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White House says Facebook needs to work harder to censor COVID-19 misinformation

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration slammed Facebook for not doing enough to censor posts that contain misinformation about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that the White House is working to flag "problematic posts" found on Facebook which spread disinformation. "There's about 12 people who are producing 65 percent of anti-vaccine misinformation on social media platforms.

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Haiti president assassination: US sending FBI, DHS officials

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The White House announced Wednesday that the United States will be sending senior FBI and homeland security officials to Haiti in the aftermath of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said the move comes after Haiti requested for security and investigative assistance."Strengthening Haiti's law enforcement capacity is a key U.S.

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Biden supports federal investigation into Florida condo collapse

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden would back a federal investigation to determine what caused a condo to collapse in Surfside, Florida last Thursday, according to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. As of Monday, 10 people have been confirmed dead. More than 150 people remain missing."He does believe there should be an investigation," Psaki told reporters Monday.

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‘We need data’: White House supports probe into COVID-19 origin

WASHINGTON - The White House supports an independent investigation into the origin of COVID-19, press secretary Jen Psaki said, after the Wall Street Journal reported three Wuhan lab workers were sick and hospitalized months before the pandemic.The outlet reported the researchers were from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology and fell ill in November 2019 according to an undisclosed U.S.

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Biden to host George Floyd's family at White House

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will host George Floyd’s family at the White House Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of his death at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer.

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Biden presents GOP with $1.7T infrastructure plan counteroffer

WASHINGTON - The White House put forward a $1.7 trillion infrastructure counteroffer Friday to Senate Republicans, dropping from President Joe Biden's sweeping $2.3 trillion proposal "in the spirit of finding common ground."White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki disclosed the new offer as talks were still underway between key Cabinet secretaries and GOP senators at a crucial stage toward a deal. Skepticism had been rising on all sides amid complaints about the lack of significant movement off the opening bids.

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Biden commits to sharing 80M COVID-19 vaccine doses with world in coming weeks

Joe Biden will announce Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks, the White House said.The doses would come from existing U.S.

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WATCH LIVE: President Biden holds COVID-19 briefing

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will announce Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks, the White House said.

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US to restrict travel from India starting May 4 over COVID-19 surge

WASHINGTON - The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus.White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden's administration made the determination on the advice of the U.S.

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White House completes North Korea policy review

The Biden administration said Friday it has completed a review of U.S. policy toward North Korea and suggested it has limited hopes of brokering a “grand bargain” to persuade the North to give up its nuclear weapons program.

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US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday

WASHINGTON – The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus.

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White House won’t say if Canada, Mexico will be at top of list for extra COVID-19 shots

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki could not confirm whether Canada would be at the top of the list to receive extra COVID-19 vaccines from the U.S.Asked by reporters during a press conference on Tuesday to confirm whether U.S. allies Canada and Mexico would be first to receive the shots, Psaki said: “I can’t.”“Obviously we have already lent doses to Canada and Mexico — they are not only our neighbours they are our friends,” she said.

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White House won’t say if Canada, Mexico will be at top of list for surplus COVID-19 vaccines

White House press secretary Jen Psaki would not say Tuesday if Canada and Mexico would be at the top of the list for countries the U.S. would share surplus COVID-19 vaccines with when it does begin sending vaccine shots to other countries.

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Biden expects to meet 100-day COVID-19 vaccine goal: White House

According to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, U.S. President Joe Biden is set to announce on Wednesday that he expects to meet his COVID-19 vaccination goal – 200 million shots administered in his first 100 days in office.

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Biden to host South Korea's president in late May

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will host South Korean President Moon Jae-in for meetings in the second half of May, the White House announced Thursday.

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Central American nations deploy troops to reduce migration

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has struck an agreement with a trio of Central American nations to temporarily surge security forces to their borders in an effort to reduce the tide of immigration to the U.S. border.

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White House says Johnson & Johnson remains committed to meeting COVID-19 vaccine contract

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday that Johnson & Johnson remains committed to meeting its COVID-19 vaccine contract of delivering close to 100 million doses by the end of May.

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Biden returns prisoner-of-war flag to perch atop White House

President Joe Biden has restored the prisoner-of-war/missing-in-action flag to its former location atop the White House.

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Johnson & Johnson says bad batch of COVID-19 vaccines will not disrupt U.S. supply: Psaki

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that U.S. supply of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 supply would not be impacted, after the company said a batch of its vaccine failed quality standards and could not be used.

