Tag: Joe Biden

Biden Administration Mulling an Extension of Student Loan Payment Pause

President Joe Biden’s administration is considering an extension of a pause on student loan payments, with an announcement expected later this week. Interest payments on federal student loans were paused by the Trump administration in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Biden administration extended the pause but as of now, people will see…


Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Payment Pause

President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday extended the pause on student loan payments. The pause was initially announced during the Trump administration in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden administration extended it twice but was poised to let the pause end on Jan. 31, 2022. Even though the economy has recovered strongly…


Biden Vows Schools and Businesses Will Remain Open in Omicron Speech

President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to not impose lockdowns on schools and businesses this winter as part of his response to the Omicron variant. Omicron is now believed to be the prominent strain of the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, in the United States. In an address Dec. 21, the president said that…


Biden Delivers Speech on Omicron, Says Americans Shouldn’t Panic

President Joe Biden in a Tuesday afternoon speech insisted that Americans should not panic over the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. “This is not March 2020 … we’re prepared. We know more,” Biden said. “I know you’re tired … I know you’re frustrated,” he said, adding that “this is a critical moment.” The federal…


Biden Admin Releases Strictest-Ever Fuel Economy Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is putting in place new fuel economy rules for passenger cars and light trucks that are the strictest yet, even more than the standards set during the Obama administration. They come as the result of an executive order from President Joe Biden in January and undo President Donald Trump’s rollback of…


The Biden Admin Releases Strictest Ever Fuel Economy Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is putting in place new fuel economy rules for passenger cars and light trucks. The new standards are the strictest yet, even more so than what was put into place during the term of former President Barack Obama. They come as the result of an executive order from President Joe…


Biden Plans to Deploy Military, Distribute 500 Million Tests Amid COVID-19 Omicron Wave

President Joe Biden’s administration is planning to mail out some 500 million COVID-19 tests, starting in January, according to the White House. The White House on Tuesday said it will send the test kits to homes as part of an effort to deal with the Omicron COVID-19 variant, which the Centers for Disease Control and…


Bill O’Reilly Says Trump Will Run Again in 2024

Former President Donald Trump intends to enter the presidential race again in 2024, former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said on Monday. O’Reilly said during an appearance on Dan Abrams’s NewsNation prime-time show that the former president called him to say that he plans to run again for office. The former Fox News host said…


Biden Has ‘Close Contact’ With COVID-19 Positive Staffer

President Joe Biden on Monday morning tested negative after coming into close contact with a staff member who has COVID-19, the White House said. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Monday evening that, earlier in the day, a staff member who does not regularly have contact with Biden tested positive…


Homeland Security to Plug ‘Gaps’ Following Biden’s Order to Halt Border Wall Construction

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday it will restart some construction on the Trump administration’s border wall and will focus on gaps that were left in place after President Joe Bien ordered work to stop on the barrier during his first day in office. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday directed the…