President Biden now needs to figure out how to distribute the $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief.
Joe Biden
In address to nation, Biden calls for states to make all adults eligible for vaccine by May 1
The president’s prime-time speech follows his signing of the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health.
Congress approves $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill in win for Biden, Democrats
Maine U.S. Rep. Jared Golden was the only Democrat to vote against the bill.
Biden proves tough target for Republicans, who turn to culture wars instead
Additionally, Republican efforts to combat the Democratic president have been slowed by the civil war in its own ranks as the party grapples with its direction in Trump’s persistent shadow.
By slimmest of margins, Senate votes to take up $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill
The Senate’s 51-50 vote to start debating the package, with Vice President Kamala Harris pushing Democrats over the top, underscores how they are navigating the package through Congress with virtually no margin for error.
Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind
The pandemic is driving the crush of legislative action, but so are the still-raw emotions from the U.S. Capitol siege as well as the hard lessons of the last time Democrats had the sweep of party control of Washington.
Neera Tanden withdraws as Biden’s budget nominee after her tweets draw criticism
Among those opposed to Tanden, a domestic policy expert who helped author the Affordable Care Act, was U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
Biden marks 50 million vaccine doses in first 5 weeks in office
The moment came days after the nation reached the devastating milestone of 500,000 coronavirus deaths.
Biden mourns 500,000 victims of pandemic, balancing nation’s grief and hope
A president whose life has been marked by family tragedy speaks in deeply personal terms as he tries to comfort the huge number of Americans whose lives have been forever changed.
Biden declares ‘America is back’ in welcome words to global allies
During an international address, the president says goals of salvaging the Iran nuclear deal, meeting economic and security challenges posed by China and Russia and repairing the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic would require close cooperation between the U.S. and its Western allies.