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The White House has announced that President Joe Biden supports House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plans for a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The panel would aim to shed light on the facts surrounding the insurrection, ensuring that such an event
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U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Maria Cantwell, and Edward J. Markey introduced the Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act to address workplace safety for essential transportation workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill aims to prioritize coronavirus testing for transportation workers, ensure employers implement health and safety requirements, and expand upon
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U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced the Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act to address workplace safety for essential transportation workers, building on President Biden's Executive Order. The legislation prioritizes coronavirus testing, personal protective equipment, and health and safety requirements
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Rep. Ro Khanna is pushing for a new vaccine strategy that involves administering a single dose and delaying a second dose in a bid to speed up the vaccination process and combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the
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The Biden administration has announced several initiatives to accelerate mass inoculations against the coronavirus, expand production of rapid coronavirus tests, and increase domestic manufacturing of surgical gloves and other essential equipment. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved the deployment of over 1,000 troops to support vaccination sites, with the
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President Biden has vowed to increase the rate of coronavirus vaccinations to 1.5 million doses a day, a 50% increase from his initial target, and has extended and expanded virus-driven travel bans to slow the spread of the virus. This comes as the US has reached a staggering 25
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Tehran's economy has collapsed in the face of US sanctions and the pandemic, pushing millions of Iranians into extreme poverty. The official annual inflation rate is 46.2 percent, the highest in decades, and youth unemployment stands at 16.5 percent. The price of food and drink has
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On the eve of Joe Biden's inauguration, US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell pointed fingers at Donald Trump, stating that the mob that stormed the Capitol was "fed lies" and "provoked by the president" before the violent attack. McConnell's comments came as
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Hours after being inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden began signing executive actions to overhaul the nation's approach to the Covid-19 pandemic and undo some of the most controversial policies fomented by former President Donald Trump. Biden's inaugural speech emphasized the
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President-elect Joe Biden will sign executive orders on his first day in office to address the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration, and climate change. As part of his 10-day plan to reverse Trump's policies, Biden will require masks on federal grounds, extend moratoriums on evictions and student loan payments, and
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On his first day in office, Joe Biden is planning to take executive action to tackle the pandemic, boost the US economy, and reverse some of Donald Trump's most controversial policies. His chief of staff, Ron Klain, revealed details of the incoming president's plans to CNN,
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As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office next week, a potentially drawn-out Senate impeachment trial of his predecessor, Donald Trump, threatens to stall key components of his legislative agenda, including a $1.9 trillion stimulus package aimed at bolstering the pandemic-battered economy. Biden has publicly expressed concerns about the
