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US to Review Secret 9/11 Files for Possible Release
Secret 9/11 Files
May Be Coming Out
Aug 10, 2021 8:43 AM CDT

Secret 9/11 Files May Be Coming Out

Victims' families, looking for links to the Saudi government, are piling on pressure

(Newser) - Under pressure, the Biden administration plans to review classified information on the 9/11 attacks to determine what information might now, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the attacks, be safely released to the public. This comes days after more than 1,600 people affected by the attacks—survivors,...

9/11 Families Set Condition for Biden to Attend Memorials

Relatives, first responders, and survivors want documents released that might implicate Saudi leaders

(Newser) - President Biden has been informed that he won't be welcome at events marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks unless he declassifies documents that could tie Saudi Arabian leaders to the terrorism. More than 1,800 relatives of victims, first responders, and attack survivors have signed onto...

Medals Honor Police Who Defended Capitol

'Let's remember what this was all about,' president says at bill signing

(Newser) - President Biden on Thursday offered "profound gratitude" to law enforcement officers who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as he signed legislation to award them Congressional Gold Medals for their service. The president thanked the officers for saving the lives of members of Congress during those "tragic...

Biden Sets Ambitious Goal for Electric Cars
Biden Makes His Biggest
Move Yet on Greener Cars
the rundown
Aug 5, 2021 10:40 AM CDT

Biden Makes His Biggest Move Yet on Greener Cars

He wants half of all new vehicles sold by 2030 to be zero-emission models

(Newser) - President Biden is making one of his biggest moves yet toward his pledge to fight climate change, one that involves transportation, the single biggest source of US greenhouse gas emissions, reports Axios . "The future of the auto industry is electric—and made in America," Biden tweeted . Details:
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Vaccinations Hit Biden&#39;s Goal&mdash;Late
US Reaches
Vaccination
Goal—Late
Aug 2, 2021 4:53 PM CDT

US Reaches Vaccination Goal—Late

70% of adults have had a dose, but experts say that needs to be higher

(Newser) - The nation has hit President Biden's goal of 70% of adults having at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, though not close to his target date. Biden wanted to reach that mark by July 4; the White House DOVID-19 data director, Cyrus Shahpar, announced on Twitter that the threshold...

No One Seems Able to Save Eviction Ban

Lawmakers vent at Biden while pushing CDC to act

(Newser) - With the national moratorium on evictions by landlords expiring at midnight, members of Congress on Saturday expressed frustration—sometimes angrily—that no one has acted to preserve it. House Democrats tried to pass legislation extending the ban on Friday night but failed, ABC reports. "We are only hours away...

Gold Star Father Who Sparred With Trump Gets a Biden Post

Khizr Khan has been appointed by president to US Commission on International Religious Freedom

(Newser) - A Gold Star father who became a household name after sparring with Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election has received a post courtesy of Trump's successor in the White House. CNN reports that President Biden has named Khizr Khan, a Muslim immigrant and Virginia attorney...

Biden Gives Federal Workers a Choice on Vaccinations

Employees must show proof or face new rules, as administration seeks $100 incentives

(Newser) - President Biden will try to raise the nation's coronavirus vaccination rates by pressuring the people who work for him. More than 2 million federal workers and roughly another 2 million contractors will have to get vaccinated or be subject to newly enacted testing, masking, and distancing rules, the Washington ...

Biden, Iraqi Leader Announce Change of US Mission

Combat troops to be withdrawn, but nations will work together against ISIS

(Newser) - President Biden said Monday the US combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, an announcement that reflects the reality on the ground more than a major shift in US policy. Even before Biden took office, the main focus had been assisting Iraqi forces , not fighting...

Biden: COVID Long-Haulers Qualify for ADA Protections

'Many Americans who seemingly recover from the virus still face lingering challenges'

(Newser) - People with long-haul COVID could now be eligible for disability resources, President Biden said Monday. Some people recover from the acute symptoms of the disease, but struggle for months with fatigue, difficulty breathing, brain fog, loss of sense of smell, and other symptoms. A diagnosis of COVID doesn’t automatically...

