Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, per White House spokesperson Sabrina Singh.
What they're saying: "Out of an abundance of caution, the Vice President will not participate in tonight’s event. The Vice President tested negative for COVID-19 today and will continue to test," Singh wrote in a statement.
Emhoff, 57, was scheduled to attend an event on Equal Pay Day to celebrate Women’s History Month in the White House's East Room on Tuesday evening, according to Vice President Kamala Harris' public schedule.
The Senate confirmed Shalanda Young as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday.
Why it matters: Young had been serving as acting director since last March, when Neera Tanden withdrew her nomination to head the agency due to opposition from senators in both parties. Young is the first Black woman to permanently lead the office.
The Senate passed a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent across the U.S.
Why it matters: If the legislation clears the House and is signed into law by President Biden, it will mean Americans will no longer have to change their clocks twice a year.
The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced sanctions against Belarus strongman Aleksandr Lukashenko, his wife and several Russians "connected to gross violations of human rights."
Two well-known Latino political consultants from dueling political parties are launching a new podcast that will examine Latino voters ahead of the 2022 midterms.
The big picture: Data, surveys and recent primary elections show that Republicans are making inroads with Latinos. At the same time, advocates say Democrats neglect Latinos.
President Biden will travel to Brussels, Belgium, next week to meet with the European Council to discuss Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday.
State of play: The European Council summit is scheduled for March 24 and 25. While in Brussels, Biden will also attend a meeting with leaders of NATO on March 24.
Twenty days into the war, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, is asking the world for "anti-air" support, calling Russia’s invasion "a full-scale genocide" of the Ukrainian people.
Why it matters: A day before President Zelensky is scheduled to address members of Congress, Markarova has a dire warning for the U.S. and other democracies: Putin’s war will not stop in Ukraine. She requested support in the form of more weapons, diplomatic pressure and increased sanctions against Russia.
The White House is resuming public tours next month, more than two years after the tradition came to a halt due to COVID-19, the Biden administration announced Tuesday.
Driving the news: The White House will reopen for public tours on April 15, initially only offering tours on Fridays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
U.S. National Archivist David Ferriero, who is retiring in April, said on Monday that he urged the White House not to appoint a white man to succeed him.
What he's saying: "That's advice I've given to the White House already: that you better not hire another white male ... We've had ten white males," Ferriero said during an annual Sunshine Week event when the moderator pointed out that there has never been a female national archivist.
The Biden administration will mark Equal Pay Day on Tuesday by announcing a series of steps to address the gender pay gap for federal workers.
Driving the news: In the U.S., women earned 82 cents for every dollar a man earned in 2020, according to the the U.S. Census Bureau, citing Bureau of Labor statistics.
Americans' emotional and physical health is bouncing back, along with record confidence about life returning to "normal" as mask mandates are abandoned, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
The big picture: Two years after the start of the pandemic, the nation is ready to move on, even as disinformation at home and a resurgence of cases in Europe driven by the B.A.2 variant point to challenges on the horizon.
The Biden administration is launching a new initiative to try to address the supply chain crisis, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The move comes as global unrest and fresh coronavirus outbreaks threaten to further destabilize a U.S. economy already reeling from shortages, skyrocketing inflation and an overall drop in consumer morale.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Monday that will allow anyone 21 and older who is lawfully allowed to possess a weapon to carry a concealed gun without a permit.
Our thought bubble: DeWine faces a multi-way challenge for the Republican primary for governor. His signing of the permitless carry bill comes just weeks before early voting starts.