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Covid-19: US won't issue federal vaccine passports, says White House

coronavirus vaccine passport in the US, but said private businesses were free to explore the idea."The government is not now, nor will we be supporting a system that requires Americans to carry a credential.

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Biden administration will not mandate a COVID-19 vaccine passport system, White House says

UNITED STATES - MARCH 19: COVID-19 vaccination record card issued by the Centers for Disease Control (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) The federal government will not mandate a COVID-19 "vaccine passport" system in the United States, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in her daily press briefing Tuesday."Let me be very clear on this, I know there’s been lots of questions. The government is not now, nor will we be, supporting a system that requires Americans to carry a credential.

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White House says WHO report does not detail “origin of the virus”

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday said the administration was urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to take additional steps to determine the origins of COVID-19 after a report on the issue failed to meet expectations of the U.S. and its allies.

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Biden to push another coronavirus recovery bill on top of $1.9T package: Psaki

(Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Biden will have "more to say" in April about his coronavirus recovery plan focused on issues like health care and women leaving the workforce after pushing a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package earlier this month, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Sunday."When the president advocated for the American Rescue Plan, he talked about this being two stages: rescue then recovery.

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Biden economic plan to focus 1st on infrastructure this week

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will lay out the first part of his multitrillion-dollar economic recovery package this week, focusing on rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure, followed by a separate plan later in April addressing child and health care.

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White House says it's working on access to migrant centers

WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to provide a specific date for when the media will get access to Border Patrol facilities temporarily holding thousands of migrant children seeking to live in the United States, but said Sunday the Biden administration was committed to transparency and “we’re working to get that done as soon as we can.”

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Biden's dogs back at White House after ruff start

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's dogs — Champ and Major — are roaming the White House again, after having been sent to Delaware when Major, the younger dog, injured a Secret Service agent.

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Biden's dogs, Champ and Major, are back at the White House

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s dogs, Champ and Major, are back at the White House after spending time in Delaware amid a biting incident involving Major.Jill Biden's press secretary Michael LaRosa on Wednesday confirmed that the two German shepherds had returned to Washington, D.C.Earlier this month, Major caused a "minor injury" to a Secret Service agent.

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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine plant approved in U.S.

COVID-19 vaccine was cleared by U.S. regulators on Tuesday, setting the stage for the weekly U.S.

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Bidens’ German shepherds back at White House after Major spends time with trainer

The president’s youngest German shepherd is out of the dog house and back at the White House.

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Biden administration awards ICE $86M contract to secure hotel rooms for illegal families

WASHINGTON - Immigration and Customs Enforcement is securing hotel rooms to handle the growing influx of illegal families crossing into the United States.The Biden administration has awarded ICE an $86.9 million contract for hotel rooms near the border to provide temporary shelter and processing services for families who have not been expelled from the United States but have been placed in immigration proceedings for their removal.The contract, through Texas-based nonprofit Endeavors, provides 1,239 beds and "other necessary services." The families will receive a comprehensive health assessment, including COVID-19 testing. The announcement comes days after White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Thursday that the White House

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5 White House staffers lose jobs over drugs, marijuana use

Five White House staffers have been fired because of their past use of drugs, including marijuana, press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday.

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White House says it will loan Canada 1.5M AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said the COVID-19 “pandemic knows no borders” and as such, the U.S. will be loaning 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada and 2.5 million doses to Mexico.

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Biden plans to send AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mexico, Canada

WASHINGTON - The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots, the White House said Thursday.Press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration is in the process of finalizing efforts to distribute 2.5 million doses to Mexico and 1.5 million to Canada as a "loan." The details are still being worked out."Our first priority remains vaccinating the U.S.

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White House won’t say if Canada’s vaccine request will be granted, no timeline for response

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday that both Canada and Mexico have requested vaccine help from the U.S. but provided no answer on whether those requests will be granted and when.

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Canada has asked U.S. for COVID-19 vaccine help, White House confirms

White House is confirming that Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring COVID-19 vaccine doses.But press secretary Jen Psaki would only say they are considering the request, not whether the Biden administration has agreed to it. Separating noise from signals: How ‘adverse reactions’ to COVID-19 vaccines are investigated Psaki is repeating what she’s been saying for weeks: that President Joe Biden’s priority is to ensure every American is vaccinated first.She says the U.S.

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Biden to hold first formal news conference next week

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will hold his first formal news conference on March 25 at the White House, press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.

