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Exclusive: Biden directing $2.5B to address mental health and addiction crisis

President Biden is directing $2.5 billion in funding to address the nation’s worsening mental illness and addiction crisis, an official from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tells Axios.

House Votes To Pass Background Checks Act Of 2021

Nonetheless, the House moved to pass the legislation on Thursday in a 227-203 vote. The measure will now be sent the Senate for a vote.

Biden signs executive order granting free transgender surgery to any member of military, funded by taxpayers

Taxpayers will now foot the bill for gender reassignment surgery for active military personnel and veterans, with some treatments costing upward of $200,000 under an executive order signed by President Biden.

Arkansas Advances Bill To Protect Female Athletes

Arkansas joined a number of states across the country, which seek to protect female athletes to ensure they have the ability to compete on a level playing field.

Deans Tell Students Law School Is Too White

Deans from Case Western University Law School in an email to students said they shouldn’t be satisfied with the diversity of the student body following the release of a report ranking the Ohio law school the 144th whitest law school on a list of 200.

Senate confirms Merrick Garland to be US attorney general

The Senate confirmed Merrick Garland on Wednesday to be the next U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote, placing the widely-respected, veteran judge in the post as President Joe Biden has vowed to restore the Justice Department’s reputation for independence.

Biden Announces Plan to Buy 100 Million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the federal government will buy 100 million more Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

After holding out, Biden administration acknowledges ongoing Uyghur genocide in China that ‘cannot be ignored’

The White House acknowledges an ongoing genocide against the Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese Communist Party, ending days of stubborn resistance by the State Department to say such an atrocity is happening in the present tense.

Here’s what is tucked into the just-approved $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill

Direct checks of $1,400 for individuals earning up to $75,000 per year and couples earning up to $150,000 per year. The payments fully phase out for individuals making more than $80,000 per year and couples making more than $160,000 per year.

Federal Government Loosens Guidance For Nursing Home Visits

"CMS recognizes the psychological, emotional and physical toll that prolonged isolation and separation from family have taken on nursing home residents, and their families."

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