The president is also directing the Defense Department to look into adding the COVID-19 shot to its list of required vaccinations for members of the military.
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Maine expands renter assistance, with federal eviction moratorium set to expire Saturday
The White House said President Biden would have extended the federal eviction moratorium, but the Supreme Court signaled it could be extended only until the end of the month.
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Biden says White House may mandate vaccine for federal employees
The news comes after weeks of waning vaccination rates, despite its wide availability and the swelling number of caseloads across the country.
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Biden says getting vaccinated ‘gigantically important’
At a town hall in Ohio, the president displays exasperation that so many eligible Americans are still reluctant to get a shot.
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Biden grapples with virus surge as vaccine hesitance persists
Cases of COVID-19 have tripled over the past three weeks, and hospitalizations and deaths are rising among unvaccinated people.
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Maine Voices: End stigmatizing language around substance use
Leaders like Biden and Mills should lead the effort and banish pejoratives like ‘addict’ and ‘drunk’ from public discourse.
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White House boosts anti-ransomware bid with $10 million in rewards
The Biden administration will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of foreign state-sanctioned malicious activity against critical U.S. infrastructure.
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Commentary: Cuban protesters risk their lives seeking the right to be
Thousands stand up to Miguel Diaz-Canel’s brutal brand of post-Castro communist dictatorship.
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Another View: Shocking assassination means U.S. must review its policy on Haiti
In the wake of the execution of President Jovenel Moïse, Washington must support democracy in that tortured nation.
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Biden signs executive order targeting big business
The action focuses on what the president calls anticompetitive practices in tech, health care and other parts of the economy and also seeks to boost workers’ wages and consumer protections.