Biden to meet with GOP senators on COVID-19 relief proposal
Ten Republican senators have proposed an alternative to the president's COVID-19 economic relief package totaling $1.9 trillion.
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Ten Republican senators have proposed an alternative to the president's COVID-19 economic relief package totaling $1.9 trillion.
President Biden will push for his COVID-19 economic relief package as 10 Senate Republicans offered an alternative. Christina Ruffini has the latest from the White House.
Today on "Face the Nation," chaos has turned to calm at the White House, but the challenges facing the newly elected president continue to grow.
"What's most important for the Biden Administration is give us some transparency," Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said.
Cedric Richmond, a White House senior adviser, says President Biden is "very willing to meet with anyone to advance the agenda."
The following is a transcript of an interview with Biden senior adviser Cedric Richmond that aired Sunday, January 31, 2021, on "Face the Nation."
Rep. Ilhan Omar and other left-leaning Democrats say "massive relief" is needed for low-income Americans.
President Biden plans to undo one of the Trump administration's immigration restrictions as he delays work on others. Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, the president and CEO of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the impact of immigration policy changes and the tough road ahead to reunite families separated by the U.S. government.
The White House and Democrats are rejecting calls from Republicans to split up President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal, saying the American people desperately need relief. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN with the latest on the Biden administration's coronavirus response.
President Biden signed another batch of executive orders Thursday, this time focused on health care coverage. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Mr. Biden has vowed to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act, which was enacted while he was vice president.
Trump's order has restricted family-based green card applications and work visas, like those for the H-1B program, throughout the pandemic.
A string of federal judges announced plans to retire following the outcome of the 2020 election, paving the way for President Biden to name their replacements. HuffPost senior politics reporter Jen Bendery joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the push from some activists to speed up the confirmation process.
Pennsylvania's Republican Party is sticking by former President Trump despite his election loss. Politico national politics reporter Hollie Otterbein joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on why the state's changing demographics are pushing Pennsylvania's GOP further to the right.
Fifty-six House Democrats, led by Representative Ilhan Omar, sent a letter to President Biden asking for him to support recurring payments.
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a series of health care-related directives he described as reversing "the damage" done by former President Trump, which included taking action to rescind and target anti-abortion rules and to reopen the federal health care exchange. The Washington Post's Sean Sullivan joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero for a closer look.
The Biden administration's COVID-19 advisors held their first coronavirus briefing and warned the U.S. could see another 90,000 deaths from the virus within the next four weeks. CBS News' Debra Alfarone joins CBSN AM with the latest on that and other developments from Capitol Hill.
President Biden is focusing on health care Thursday with a series of new executive orders, including reopening access to the Affordable Care Act marketplace. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with details on what they will include.
President Biden is planning to make climate a top priority for his administration. He launched a new government effort to fight global warming, signing a series of executive orders. Ed O'Keefe reports.
President Joe Biden is taking steps to roll back some Trump-era health care policies. He's also using his executive authority to launch new government effort to fight climate change. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
President Biden is expected to rescind the Mexico City Policy, also known as the global gag rule, as part of a slew of executive actions on Thursday, according to two people familiar with the White House's plans.
Mr. Biden is building on the action he took on his first day in office.
Washington Post national reporter Dan Diamond joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss what was learned from federal public health officials at their first public briefing on the coronavirus response, plus his reporting on the nurse expected to be tapped to be acting surgeon general.
President Biden called Wednesday "climate day" and "jobs day," sending the message to the American people that climate action will boost the economy and create jobs. The message came with his signing a robust set of executive climate actions. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli spoke with White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy as well as first deputy White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi and joins CBSN to explain his take on the Biden climate team.
Newly confirmed Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not hesitate to say that China's treatment of its Uighur and Muslim minority populations is genocide.