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Biden declines to call for Cuomo to resign, awaits probe

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation after multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

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Fauci backs Biden pledge of normal Fourth of July, 3 million vaccines per day

Biden’s projection that Americans can achieve some sense of normalcy by July 4, citing the increasing number of coronavirus vaccines administered each day.The Biden administration achieved a major milestone when approximately 3 million vaccinations were administered in one day – a target that has been touted as the tipping point for the program.Maintaining that rate would likely allow Biden to achieve his goal of normal Fourth of July celebrations.White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki downplayed Biden’s pledge, calling it "a baby step towards" normalcy, but Fauci supported Biden’s timeline.Gov.

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Stimulus checks on the way: US Treasury confirms $1,400 payments could hit bank accounts this weekend

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department confirmed Friday that Americans could start seeing stimulus check direct deposits from the latest COVID-19 relief package as early as this weekend.White House press secretary Jen Psaki first announced the potential timeline on Thursday after President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law. "As announced yesterday, some people could start seeing relief payments hit their bank accounts as early as this weekend," the Treasury Department announced on Twitter Friday.

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US rejects reports of ban on exports of Covid-19 vaccines

White House clarified on Thursday. The statement came after reports of the European Union being told to not 'expect the vaccine anytime soon' started floating around.

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Americans could receive $1,400 payments as soon as this weekend, White House says

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden officially signed the latest coronavirus relief bill, dubbed The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, into law on Thursday, securing another round of direct payments for those who qualify, among other plans to help restore an economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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$1,400 stimulus checks could hit bank accounts as soon as this weekend, White House says

WASHINGTON - White House Press secretary Jen Psaki said most Americans can expect to start seeing direct deposits from the recent COVID-19 relief package as early as this weekend. "People can expect to start seeing direct deposits hit their bank accounts as early as this weekend," Psaki said at a press briefing shortly after President Joe Biden signed the$1.9 trillion "American Rescue Plan," into law on Thursday. RELATED: Biden signs COVID-19 relief bill containing $1,400 stimulus checksThese payments include $1,400 direct payments to individual Americans making $75,000 or less. Biden originally planned to sign the bill on Friday, but it arrived at the White House more quickly than anticipated.White House Press secretary Jen Psaki said most

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Covid-19, economic cooperation to be taken up by Quad leaders in 12 March Summit

Quad countries on Friday.White House spokesperson Jen Psaki at a briefing overnight Wednesday said, "President Biden will meet virtually with his counterparts in the Quad: Prime Minister (Yoshihide) Suga of Japan, Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi of India, and Prime Minister (Scott) Morrison of Australia" on 12 March.Also Read | The churn is on at the Kota factoryThe first “Leaders’ Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework" will be held virtually on 12th March, the Indian foreign ministry had said on Tuesday.“That President Biden has made this one of his earliest multilateral engagements speaks to the importance we place on close cooperation with our allies and partners in the Indo- Pacific.

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‘This is not about him’: Biden’s name will not be on COVID-19 stimulus checks, White House says

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden’s signature will not appear on the next round of stimulus checks, because — according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki — "This is not about him."During a Tuesday morning press briefing, Psaki stated that the president felt getting the next round of stimulus checks to eligible Americans as quickly as possible took precedence over having his signature on the memo line."We are doing everything in our power to expedite the payments and not delay them, which is why the president’s name will not appear on the memo line of this round of stimulus checks," Psaki said. "The checks will be signed by a career official at the bureau of fiscal service.

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‘That takes courage’: White House responds to Meghan, Harry interview with Oprah

WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday responded to Prince Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, throwing its support behind Meghan after she revealed she contemplated suicide as she adjusted to royal life."For anyone to come forward and speak about their own struggles with mental health and tell their own personal story, that takes courage," Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during the White House media briefing. "That's certainly something the president believes."Psaki then declined to comment further on the wide-ranging, bombshell interview that aired in the U.S.

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Biden to deliver first primetime address as president, will mark anniversary of coronavirus shutdowns

President Biden is expected to deliver his first primetime address since taking office on Thursday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdowns.White House press secretary Jen Psaki previewed the president’s remarks during the press briefing on Monday."The president will deliver his first primetime address to commemorate the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown on Thursday," Psaki said.

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Biden signals support to replace war power authority

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Friday signaled support to replace decades-old authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East, a little more than a week after he relied on the authorizations to carry out a retaliatory airstrike against Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria.

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As talks continue on COVID relief bill, Biden admin ‘firm’ on income threshold to receive relief cheques

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday provided an update on the Congressional negotiations behind the government’s COVID-19 rescue plan relief package. She said President Joe Biden is “firm” on the income thresholds which Americans should receive relief cheques, once approved.

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