World Mar 31 Biden tells Russia to release American journalist: ‘Let him go’ President Joe Biden is urging Russia to release Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, whom the country’s security service arrested on espionage charges — allegations the newspaper denies.
Politics Mar 26 Biden’s nominee for FAA chief withdraws amid dubious Senate support President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington appeared to lack enough support in the closely divided Senate.
Politics Mar 20 Biden issues 1st veto of his presidency, taking on new Republican Congress President Joe Biden has issued the first veto of his presidency in an early sign of shifting White House relations with the new Congress since Republicans took control in January.
Politics Mar 20 Some Democrats express concern over Biden’s appeals court nominee One of President Joe Biden’s nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups. They question the nominee's involvement in a legal brief defending a New Hampshire parental notification law, injecting the issue…
Politics Mar 06 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden meets with first union to endorse him in 2020 White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Pennsylvania is very “close to Biden’s heart” and that the president, who was born in Scranton, sees it as a “second home” after Delaware, where he served as a senator.
Politics Mar 02 Biden says he will sign bill blocking new D.C. laws that overhaul criminal justice system President Joe Biden says he will sign a Republican-sponsored resolution blocking new District of Columbia laws that overhaul how the nation's capital prosecutes and punishes crime.
Politics Mar 01 WATCH: Biden rallies Democrats as GOP pushes him toward 1st veto of his presidency Biden will meet with congressional Democrats starting Wednesday in back-to-back private sessions as their party confronts the limits of its power in a newly divided Washington with its once sweeping agenda now effectively stalled.
Politics Mar 01 WATCH: Biden nominates Julie Su to serve as secretary of labor Su, a civil rights attorney and former head of California's labor department, was central to negotiations between labor and freight rail companies late last year, working to avert an economically debilitating strike.
Politics Feb 28 Biden to nominate Julie Su as the next U.S. labor secretary President Joe Biden is nominating Julie Su, the current deputy and former California official, as his next labor secretary. She would replace the departing incumbent, former Boston mayor Marty Walsh.
Politics Feb 05 Biden’s State of the Union address to highlight efforts on economy Biden’s remarks from the House rostrum will take place in a sharply different context from a year ago. Republicans now control the chamber, rendering it unlikely that any significant legislation reaches Biden’s desk.