MOSCOW – The Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday that Washington has rejected President Vladimir Putin’s offer to arrange a quick public call with U.S.

President Joe Biden to help defuse tensions raised by Biden's recent remark that the Russian leader was a killer. “One more opportunity has been missed to find a way out of the deadlock in Russian-U.S.

relations created through the fault of Washington," the ministry said in a statement, adding that "responsibility for this lies entirely with the United States.” In an interview broadcast last Wednesday, Biden replied “I do” when asked if he thought Putin was a “killer.” Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin’s subsequent offer to make the call public was intended to prevent Biden’s

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Aid groups call on Biden to develop plans to share vaccines

WASHINGTON – A coalition of nongovernmental organizations is calling on President Joe Biden to immediately begin developing plans to share an expected surplus of hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world, once U.S. demand for shots is met.

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Japanese PM Suga expects to invite Biden to Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he expects to invite President Joe Biden to the Tokyo Olympics when he visits the United States next month.

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Biden vows action on migrants as he defends border policy

WASHINGTON – The U.S. will take steps to more quickly move hundreds of migrant children and teens out of cramped detention facilities along the Southwest border, President Joe Biden said. He was pushing back against suggestions that his administration's policies are responsible for the rising number of people seeking to enter the country.

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Biden leaves door open for Senate changes to advance agenda

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden at his first news conference left the door open to backing fundamental changes in Senate procedure to muscle key parts of his agenda like immigration and voting rights past Republican opposition “if there’s complete lockdown and chaos.”

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Biden's new COVID-19 goal: 200 million vaccines in 100 days

President Joe Biden today updated his goal of 100 million vaccines administered during his first 100 days in office to 200 million vaccines.

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For media, Biden news conference notable for what's missing

NEW YORK – Joe Biden's first presidential news conference was notable for what was missing after predecessor Donald Trump: no contentious exchanges with reporters, no Fox News and no questions about COVID-19.

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Biden: 'My plan is to run for reelection' in 2024

NEW YORK – President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would likely seek reelection in 2024, but the 78-year-old Democrat left open the possibility of stepping aside after one term.

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Biden doubles COVID-19 vaccination goal, addresses border crisis in 1st White House press conference

WASHINGTON - After more than 60 days in the White House*,* President Joe Biden held his first news conference on Thursday — taking questions on a range of subjects from the East Room in a nationally televised event. It shouldn’t come as a surprise the president used that national audience to tout his administration’s accomplishments over the previous two months, and Biden for the first time said he plans to run for reelection in four years."That is my expectation," Biden said while shying away from a concrete commitment to seek re-election.He said Harris would remain on the ticket should he run again.RELATED: Biden set to give 1st White House news conference Thursday Despite inheriting the world’s most COVID-19 infections, deaths and

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Biden doubles U.S. COVID-19 inoculation target

U.S. President Joe Biden has set a new goal in the country’s fight against COVID-19 on Thursday and that is having 200-million vaccines administered within his first 100 days in office, which is double his initial 100-million inoculation goal.

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Biden signs bill allowing all veterans, military spouses and caregivers to receive COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law the SAVE LIVES Act which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide coronavirus vaccinations to all U.S. veterans, regardless of eligibility. "This morning, I signed the SAVE LIVES Act into law — expanding the VA’s authority and allowing them to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to all veterans, their spouses, and caregivers," Biden wrote on Twitter. The Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize all Veterans and Every Spouse (SAVE LIVES) Act was originally introduced by Sen.

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The Latest: East Room set for Biden's first news conference

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Joe Biden's first news conference since taking office Jan. 20 (all times local):

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Recent crises may pull focus during Biden's first news conference as president

WASHINGTON - After 61 days in the White House, President Joe Biden will hold his first news conference on Thursday — taking questions from the East Room in a nationally televised event. It shouldn’t come as a surprise if the president uses that national audience to tout his administration’s accomplishments over the previous two months.RELATED: Biden set to give 1st White House news conference Thursday The Democrats delivered a massive $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which included the third round of $1,400 stimulus payments to most Americans.On Thursday, the Department of Labor released the latest jobless numbers.

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Amid growing challenges, Biden to hold first news conference

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden held off on holding his first news conference so he could use it to celebrate passage of a defining legislative achievement, his giant COVID-19 relief package. But he's sure to be pressed at Thursday's question-and-answer session about all sorts of other challenges that have cropped up along the way.

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Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenge at the U.S. southern border and work with Central American nations to address root causes of the problem.

