Politics Feb 02 WATCH: Biden aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50 percent over next 25 years President Joe Biden on Wednesday set a 25-year timeline to cut in half the cancer death rate, a lofty goal that is meant to “supercharge” an initiative started when he was vice president to eradicate the disease that killed his older son, Beau.
Nation Feb 02 Biden to commit to new 'moonshot' goal of halving cancer death rate over 25 years President Joe Biden is committing to reduce the cancer death rate by 50% over the next 25 years.
Politics Jan 31 WATCH: Biden issues an infrastructure 'roadmap' in meeting with U.S. governors President Joe Biden is urging U.S. governors to ramp up their construction plans as his administration rolls out a guidebook for accessing the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal.
Education Jan 21 State Department plans on policy changes to woo international STEM students Senior Biden administration officials say the State Department will let eligible visiting students in those fields complete up to 36 months of academic training. There will also be a new initiative to connect these students with U.S. businesses.
Politics Jan 19 WATCH: Biden acknowledges toll of COVID on nation, but says 'it will get better' At a Wednesday news conference to mark his first year in office, President Joe Biden is admitting that the pandemic has exhausted and demoralized many Americans.
Nation Jan 14 Expiration of child tax credits hits home For the first time in half a year, families on Friday are going without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit.
Politics Jan 07 WATCH: President Joe Biden remarks on the December jobs report President Joe Biden On Friday touted the nation's "historic" unemployment numbers despite a mixed report on the U.S. jobs market.
Nation Jan 03 WATCH: Biden meets with independent farmers and ranchers about competition in the meat industry Biden met virtually with independent farmers and ranchers on Monday to discuss initiatives to reduce food prices by increasing competition within the meat industry.
Politics Dec 22 U.S. Treasury Department creates pathway to send aid to Afghanistan The licenses will enable the U.S. government, international organizations such as the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations to operate in the country and offer humanitarian assistance despite sanctions.
Politics Dec 21 WATCH: Biden announces 500 million free tests, other changes to COVID-19 strategy Biden is expected on Tuesday to detail major changes to his COVID-19 winter plan, his hand forced by the arrival of the fast-spreading variant, whose properties are yet not fully understood by scientists.