Biden’s pick for top Navy leader would be first female Joint Chiefs member
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti during a visit to the USS Tripoli in San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 30, 2023. | Danian C. Douglas/U.S. Navy President Joe…
Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate threat of default
The Supreme Court has ruled against the Biden administration's proposal to forgive $430 billion in student loan debt, affecting approximately 43 million eligible borrowers. President Biden has voiced his disapproval…
Israel’s Netanyahu appoints new media advisor, journalist who had called Biden ‘unfit,’ report says
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Gilad Zwick as his new media advisor. Zwick, who is a journalist with a conservative Israeli TV station, has previously tweeted critically against…
Biden unveils new US military package for Ukraine, promises support
U.S. President Joe Biden announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine on Sunday and told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a meeting in Japan that the United States was…
Biden allies join Republicans in vote to resume solar tariffs
The Senate on Wednesday voted 56-41 to override President Biden’s two-year suspension of tariffs on solar imports from four Southeast Asia countries. The resolution, sponsored by Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), is the…
Biden pushes Democrats for 2024 primary overhaul to “reflect the overall diversity” of U.S.
President Biden told Democrats Thursday they must "rid the nominating process of restrictive, anti-worker caucuses" and "reflect the overall diversity" of the party and nation, in a major proposed overhaul…
COP27: Biden says the climate crisis is about “very life of the planet”
U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the COP27 climate conference in Egypt on Friday, saying the global climate crisis posed an existential threat to the planet and promising that the United States was…
Biden administration toughens crackdown on oil industry methane
President Joe Biden’s administration will toughen a proposed crackdown on methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas industry by requiring drillers to fix all leaks, not just the biggest,…
Iran Slams Biden For ‘Interfering’ By Voicing Support For Protesters
Four people were killed in a blaze at a notorious prison in the Iranian capital that houses political prisoners and anti-government protesters, the Iranian judiciary said on October 16. The…
Biden to visit Florida and Puerto Rico after hurricane devastation
President Biden will visit Florida and Puerto Rico this week in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Fiona. Driving the news: The president and the…
Biden administration wants psychological tests for parents of separated kids
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is asking that parents of children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border undergo another round of psychological evaluations to measure how traumatized they were by the Trump-era policy, court…
Biden outpacing Trump with blistering pace of judicial confirmations…
President Biden has appointed more new federal judges than former President Trump had at the same point in his term, and there are more still to come. Why it matters:…
Biden administration cancels $3.9 billion in student debt for 208,000 borrowers defrauded by ITT Tech
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it will cancel all remaining federal student debt taken on by borrowers who were defrauded by ITT Technical Institute since 2005, delivering…
Biden to host Obamas in September for White House portrait ceremony Trump shunned
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at the White House in early September for the unveiling of their official White House portraits,…
Biden proposes to block offshore drilling in Atlantic, Pacific oceans, allow some in Gulf of Mexico
A supply boat, lower left, passes an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. File Photo by A.J. Sisco/UPI | License Photo July 2 (UPI) -- The Biden administration…
Biden calls on Congress to ease Senate rules to codify Roe v. Wade
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would support a suspending the Senate filibuster rule to codify the constitutional right to an abortion as established by the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 ruling…
Biden administration to propose rule to limit nicotine levels in cigarettes
The Biden administration plans to propose a rule to establish a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and other finished tobacco products in an attempt to make them less addictive, the…
Biden says he’s considering gas tax holiday as admin targets July 4 announcement
President Joe Biden said Monday that he is seriously considering a temporary halt in the federal gas tax as the White House looks to take steps to lower the cost…
Biden insists no change in U.S. policy as Taiwan comments hang over Quad summit
President Joe Biden insisted on Tuesday there has been no change to the United States’ policy on Taiwan, a day after drawing China’s ire by signaling he would be willing…
Biden says US has offered vaccines to North Korea but got no response
AP/Andrew Harnik President Joe Biden speaks before presenting Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor awards to fourteen recipients. President Biden said Saturday the United States has offered vaccines to North…