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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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‘The pay gap is real’: Biden signs proclamation on Equal Pay Day to commit to equal pay for women

LOS ANGELES - March 24 is Equal Pay Day, which marks how far into a new year U.S. women on average must work to earn what the average man earned the previous year.

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Women's soccer stars join Biden to promote closing pay gap

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is making the case Wednesday that the pay disparity between men and women has hurt the economy, bringing members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team to the White House to help set new goals for equality.

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President Joe Biden, first lady Jill will join women’s national soccer team to mark Equal Pay Day

LOS ANGELES - March 24 is Equal Pay Day, which marks how much longer into a new year U.S. women on average must work to earn what the average man earned the previous year.

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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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US outlook improving as vaccinations rise and deaths fall

More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture, with 70% of Americans 65 and older receiving at least one dose of the vaccine and COVID-19 deaths dipping below 1,000 a day on average for the first time since November.

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Putin gets jab of COVID-19 vaccine -- out of the public eye

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin was vaccinated against COVID-19 Tuesday out of sight of the cameras, his spokesman said, prompting questions about whether the gesture will boost comparatively low immunization rates in Russia.

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Democrats vow vote on gun bills; Biden says 'we have to act'

WASHINGTON – Democrats said they are pushing toward a vote on expanded gun control measures as the nation reels from its second mass shooting in a week. President Joe Biden said “we have to act,” but prospects for any major changes were dim, for now, in the closely divided Congress.

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Indian-American Vivek Murthy confirmed by Senate as Joe Biden's surgeon general, will focus on Covid, opioids

Vivek Murthy to be US President Joe Biden's surgeon general, handing the administration one of its top public health officials amid the Covid-19 pandemic.US Senators voted 57-43 to confirm the Indian American as Biden's surgeon general. Murthy served as surgeon general under the Obama administration but was fired by former President Donald Trump in 2017.Taking to Twitter, Vivek Murthy said, "I am deeply grateful to be confirmed by the Senate to serve once again as your Surgeon General.

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Biden announces extension of deadline to sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage on law’s 11th anniversary

COLUMBUS, Ohio - On Tuesday, President Joe Biden showcased health insurance cost cuts in a speech in Ohio marking 11 years since the Affordable Care Act became law.Speaking at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, Biden celebrated the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the health care legislation, announcing that his administration is extending the deadline for Americans to sign up for coverage to Aug. 15. "Our government can fulfill its most essential purpose to care for and protect the American people," Biden said. Biden's COVID-19 relief law pumps up "Obamacare" premium subsidies to address longstanding problems of affordability, particularly for people with solid middle-class incomes.

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Biden's disciplined agenda rollout tested by the unexpected

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has taken tremendous pride in methodically unveiling its agenda, particularly the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief measure the president hopes to trumpet over the next several weeks. But a growing list of unforeseen challenges is beginning to scramble the White House's plans.

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Biden to outline 2022 budget priorities next week

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration will next week release its proposed discretionary budget for fiscal 2022, providing insight into the president's top priorities and laying down a marker for Congress, the White House Office of Management and Budget said Tuesday.

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Duckworth threatens Biden nominees over lack of diversity

Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Tuesday said the lack of Asian-American or Pacific Islander representation in President Joe Biden’s cabinet is “not acceptable” and threatened to withhold her vote on key nominations until the administration addresses the matter.

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Biden to address video summit of EU leaders on Thursday

BRUSSELS – U.S. President Joe Biden will join a video summit of European Union leaders on Thursday to discuss improving trans-Atlantic cooperation after four years of worsening relations during the Trump administration.

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Biden to nominate 3 federal prosecutors for New York offices

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden intends to nominate three prosecutors to run the U.S. attorney’s offices in New York, including the first Black man to run the Southern District of New York.

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Biden to talk health insurance cost cuts in Ohio on 'Obamacare' anniversary

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will showcase health insurance cost cuts in a speech in Ohio on Tuesday during what may be the best time for Democrats to talk up the Affordable Care Act since it became law.Biden's COVID-19 relief law pumps up "Obamacare" premium subsidies to address longstanding problems of affordability, particularly for people with solid middle-class incomes.

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Navalny's allies call for major rally across Russia

MOSCOW – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's allies on Tuesday called for a new massive protest across the country to demand his release from prison.

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NATO prepares 'virus-free' zone for summit; Biden invited

BRUSSELS – Since the coronavirus started spreading through Europe over a year ago, NATO's headquarters in Brussels has been off-limits to the media and others, but the military alliance now aims to get ahead of Belgium's vaccine program and have its staff guaranteed to be “virus-free” for a summit in June.

