President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law during a ceremony at the White House which was attended by Democrats and some Republicans who were instrumental in getting the legislation passed. Stay here for real time news updates from across the US that you can't miss:Read Less
I know folks are tired of the bickering in Washington. Frustrated by the negativity. Today, I want you to know we hear you and we see you. The bill I’m about to sign into law is proof that Democrats and Republicans can work together. Proof that we can deliver real results.
This bill, as significant as it is, as historic as it is, is part 1 of 2… Congress must also pass the Build Back Better Act
For years, we heard that an infrastructure bill is coming. Today, we’re telling the American people that an infrastructure bill is finally here. Thank you, President Biden!
“My message to the American people is: America is moving again,” Biden said in prepared remarks released ahead of the ceremony. “And your life is going to change for the better.”
The president hopes to use the law to build back his popularity, which has taken a hit amid rising inflation and the inability to fully shake the public health and economic risks from Covid-19.
The $1.2 tn infrastructure bill is expected to create jobs across the country by dispersing billions of dollars to state and local governments to fix crumbling bridges and roads, and expanding broadband internet access to millions of Americans.
In addition, Biden signed an executive order before the ceremony directing that materials made in the United States will be given priority in infrastructure projects, the White House said. It also established a task force made up of top Cabinet officials to guide implementation of the legislation.
US slams Russia for ‘irresponsible’ missile test that sparked debris cloud
US State Department spokesman Ned Price on Monday slammed Russia for conducting a “dangerous and irresponsible” missile test that blew up its own satellite, creating a debris cloud that forced the International Space Station’s crew to take evasive action.
The agency said 99.2% of the population aged 65 years and above had received at least one dose.
The United States had administered 442,005,260 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The White House on Monday called on Russia to use its influence to pressure the government of Belarus to stop what Western governments call a migrant crisis that has left thousands of people standing in freezing forests on its borders with the EU
The toughening of regulations in the New Mexico region is Biden’s latest push to protect wild and historic areas from energy companies, in a break with the aggressively pro-drilling policies of his predecessor Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden told a summit of Native American tribal leaders Monday that he intends to extend oil and gas drilling restrictions in a swath of New Mexico desert considered sacred.
First lady Jill Biden, an English teacher, addressed the summit on the importance of preserving Native languages. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to speak on Tuesday, the final day of the summit.
“We have to continue to stand up for the dignity and sovereignty of tribal nations,” Biden said at a White House summit of tribal nations, the first since 2016.
Read: President Joe Biden sought to showcase his commitment to Native Americans on Monday by announcing a step to help improve public safety and justice for their communities, which experience violent crime at rates more than double the national average.
Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors
After rejecting a half-billion-dollar settlement, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday took the state’s case against the nation’s three biggest drug distributors to trial, saying they must be held accountable for their role in the nation’s opioid epidemic.
Danny Fenster was among dozens of media workers detained in Myanmar since a Feb. 1 coup that led to an outpouring of public anger over the military’s abrupt end to a decade of tentative steps towards democracy.
US journalist says he’s healthy after being freed in Myanmar.
American journalist Danny Fenster said he was healthy and happy to be heading home after flying to Qatar following his release from prison in Myanmar on Monday. His release followed negotiations between former US diplomat Bill Richardson and the ruling military junta.
The 59-year-old daughter of late newspaper baron Robert Maxwell faces an effective life sentence if convicted in New York of sex trafficking minors for Epstein, her former lover who killed himself in prison over two years ago.
Jury selection in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex crimes trial begins in earnest this week 15 months after the British socialite was charged with recruiting a network of underage girls for late US financier Jeffrey Epstein.
