Politics

This week, Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Andrea Palm, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare Dr. Meena Seshamani, and Gender Policy Council Deputy Director Katie Keith headlined a White House convening on how President […]

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Impact of Republican-Proposed Reduction to Social Security and Medicare Administrative FundingNumber of beneficiaries impacted by RSC budget proposal State or Territory Medicare Enrollees Social Security and/or Supplemental Security Income Beneficiaries Alabama              1,095,969                      1,271,110 Alaska                 114,560                         121,947 Arizona              1,450,888                      1,572,937 Arkansas                 666,139                         783,091 California              6,740,207                      7,028,718 […]

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President Biden spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Netanyahu. The two leaders discussed the situation in Gaza. President Biden emphasized that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. He made clear the need for Israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian […]

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The Uganda Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold most aspects of the Anti-Homosexuality Act is deeply disappointing, imperils human rights, and jeopardizes economic prosperity for all Ugandans. While the Court overturned some clauses of the law, in failing to fully overturn the Act, the Court has left LGBTQI+ persons vulnerable to hate-fueled violence, discrimination, persecution, life imprisonment, […]

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 Fifty-six years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his last breath in the cause to redeem the soul of our nation. He was in Memphis to march with sanitation workers rightly demanding safer working conditions, fairer wages, and basic dignity as part of the larger quest to make real the promise of America […]

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Today, my Administration is announcing protections for 2.2 million career civil servants from political interference, to guarantee that they can carry out their responsibilities in the best interest of the American people. Day in and day out, career civil servants provide the expertise and continuity necessary for our democracy to function. They provide Americans with life-saving […]

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East Room 5:29 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, Your Eminence, thank you very much. I should start by saying the only reason I’m able to stand here is because of the Greek community. That’s not hyperbole. I won my election as a 29-year-old senator — I know I’m only about 40 now, but — (laughter) […]

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Overnight, Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults against Ukraine’s energy grid since the war began—depriving many people across the country of heat, water, and electricity in the still cold days of early spring. This bombardment—part of a series of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure— is a terrible reminder of Vladimir Putin’s efforts to break the spirit […]

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Today, the National Economic Council (NEC) re-convened the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force to continue coordination of the Biden-Harris Administration’s response to supply chain impacts stemming from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and partial closure of the Port of Baltimore. This is the second convening of the Task Force since the collapse of the Bridge. During the meeting, agencies shared insights from engagement with impacted stakeholders […]

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Today, Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer met with leaders of U.S.-based Black civil rights groups to have a dialogue about the crisis in Haiti and U.S. efforts to support the Haitian people. Mr. Finer underscored the Administration’s commitment to ensuring a better future for Haiti and outlined the […]

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