White House signed a deal with Pfizer for Covid-19 Treatment Pills worth $5.9 Billion

White House signed a deal with Pfizer for Covid-19 Treatment Pills worth $5.9 Billion

The White House administration will pay nearly $5.3 billion to drug-maker Pfizer for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19 treatment after the approval from regulators. Pfizer asked the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to authorize the experimental pill, called Paxlovid. The company said earlier this month that Paxlovid cut the risk of hospitalization […]

Biden Administration rejects Intel’s Plans to enhance Silicon Chip Production

Biden Administration rejects Intel’s Plans to enhance Silicon Chip Production

The US government has rejected the proposing plan of Intel to use a Chinese factory to manufacture silicon chips. Intel had been seeking federal assistance from the United States to increase current production output and additional research within the US. The chip manufacturer also proposed to use a factory based in Chengdu to have something […]

Naftali Bennett rejected US Proposal to Reopen US Consulate in Jerusalem

Naftali Bennett rejected US Proposal to Reopen US Consulate in Jerusalem

The Biden administration sent a request to Israel to allow reopening a US consulate for citizens of Palestinian territories in Jerusalem. But the Israeli government has rejected the US request and marked a blow to the White House’s efforts to mend ties with Palestinian leaders. The Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett said at a […]

US Federal Judge Lee Yeakel reversed Greg Abbott’s Mask Mandates Ban for Texas Schools

US Federal Judge Lee Yeakel reversed Greg Abbott’s Mask Mandates Ban for Texas Schools

On Wednesday, a federal judge reversed Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates in Texas schools, citing a violation of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). The Texas Tribune reported that the US District Court Judge Lee Yeakel stopped Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing Abbott’s order, which follows months of legal wrangling […]

Republican Fred Upton received Threatening Voicemail

Republican Fred Upton received Threatening Voicemail over voting Infrastructure Bill of President Biden

On Monday evening, Republican Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan shared a threatening voicemail he received for voting for the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Point to be noted that Upton was one of 13 Republicans who voted to advance the infrastructure bill alongside all but 6 Democrats in the House of Representatives on Friday evening. One voicemail […]

Barack Obama alleged China and Russia at UN Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow

Barack Obama alleged China and Russia at UN Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow

On Monday, Barack Obama expressed confidence at UN climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland that the Biden administration will ultimately get its $555 billion climate package through Congress. He also alleged US rivals China and Russia for a dangerous lack of urgency in cutting their own climate-wrecking emissions. Obama said, “When it comes to climate, time […]

Biden says Children separated from their Families at US-Mexico Border deserve compensation

Biden says Children separated from their Families at US-Mexico Border deserve compensation

US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the families of children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border during the Trump administration should be compensated. However, the US Department of Justice is in settlement talks with affected families. Biden said that regardless of the circumstances, people who had their children taken from them […]

Biden Administration to impose a New Covid-19 Emergency Standard for Businesses

Biden Administration to impose a New Covid-19 Emergency Standard for Businesses

On Thursday, the White House released a statement and said the Biden administration is imposing a new emergency standard for businesses with at least 100 employees to either mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers or require weekly testing. However, the new mandate is called an emergency temporary standard. COVID-19 action plan and will be implemented […]

US imposed Sanction and cuts Ethiopia from Trade Program over Human Rights Violations

US imposed Sanction and cuts Ethiopia from Trade Program over Human Rights Violations

Many news outlets reported that US President Joe Biden is cutting Ethiopia out of a US trade program after the African nation continued to ignore the violations of human rights during the ongoing Tigray region war. Biden wrote a letter to Congress and said that Ethiopia was in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights. […]

Congress Democrats finalized a deal to lower Prescription Drug Prices

Congress Democrats finalized a deal to lower Prescription Drug Prices

On Tuesday, Democrats in Congress reached a deal to lower the price of prescription drugs as part of President Biden’s $1.75 trillion social spending plan. It is overcoming a key sticking point in ongoing negotiations over the president’s domestic policy agenda. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the agreement. He said the deal would allow […]