Politics Mar 02 Budget nominee Neera Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition President Joe Biden's pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets.
Politics Mar 02 Biden’s Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations President Joe Biden's Cabinet is taking shape at the slowest pace of any in modern history, with fewer than a dozen nominees for top posts confirmed more than a month into his tenure.
Politics Feb 24 Biden’s White House budget office nominee facing new hurdles after Senate panels delay meetings Tanden's confirmation was thrown into doubt over the last week when Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said he could not support Tanden and then several moderate Republican senators also said they'd vote against her.
Politics Feb 18 Path to citizenship in new Democratic immigration bill The legislation will reflect the broad priorities for immigration reform that Biden laid out on his first day in office, including an increase in visas, funding to process asylum applications and new technology at the southern border.
Politics Feb 15 Activists fear Biden is undermining efforts for a higher minimum wage President Joe Biden campaigned on raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour and attached a proposal doing just that to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief bill. But that provision appears in jeopardy. And Biden himself may be…
Politics Feb 12 Biden administration to undo Medicaid work requirements Federal health officials planned Friday to inform 10 states that they would revoke permissions granted by the Trump administration to impose such requirements.
Politics Feb 12 White House aide suspended for threatening reporter On Friday, Vanity Fair published a report citing two unnamed sources that Ducklo threatened the Politico reporter to try to suppress the story, telling her "I will destroy you."…
Politics Feb 10 Did someone say impeachment? Biden avoids wading into debate White House aides privately note that the president doesn't gain much from weighing in on the trial. And they say that staying above the fray allows him to focus on his COVID-19 relief package.
Politics Jan 29 WATCH: Biden visits wounded soldiers at Walter Reed, where son Beau was treated in his final days Biden told reporters Friday before touring the facility's vaccination distribution center that he was meeting largely with retired service members. Biden has a long, personal history with the hospital.
Politics Jan 25 White House adding sign language interpreter for briefings It marks a shift from the Trump administration, which had only sporadic press briefings and didn't include an interpreter until late in President Donald Trump's term.