Biden Officials Planning For Possibility of Booster Shots

Administration buys 200 million doses of Pfizer vaccine

(Newser) - Experts are studying the question of whether people vaccinated against COVID will need a booster shot, and President Joe Biden’s administration is paying attention. “Requiring additional shots in the future is obviously a foreseeable potential event,” Andy Slavitt, who is on Biden’s COVID response team, said....

US to Pull Combat Troops From Iraq
US to Pull
Combat Troops
From Iraq
Jul 22, 2021 4:08 PM CDT

US to Pull Combat Troops From Iraq

By the end of the year, under the agreement, the American role will have shifted to advisory

(Newser) - The US and Iraq expect to announce next week that American combat troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the year. The countries are working on a plan that would keep Americans there in an advisory role, to help with the fight against ISIS. "We don'...

Highlights From Biden&#39;s CNN Town Hall
Biden, at CNN Town Hall,
Talks Filibuster, Vaccines
THE RUNDOWN
Jul 22, 2021 5:34 AM CDT

Biden, at CNN Town Hall, Talks Filibuster, Vaccines

And his self-consciousness at hearing 'Hail to the Chief,' among other things

(Newser) - President Biden on Wednesday night appeared at a CNN-hosted town hall in front of a vaccinated audience in Ohio, and admitted that he sometimes feels self-conscious in his new role. "The first time I walked down the stairs and they played 'Hail to the Chief,' I said,...

School Erases Debts of Students Who Left

South Carolina State hopes debt-free students will return

(Newser) - One university is using federal pandemic relief money to cancel $9.8 million in loans owed by students who left school because of money problems. It's an effort to help the former students resume their education and graduate without debt, the Guardian reports. "No student should have to...

Tom Brady Makes Election Cracks at White House

'About 40% of people still don't think we won'

(Newser) - President Biden hosted the Super Bowl champs at the White House Tuesday, and Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady cracked wise about the election:
  • "Not a lot of people think that we could have won," he said, per CBS Boston . "In fact, I think about 40% of people
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Biden to Facebook: You're Not Killing People

President clarifies comments, renews call to stamp out misinformation

(Newser) - President Biden was pretty ticked at Facebook . Then Facebook got pretty ticked at Biden . Now Biden wants everyone to just get along—and work together to stop the antivaccine misinformation campaign. After saying Facebook and other social media giants that give platforms to antivaxxers are "killing people," CNBC...

Facebook Pushes Back on Biden's 'Killing People' Claim

The social media giant said in a statement that it provides valuable, accurate information

(Newser) - Facebook hosts a lot of good information about the COVID vaccine on its platform, and doesn’t deserve to be blamed for deaths, its vice president of integrity said. Guy Rosen pushed back on President Joe Biden’s claim that social media companies are “killing people,” CNBC reports....

Biden Is Onto Something With 'They're Killing People'

Kara Swisher writes that social media isn't exactly killing people, but it still deserves blame

(Newser) - There was no nuance, no hedging in President Biden's answer Friday when he was asked if he had anything to say to social media companies in the face of the worsening pandemic. "They're killing people," Biden said. He added, "The only pandemic we have is...

Biden: DOJ Will Appeal 'Deeply Disappointing' Ruling

President renews his call to Congress for a path to citizenship for Dreamers

(Newser) - President Joe Biden is planning to appeal a ruling from a federal judge in Texas. The judge sided with nine conservative states that sued to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The DACA program has about 650,000 people enrolled, and their status remains unchanged. But for now...

Biden Reverses Showerhead Rule Trump Demanded

Manufacturers largely ignored relaxed standards meant to give Trump 'perfect hair'

(Newser) - Former President Donald Trump’s reversal of a 1990s rule limiting waterflow from showerheads to 2.5 gallons per minute never really meant anything in the first place. Now, Biden has rolled the regulation back to 2013 standards, USA Today reports. During Obama’s presidency, lower flow showerhead rules were...

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