Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith appears in the following:

Politics Chat: Why it took so long to pass the infrastructure bill

Sunday, November 07, 2021

We look at what President Biden had to do to get the the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed, and how the efforts to pass the larger $1.75 trillion spending bill are shaping up.

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Biden's infrastructure win gives him some momentum. Here's why he needs that

Sunday, November 07, 2021

President Biden's polls have plunged. As his agenda stalled, his party lost the Virginia gubernatorial race. The infrastructure win gives him some lift as he now tries to pass a much-tougher bill.

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Education has been a key issue in recent elections, but that might change next year

Friday, November 05, 2021

Education issues took on an outsized role in this week's elections in Virginia and elsewhere. The question for politicians of all stripes is whether education will remain an important topic into 2022.

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki reveals she has COVID-19

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Psaki stayed home from President Biden's trip to the G-20 in Rome because of a family emergency. Today, she revealed that family members had COVID, and now she does, too.

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Biden says he worries that cutting oil production too fast will hurt working people

Sunday, October 31, 2021

President Biden said he's worried about soaring energy prices and says the world can't simply cut its use of fossil fuels — even as he heads to Glasgow for the U.N. climate summit.

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Parents should be patient about getting COVID vaccines for kids, White House says

Saturday, October 30, 2021

There are fresh logistical challenges, warns the White House's COVID czar in an exclusive interview with NPR. For example, young children will be getting a smaller dose delivered via smaller needles.

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Biden issues new rules for international travelers

Monday, October 25, 2021

The Biden administration is lifting its ban on international travelers on Nov. 8. On Monday, it released some of the details of the new rules.

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School board elections will be an early test of what issues motivate voters

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

This year, typically sleepy school board elections have become fraught with fights over masks, vaccines, and diversity curricula. Could this affect races higher up the ballot in 2022 and 2024?

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Dayton is spending some of its COVID aid in unexpected ways. It's not alone

Monday, October 18, 2021

Dayton, Ohio, was desperate for COVID aid to help with basic services. Now the city finds itself awash in funds, and it's looking at creative ways to spend some of the largesse.

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The White House authorizes the National Archives to share documents with Jan. 6 panel

Thursday, October 07, 2021

Separately, the select committee investigating the Capitol riot indicated that former Trump strategist Steve Bannon is not planning to comply with the subpoena it issued to him.

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Rural Hospitals Worry They Will Lose Staff Because Of Biden's New Vaccine Mandate

Saturday, September 25, 2021

In rural areas, hospitals and clinics are worried they'll be left short if staff quit rather than get COVID-19 vaccines required by the Biden administration's new mandate.

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Rural Hospitals Fear A Vaccine Mandate Would Dwindle Already Overextended Staffs

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Rural hospitals want to see their workforce get vaccinated against COVID-19. But they're worried Biden's new mandate will cause staff shortages, and they're asking the administration for help.

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U.S. Officials Are Buying More Vaccine Doses To Donate To Other Countries

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

President Biden will announce the U.S. is buying 500 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. That would bring the total promised U.S. vaccine donations to more than 1.1 billion.

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The U.S. Is Donating More COVID Vaccines And Wants Other Rich Nations To Pitch In

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

President Biden said the U.S. will buy 500 million more vaccine doses. The goal is to vaccinate 70% of the world's population within a year. But more rich nations need to pitch in, he said.

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Biden Will Try To Rally The World To Boost COVID-19 Vaccinations As The U.N. Meets

Friday, September 17, 2021

With efforts to vaccinate the world's poorest countries lagging, President Biden plans a virtual summit alongside the United Nations General Assembly to set new goals in the pandemic fight.

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Biden Took A Tougher Stance Against People Resisting The Vaccine In Speech

Thursday, September 09, 2021

President Biden announced a reset of his plan to tackle the pandemic, with tougher new vaccine rules for federal workers and contractors and more testing.

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Biden Lays Out Plan To Mandate Vaccines Or Testing For Millions Of Workers

Thursday, September 09, 2021

The president outlined a forthcoming federal rule that all businesses with 100 or more employees have to ensure that every worker is either vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing.

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9/11 Anniversary Will Be The Latest Instance When Biden Has Given A Voice To Grief

Thursday, September 09, 2021

Putting words to the pain of loss has become a recurring theme of Joe Biden's presidency. There may, however, be limits to Biden's empathy and how it is received.

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Biden May Bring Up Climate Change When He Tours Ida Damage In The Northeast

Tuesday, September 07, 2021

President Biden on Tuesday will survey damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ida in New York and New Jersey, which killed more than 40 people. The visit comes after a few tumultuous weeks for Biden.

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The Share Of U.S. Adults Willing To Get Vaccinated Ticks Up, A New Poll Finds

Friday, September 03, 2021

The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds 19% of adults say they won't get vaccinated. That's down 5 points from the month prior, coinciding with the delta surge and FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine.

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