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White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed on Jan. 26 that President Biden had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Video: The Washington Post)

In first call with Putin, Biden pressed Russian president on several issues, White House says

President Biden had his first call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, discussing a range of topics, including arms control, reports of Russian bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan and interference in the 2020 election, the White House said Tuesday.  
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Biden signed more executive actions Tuesday, including orders on housing and prisons, as he outlined what the White House is calling his “racial equity agenda.”
Biden announced that the administration will seek to buy 200 million more doses of the two coronavirus vaccines that have been authorized for emergency use in the United States. The purchases would increase the available supply by 50 percent, bringing the total to 600 million doses by this summer.
Antony Blinken, Biden’s pick for secretary of state, won Senate confirmation, becoming the fourth Cabinet pick to clear that hurdle.
Biden is scheduled to take executive actions as early as Thursday to reopen federal marketplaces selling Affordable Care Act health plans and to lower recent barriers to joining Medicaid.
McConnell warned Democrats that Republicans would counter any attempt to eliminate the filibuster with “immediate chaos” that would grind the chamber — and the Democratic governing agenda — to a halt.
Janet Yellen was confirmed as the first female secretary of the Treasury Department by the Senate on Monday evening and sworn in at the White House on Tuesday.
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Biden signed more executive actions Tuesday, including orders on housing and prisons, as he outlined what the White House is calling his “racial equity agenda.”
Biden announced that the administration will seek to buy 200 million more doses of the two coronavirus vaccines that have been authorized for emergency use in the United States. The purchases would increase the available supply by 50 percent, bringing the total to 600 million doses by this summer.
Antony Blinken, Biden’s pick for secretary of state, won Senate confirmation, becoming the fourth Cabinet pick to clear that hurdle.
Biden is scheduled to take executive actions as early as Thursday to reopen federal marketplaces selling Affordable Care Act health plans and to lower recent barriers to joining Medicaid.
McConnell warned Democrats that Republicans would counter any attempt to eliminate the filibuster with “immediate chaos” that would grind the chamber — and the Democratic governing agenda — to a halt.
Janet Yellen was confirmed as the first female secretary of the Treasury Department by the Senate on Monday evening and sworn in at the White House on Tuesday.
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