Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
President Joseph R. Biden Jr.‘s economic plan is working, the White House said on Thursday, citing new unemployment claims, which have dropped below 400,000 for the first time since March 2020 from a pick of 800,000.