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The White House announced a plan on Thursday to address the baby formula shortage heightened by the Abbott Nutrition recall that began in February. The recall was sparked after infants came down with bacterial infections following intake of formula produced at the Michigan facility. Abbott Nutrition maintains that there is no connection between their formula and the babies’ illnesses. President Joe Biden met with retailers including Target, Walmart and Gerber to come up with a plan to get baby formula back on the shelves swiftly and safely. In a statement, the President vowed to simplify produ...
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki showed an unusually emotional side as she was questioned on recent anti-LGBTQ legislation on the News Not Noise podcast on Tuesday. “They’re doing that in a way that is harsh and cruel to a community of kids, especially,” Psaki said. “I’m going to get emotional about this issue because it’s horrible. But it’s kids who are bullied, and all these leaders are taking steps to hurt them, and hurt their lives and hurt their families.” Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics, has been contentious since its introduct...
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Russian prosecutors have warned Western companies, such as McDonald’s, IBM and Coca-Cola that their criticism of the country’s invasion of Ukraine could prompt arrests of corporate leaders or seizure of assets in Russia. One company has already moved to cut off communications between its Russian businesses from the rest of the company so that confidential emails and messages aren’t intercepted. Other countries have removed their executives from Russia. Most spokespeople for affected companies have declined to comment other than say that their decision to stop service to Russia is temporary, ci...
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First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Tokyo for the 2021 Summer Olympic Games later this month, according to an announcement from her office on Tuesday. The Games have implemented a number of COVID-19 restrictions, including banning spectators from the event. The White House reportedly “assessed the feasibility” of Biden’s attendance last week. The Office of the First Lady released the following statement: “First Lady Jill Biden will travel to the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan. The Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Olympic Summer Games will be held on July 23, 202...
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President Joe Biden has issued an executive order that will restrict worker non-compete agreements. The goal is to increase competition in the marketplace and limit big corporations’ limitations on their workers’ ability to move up the ladder in their careers. In his 2020 presidential campaign, Biden ran on the promise to get rid of non-compete clauses in employment contracts. He has argued that it limits employees particularly in their scope of negotiating for or seeking higher wages, securing more benefits and striving for better working conditions under different employers. Even as vice pre...
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At a recent news conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended President Joe Biden‘s faith when asked about the latest rebuke from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Last Friday, the Catholic Bishops finalized a “teaching document” that would deny communion to Biden along with other Catholic politicians, for supporting political ideas that go against Church doctrine. Some of those policies include supporting abortion and gay marriage. Biden’s campaign in 2020 supported abortion and gay rights against former President Donald Trump, whose campaign had broad evangelical Christi...
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After President Joe Biden‘s dog, Major Biden, bit a member of the Secret Service, the dog was sent back to Delaware until further notice. ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos asked Biden about what Major has been up to in Delaware, and Biden reassured that the dog is working with a trainer. “Is Major out of the dog house?” Stephanopoulos asked Biden during an interview Wednesday. “The answer is yes,” Biden said. “Major was a rescue pup. Major did not bite someone and penetrate the skin. The dog’s being trained now with our trainer at home in Delaware.” Biden did not say if his dog would ever return...
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In a press conference on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that Americans can expect their $1,400 stimulus checks to arrive “as early as this weekend.” “People can expect to start seeing direct deposits hit their bank accounts as early as this weekend… and payments to eligible Americans will continue throughout the course of the next several weeks,” Psaki said. Americans who have direct deposit information with the Internal Revenue Service will receive the stimulus first. “This is, of course, just the first wave,” Psaki explained. “Payments to eligible Americans will continu...
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Bloomberg reporter Josh Wingrove asked White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki during a press briefing on Tuesday if President Joe Biden has any plans for the future of the United States Space Force. The Trump-era Space Force is expected to become a much-lower priority as the Biden Administration focuses on COVID-19 relief. “Wow. Space Force,” said Psaki. “It’s the plane of today. It is an interesting question. I’m happy to check with our Space Force point of contact. I’m not sure who that is. I’ll find out and see if we have any update on that.” Psaki, hinting at the lowered priority of the Tr...
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