In Washington: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky urged parents to vaccinate adolescents and teenagers against the coronavirus Friday, adding that COVID-19 can be severe for this age...more
6/7/2021
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In Washington: Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that the Senate can only discharge one more automatic budget reconciliation this year, upending Democrat’s strategy to sidestep Republicans in advancing...more
6/3/2021
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In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has loosened its COVID-19 guidelines for summer camps, saying that vaccinated staffers and adolescents do not need to wear masks. The changes represent an...more
6/1/2021
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In Washington: President Biden on Wednesday asked U.S. intelligence to “redouble their efforts” to determine the origins of the coronavirus and submit a report within 90 days on whether the virus emerged from an accidental...more
In Washington: House Ways and Means Committee Democrats Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Steven Horsford (D-NV) introduced a bill Thursday aimed at boosting the hiring of workers hit hard by the pandemic. The legislation would expand...more
In Washington: The House on Tuesday passed legislation aimed at combating the sharp rise in hate crimes against Asian-Americans that have occurred during the coronavirus pandemic. President Biden is expected to sign the bill...more
5/20/2021
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In Washington: President Biden announced Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of domestically-authorized coronavirus vaccines with foreign countries by the end of June. The U.S. will export doses of...more
5/18/2021
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In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that fully vaccinated individuals don’t need to wear masks. The new guidance says people who have waited for two weeks after receiving their...more
5/17/2021
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In Washington: A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for youth who are 12 to 15 years old. The recommendation came hours after the Advisory Committee on...more
5/13/2021
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In Washington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for the World Health Assembly (WHA), a decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), to allow Taiwan to participate as an observer in its...more
5/10/2021
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In Washington: The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it supports a proposal to waive international patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a statement that the...more
5/6/2021
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In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is looking to let cruise lines resume trips in the U.S. by mid-July and changing some of the rules to allow the ships to sail. A spokeswoman for...more
5/4/2021
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In Washington: On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased its guidelines on wearing masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to mask up unless they are in certain crowded...more
4/29/2021
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In Washington: President Biden is expected to announce on Tuesday updated guidance on masking from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The guidance is still being finalized but is likely to ease...more
4/27/2021
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In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday lifted the recommended pause on the use of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine, saying the benefits...more
4/26/2021
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In Washington: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Monday proposed a rule ordering debt collectors to inform tenants about their rights under a federal eviction ban if they’ve been unable to pay rent during the...more
4/20/2021
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In Washington: An independent advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet again on April 23 to resume deliberating about the use of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine, agency...more
4/19/2021
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In Washington: On April 13, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) paused the production of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six women participants in the U.S. developed...more
4/15/2021
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In Washington: Congress returns this week from their two-week spring recess. The Senate will continue its consideration of President Biden’s health care nominees. On April 15, the Senate Finance Committee will consider...more
4/13/2021
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In Washington: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed confidence Wednesday that the U.S. can spend trillions more in upcoming legislation following this month’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. In testimony before...more
3/25/2021
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In Washington: The White House may split a $3 trillion economic recovery proposal into two bills, The New York Times reported Monday. The proposal comes as the economy struggles through the coronavirus pandemic-caused...more
3/23/2021
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In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their new guidance for opening schools. The new social distancing guidelines say that students attending in-person instruction only need to stay...more
3/22/2021
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In Washington: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) pledged on Thursday to pass a coronavirus relief bill this week. “No matter how long it takes, the Senate is going to stay in session to finish the bill this week,”...more
3/5/2021
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In Washington: Senate Democrats have opted to narrow the eligibility to receive an individual stimulus payment as part of the coronavirus relief bill, a Democratic aide confirmed to The Hill. Centrist Democratic senators had...more
3/4/2021
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In Washington: The House of Representatives was set to pass its $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package (H.R. 1319), late Friday night over solid Republican opposition. The passage is a key step toward giving President Joe...more
3/1/2021
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