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APRIL 26, 2021
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, held a briefing on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. Director Reese told reporters the president’s plan would include a capital gains tax increase for 0.3% of households that make over $1 million dollars. Following his remarks, Press Secretary Psaki answered questions from reporters on the president’s upcoming joint address to Congress, COVID-19 pandemic aid to India, and understanding why some Americans have not taken their scheduled second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
White House Daily Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, held a briefing on the Biden administration’s policy agenda. Director Reese told reporters the president’s plan would include a capital gains tax increase for 0.3% of households that make over $1 million dollars. Following his remarks, Press Secretary Psaki answered questions from reporters on the president’s upcoming joint address to Congress, COVID-19 pandemic aid to India, and understanding why some Americans have not taken their scheduled second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check
Apr. 27 - The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said on April 26, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.
The move greatly expands on the Biden administration’s action last month to share about 4 million doses of the vaccine with Mexico and Canada. The AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but has not yet been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The White House is increasingly feeling assured about the supply of the three vaccines being administered in the U.S., particularly following the restart of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot over the weekend. The U.S. has also been under mounting pressure in recent weeks to share more of its vaccine supply with the world, as countries like India experience devastating surges of the virus and others struggle to access doses needed to protect their most vulnerable populations.
“Given the strong portfolio of vaccines that the U.S. already has and that have been authorized by the FDA, and given that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not authorized for use in the U.S., we do not need to use the AstraZeneca vaccine here during the next several months," said White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients. "Therefore the U.S. is looking at options to share the AstraZeneca doses with other countries as they become available.” more
Apr. 27 - The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said on April 26, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.
The move greatly expands on the Biden administration’s action last month to share about 4 million doses of the vaccine with Mexico and Canada. The AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but has not yet been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The White House is increasingly feeling assured about the supply of the three vaccines being administered in the U.S., particularly following the restart of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot over the weekend. The U.S. has also been under mounting pressure in recent weeks to share more of its vaccine supply with the world, as countries like India experience devastating surges of the virus and others struggle to access doses needed to protect their most vulnerable populations.
“Given the strong portfolio of vaccines that the U.S. already has and that have been authorized by the FDA, and given that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not authorized for use in the U.S., we do not need to use the AstraZeneca vaccine here during the next several months," said White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients. "Therefore the U.S. is looking at options to share the AstraZeneca doses with other countries as they become available.” more
APRIL 26, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Louisville Police Department Investigation
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a Justice Department investigation into Louisville’s policing practices. The investigation comes as police in this Kentucky city are under fire after officers in March 2020, fatally shot Breonna Taylor, who was unarmed, in her home while executing what’s called a no-knock search warrant.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Louisville Police Department Investigation
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a Justice Department investigation into Louisville’s policing practices. The investigation comes as police in this Kentucky city are under fire after officers in March 2020, fatally shot Breonna Taylor, who was unarmed, in her home while executing what’s called a no-knock search warrant.
On April 26, Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the Justice Department will open a civil investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department.
Justice Dept. to investigate Louisville police practices after Breonna Taylor’s fatal shooting
Apr. 27 - Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday that the Justice Department will open a civil investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department, 13 months after the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose killing was among the flash points that sparked mass social-justice protests across the nation last summer.
Garland said the federal “pattern or practice” probe will seek to determine whether the Louisville police have engaged in systemic abuses and unlawful tactics with little accountability — marking the second time in five days he has sought to use federal power to examine a local law enforcement agency’s use of deadly force. Last week, he said the federal agency would investigate the Minneapolis Police Department after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, last May.
The twin announcements reflected the urgency with which the Biden administration is aiming to confront abusive policing amid an outcry from civil rights groups. Although the Chauvin verdict offered a measure of accountability, advocates have pointed to the fatal police shootings this month of Black men in Brooklyn Center, Minn., and Elizabeth City, N.C., as evidence that broad-reaching reforms are necessary in departments across the country.
President Biden is expected to address the issue in his first speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, White House aides said. more
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Justice Dept. to investigate Louisville police practices after Breonna Taylor’s fatal shooting
Apr. 27 - Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday that the Justice Department will open a civil investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department, 13 months after the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose killing was among the flash points that sparked mass social-justice protests across the nation last summer.
Garland said the federal “pattern or practice” probe will seek to determine whether the Louisville police have engaged in systemic abuses and unlawful tactics with little accountability — marking the second time in five days he has sought to use federal power to examine a local law enforcement agency’s use of deadly force. Last week, he said the federal agency would investigate the Minneapolis Police Department after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, last May.
The twin announcements reflected the urgency with which the Biden administration is aiming to confront abusive policing amid an outcry from civil rights groups. Although the Chauvin verdict offered a measure of accountability, advocates have pointed to the fatal police shootings this month of Black men in Brooklyn Center, Minn., and Elizabeth City, N.C., as evidence that broad-reaching reforms are necessary in departments across the country.
President Biden is expected to address the issue in his first speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, White House aides said. more
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