Oliver Willis

Biden invests $2.5 billion in electric vehicle production that could create 11,000 US jobs

The Biden administration continues investing in production of electric vehicle parts within the United States, and this time it includes a plant of newly unionized workers in Ohio.

By Oliver Willis - December 13, 2022

Paul Whelan’s brother says Biden administration made ‘right decision’ to bring Griner home

Republican officials attacked President Joe Biden for negotiating Brittney Griner’s release from Russia.

By Oliver Willis - December 09, 2022

Second Gentleman Emhoff: ‘Antisemitism is dangerous, we cannot normalize this’

The White House convened a conference after antisemitic incidents hit an all-time high in 2021.

By Oliver Willis - December 08, 2022

Department of Homeland Security extends protections for Haitian refugees to 2024

Humanitarian groups that advocate for immigrants’ rights praised the Biden administration’s decision.

By Oliver Willis - December 07, 2022

President Biden refuses to support GOP proposal to remove military vaccine mandate

Kevin McCarthy has pledged that his party will oppose a budget bill funding the Defense Department’s operations next year if a rule supported by the president and military isn’t revoked.

By Oliver Willis - December 06, 2022

$20 billion allocated to Indian Country under American Rescue Plan

The largest single investment in tribal governments and communities in U.S. history affects more than 2.6 million people.

By Oliver Willis - December 01, 2022

National poll shows support for top Biden agenda items, opposition to GOP investigations

Voters reported concern over GOP attacks on Medicare and Social Security and plans to investigate the Biden family.

By Oliver Willis - December 01, 2022

White House condemns visit to Mar-a-Lago by white supremacist antisemite Fuentes

The Biden administration said bigotry has ‘absolutely no place in America’ and ‘must be forcibly condemned.’

By Oliver Willis - November 28, 2022

Republicans criticize Biden administration for freezing student loan payments again

Despite national polls showing debt relief has popular and bipartisan support, Republicans have worked against Biden’s actions at every step.

By Oliver Willis - November 23, 2022

Republicans attack military for supporting diversity but experts say it leads to success

Marco Rubio and Chip Roy used photos of Black and transgender service members to criticize the Biden administration for diversity initiatives, including efforts started under Trump.

By Oliver Willis - November 22, 2022

GOP congressman makes up claim about ‘suspicious’ banking activity to attack Biden family

Bank filings described as rare by Rep. James Comer occur 3.7 million times a year.

By Oliver Willis - November 21, 2022

White House warns of upcoming conspiracy theory-based investigations from House GOP

House Republicans have a history of promoting conspiracy theories against Democratic presidents.

By Oliver Willis - November 18, 2022

Trump announces 2024 presidential campaign after GOP’s weak midterm election performance

Donald Trump is the only president to be impeached twice. He has never won the popular vote.

By Oliver Willis - November 16, 2022

Biden hails ‘strong rejection of election deniers’ as world watched U.S. election

Election conspiracy theorists lost local, state, and federal races last week.

By Oliver Willis - November 14, 2022

Biden leads Democrats to best midterm results for first-term president’s party in 20 years

Republicans significantly underperformed the prediction of a 2022 ‘red wave.’

By Oliver Willis - November 09, 2022

Energy Department grants $30 million in STEM funds to historically Black, tribal schools

The Biden administration has allocated more than $5.8 billion in federal funds to historically Black colleges and universities since 2021.

By Oliver Willis - November 08, 2022

Biden funds largest community air pollution monitoring program in EPA history

Studies show minority communities suffer disproportionately high negative effects from air pollution.

By Oliver Willis - November 07, 2022

Anti-Biden ads using Russian-provided stock footage airing during World Series

A dark money group with ties to anti-immigration officials who served in the Trump administration made commercials with stock footage provided by Russian-based accounts to criticize Biden’s support for Ukraine.

By Oliver Willis - November 03, 2022

September report shows job openings over 10 million for 15th month in a row

Employment continues to rebound from a low of 4.7 million job openings under former President Donald Trump.

By Oliver Willis - November 02, 2022

Biden slams ExxonMobil CEO for company’s record profits at the expense of consumers

ExxonMobil is one of several American oil companies reporting billions in profits in recent months while gas prices skyrocketed.

By Oliver Willis - October 28, 2022

GOP plan to cut federal spending could reverse economic gains made under Biden

Experts say the cuts, which could include Medicare and Social Security, will cause an economic decline.

By Oliver Willis - October 27, 2022

GOP Rep. Chip Roy attacks Biden administration over plan to stop COVID vaccine lies

The Texas Republican opposes a Department of Health and Human Services program to develop tools for dealing with the dissemination of misinformation about vaccination.

By Oliver Willis - October 26, 2022

HHS study: American Rescue Plan helped 200,000 child care providers stay open

The spending package included the largest allocation of tax dollars for child care in U.S. history.

By Oliver Willis - October 24, 2022

President Biden visits Pittsburgh bridge being repaired thanks to infrastructure funding

Pennsylvania officials used $25.3 million in federal grants to accelerate construction on the Fern Hollow Bridge, which is nearing completion after collapsing in January.

By Oliver Willis - October 21, 2022

White House announces national strategy for combating biological threats

The Biden administration’s strategy calls for a ‘whole of government’ approach to prevent and contain future pandemics.

By Oliver Willis - October 19, 2022

Biden announces rule allowing stores to sell hearing aids over the counter

An estimated 48 million people in the United States have some form of hearing loss.

By Oliver Willis - October 17, 2022

Biden funds $4 billion project to fight Colorado River ‘megadrought’ affecting millions

Funds allocated under the Inflation Reduction Act will be used to combat drought conditions in Southwestern states.

By Oliver Willis - October 14, 2022

Biden administration fixes health care ‘glitch’ in Affordable Care Act

The ‘most significant’ changes to Obamacare will prevent families from being charged more than others receiving subsidized health insurance through the program.

By Oliver Willis - October 12, 2022

GOP senators introduce bill to stop Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices

More than 63 million Americans who are enrolled in Medicare benefit from the agency’s new ability to cap the costs of prescription medicines.

By Oliver Willis - October 07, 2022

Republicans use debunked lie to attack hurricane relief efforts

The false claim was based on conservatives taking the vice president’s comments about the Biden administration’s racial injustice policy out of context.