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News Articles: White House

President Biden walks with his dogs Major and Champ in the Rose Garden of the White House.

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  • Politics

Biden Defends Major As 'A Sweet Dog' Just In Need Of Some Training

The president's German shepherd is back in Delaware getting some training after an incident at the White House.

March 18, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Naylor
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, failed to "treat subordinates with dignity and respect" while he was a White House physician, a Defense Department report states. The department's inspector general's office says Jackson also made sexual and denigrating statements about a female subordinate.

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  • Politics

Ronny Jackson 'Bullied' Subordinates And Broke Alcohol Rules, Pentagon Report Finds

During a presidential trip, the report says, the former White House physician made inappropriate comments about a female subordinate, then got drunk and banged on her door in the middle of the night.

March 03, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Pharmaceutical giant Merck will help manufacture Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Health

Merck Will Help Manufacture Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine

Merck traditionally has been a leader in vaccines but has not had success with a COVID-19 vaccine. It's lending a hand to Johnson & Johnson, where production is running significantly behind schedule.

March 03, 2021
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
President Biden keeps a note card in his suit pocket with the running tally of how many Americans have died from COVID-19 and how many have been vaccinated.

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  • Politics

How The White House Got 2 Pharma Rivals To Work Together On COVID-19 Vaccine

A 15-minute call with J&J executives on a Sunday afternoon stretched into a 75-minute turning point. "We have to take bold action and overwhelm this," a senior official said.

March 03, 2021
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre listens as press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington.

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  • Politics

INTERVIEW: Deputy White House Press Sec. Talks COVID Relief Bill

White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke to GPB News' Sarah Rose on Friday about the proposed American Rescue Plan set forth by the Biden administration, currently making its way through Congress.

February 26, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
President Biden will welcome Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House — but their meeting will be virtual due to COVID-19 constraints.

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  • Politics

Biden Welcomes Canada's Trudeau (Virtually) To White House For 1st Meeting

President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't be able to meet in person because of COVID-19 constraints. But the White House is trying to simulate the experience.

February 23, 2021
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe
FORT WORTH, TX - FEBRUARY 16: Pike Electric service trucks line up after a snow storm on February 16, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. Winter storm Uri has brought historic cold weather and power outages to Texas as storms have swept across 26 states with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

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  • Politics

White House Adviser Says Texas Outages Show How U.S. Is Unprepared For Climate Change

White House homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall says the extreme weather situation in Texas serves as a reminder that the U.S. is not fully prepared to deal with climate change.

February 18, 2021
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By:
  • H.J. Mai
TJ Ducklo resigned as White House deputy press secretary after he reportedly issued a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another reporter.

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  • Politics

White House Press Aide TJ Ducklo Resigns Over Threats Against Reporter

The White House deputy press secretary resigned Saturday, a day after he was suspended for threatening and harassing a journalist who was pursuing a story on his relationship with another reporter.

February 14, 2021
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By:
  • H.J. Mai
Peter Ben Embarek, of the World Health Organization team (right), shakes hands with Liang Wannian, his Chinese counterpart, after a news conference on Tuesday in Wuhan, China. The White House says it has "deep concerns" over how initial findings were communicated.

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  • Health

White House: China Must Release Data From The 'Earliest Days Of The Outbreak'

The White House has "deep concerns" over how initial findings on the coronavirus were communicated and demands China make data available to investigators, national security adviser Jake Sullivan says.

February 14, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during a White House briefing on the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Politics

Should Schools Reopen If Teachers Aren't Yet Vaccinated? CDC Will Soon Weigh In

President Biden wants schools to reopen quickly. But there are questions about whether teachers should first be vaccinated. The CDC will provide more guidance next week.

February 07, 2021
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe
The U.S. wants at-home coronavirus testing to be widely available, to help Americans return to normal life. Here, people wait in a long line at a coronavirus testing and vaccination site at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles.

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  • National

White House Is Lining Up 6 More Contracts To Boost At-Home Coronavirus Tests

The investment will "rapidly surge domestic testing capability," said Tim Manning, supply coordinator for the COVID-19 Response Team.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
President Biden pauses while speaking after signing an executive order related to manufacturing, at the White House on Monday. Biden is off to a fast start but is running into resistance in Congress.

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  • Analysis

Despite Setting A New Tone, Biden Faces Tough Decision On Dealing With Congress

The president is pledging "unity," but the word means different things to different people. For him, it appears to be about tone, not necessarily direction.

January 30, 2021
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By:
  • Mara Liasson
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a former White House press secretary for the Trump White House, announced she is running for governor of Arkansas. Sanders is seen above during an appearance on Fox News in 2019.

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  • Politics

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Run For Arkansas Governor

"With the radical left now in control of Washington, your governor is your last line of defense," Sanders said in an announcement video. She was White House press secretary for President Donald Trump.

January 25, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
President Biden sits in the Oval Office at the White House after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.

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  • Analysis

6 Takeaways From President Biden's Inauguration

After a chaotic four years, Biden is calling for calm. A new tone was set, but a return to the same old partisan bickering won't solve the problem of millions fed a daily diet of false information.

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Steve Bannon leaves federal court on Aug. 20 after pleading not guilty to charges he defrauded donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall.

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  • Politics

Trump Pardons Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne In Final Clemency Flurry

Bannon and Lil Wayne were two of dozens of people granted clemency by Trump just hours before his terms comes to a close.

January 20, 2021
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  • Ryan Lucas and
  • Ayesha Rascoe
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