Hogan vows to increase Black vaccination rate, while D.C. leaves questions open about who gets priority
Julie Zauzmer, Erin Cox and Rachel Chason, The Washington Post
March 4, 2021
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Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, left, and Prince George s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat, visit a Giant pharmacy vaccination site in Capitol Heights in January 2021.Washington Post photo by Bill O Leary
District of Columbia officials offered little information Thursday about who will get vaccinated first under the city s new centralized preregistration system, while Maryland leaders discussed strengthening efforts to make sure Black residents have access to vaccines.
Beginning next week, District residents and workers seeking a vaccine will face a different process: They will fill out a form that asks about their age, health condition, address and other information, then wait. When it s their turn to schedule an appointment, the city will contact them.
Pressure grows on Biden to end filibuster
Annie Linskey, Sean Sullivan and Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post
March 5, 2021
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President Joe Biden is shown at the White House in Washington on Feb. 10, 2021.Washington Post photo by Bill O Leary
WASHINGTON - Pressure is building on President Joe Biden, a longtime backer of traditional Washington rules, to do away with the filibuster and other procedures as Democrats press him to seize what could be a fleeting moment of power to enact his agenda.
Liberals have long pushed for sweeping changes such as expanding the Supreme Court, ending the electoral college and banning gerrymandering. But as Biden faces a critical stretch of his presidency, even moderate Democrats are urging more-immediate changes - particularly rewriting the filibuster so that at the very least fewer bills need 60 votes to pass the Senate.
How Vernon Jordan became a one-of-a-kind Washington presence
Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post
March 3, 2021
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1of5Vernon Jordan and Ann Dibble Jordan arrive at the White House in 2009 for President Barack Obama s first state dinner.Washington Post photo by Bill O LearyShow MoreShow Less
2of5Vernon Jordan and Cicely Tyson in Washington, D.C., in 1996.Washington Post photo by Craig HerndonShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Cecilia Marshall laughs with Vernon Jordan during a 2003 celebration for a release of a postage stamp honoring her late husband, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.Washington Post photo by Sarah L. VoisinShow MoreShow Less
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Vernon Jordan didn t walk into a room; he entered it. The energy shifted, imperceptibly, as even people who didn t know who he was registered his presence. Then the process of greeting began: His eyes would lock on yours and that infectious smile would fill his face, delighted to discover his favor
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Biden and his aides work to ignore Trump - but it won t be easy
Ashley Parker and Matt Viser, The Washington Post
Feb. 22, 2021
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President Joe Biden is shown at the White House in Washington on Feb. 10, 2021.Washington Post photo by Bill O Leary
WASHINGTON - During the campaign, the guidance from President Joe Biden s team was clear: Engage with Donald Trump as little as possible.
Now, after riding that strategy to the White House, the directive on when to engage with the former president is even starker: Never, said Biden communications director Kate Bedingfield. Joe Biden is president, and we re focused on what we re doing, day in and day out, Bedingfield said. The focus is entirely on President Biden s agenda, and Donald Trump doesn t factor in that for us.