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© Reuters. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, U.S. January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday rebranded the Biden administration’s economic agenda as “modern supply-side economics,” using a Reagan-era phrase favored by Republicans…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss concerns about a possible Russian military invasion of Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. Then former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins CBSN’s Lana to discuss the likelihood of a Russian attack.

© Reuters. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, U.S. January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday rebranded the Biden administration’s economic agenda as “modern supply-side economics,” using a Reagan-era phrase favored by Republicans…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a media briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday that it wants to reach a solution on 5G deployment that protects air safety while minimizing disruption to air travel.”Our objective is…

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s website for Americans to order at-home rapid Covid-19 testing kits launched on Tuesday.The website says “every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.””Order your tests now so you have them when you…

NEW YORK (AP) — Just over a year ago, millions of energized young people, women, voters of color and independents joined forces to send Joe Biden to the White House. But 12 months into his presidency, many describe a coalition in crisis.Leading voices across Biden’s diverse political base openly decry the slow pace of progress…

© Reuters. Construction workers are seen at the site of a large public infrastructure reconstruction project of an elevated roadway and bridges in upper Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will trumpet his administration’s plans to spend $27 billion fixing thousands of…

President Joe Biden took two huge losses Thursday that likely will be the final nails in the coffin of the big and hopeful agenda that Democrats were counting on as we speed into the 2022 election season from hell. First, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a fellow Democrat, announced that although she supports the voting rights bill,…

2/2 © Reuters. Valerie Pecresse, head of the Paris Ile-de-France region and Les Republicains (LR) right-wing party candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, speaks during an interview with Reuters at her campaign headquarters in Paris, France, January 7, 2022 2/2 By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) – Fifteen years ago, Valerie Pecresse quelled a student…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman takes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at pop-up testing site in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Insurance companies will be required to cover eight over-the-counter at-home coronavirus tests per person each month starting Saturday, the Biden administration said, expanding access to highly…