Biden’s speech live: The President speaks with Zelensky before a keynote address on the Covid-19 pandemic

After saying there was “tension” between Vladimir Putin and his advisers over the war in Ukraine, White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said: “Putin is being misled … because his top advisers are afraid to tell him the truth.”

Pushing about why the administration was issuing the report on the alleged tension in the Kremlin and whether it was an attempt to embarrass Mr Putin, she added: “Our goal is to show that this was a strategic mistake.”

Joanna Chisholm reports.

At today’s White House press conference, Director of Communications Kate Bedingfield was asked about former President Donald Trump’s request of Putin for information on Hunter Biden.

She replied, “Any kind of American, not to mention the former president, thinks this is the right time to get into a scheme with Vladimir Putin…there is only one and that is Donald Trump.”

President Joe Biden On Wednesday, she said the US government would not be able to provide Americans with COVID-19 Shot booster got on camera wed so Congress Do not apply to allocate more funding to Vaccinesand tests, treatments and other Covid-19 needs.

Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.

The administration of President Joe Biden is expected to lift the public health order imposed by Donald Trump that barred most asylum seekers from the US-Mexico border during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to reports citing administration officials familiar with the situation.

When the president received a second booster injection of the Pfizer-Covid vaccine, White House reporters showered him with questions on a variety of topics.

He declined to comment on whether US intelligence indicated that Vladimir Putin’s aides had been deceived, and in response to Fox News’ Jackie Heinrich, said a decision would be made soon on the extension of Address 42.

In another response to a question from CNN’s Caitlin Collins, Biden said he would try to meet the parents of Trevor Reid, a US Marine imprisoned in Russia. They are protesting in front of the White House today to raise awareness of his cause and to meet the President. Their son started another hunger strike.

Biden rolled his sleeve down after the shot and said she didn’t hurt a bit.

Biden is calling for Congress to approve more funding to help with the Covid response, warning of the impact on treatments and testing.

“It’s not partisan, it’s medicine,” he says.

“We are already seeing the consequences of Congressional inaction.” says the chief.

“If we fail to invest, we leave ourselves at risk” if another wave hits.

He invites those who did not get their first booster vaccine to do so today.

Biden says we’re in a new moment in this pandemic — it’s not over, but it’s no longer in control of our lives.

it shoots Covid.gov, A central resource for Covid information, treatments, vaccines, and prevention products such as masks. This is intended to put an end to the need to search the Internet.

There will also be information about local “test for treatment” sites across the country including military bases.