He is the second U.S. president to get the virus, underscoring the extent to which the virus has infiltrated American society.
President Biden
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Biden announces modest climate actions, pledges more to come
The president delivers his pledge at a former coal-fired power plant in Massachusetts that is is shifting to offshore wind power manufacturing.
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Biden tells Dems to quickly pass pared-down economic package
It’s an apparent nod to Sen. Joe Manchin’s demand that the package be limited to provisions curbing prescription drug prices, extending subsidies for people buying health insurance and reducing the federal deficit.
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Mexico agrees to invest $1.5 billion in ‘smart’ border technology
Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador said both countries ‘should close ranks to help each other’ amid spiking inflation and border challenges.
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Biden marks CIA’s 75 years as ‘bedrock’ of national security
While visiting the headquarters in Virginia, he thanked the agency for its work in Ukraine and called America’s intelligence officers ‘the best in the world.’
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Biden awards Medal of Honor to 4 for heroism in Vietnam
Biden is presenting the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Edward N. Kaneshiro, Specialist Five Dwight W. Birdwell, Specialist Five Dennis M. Fujii, and retired Major John J. Duffy.
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Jackson sworn in, becomes first Black woman on Supreme Court
The 51-year-old Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the court’s 116th justice, replacing Justice Stephen Breyer, whose retirement was effective at noon Thursday.
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NATO deems Russia its ‘most significant and direct threat’
The declaration at a summit in Madrid was a sobering about-face for an alliance that a decade ago called Moscow a strategic partner.
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Big majority of Americans say nation on wrong track, poll finds
A total of 79% describe the economy as poor, according to new survey from The Associated Press.
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Biden calls for three-month suspension of gasoline, diesel taxes
The president’s push faces uphill odds in Congress, which must act in order to suspend the taxes, and where many lawmakers, including some in his own party, have expressed reservations.