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WASHINGTON — It came as no surprise, but the House Republican debt-ceiling plan known as the “Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023” will be dead on arrival should it somehow make it to President Joe Biden’s desk, the White House... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden formally announced his bid for a second four-year term on Tuesday, kicking off what is likely the last campaign of his political career with a video in which he urges voters to let him “finish... Read More

WASHINGTON — Susan Rice, the director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, is stepping down from her post, with her last day being May 26, the White House announced Monday. “As the only person to serve as both national... Read More

WASHINGTON — A state dinner, joint press conference in the Rose Garden and a visit to the Korean War Veterans Memorial will all be part of the activities as President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden welcome their... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday that sets a priority for the federal government to address environmental pollution in disadvantaged communities. It requires all federal agencies to review how to ensure their programs do not excessively... Read More

All eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court Friday as it may rule today on the fate of the FDA's approval of the drug mifepristone, which, when used alongside misoprostol, is the most common method of abortion in the United... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is continuing the war of words with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., using successive public appearances this week to pan the speaker’s proposed plan to raise the debt ceiling as “the same old trickle-down dressed... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order during a Rose Garden ceremony dramatically expanding access to child care and long-term care for the elderly and others that need it. “We’re here today to take action on... Read More

WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday announced the second set of public and private investments under its EV Acceleration Challenge. As part of the administration’s goal of having 50% of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030, the... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., traveled to Wall Street on Monday to both blame President Joe Biden for the ongoing impasse over raising the nation’s debt ceiling and announce that the chamber’s Republican Conference intends to move its... Read More

WASHINGTON — Leave it to the ever-affable NBC “Today” show co-host Al Roker to get President Joe Biden so close to an official, public announcement of his intention to run for a second term. Down from New York for the... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden weighed in Thursday night on the Republican-led Tennessee House's vote to expel two Democrats who halted proceedings last week to join protesters demanding tougher gun-control legislation. “Today’s expulsion of lawmakers who engaged in peaceful protest... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed a rule change on athletic eligibility under Title IX on Thursday that would block schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes from teams that are consistent with their gender identities. The notice of... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a bid by Congress to undo his prescription for which waters in the United States should be given heightened protection under the Clean Water Act. “The 2023 revised definition of ‘Waters of... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Social Security Trust Fund is projected to run short of cash by 2033, one year earlier than projected last year, according to a report released Friday. The report followed a meeting of the Social Security and Medicare... Read More

WASHINGTON — The White House will continue the annual tradition of opening its gardens and South Grounds to the general public on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2. The National Park Service expects about 40,000 people to take advantage... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden responded to the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, Monday that left three children and three adults dead, saying it is “a family’s worst nightmare” and calling on Congress to do more to address gun violence.... Read More

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, in a decision Thursday, rejected arguments that Biden, as... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday will designate two new national monuments ahead of remarks at the White House Conservation in Action Summit being held at the headquarters of the U.S. Interior Department. In southern Nevada, Biden will bestow... Read More

WASHINGTON — A week after the House overwhelmingly voted to declassify any and all information related to the origin of COVID-19, President Joe Biden signed the measure into law, saying, “I share the Congress’ goal of releasing as much information... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday issued his first veto since taking office, rejecting a bill that would have reversed a Labor Department rule that allowed fiduciary planners to consider environmental, social and governance factors when investing. “This bill... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are teaming up with Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” on Monday to highlight “the importance of addressing your mental health to promote overall well-being.” The first couple hosted actor Jason... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is urging Congress to give the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation more power to punish bank executives whose institutions failed due their own mismanagement or excessive risk taking. Biden’s remarks, issued as a statement from the... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday ignored shouted questions from reporters about whether he’ll sign legislation that unanimously passed Congress last week calling for declassification of information on the origins of COVID-19. On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karine... Read More

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at increasing the number of background checks conducted before the sale of a firearm. Last June, in the wake of mass shootings at a supermarket in... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su to be his next secretary of labor, less than two weeks after the current holder of the post, Marty Walsh, announced his departure. As previously reported by... Read More

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust... Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived American president, has entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, a statement from The Carter Center confirmed Saturday. After a series of short hospital stays,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, a longtime friend and advisor to President Joe Biden, is leaving the administration in March to become the next executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association. The association announced Walsh’s career change... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the government doesn’t know what the three unidentified objects shot down by the U.S. military over the weekend were, but assured the American people there’s no evidence of “a sudden increase in... Read More