Joe Biden Administration

In a press conference held on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre emphasized President Biden's commitment to restoring unity in the nation and his strong stance against any form of hatred in America.

The White House officially announced this decision through a press release published on Wednesday.

Sumit Sulan was honoured at a White House ceremony last week for shooting a gunman who ambushed and killed officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora as they responded to a domestic violence call in Harlem, New York City, on January 21, 2022.

Kennedy filed his papers on Wednesday.Biden has not announced his presidential run yet, but is widely expected to seek a second term and has already soft-rolled his campaign visiting key swing states to tout his administration's achievement. He has said he has every intention of running, but it won't be official until he makes it official.

The COVID-19 national emergency and PHE were declared by the Trump Administration in 2020. They are currently set to expire on March 1 and April 11, respectively. The Biden Administration's plan is to extend the emergency declarations to May 11, and then end both emergencies on that date, according to a statement of the White House, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The remarks, which Biden posted on Twitter, came as American families are getting together for the holidays, Xinhua news agency reported. The White House is resuming a program to send Covid-19 testing kits to households that request them ahead of a potential winter surge. A senior official of the Biden administration told reporters on Wednesday that "we're seeing Covid cases rising in parts of the country following Thanksgiving."

In the House of Representatives, the lame-duck session marks Democrats' final opportunity to act on their legislative priorities before Republicans take control of the lower chamber with a narrow majority in January 2023. But the December work period will also be filled with standard bills that Congress must take up, which will take up floor time.