Progressives keep hold of Biden agenda: The Note

The TAKE with Rick Klein “Biden Democrats” keep winning primaries over their more progressive friends. But the Biden agenda is still being shaped and defined by President Joe Biden’s relationship with his party’s left — even as it could derail his most ambitious policy goals. A primary in a Cleveland-area House district this week added another win for the pro-Biden […]

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White House Makes Back-to-School Push for Student Vaccinations

With vaccination rates lagging among young people, the administration wants to incorporate vaccination into school sports physicals and is asking schools to host vaccine clinics. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON — The White House, worried that coronavirus vaccination rates among young people are lagging as the school year approaches, is enlisting pediatricians to incorporate vaccination into back-to-school sports physicals and […]

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Biden signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to those who protected Capitol from rioters on Jan. 6

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to police officers and others who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 from a violent mob of former President Donald Trump's supporters. The legislation, which passed the Senate unanimously earlier this week, calls for the striking of four medals, which will be distributed to the headquarters of the […]

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Federal agency offering employers unconscious bias, diversity workshop

EEOC says ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ flag may be racist Historic flag offensive? The federal agency responsible for enforcing employment discrimination laws is providing employers with a workshop focused on unconscious bias, microaggressions and other concepts. Titled "Understanding Unconscious Bias in the Workplace," the workshop will begin on Aug. 24 as part of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Training […]

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More Kids Are Getting Sick With COVID-19, Top Pediatrics Group Finds

Nearly 72,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 last week, a “substantial” increase that troubles public health advocates amid the growing wave of infections linked to the highly transmissible delta variant of the virus. The American Academy of Pediatrics released the figures on Tuesday, noting they were a nearly 85% increase from a week earlier. Children — defined by individual states […]

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