President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House on April 1, 2022, in Washington. Biden has the same authority to impose a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on federal workers that private employers have for their employees, an administration lawyer told a federal appeals court Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden has the same authority to impose a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on federal workers that private employers have for their employees, an administration lawyer told a federal appeals court T