President Joe Biden is asking the Pentagon to determine how and when to require that all U.S. troops receive the Covid-19 vaccine as Defense Department leaders have been wary of mandating the shot so far.

President Joe Biden said he’ll require federal workers to prove they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19 or wear masks and submit to frequent coronavirus testing as the highly contagious delta variant is causing cases to spike in the U.S.

Final FDA approval for vaccines usually takes “a lot of work,” President Joe Biden says in a speech.

Some Covid-19 hot spots in the U.S. are nearing the point at which other countries saw a decline in delta-variant surges.

The mayor of Washington, D.C., on Thursday ordered all residents and visitors to wear masks indoors, the same day President Joe Biden announced new protective measures for federal workers who make up a large portion of the city’s population.

House Republicans criticized President Joe Biden and his congressional allies for what they see as runaway spending as Democrats push for multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure bills on the heels of a major Covid-19 relief package.