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Published
January 26, 2021

U.S. restores relations with Palestinians, renews refugee aid

'Under the new administration, the policy of the United States will be to support a mutually agreed two-state solution, one in which Israel lives in peace and security alongside a viable Palestinian state,' acting U.S. Ambassador Richard Mills said.
Published
January 26, 2021

Senate confirms Antony Blinken as 71st secretary of state

He vows that the administration will approach the world with both humility and confidence.
Published
January 26, 2021

Biden to reopen ACA marketplaces to help millions who have lost insurance

The action is among several executive orders the president is issuing in his initial days to demonstrate he intends to steer government in a direction far different from that of his predecessor.
Published
January 26, 2021

Commentary: The U.S. unemployment system is broken but fixable

Bigger checks are good but not enough for the millions of jobless Americans who need more help.
Published
January 25, 2021

Treasury Department restarts effort to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill

Trump administration Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin did not move forward with the decision by the Obama administration to put the 19th century abolitionist leader on the $20 bill.

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Published
January 25, 2021

Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military

President Joe Biden is signing an executive order revoking a Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from joining the military.
Published
January 25, 2021

Biden plans to sign order for government to buy more U.S. goods

The United States has shed roughly 540,000 factory jobs since last February as the coronavirus pandemic hurled the world's largest economy into recession.
Published
January 22, 2021

For new Pentagon chief, challenge of rooting out racism is personal

Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star Army general, won Senate confirmation Friday as the first black secretary of defense.
Published
January 22, 2021

Yellen’s nomination as treasury secretary advances

The Senate Finance Committee approves her nomination by President Biden, and a floor vote could happen as soon as Monday.
Published
January 22, 2021

Biden’s plan for FEMA-run mass vaccination sites takes shape

Maine is planning large-scale vaccination sites, and Gov. Janet Mills will review the Biden administration's proposal as part of that process.