Joe Biden

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Biden, McCarthy Draw Closer to Debt Ceiling Deal

The US White House and top House Republicans have reportedly narrowed on a two-year spending deal to raise the debt ceiling, but nothing has been finalized yet as negotiators leave Washington, D.C., for Memorial Day weekend.

Politics

Biden Admin. Grants Mountain Valley Pipeline Permit

On Monday night, the Biden administration permitted the $6.6B Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline to run through the Jefferson National Forest which runs between West Virginia and Virginia.

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Poll: Biden Leads Over Potential GOP 2024 Candidates

According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos survey, which polled 4,410 US adults nationwide, Pres. Joe Biden holds an advantage over potential Republican challengers Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis in early 2024 Presidential Election matchups.

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Biden Signs Order to Levy Sanctions Related to Sudan Crisis

US Pres. Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that authorizes future sanctions against individuals involved in Sudan's current conflict, saying that the fighting that started last month between the country's military and a powerful paramilitary force "must end."

Politics

Biden Jokes, Strikes Solemn Tone in White House Correspondents' Speech

US Pres. Joe Biden on Saturday made the requisite jokes during his speech at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, but also struck a solemn tone while speaking about attacks on journalism occurring around the world.

Politics

Report: Julie Chavez Rodriguez to be Biden 2024 Campaign Manager

US Pres. Joe Biden's team has reportedly picked Julie Chavez Rodriguez, director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and 2020 deputy campaign manager, to manage the president's 2024 re-election campaign.

Politics

Biden Hosts Colombia Leader Petro At White House

On Thursday, US Pres. Joe Biden hosted his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro for talks amid mounting differences on drug policy and Venezuela but with a common goal of enhancing cooperation on areas such as climate change and migration.

World

Biden Executive Order Expands Childcare Access

US Pres. Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order featuring more than 50 directives to increase access to childcare and to improve the work lives of caregivers without requiring new spending.

Politics

Biden to Extend Healthcare For DACA Migrants

On Thursday, US Pres. Joe Biden's administration announced a plan to allow undocumented immigrants enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — known as 'Dreamers' — to apply for access to federal health insurance services....

Immigration & refugees

Congressional 'Gang of 8' Access Docs From Trump, Biden, Pence Homes

The US Biden admin. has reportedly granted the 'Gang of Eight' — the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate intelligence committees and the four leaders of the House and Senate — access to the classified documents found at the homes of Pres. Joe Biden, former Pres. Donald Trump, a...

India

Biden Labor Nominee Faces Challenging Confirmation Process

Julie Su, Pres. Biden’s nominee for labor secretary, is facing increased public opposition to her candidacy leading up to her April 20 hearing in the US Senate. She needs at least 50 votes in the Democrat-majority body, but support from all the Senate’s Democrats and independents isn’t cert...

Labor

Biden Calls on Russia to Release US Journalist

In making his first remarks on the case, US Pres. Joe Biden on Friday called on Russia to release Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter arrested on espionage charges earlier this week....

Russia

Survey: Biden Poll Numbers Fall Near Lowest Point

According to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey, US Pres. Joe Biden's approval rating has dropped to 38% after having risen from 41% in January to 45% last month.

Politics

Biden Orders COVID & Wuhan Lab Intel Release

US Pres. Joe Biden signed off on legislation on Monday requiring the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information on any possible links between a Chinese lab and the origins of COVID.

Coronavirus

Biden and Zelenskyy Welcome Putin Arrest Warrant Issued by ICC

US and Ukrainian leaders Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy both welcomed a decision from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant against Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin on Friday. Putin, as well as Russia’s commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, are accus...

Ukraine

FAA Nominee Washington Receives Senate Hearing

Phil Washington — the current CEO of Denver International Airport — has testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation almost eight months after Pres. Joe Biden nominated him to head up the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The delay in the hearing has lef...

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Supreme Court Skeptical of Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan

The conservative-majority US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Tuesday voiced skepticism over whether it’s within Pres. Joe Biden’s authority to implement his plan for student loan forgiveness by treating it as part of the COVID emergency.

Politics

Biden Proposes New Asylum Restrictions at Border

US Pres. Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday proposed a new immigration policy that would restrict access to those crossing the southwest border if they don't first attempt to seek asylum in a different country they passed through on their way to the US.

Politics

Biden Proposes Bill to Cut "Junk Fees"

During the fourth meeting of the Presidential Competition Council on Wednesday, US Pres. Joe Biden urged Congress to pass a bill known as the Junk Fee Protection Act to curb hidden fees across various industries.

Money

FBI Searches Biden's Delaware Home, No Classified Documents Found

After a 3.5-hour FBI search of US Pres. Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth Beach, Del. on Wednesday, Biden's lawyer Bob Bauer said the "planned search" found no classified documents.

Politics

Day 342: Biden Says US Won't Provide F-16 Fighters to Ukraine

US Pres. Biden has — for the time being — ruled out providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets. Asked by reporters at the White House on Monday if the US would provide the aircraft, Biden said, "No."

World

Biden to End COVID Emergency in May

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Medicine & healthcare

US Senators: DOJ Blocking Access to 'Mishandled' Documents

Following a closed-door briefing with the director of National Intelligence on Wednesday, members of the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee (SIC) said they had been denied access to classified documents.

Politics

Zients to Replace Klain as Biden’s Chief of Staff

After two years of serving in Pres. Biden's administration, Ron Klain is expected to step down as White House chief of staff in the coming weeks. Klain lasted longer than any other Democratic president's first chief of staff in more than 50 years.

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More Classified Documents Discovered at Biden's Home

Pres. Biden’s personal lawyer, Bob Bauer, revealed on Saturday that six additional classified documents were found at the president’s home in Wilmington, Del. during a search conducted by the Dept. of Justice (DOJ).

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