Coronavirus
After almost three months, more than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to Orange County residents…
President Joe Biden is poised to meet his goal of delivering 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots in his first 100 days in office as soon as today, 3/18, reaching the milestone more than a month ahead of time…
The White House is poised to launch a sweeping new campaign, coordinated across the federal government’s health agencies, focused on addressing vaccine skepticism and accessibility, and aims to combat misinformation about the vaccine’s efficacy and safety, sources said…
Although top GOP leaders, including Sen. Mitch McConnell (KY) and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA), were vaccinated in December - and encouraged the public to follow suit - a number of high-profile rank-and-file members intend to ignore the advice…
More people are dying now of COVID-19 in Europe than they were a year ago, when the virus first tore through the continent…
D.C. Update
The Biden administration will spend $10 billion to have the CDC screen schoolchildren for COVID-19 to help hasten a return to in-person learning…
Yesterday, 3/17, the U.S. Department of Education announced the amount of ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding that each state, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia will receive to support efforts to reopen K-12 schools safely and equitably expand opportunity for students who need it most…
New Secretary Confirmations…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is delaying the 4/15 tax-filing deadline to 5/17, giving taxpayers an additional month to file returns and pay any outstanding levies…