(CNN)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urging people in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to "refrain from non-essential domestic travel" for the next two weeks.President Donald Trump had asked the CDC on Saturday to issue the advisory after he had earlier in the day.The CDC said this advisory does not apply to employees of critical infrastructure industries, including but not limited to trucking, public health professionals, financial services, and food supply. These employees of critical infrastructure, as defined by the United States Department of Homeland Security and...…(CNN)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urging people in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to "refrain from non-essential domestic travel" for the next two weeks.President Donald Trump had asked the CDC on Saturday to issue the advisory after he had earlier in the day.The CDC said this advisory does not apply to employees of critical infrastructure industries, including but not limited to trucking, public health professionals, financial services, and food supply. These employees of critical infrastructure, as defined by the United States Department of Homeland Security and...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A new report on the Trump administration’s missteps in the early days of the coronavirus’ spread into the US was on Saturday, detailing new instances showing how ignored the warnings of his advisers about the lethal infectious disease approaching America’s doorstep.According to the report, Dr. Robert Kadlec, the top disaster response official at the Department of Health and Human Services, convened the White House coronavirus task force on February 21. During his meeting, the group conducted a mock-up exercise of the pandemic. It predicted...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A new report on the Trump administration’s missteps in the early days of the coronavirus’ spread into the US was on Saturday, detailing new instances showing how ignored the warnings of his advisers about the lethal infectious disease approaching America’s doorstep.According to the report, Dr. Robert Kadlec, the top disaster response official at the Department of Health and Human Services, convened the White House coronavirus task force on February 21. During his meeting, the group conducted a mock-up exercise of the pandemic. It predicted...WW…

By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Biden administration will deploy additional supplies and support to the White House announced on Sunday.“To help treat Covid-19 patients and protect front-line health workers in India, the United States has identified supplies of therapeutics, rapid diagnostic test kits, ventilators, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that will immediately be made available for India. The United States also is pursuing options to provide oxygen generation and related supplies on an urgent basis,” a readout of a call between the two countries’...…By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Biden administration will deploy additional supplies and support to the White House announced on Sunday.“To help treat Covid-19 patients and protect front-line health workers in India, the United States has identified supplies of therapeutics, rapid diagnostic test kits, ventilators, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that will immediately be made available for India. The United States also is pursuing options to provide oxygen generation and related supplies on an urgent basis,” a readout of a call between the two countries’...WW…

(CNN)President Joe Biden said Saturday his administration will increase the refugee cap after on Friday where the administration first announced it would keep the cap at the historically low level set by former President Donald Trump, before reversing course after facing from refugee advocacy groups and Democrats in Congress."We're gonna increase the numbers," Biden told reporters at the Wilmington Country Club after a round of golf, noting that the situation on the southern border had complicated things. "We couldn't do two things at once. And now we're going to increase the numbers," he...…(CNN)President Joe Biden said Saturday his administration will increase the refugee cap after on Friday where the administration first announced it would keep the cap at the historically low level set by former President Donald Trump, before reversing course after facing from refugee advocacy groups and Democrats in Congress."We're gonna increase the numbers," Biden told reporters at the Wilmington Country Club after a round of golf, noting that the situation on the southern border had complicated things. "We couldn't do two things at once. And now we're going to increase the numbers," he...WW…

(CNN)Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday defended the Biden administration's in the American Jobs Plan, saying President Joe Biden is still aiming for Republican support for the plan while looking for progress on it by Memorial Day."I very much believe that all of these things are infrastructure because infrastructure is the foundation that allows us go about our lives," Buttigieg told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."Biden is pushing his for improving the nation's infrastructure as his next major legislative focus after successfully signing his massive coronavirus...…(CNN)Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday defended the Biden administration's in the American Jobs Plan, saying President Joe Biden is still aiming for Republican support for the plan while looking for progress on it by Memorial Day."I very much believe that all of these things are infrastructure because infrastructure is the foundation that allows us go about our lives," Buttigieg told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."Biden is pushing his for improving the nation's infrastructure as his next major legislative focus after successfully signing his massive coronavirus...WW…

