Gene Sperling
President Joe Biden answers a question from a reporter after speaking about the economy, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, May 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Treasury to start paying out $350B in state and local aid

By Josh Boak May. 10, 2021 01:00 PM EDT

FILE- In this March 10, 2021, file photo, Isabel Miranda drinks coffee in her rental apartment where she lives with her partner and two sons, in Haverhill, Mass. A federal judge has ruled, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, that the Centers for Disease Control exceeded its authority when it imposed a federal eviction moratorium to provide protection for renters out of concern that having families lose their homes and move into shelters or share crowded conditions with relatives or friends during the pandemic would further spread the highly contagious virus. Miranda and her family would no longer have this eviction protection if this ruling stands. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help

By Michael Casey May. 09, 2021 07:55 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in front of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's house in Swampscott, Mass. A federal judge has ruled, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, that the Centers for Disease Control exceeded its authority when it imposed a federal eviction moratorium to provide protection for renters out of concern that having families lose their homes and move into shelters or share crowded conditions with relatives or friends during the pandemic would further spread the highly contagious virus. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Biden administration allocates $21.6B in rental assistance

By Martin Crutsinger May. 07, 2021 01:34 PM EDT

President Joe Biden turns from the podium after speaking to a joint session of Congress Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
More perilous phase ahead for Biden after his 1st 100 days

By Jonathan Lemire, Josh Boak And Zeke Miller May. 01, 2021 11:50 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo the Capitol is seen amid reflections of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. The Treasury Department said Wednesday, April 14, 2021, it has created a new office to supervise the disbursement of the billions of dollars in relief money passed by Congress to combat the coronavirus-related recession. Officials said the goal is to streamline the process and ensure that all eligible groups have access to the aid. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Treasury Department creates office to oversee virus relief

By Martin Crutsinger Apr. 14, 2021 12:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 1996, file photo President Clinton talks in the Rose Garden of the White House prior to signing legislation overhauling America's welfare system. (AP Photo/J.Scott Applewhite, File)
Path from Clinton to Biden takes U-turn on debt, trade, more

By Josh Boak Mar. 28, 2021 07:46 AM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff speaks at Maria Empanada, Tuesday March 16, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Harris back on the road after opening weeks in Washington

By Darlene Superville Mar. 17, 2021 02:32 PM EDT

President Joe Biden puts on his face mask after speaking about the COVID-19 relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The road show begins: VP Harris, Jill Biden promote aid plan

By Darlene Superville, Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Mar. 15, 2021 07:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2014 file photo, Gene Sperling, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of National Economic Council, left, listens as Vice President Joe Biden speaks during Biden's meeting with CEO's in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Sperling, a veteran of the Clinton and Obama administrations, will lead the oversight for distributing funds from President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package, a White House official said Monday.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Biden taps Gene Sperling to oversee COVID-19 relief package

By Josh Boak Mar. 15, 2021 06:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2015, file photo Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Banking Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Yellen's encore: Lending economic heft to Biden's virus plan

By Josh Boak Feb. 27, 2021 09:59 AM EST

FILE - In this June 21, 2016, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Yellen's encore: Lending economic heft to Biden's virus plan

By Josh Boak Feb. 27, 2021 09:40 AM EST

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, speaks during a news conference with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democrats to 'act big' on $1.9T aid; GOP wants plan split

By Lisa Mascaro And Josh Boak Jan. 28, 2021 12:32 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2014, file photo Vice President Joe Biden, with Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain, left, and White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, meets with faith and humanitarian groups as part of the administration's response to Ebola in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House compound in Washington. Klain is preparing to serve as President-elect Joe Biden’s chief of staff, a job often referred to as the nation’s chief operating officer. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Klain brings decades of DC experience to Biden White House

By Ashraf Khalil And Laurie Kellman Dec. 02, 2020 12:10 AM EST