President Biden publicly received a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after public health authorities last week cleared a booster shot for high-risk Americans.
Two hosts of the The View were pulled live from the program on Friday, just before the vice president was scheduled to join them onstage for an in-person interview.
The phone call was the first between President Biden and President Emmanuel Macron since last week's fracas over a nuclear submarine deal. France had recalled its ambassador from Washington.
France said it was "unacceptable behavior" for Australia to abruptly drop a $40 billion submarine purchasing agreement with France in favor of a new deal with the U.S. and U.K.
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week follows a watchdog report that detailed "numerous and fundamental errors" of the FBI's handling of the Nassar case.
President Biden called on Americans to embrace unity as they reflect on the day that two decades ago reshaped the nation. "Unity is what makes us who we are: America at its best," he said.
The president outlined a forthcoming federal rule that all businesses with 100 or more employees have to ensure that every worker is either vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing.
The conservative West Virginia Democrat called on Democrats to take a "strategic pause" in advancing the $3.5 trillion budget, putting in peril President Biden's spending agenda.
Republicans' opposition leaves the federal government teetering on the brink of a partial shutdown.
