By Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden is wasting no time establishing his vision for the Affordable Care Act and reversing many Trump-era measures aimed at weakening it. In his first two months in office, Biden has taken several steps to bolster the landmark health reform law, which marks its 11th anniversary on Tuesday, and
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By Adam Levy and Ethan Cohen, CNN Republican Julia Letlow won the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District Saturday night, becoming the first Republican woman elected to Congress from the state. Letlow will take the seat that her late husband Luke, who won last year’s election but died in December after being diagnosed with
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By Jen Christensen, CNN In December, then President-elect Joe Biden set a goal of getting 100 million people vaccinated against Covid-19 in the first 100 days of his presidency. At this rate, it looks like US will hit that mark on Friday, which is day 58. “These milestones are significant accomplishments, but we have much
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By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN Now that he’s signed the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, President Joe Biden is turning to the next items on his legislative agenda — and laying the groundwork for raising taxes on wealthier Americans to pay for them. Biden doubled down on vows he made as a
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By Mallika Kallingal and Jill Martin, CNN The NCAA has come under fire over the lack of amenities, notably the workout equipment, at the women’s basketball tournament compared with the men’s event this year. Both tournaments get underway this week, with the women’s tournament taking place at five sites in the host city of San
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By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Democratic voters in Georgia may have helped deliver Joe Biden‘s long quest to win the White House, but they take even prouder ownership of their critical role in cementing an early chapter of his legacy through the passage of the American Rescue Plan. “You still just feel the
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By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business The banking industry has a race problem, and a new study is putting a spotlight on the inequalities within the nation’s largest financial institutions. For people of color, the chances of getting promoted to the highest levels of management or senior and executive leadership at some of the nation’s most
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By Maegan Vazquez and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris addressed Tuesday’s lethal shootings at a series of spas in the Atlanta area, expressing concerns about any violence against Asian Americans. Biden said on Wednesday that brutality against Asian Americans is “very troubling.” In her most formal remarks about the
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Analysis by Allison Hope As indoor dining reopened in my town, I watched three 20-something women shriek and gossip over zinfandel in a local restaurant. I was there, briefly, in my N95 mask to pick up my takeout. It occurred to me in that moment, that for as much as I missed dining in at
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By Yon Pomrenze and Bianna Golodryga, CNN Applying to college is stressful in normal times, but this year, students felt the extra stress of having to deal with pandemic-related restrictions that made many of the usual steps, like working with high school counselors, visiting campuses, and in-person interviews, nearly impossible, college admissions officers say. Many
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