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Vladimir Putin to get first dose of Russian covid vaccine today

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Vladimir Putin to get coronavirus vaccine today - and urges Russians to follow suit

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox Russian president Vladimir Putin will get a coronavirus vaccine injection today.Putin announced he would get the jab during a televised meeting about the Covid-19 pandemic yesterday, but refused to say which of the Sputnik V, EpiVacCorona ot CoviVac vaccines he would take.The statement comes amid a push by authorities to encourage more Russians to get immunised.Speaking at the meeting, Putin also urged his fellow countryman to join him in getting the voluntary injection.“Vaccination, of course, is a voluntary decision for every person.

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Biden to talk up health insurance cost cuts in visit to Ohio

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will showcase health insurance cost cuts in a speech in Ohio Tuesday during what may be the best time for Democrats to talk up the Affordable Care Act since it became law.

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Biden Cabinet near complete but hundreds of jobs still open

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s Cabinet is nearly complete with the confirmation of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. But the work of building his administration is just beginning, as Biden has hundreds of key presidential appointments to make to fill out the federal government.

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Biden eyes $3T package for infrastructure, schools, families

WASHINGTON – Fresh off passage of the COVID-19 relief bill, President Joe Biden is assembling the next big White House priority, a sweeping $3 trillion package of investments on infrastructure and domestic needs.

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Biden Cabinet complete but hundreds of vacancies remain

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s Cabinet is nearly complete with the expected confirmation of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Monday. But the work of building his administration is just beginning, as Biden has hundreds of key presidential appointments to make to fill out the federal government.

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Putin to get coronavirus vaccine shot in Russia on Tuesday

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin said he will get a coronavirus vaccine shot on Tuesday, months after widespread vaccination has started in Russia.

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On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions

CHICAGO – On federal death row, prisoners fling notes on a string under each other’s cell doors and converse through interconnected air ducts. A top issue these days: whether President Joe Biden will halt executions, several told The Associated Press.

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EU plodding stirs ECB concernsThe European Union’s path to joint fiscal stimulus is looking less assured than its monetary guardians would like, casting further clouds over an outlook already stunted by the bloc’s botched vaccination drive, reports Bloomberg. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde last week gave a hint of alarm to lawmakers on the slow rollout of the 750 billion-euro pandemic recovery fund, building on the warning of colleagues.

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Biden rushes to prevent border crossings from overshadowing COVID-19 agenda

Biden administration is scrambling to manage a growing humanitarian and political challenge at the U.S.-Mexico border that threatens to overshadow its ambitious legislative agenda.With the number of migrants surging, administration officials say Biden inherited an untenable situation that resulted from what they say was President Donald Trump’s undermining and weakening of the immigration system.But as Congress pivots to immigration legislation, stories of unaccompanied minors and families trying to cross border have begun to dominate the headlines, distracting from the White House’s efforts to promote the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

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Biden's top aides unlikely to qualify for relief payments

WASHINGTON – At least one group in America is unlikely to get any money from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan — his own top aides.

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US ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines

WASHINGTON – U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America's place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor.

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Advocates urge transparency in Biden priest investigation

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – A prominent victims advocate group on Friday urged Santa Clara University in Northern California to release details about unspecified allegations against its president, a Jesuit priest who presided over an inaugural Mass for President Joe Biden and is now under investigation.

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'Speak out:' Biden, Harris decry racism during Atlanta visit

ATLANTA – President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge of racism at times hidden “in plain sight” as they visited Atlanta, just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.

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Heated exchanges between U.S. and China at meeting

Top officials from the U.S. and China have met face-to-face for the first time since President Joe Biden took office. As Jennifer Johnson reports, there were angry exchanges between the two countries.

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VIDEO: Biden stumbles multiple times, falls as he boards Air Force One

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden stumbled twice and fell as he climbed the stairs to Air Force One on Friday morning at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The president was climbing the stairs to the presidential plane before tripping, gathering himself, and then tripping again and falling.Biden then got up and made it the rest of the way up to the jet before saluting the military officers at the bottom of the stairs.Get breaking news alerts in the FOX5NY News app. Download for FREE!The White House said that Biden "is doing 100% fine" after his fall.White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield updated his condition in a Twitter post. Advertisement"I know folks have seen that President Biden slipped on his way up the stairs to AF1, but

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Russia criticizes US refusal to hold quick Putin-Biden call

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