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News Articles: White House

Dr. David Kessler (top right during a briefing before the election) has been a top coronavirus adviser to President-elect Joe Biden for months.

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  • National

Biden Administration Will Rename 'Operation Warp Speed,' Citing Trump 'Failures'

The Biden transition team also announced that Dr. David Kessler will be the White House's chief science officer for the COVID-19 response.

January 15, 2021
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By:
  • Merrit Kennedy
President-elect Joe Biden at the Delaware Human Society on Nov. 17, 2018, the day he officially adopted his dog, Major.

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  • Animals

Biden's German Shepherd To Be Celebrated With 'Indoguration' Hosted By Animal Shelter

On Sunday, the Delaware Humane Society will honor the "wags to riches" journey of the future first dog with a virtual ceremony. The Bidens adopted Major from the shelter in 2018.

January 13, 2021
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By:
  • Taylor Haney
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen through a broken window at an entrance of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Timeline: How One Of The Darkest Days In American History Unfolded

A mob stormed the U.S. Capitol after President Trump urged supporters to march to the building to oppose the election results. Roughly 14 hours later, Congress affirmed Joe Biden's victory.

January 07, 2021
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Rep. Devin Nunes, a staunch defender of President Trump, is being awarded the Medal of Freedom, the White House announced on Monday.

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  • Politics

Trump Gives Medal Of Freedom To Loyalist GOP Congressman Nunes

President Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to a lawmaker, who the White House claims "uncovered the greatest scandal in American history," even though that has no basis in fact.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Naylor
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to take over the White House's Twitter accounts.

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  • Technology

Twitter Will Reset @POTUS Account To Zero Followers After Biden Transition

The president-elect's transition team is pushing back against Twitter's decision, which is a reversal from the last presidential transition.

December 24, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
President Trump contradicted an earlier White House statement saying that administration officials would get early access to a COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Politics

In Reversal, Trump Says White House Staff Won't Be 1st To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

An administration spokesman said senior government officials would be among the first to get the vaccine, but the president himself later said that White House staff would get it later.

December 14, 2020
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
First lady Melania Trump watches as President Trump gives the turkey Corn a presidential pardon outside the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Trump Pardons Corn The Turkey, Trying To Show Normalcy Amid The Abnormal

The strange tradition of a president pardoning a turkey before Thanksgiving happened again despite Trump holding few public events since losing — and not accepting — the 2020 election.

November 24, 2020
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx

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  • Health

White House Pushes Georgia To Act Aggressively As COVID-19 Cases Surge

The latest report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force urges leaders in Georgia to test more as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the holidays.

November 24, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge and
  • Grant Blankenship
House lawmakers called on General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy to provide a briefing to Congress on her delays in ascertaining Joe Biden's election win.

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  • National

Top House Democrats Demand Biden Transition Briefing From GSA Chief

Democrats want answers from Emily Murphy, administrator of the General Services Administration, as to why she has delayed ascertaining President-elect Joe Biden's election win.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
President-elect Joe Biden's dog Champ stands during speeches at the vice president's residence in 2012. When the family returns to Washington, Champ will have to show his younger brother, Major, the ropes.

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  • Animals

Major And Champ Are Major Champs In This Election: Dogs Return To The White House

A long tradition of presidential pets will be revived in January. And a little history will be made, too: President-elect Joe Biden's younger dog will be the first rescue dog in the White House.

November 07, 2020
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Although Democratic nominee Joe Biden has an electoral vote edge, President Trump has won key states such as Ohio and Florida, and others remain in play.

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  • Elections

Where It Stands: Election Hinges On Key States, Final Results May Take A While

With no early, blowout victory, the presidential election could come down to votes that may not be counted until well into Wednesday, if not later in the week.

November 04, 2020
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By:
  • Alana Wise,
  • Camila Domonoske,
  • and 1 more
President Donald Trump speaks at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on April 24, 2019 in Atlanta. President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.

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  • National

Opioid Crisis: Critics Say Trump Fumbled Response To Another Deadly Epidemic

President Trump promised to end America's opioid crisis. On his watch overdose deaths flattened in 2018 then surged again to record levels.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join guests in singing "America the Beautiful" during a reception in honor of Gold Star Families on Sept. 27, in the East Room of the White House.

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  • National

New Scrutiny On Trump's Gold Star Family Event After COVID-19 Outbreak

Despite this year's Gold Star event landing amid the pandemic, the White House didn't cancel it. President Trump says when he met these family members, he couldn't bear to keep them at arms-length.

October 09, 2020
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
A member of the White House cleaning staff sanitizes the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on October 5.

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  • Author Interviews

'It Is Reckless.' Trump Placing White House Staff At Risk Of COVID-19, Author Says

The White House has outlined steps it's taking to protect staff, but Kate Andersen Brower, author of The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, says there is ample cause for concern.

October 07, 2020
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By:
  • Christianna Silva
Vice President Mike Pence and President Trump at a campaign rally at Newport News, Va., on Sept. 25, a week before Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19.

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  • Elections

Debate Forces Pence Into Spotlight As Coronavirus Crisis Engulfs White House

The vice presidential debate will be the first time Pence answers questions about how he and Trump failed to stop the spread of the virus to the White House itself.

October 07, 2020
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe
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