White House · 117th Congress
Tens of thousands of Afghans at risk as US slowly considers visas
The Biden administration has evacuated a few thousand Afghans as tens of thousands now face risk from a Taliban government.
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White House · 117th Congress
Defiant Biden defends Afghan withdrawal, says country’s military ‘refused to fight’
President Joe Biden stood by his decision to remove all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, blaming its leaders and military for quitting.
White House · 117th Congress
District court leaves federal eviction protections in place
A federal judge has refused to block the Biden administration's moratorium on evictions, but more legal challenges lie ahead.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden makes appointments to AbilityOne Commission
The agency supports employment opportunities for more than 42,000 individuals who are blind or have significant disabilities.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden sets drug pricing goals as Democrats go to work on reconciliation vehicle to deliver
President Joe Biden wants Medicare to negotiate drug prices, and extend those prices to private insurance plans.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Most extreme example’: Cruz further slows administration’s sluggish ambassador pace
Joe Biden soon will have a country ambassador in place. But Democrats are frustrated with Ted Cruz for blocking his diplomatic picks.
Congress · 117th Congress
Judge sides with House Democrats on some Trump financial records
A federal district judge ruled House Democrats should obtain some—but not all—of former President Donald Trump’s tax records from Mazars USA.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden order sets electric vehicle target of 50 percent by 2030
President Biden signed an executive order Thursday aiming to make 50 percent of all new vehicles fueled by zero-emission sources by 2030.
White House · 117th Congress
Federal officials eye COVID-19 booster shots for immunocompromised people
Boosters could help cancer patients avoid COVID-19, but World Health Organization wants poor countries prioritized for first shots.
White House · 117th Congress
Bipartisan ADA celebration clouded by current climate
Even at a White House event meant to celebrate the bipartisanship behind the ADA, the current partisan atmosphere crept in.
White House · 117th Congress
Yellen urges lawmakers to act on debt limit in September
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said Friday that the department may not be able to continue paying the nation’s bills past September.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden pledges to ‘fix that damn bridge’ in Cincinnati town hall
President Joe Biden became just the latest national figure to go to Cincinnati to promise progress on the area's crumbling infrastructure.
White House · 117th Congress
Pentagon watchdog examining security of nuclear ‘football’
The Pentagon's internal watchdog is reviewing procedures to protect the nuclear codes that travel with the president.
White House · 117th Congress
First Gitmo transfer of Biden administration likely to revive debate
Congress will likely debate the future of the Guantanamo Bay military prison, with the Biden administration transferring its first detainee.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden takes voting rights push to Philadelphia as Texas Democrats make Capitol Hill rounds
Voting rights dominated the headlines, with President Joe Biden touting the issue in Philadelphia and Texas Democrats on Capitol Hill.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden’s voting rights speech may extend to issues of democracy itself
President Joe Biden will make the pitch for voting rights on Tuesday, as he faces pressure to back changes to the Senate filibuster.
White House · 117th Congress
White House removes top Social Security officials
President Joe Biden fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul on Friday; deputy David Black left voluntarily after being asked to resign.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden orders agencies to look at hospital consolidation, costs of drugs and hearing aids
President Joe Biden's executive order to spur competition in the job market includes several provisions that affect health care services.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden to target noncompete clauses, wage collusion
President Joe Biden is rolling out pieces of an executive order that aims to cut down on wage collusion and to foster competition for jobs.
White House · 117th Congress
Free beer! Biden, Cabinet celebrating freedom from COVID-19
Free beer, ice cream and incentives to vaccinate, as well as plug infrastructure plans, will be on tap for President Joe Biden this holiday.