By MICHELLE STODDART, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Thursday is Day 44 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.Here is how the day is unfolding. All time Eastern:Mar 04, 1:02 pmBiden called off 2nd airstrike in Syria, official confirmsIn addition to the U.S. airstrike last week of…
By BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- Former White House physician Ronny Jackson "bullied" subordinates and made sexual comments about female colleagues while serving as President Barack Obama's official doctor, according to a new report from the Defense Department inspector general.The Pentagon watchdog's investigation into Jackson's behavior in the White…
By ALLISON PECORIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- Fewer people will qualify for direct payments as part of the new COVID-19 relief bill under an agreement by Senate Democrats.The agreement more narrowly tailors who qualifies for those $1,400 direct checks that President Joe Biden has touted as part of his $1.9…
By MICHELLE STODDART, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Wednesday is Day 43 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.Here is how the day unfolded. All time Eastern: Mar 03, 10:05 pmHouse passes massive police reform bill named for George FloydThe House passed a massive police reform bill…
By BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- The House late Wednesday night passed a sweeping ethics and voting rights package, first introduced in 2019.The "For the People Act of 2021" is something Democrats say is urgently needed as Republican-controlled state legislatures scramble to change voting laws in the wake of…
By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(JACKSON, Miss.) -- Mississippi legislators have passed a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing on female sports teams in schools and universities -- one of over two dozen similar measures proposed by state lawmakers nationwide this year.The state House voted 81-28 Wednesday to pass…
By STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to end his state's mask mandate "Neanderthal thinking," echoing frustration from top COVID-19 response officials in his administration that case numbers are not low enough to relax restrictions before more Americans are vaccinated.Texas…
BY: STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to end his state's mask mandate "neanderthal thinking," echoing frustration from top COVID-19 response officials in his administration that case numbers are not low enough to relax restrictions before more Americans are…
BY: MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday addressed the sexual harassment scandal he's facing and apologized for his actions. “I want New Yorkers to hear from me directly on this: First, I fully support a woman’s right to come forward and I think…
By SARAH KOLINOVSKY, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Jill Biden began wading into the debate over reopening schools with a visit to two schools Wednesday in Connecticut and Pennsylvania alongside the newly confirmed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.The trip was meant to give Biden, a community college teacher, and Cardona an…
