Nation May 21 WATCH: Biden bestows Medal of Honor on Korean War veteran It took a policy change for retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. to receive the military's highest honor. The 2020 defense policy bill removed a requirement that such awards be given within five years of a valorous act.
Politics May 13 WATCH: Biden warns against gas price gouging after cyberattack President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks on the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack Thursday morning, more evidence of his administration's awareness of the political perils associated with the shutdown.
Economy May 10 WATCH: Biden announces Treasury will start paying out $350 billion in state and local aid The president is pushing even more ambitious government spending, proposing a combined $4 trillion of investments in infrastructure, families and education to be funded by higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy.
Economy May 07 WATCH: Biden reflects on mediocre April job gains President Joe Biden's promised economic comeback hit a speed bump Friday with the April jobs report, which found modest job gains of 266,000 that complicated his $4 trillion push on infrastructure, education and children.
Politics May 06 WATCH: Biden pushes infrastructure plan in Louisiana Biden said across the U.S., there are 45,000 bridges that are structurally deficient and in need of repair. And he said his infrastructure plan would not only fix the bridges but "put Americans to work in every state."…
Politics Apr 28 WATCH: Biden says 'America is rising anew" Looking to the future, he urged a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education that would fundamentally transform roles the government plays in American life.
Politics Apr 28 Biden to unveil $1.8 trillion plan to support children, families and education Biden will make his case Wednesday night before a pared-down gathering of mask-wearing legislators due to coronavirus restrictions at the U.S. Capitol.
Politics Apr 27 Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers. WATCH: How a minimum…
Politics Apr 07 WATCH: Biden open to compromise on infrastructure, but not inaction President Joe Biden drew a red line on his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, saying he is open to compromise on how to pay for the package but inaction is unacceptable.
Politics Mar 26 Biden taps Sen. Manchin's wife to co-chair Appalachian board Biden is nominating Gayle Manchin, the wife of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, to be the co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission. The commission is an economic development partnership involving the federal government and 13 states.