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Hundreds of friends, colleagues attend. (Washington- April 27, 2022) Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright was a decades-long friend to the Washington National Cathedral and its affiliated schools.  She chaired the board of the Beauvoir School in the 1970s, all three of her daughters attended Beauvoir and graduated from the National Cathedral School, and at the time of her death she was a member of the Cathedral Chapter (the institution’s governing board). More than 1,400 people attended the service including current and former U.S. government officials, U.S. Presidents, Secretaries of State, Foreign Ministers, Ambassadors and State Department colleagues at all levels of the government; a large bipartisan Congressional delegation and colleagues from all aspects of her life and career as well as family and friends. Officiating Clergy The Right Reverend  Mariann Edgar Budde ,  Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Washington The spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 E...

President Obama's White House homecoming had comedy, acquaintances, and talk of  The Affordable Care Act (ACA) which, twelve years ago, his administration passed with enough bipartisan support to become the 'most consequential' U.S. healthcare legislation in generations. ADVERTISEMENT CMB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS   His return (aside from jokingly calling President Biden, Vice President) had more to do with appealing to Congress to lower health insurance premiums and extend the ACA. "And today, today, the Biden-Harris administration is going even further by moving to fix a glitch in the regulations that will lower premiums for nearly 1 million people who need it and allow 200,000 more uninsured Americans get access to coverage", said Obama. Yet,  there are states that refuse to extend ACA-supported Medicare benefits and subsidies.  SEE: STATES WITH EXPANSION ACTIVITY Vice President Kamala Harris, women's history maker in her own right, appealed to Congress in this wa...

Maintaining that the American Rescue Plan is working, the White House issued a statement on the March jobs report. Over 430,000 new jobs were recreated, according to the report. "Nice sound to it", the president said. The president stated that the months of January and February of this year created more jobs than originally thought. "That means that over the last three months the economy has created more than 500,000 jobs a month", he said. It is also worth noting that more people are heading back to work as a result of COVID-19 vaccinations. Many Americans lost their jobs because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In March, unemployment fell to 3.6 percent, down from 6.4 percent.

Renowned culinary artist and chef, José André has been named to President Biden's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition. The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN) is a federal advisory committee that aims to promote healthy, accessible eating and physical activity for all Americans, regardless of background or ability. President Biden issues Executive Order 14048, renewing the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition. This Executive Order allows for continued  promotion  of the National Youth Sports  Strategy, and provides for the work of the Council to include a focus on expanding national awareness of the importance of mental health as it pertains to physical fitness and nutrition. ADVERTISEMENT 10 Fast, EZ, Healthy Smoothie Recipes READ: See complete list of presidential appointees here . Andrés  is a New York Times bestselling author, educator, and humanitarian. He was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential ...

  Is "the state of our union really strong? Are we really building back better than ever? President Biden unveiled his 2023 budget this week with a few familiar focused items. The president is again calling for those who make millions of dollars to pay their fair share of taxes. His 2023 budget makes it plain that billionaires should also do the same.  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Outlining his budget plans the president makes the claim that, " The tax code currently offers special treatment for the types of income that wealthy people enjoy. This special treatment, combined with sophisticated tax planning and giant loopholes, allows many of the very wealthiest people in the world to end up paying a lower tax rate on their full income than many middle-class households. To finally address this glaring problem, the Budget includes a minimum tax on multi-millionaires and billionaires who so often pay indefensibly low tax rates. This minimum tax would apply only to the wealthiest...

NDI mourns the passing of its Chair, Madeleine Albright, yesterday in Washington D.C.    From NDI... At the time of her passing, her family released a statement, attached here .  "Secretary Albright has been an inspiration to me for many decades,” said NDI Vice-Chair Tom Daschle. “Her life story, her remarkable career in public service, and her leadership in promoting democracy at home and abroad has been uniquely historic. She has been an extraordinary role model for all of us who seek to make a difference." Read My Pins . In 2010 Politics. On Point. wrote an article on the meaning behind the former Secretary of State's pin collection. Read it here .

As the U.S. is learning that another COVID variant has emerged, White House press secretary Jen Psaki reveals she has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement Tuesday, Psaki said she learned of her positive status as she was preparing for her trip with President Biden to Europe.  President Biden is planning to meet Wednesday with NATO allies in Europe. He has not tested positive, as of article publication. This, however, will be Psaki's second time testing positive for the virus while expecting to travel overseas with the president. Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki "Today, in preparation for travel to Europe, I took a PCR test this morning. That test came back positive, which means I will be adhering to CDC guidance and no longer be traveling on the President’s trip to Europe.  I had two socially-distanced meetings with the President yesterday, and the President is not considered a close contact as defined by CDC guidance. I am sharing the news of my positive test...