The White House said Biden, 78, would deliver remarks and receive the additional dose Monday afternoon.
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Budget talks hit ‘stalemate,’ may take awhile, Biden says
The president’s acknowledgment of Democrats’ disagreements contrasted with congressional leaders’ more upbeat tone in recent days.
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Democrats face heavy lift on Biden agenda as Republicans stand by
Congress must fund the government in the next 10 days, or risk a federal shutdown.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Chellie Pingree: We must save Roe v. Wade
I’ve co-sponsored legislation that would keep the government out of our personal health decisions, and I support President Biden’s drive to confirm pro-choice federal judges.
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Biden, world leaders push climate action, vow methane cuts
‘We have to act and we have to act now,’ the president says, speaking on a White House set with virtual arrays of solar panels in the background and a wall of other global leaders listening on screens.
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Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, U.K. initiative
After promising European leaders that multilateral diplomacy would guide U.S. foreign policy, the president has alienated numerous allies with a go-it-alone approach on key issues.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our engagement in Afghanistan was not a failure until we quit
Our capitulation has swept aside considerations of future security risks, personal freedoms in the country and obligations to those we helped.
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Biden to mark Sept. 11 rite amid new terror fear
For the first time, he will hold the rank of commander in chief as he commemorates the anniversary of the attacks in 2001.
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Maine businesses say vaccine mandate could be hard to implement
While supportive of vaccines, some business leaders say too many key questions remain about the Biden administration’s requirement.
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Key parts of Biden’s ‘action plan’ to confront delta variant surge
WASHINGTON — President Biden has unveiled a new “action plan” plan to confront the COVID-19 surge that’s being driven by the spread of the delta variant. It mandates vaccines for federal workers and contractors and certain health care workers, requires employees at companies with 100 or more workers to be vaccinated or tested weekly, lays […]