Politics May 09 WATCH: McCarthy says he 'didn't see any new movement' on debt ceiling after meeting with Biden House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says after meeting with President Joe Biden and other Democrats that he "didn't see any new movement" toward ending a months-long impasse over raising the nation's borrowing limit.
Politics May 04 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as administration turns attention to AI risks The popularity of AI chatbot ChatGPT — even Biden has given it a try, White House officials said Thursday — has sparked a surge of commercial investment in AI tools that can write convincingly human-like text and churn out new…
Politics May 03 White House economists warns of recession as debt ceiling fight drags on In a new report, they detail potential job losses and stunted economic growth if lawmakers engage in "brinkmanship" before ultimately reaching a deal to meet the government's financial obligations.
Politics May 01 AP report: Biden calls on congressional leaders to meet on May 9 as debt ceiling fight continues President Joe Biden has phoned all four Congressional leaders and invited them to a May 9 meeting at the White House — a sign of the rising pressure to raise the debt cap as the Treasury Department is warning of…
Politics Apr 26 As Biden, McCarthy clash on a federal debt plan, what are the key differences? Staring down a fast-approaching deadline to raise the debt limit, they need to find some kind of common ground as they publicly jostle over the federal government's $31.4 trillion in debt.
Politics Apr 24 WATCH: Biden thanks Tennessee 3 for 'standing up for our kids' President Joe Biden on Monday welcomed to the Oval Office the three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse.
Politics Apr 24 WATCH: Biden and Education Secretary Cardona honor 2023 Teachers of the Year President Joe Biden honored the nation's best teachers Monday, saying they go above and beyond by providing food and supplies out of their own pockets and often find themselves “explaining the unexplainable, from banned books to duck-and-cover drills.”…
Politics Apr 21 WATCH: Biden gives remarks and signs executive order on environmental justice President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order that would create the White House Office of Environmental Justice.
Politics Apr 19 WATCH: Biden blasts GOP 'wacko notions' amid debt limit standoff His remarks came as Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has struggled to coalesce Republicans around a unified budget proposal, released a plan to raise the debt limit by $1.5 trillion in exchange for lifting the debt limit later this year.
Politics Apr 19 Bidens paid nearly 24 percent tax rate on $579,514 earnings, returns show President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, made $579,514 last year and paid $137,658 in federal income taxes.