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Heres your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin!) • President Biden (aaaaah, still such a relief to write that), after sadly noting that the nations COVID death toll will probably top 500,000 next month, announced his “full-scale wartime effort” plan to get the countrys pandemic under control, which includes invoking the Defense Production Act, as well as asking for mo...

The White House 4:03 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today. Many familiar faces from yesterday back again. We are pleased to have Dr. Fauci here with us as part of the President’s commitment to have public health experts lead our communication with the American people about the pandemic. Just to give you a bit of a run of show here: Dr. Fauci will speak at the top about the state of the pandemic, the status of vaccines. He’ll take some of your questions. I...

The 10 executive orders signed by President Biden are aimed at jump-starting his national COVID-19 strategy to increase vaccinations and testing.

One executive order will enhance the nation's collection, production, sharing and analysis of data about the virus.

Print Associated Press President Joe Biden speaks about the Covid-19 response as US Vice President Kamala Harris (L) looks on before signing executive orders in the State Dining Room of the White House. Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON (AP) — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that the nation’s COVID-19 response is under new mana...

President Joe Bidens first full day in office Thursday focused on getting the Covid-19 pandemic under control, rolling out his national strategy that includes several executive actions related to vaccinations and testing in hopes of moving the federal response in a different direction.

Mimi from RENT was there. You can find out who was at the inauguration in this sorta fun interactive from the New York Times. NYTimes Heres your daily evening round-up of the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to Amazon has partnered with Virginia Mason to run a pop-up vaccination site at the Amazon Meeting Center in South Lake Union from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Sunday:Bless its heart. President Biden (aaaaah), after sadly no...

Impeachment Trial Delay Lines Up COVID Stimulus Push in Congress: Live Updates Intelligencer 1/24/2021 Intelligencer Staff © Ken Cedeno/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Biden’s busy first week continues. Ken Cedeno/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Biden got to work hours after he was sworn in on Wednesday, signing a flurry of executive orders, memorandums, and requests, many of which reversed Trump administration policies. During his first few days in office, the ...

Jan 21, 2021 President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep in the deadliest coronavirus wave and facing worrisome new mutations, President Joe Biden will kick off his national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a requirement that Americans mask up for travel. Biden...

Jan 22, 2021 President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that the nation’s COVID-19 response is under new management and he’s demanding progress to reduce infections and lift the siege Americans have endured for nearly a year. The 10 orders signed by Biden are aimed at jump starting...