An attorney for former President Trump says he will fight to block the release of his tax returns days after the Department of Justice ordered them turned over to the Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee.d“There is no evidence of any… Source: The Hill
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The White House asserted on Monday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not have the legal authority to issue another eviction ban after Democratic leaders urged the Biden administration to take unilateral action.In a… Source: The Hill
President Biden and Congress’s job approval are taking a hit amid a resurgence of the coronavirus. A Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released Monday found Biden’s approval dropping to 52 percent. He may still be above water — only 43 percent of… Source: The Hill
Multiple progressive and pro-White House groups reportedly intend to spend almost $100 million this month to promote President Biden’s agenda while Congress is in recess.The Associated Press reported that the advertising blitz is part… Source: The Hill
The Department of Health and Human Services’s (HHS) independent watchdog is launching an investigation of the agency’s use of the Fort Bliss, Texas, facility to house unaccompanied migrant children following a whistleblower complaint about… Source: The Hill
The U.S. on Sunday accused Iran of being behind an attack on an Israeli-linked Mercer Street oil tanker last week that killed two workers on board.”We join our partners and allies in our strong condemnation of the attack against the Mercer Street, a… Source: The…
The federal eviction moratorium officially expired at midnight on Saturday, leaving millions of Americans at risk of being forced out of their homes as COVID-19 cases are again rising due to the delta variant.President Biden and House Democrats… Source: The Hill
Influential public sector unions are pushing back on a new vaccination requirement for federal workers in a rare split with the Biden administration.President Biden’s latest vaccine push, announced Thursday, requires federal employees to attest that… Source: The Hill
President Biden, in a late plea to prevent rental evictions as the federal government’s moratorium is set to expire this weekend, urged local governments on Friday to use federal funding to block evictions.”Every state… Source: The Hill
Attorney General Merrick Garland made good on a threat to sue the state of Texas, filing a lawsuit Friday challenging an executive order from Gov. Greg Abbott (R) that limits nongovernmental organizations from transporting migrants from the southern… Source: The Hill
President Biden’s new, more aggressive approach to pressure reluctant or unwilling people to get vaccinated is a risky political play for a president who put defeating the coronavirus at the center of his agenda — though it could also come with a… Source: The Hill
The White House is not presently considering a national requirement for the COVID-19 vaccine, principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday.”A national vaccine requirement is not under consideration at… Source: The Hill
President Biden on Friday appointed Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who gained prominence during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, to serve on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.Khan’s appointment was one of… Source: The Hill
President Biden on Friday nominated Holocaust historian and Emory University professor Deborah Lipstadt to serve as a special envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism.Lipstadt, who was the founding director of Emory’s Institute for Jewish Studies… Source: The Hill
President Biden remembered former Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who died Thursday, as “one of the most honorable and decent people” the president said he has ever known.Biden called Levin “brilliant, humble, and principled” in a statement Friday. The… Source: The Hill
President Biden on Thursday unequivocally backed Democratic efforts to include immigration in the budget as a way to navigate narrow margins in the Senate.”I think we should include in the reconciliation bill the immigration proposal,” Biden told… Source: The Hill
President Biden on Thursday said he wants to see local governments, private companies and schools move towards vaccine mandates while laying out the administration’s next efforts to get more Americans vaccinated.“I’d like to see them continue to… Source: The Hill
President Biden on Thursday called for all schools to open this fall for in-person learning even as coronavirus cases rise around the country, arguing there are enough tools available to ensure children and teachers are safe.”We can and we must… Source: The Hill
First lady Jill Biden will undergo a procedure Thursday to remove an object from her left foot, her office announced.She stepped on the object, which her office did not identify, on the beach in Hawaii last week and it apparently became lodged. The… Source: The…
President Biden on Thursday is directing all federal employees and onsite contractors to show that they are vaccinated or otherwise submit to regular coronavirus testing, a major step that will likely cause other private sector businesses to follow… Source: The Hill