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More poorly aging tweets from those “in the know” have been spotted: How’s this tweet aging— I’m a feeling. (@BoxrecGrey) February 12, 2021This has to be one of the poorest aged threads on this website— Rob (@r_papal3) February 12, 2021Andy Slavitt, who is now a Covid-19 response advisor to the Biden administration, had a lengthy…

BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said the coronavirus vaccination program he inherited from Donald Trump was in “much worse shape” than he had expected, while urging patience and also announcing the government has bought 200 million more doses.“We’re not going to have everything fixed for a while, but we’re going…

BETHESDA, Md., Feb 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden criticized the coronavirus vaccination program he inherited from his predecessor, Donald Trump, on Thursday and urged Americans to have patience as he fixes it.“We’re not going to have everything fixed for a while, but we’re going to fix it,” Biden said in remarks at the…

The federal government purchased an additional 200 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine, President Biden announced Thursday during a tour of the National Institutes of Health.The big picture: Biden said the U.S. is on track to have enough supply of the vaccine to inoculate 300 million Americans by the end of July. That comes out…

President Biden told reporters on Thursday that his call Wednesday evening with China’s Xi Jinping lasted two hours.Why it matters: Biden summed up his view on China during the brief remarks from the Oval Office on Wednesday, saying, “If we don’t get moving, they’re going to eat our lunch.”Biden cited China’s efforts on high-speed rail…

WASHINGTON — Even before he has secured his first major legislative priority, President Joe Biden is crafting the pitch for his second: an even larger spending plan that the White House is billing as the infrastructure package long sought by both parties.While any final votes on passage of a Covid-19 relief package are still at…

Throughout his campaign, Joe Biden pledged to make facts, science and data the center of his presidency.  That he would “listen to the scientists” and pursue a pandemic response “informed by science and by experts” was perhaps the most repeated promise of his entire campaign.  Even the Scientific American gave Biden their first presidential endorsement…

Over the last year, TikTok, a popular video-sharing platform, has taken the world by storm. The app, owned by Chinese company Byte Dance, is available in over 150 countries, has over 1 billion users, and has been downloaded over 200 million times in the United States alone.  But, it’s ownership raised some national security questions…

Posted February 11, 2021 at 12:02pmThe Biden administration still has no public timeline for sending the president’s first budget request to Congress.While first-year presidential budget delays have become something of a tradition, initial “skinny” versions have often come sooner. President Barack Obama released early details on Feb. 26, 2009; his predecessor, George W. Bush, did…

Dick Meyer, USA Today February 11, 2021 (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)We are long out of the habit of giving presidents trust or high marks, but Biden deserves both for restoring ‘regular order’ amid three huge crises.Read Full Article » Related Topics: Joe Biden Comment Show comments Hide Comments