Tag: Executive Branch

Biden Hosts SBA Women’s Business Summit

President Joe Biden hosts the Small Business Association’s (SBA) Women’s Business Summit at the White House at 2:30 p.m. ET on March 27. …


LIVE 1 PM ET: White House Karine Jean-Pierre Holds Press Briefing (March 27)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on March 27. …


LIVE NOW: White House Karine Jean-Pierre Holds Press Briefing (March 27)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on March 27. …


White House Karine Jean-Pierre Holds Press Briefing (March 27)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on March 27. …


Contract Confirms US Government Received $400 Million From Major COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturer

The U.S. government has released the licensing agreement it hammered out with vaccine manufacturer Moderna but has refused to confirm many payment details. Moderna agreed to pay the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to license spike protein technology the company included in its COVID-19 vaccine, the contract confirms. Moderna resisted for years acknowledging the work…


Federal ‘Major Disaster’ Declared in Mississippi After Dozens Killed by Tornadoes

President Joe Biden on Sunday issued a major disaster declaration in Mississippi after tornadoes left dozens of people dead, according to a White House statement. Biden early on Sunday “declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas…


Federal ‘Major Disaster’ Declared Mississippi After Dozens Killed by Tornadoes

President Joe Biden on Sunday issued a major disaster declaration in Mississippi after tornadoes left dozens of people dead, according to a White House statement. Biden early Sunday “declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected…


Daunting Recovery Underway in Tornado-Devastated Mississippi

ROLLING FORK, Miss.—Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the United States after a deadly tornado wrought a path of destruction in the Mississippi Delta, even as furious new storms Sunday struck Georgia, where two tigers briefly escaped their badly damaged safari park. At least 25 people were killed and dozens of…


Biden Declares Emergency as Crews Dig Through Storm Wreckage

President Joe Biden early Sunday issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi, making federal funding available to Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, and Sharkey counties, the areas hardest hit Friday night by a deadly tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions of the United States. At least 25 people were killed and dozens…


Resistance to Offshore Wind Is Growing on US Coasts

A growing chorus of interest groups is calling for a pause in offshore wind activities to allow further assessment of the sector’s impacts on the marine ecosystem. Congressman Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, a Republican, introduced a congressional resolution on March 21 to halt work on east-coast offshore wind projects until investigations into its…