concerned" about the increasing bloodshed in Myanmar.

March 29, 2021

Biden proposes new windmill farms along huge swaths of U.S. coastline

President Biden announced a plan Monday to ramp up development of large offshore wind farms to generate electricity for up to 10 million homes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

March 29, 2021

Civil rights groups challenge Georgia election law in court

Civil rights groups have sued Georgia, challenging a new election law that requires an ID to vote by absentee ballot.

March 27, 2021

Trump celebrates new Georgia election law, laments changes didn’t happen sooner

Former President Donald Trump is celebrating the newly enacted election law in Georgia.

March 26, 2021

Biden: New Georgia election law is an ‘atrocity’

President Biden on Friday described the new election rule that Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia signed into law as an "atrocity."

March 26, 2021

White House ‘deeply concerned’ over arrest of Georgia lawmaker Park Cannon

The White House is "deeply concerned" by the actions of Georgia state troopers who arrested a state representative as she sought to gain entrance to the room in which Gov. Brian Kemp was signing an election bill into law.

March 26, 2021

President Biden planning executive actions on guns, White House says

President Biden is preparing executive actions that seek to combat gun violence.

March 26, 2021