President and others will speak during the live streamed event. The 69th Annual Prayer Breakfast will be held on Thursday. Though thousands of people usually attend, this year…
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CDC Says Vaccinating Teachers not Required
Schools can safely open without vaccinations for teachers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has continued to encourage the safe reopening of schools, stating that it is…
Read MorePresident Signs Immigration Executive Orders
Calls on Congress to pass path to citizenship. President Biden signed another round of executive orders on Tuesday designed to return the nation’s federal immigration policies to their…
Read MoreSenate Confirms Transportation Secretary
His agenda includes rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure. Pete Buttigieg, a 39-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has been confirmed by the Senate to be Transportation Secretary. He…
Read MoreSenate Confirms Homeland Security Secretary
First Latino immigrant to hold key Cabinet post. Alejandro Mayorkas was confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security on Tuesday. His confirmation came on a 56-43 vote, at a…
Read MorePresident Considers Sanctions Against Myanmar
Expresses concerns over the military removal of government leader. In the wake of the military taking control of Myanmar and detaining the leaders of its civilian government, President…
Read MoreCOVID Variant Spreads to 32 States
CDC reports new strain from UK is “more transmissible.” Rochelle Walensky, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the COVID-19 variant from the…
Read MoreDefense Department Pledges to Protect Service Members
Pentagon reverses course on vaccinating Guantanamo Bay prisoners. Over the weekend the Pentagon announced that it would roll back its plan to begin vaccinating prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.…
Read MorePresident Meets with Senators on Virus Aid
Lawmakers propose one-third stimulus that President Biden supports. As the first month of 2021 came to a close with no new stimulus payments approved since December, President Biden…
Read MoreSecretary of State Blinken Discusses Iran
Administration wants “longer and stronger” deal with Iran. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned that Iran could be a “matter of weeks” away from having enough fissile material…
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