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The Biden administration continued hiring Democratic operatives. A former Trump staffer found new work on Capitol Hill. Prominent 2020 political reporters took on new roles. See more stories on Insider’s business page. The changeover from former President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden continues driving most of the movement around […]

Focus on dangers of campus sexual violence in Biden review of Trump-era Title IX changes

As the primary author of the Violence Against Women Act, President Joe Biden has arguably achieved more progress than any other single American on the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault. Now his administration, led by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, plans to review the Trump-era regulations governing higher education’s response to […]

Biden Aims For Quicker Shots, ‘Independence From This Virus’

WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1 and raised the possibility of beginning to “mark our independence from this virus” […]

Fox Guest Says Crown Isn’t Racist Because Lands It Colonized Have Black, Asian People

A guest on Fox News argued Thursday that the British royal family couldn’t possibly be racist because many of the queen’s colonial subjects are Black and Asian. “I don’t think the royal family is racist,” said Richard Mineards, a columnist for California’s Montecito Journal, shown in a clip posted by […]

Senate Advances Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland

The Senate voted Thursday to move forward with confirming Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to lead the Interior Department, bringing President Joe Biden’s historic nominee one step closer to becoming the nation’s first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history. Thursday’s action, called a cloture vote, was only a procedural step. […]

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Package — Sending Out Third Round of Stimulus Checks

On Thursday afternoon, President Joe Biden signed into law a sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package — guaranteeing both another round of stimulus checks to most families and an enormous influx of government money into households against the backdrop of a historic pandemic. The legislation is the third major economic […]

Here's what will likely be in the massive, multi-trillion dollar infrastructure bill Democrats want to pass

With a COVID-19 relief package out of the way, Biden is setting his sights on an infrastructure bill. Some Democrats are reportedly discussing spending as much as $4 trillion on the package. The bill will likely be climate-oriented and emphasize foreign competitiveness. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Now […]

Judge Approves 3rd-Degree Murder Charge For Ex-Cop In George Floyd Death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill reinstated the charge after the former officer, Derek Chauvin, failed to get appellate courts to block it. Cahill had earlier […]

Biden signs $1.9T coronavirus relief bill in first major legislative win

Biden signs American Rescue Plan President Biden on Thursday signed into law the sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that Democrats muscled through Congress without any Republican support, securing the first big legislative win of his presidency. The measure includes a $1,400 check for many Americans and an extension of a […]

Congress delivered big Covid relief bills over the past year – but months of inaction took a major toll

Congress quickly sent relief to individuals and businesses a year ago in the form of direct payments, an unemployment supplement and forgivable loans, among other measures. Lawmakers then allowed effective policies to expire for months, contributing to millions of people descending into poverty last year. Democrats hope their latest $1.9 […]