Washington (CNN) again reiterated he intends to raise taxes for the most wealthy Americans in an ABC News interview aired Wednesday, saying "anybody making more than $400,000 a year will see a small to significant tax increase." He also pledged that individual Americans who make less than $400,000 -- which is -- "won't see one single penny in additional federal tax."Biden said Republican criticism for his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law is because the tax breaks in his plan go to the bottom 60% of the population while "their idea of a tax cut is to give the Trump tax cut where 83% went to...…Washington (CNN) again reiterated he intends to raise taxes for the most wealthy Americans in an ABC News interview aired Wednesday, saying "anybody making more than $400,000 a year will see a small to significant tax increase." He also pledged that individual Americans who make less than $400,000 -- which is -- "won't see one single penny in additional federal tax."Biden said Republican criticism for his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law is because the tax breaks in his plan go to the bottom 60% of the population while "their idea of a tax cut is to give the Trump tax cut where 83% went to...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived at the US Capitol late Tuesday night to pay their respects to fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, whose remains are lying in honor in the building’s famous Rotunda, less than four weeks after he died after responding to the riot that erupted in the building.In an appearance lasting a few minutes, the President and first lady entered the Rotunda, where several US Capitol police officers were stationed including two officers flanking Sicknick’s remains.Biden placed his hand on...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived at the US Capitol late Tuesday night to pay their respects to fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, whose remains are lying in honor in the building’s famous Rotunda, less than four weeks after he died after responding to the riot that erupted in the building.In an appearance lasting a few minutes, the President and first lady entered the Rotunda, where several US Capitol police officers were stationed including two officers flanking Sicknick’s remains.Biden placed his hand on...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said told Senate Democrats at lunch Tuesday that and that he told Senate Republicans that their $600 billion proposal is “way too small.”It was a point White House press secretary Jen Psaki reiterated during her briefing – there are certain “bottom lines” that Biden wants to be in the next round of Covid-19 relief, including direct payments reaching more Americans than what the Republican proposal would include.“His view is that at this point in our country, when 1-in-7 American families don’t have...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said told Senate Democrats at lunch Tuesday that and that he told Senate Republicans that their $600 billion proposal is “way too small.”It was a point White House press secretary Jen Psaki reiterated during her briefing – there are certain “bottom lines” that Biden wants to be in the next round of Covid-19 relief, including direct payments reaching more Americans than what the Republican proposal would include.“His view is that at this point in our country, when 1-in-7 American families don’t have...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — President Donald Trump extended certain restrictions on legal immigration and on visas that allow immigrants to temporarily work in the United States on Thursday, just hours before those restrictions were set to lapse. Trump extended the restrictions through March 31, two months after he will leave office.The continuation of the restrictions, which comes with just 20 days left in the President’s term, are the latest effort to bar the entry of immigrants to the country. Restricting immigration has been a focus of the administration since its first...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — President Donald Trump extended certain restrictions on legal immigration and on visas that allow immigrants to temporarily work in the United States on Thursday, just hours before those restrictions were set to lapse. Trump extended the restrictions through March 31, two months after he will leave office.The continuation of the restrictions, which comes with just 20 days left in the President’s term, are the latest effort to bar the entry of immigrants to the country. Restricting immigration has been a focus of the administration since its first...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — If you’re getting money from the federal government as part of the recent stimulus response to the , you’ll also get a letter from explaining why.CNN has obtained a copy of the letter signed by the President and sent to recipients of the stimulus payments.The one-page letter arrives in an envelope from the IRS as part of the Treasury Department, with both postage and fees paid for by the IRS, according to a notice on the envelope.The letter reads, in part, “We are fully committed to ensuring that you and your family have the support you need...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — If you’re getting money from the federal government as part of the recent stimulus response to the , you’ll also get a letter from explaining why.CNN has obtained a copy of the letter signed by the President and sent to recipients of the stimulus payments.The one-page letter arrives in an envelope from the IRS as part of the Treasury Department, with both postage and fees paid for by the IRS, according to a notice on the envelope.The letter reads, in part, “We are fully committed to ensuring that you and your family have the support you need...WW…