About 25 million Americans will be eligible for more money in food assistance under new guidelines from the Biden administration. The change announced late Thursday ensures the lowest-income households can access up to $95 in additional monthly emergency food assistance benefits approved by Congress last year.
Wednesday, President Joe Biden will unveil the next chapter of his effort to transform the United States economy. The president is laying out the first part of his $3-$4 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges, water systems and technology, with climate related measures as well. It also invests in manufacturing, the care giving economy as well as research and development.
The Biden administration is working on a system for people to prove they’ve been vaccinated against coronavirus. The “vax pass” could be used in the workplace, schools or traveling internationally.
South Carolina health centers are getting more than $95 million toward supporting COVID-19 vaccination and services for vulnerable populations.
The White House is launching a new program to vaccinate dialysis patients against COVID-19. The Biden administration announced a new partnership with dialysis centers nationwide on Thursday.
President Joe Biden will hold the first formal news conference of his presidency Thursday afternoon. It comes more than two months after he was sworn in, later into the presidency than his 15 most recent predecessors.
The Biden administration is extending the enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid said the new deadline for special enrollment has been pushed back to August 15.
The White House says it has a plan to slow down the surge of migrants crossing the border, as thousands of men, women and children make their way to the United States.
The second batch of stimulus checks will soon be on their way. The Biden administration says the second batch of COVID-19 payments will be issued this week. For taxpayers receiving direct deposit, payments began processing on Friday.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to visit Atlanta Friday, after the shootings at three spas earlier this week left eight people dead, including six Asian women. This has sparked outrage against the rising violence against Asian Americans.
