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Vice President's Husband Tests Positive For Covid
The New York Times: Doug Emhoff, Vice President’s Husband, Tests Positive For The Coronavirus
Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday, according to a statement from the White House. “My symptoms are mild and I’m grateful to be both vaccinated and boosted,” Mr. Emhoff wrote on Twitter, encouraging others to get vaccinated and boosted as well. (Kanno-Youngs, 3/15)
The Washington Post: Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Tests Positive For The Coronavirus
Harris was with Emhoff on Tuesday morning and spent much of the day with President Joe Biden. She attended the president’s daily briefing in the Oval Office in the morning and then joined Biden as he signed the budget bill. She also hosted an Equal Pay Day Summit at the White House and participated in a conversation with current and former soccer players on the U.S. Women’s National Team. (Pager, 3/15)
NPR: Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Tests Positive For COVID-19
Emhoff appeared Tuesday afternoon at the Marvin Gaye Greening Center in Washington helping AmeriCorps members with a community service project in an urban garden and park. ... Earlier in the day, Harris attended a bill-signing event with President Biden, 79, and a large group of Democratic lawmakers, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy. The 81-year-old Democrats are respectively second and third-in-line for the presidency, behind Harris.(Kennedy and McDaniel, 3/15)
In related news about the White House —
AP: White House Tours To Resume Next Month As Virus Fades
Public tours of the White House will resume next month after a more than 14-month hiatus due to the coronavirus, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. Tours of the executive mansion were suspended indefinitely by President Joe Biden when he took office as he tightened virus protocols in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The free tours must be requested through a congressional office and will resume Friday and Saturday mornings beginning Friday, April 15. (3/15)
