Politics Feb 14 Parkland victim’s dad scales crane near White House in push for gun violence prevention Families and gun control advocates are pressing President Joe Biden to do more to address gun violence, four years after 17 students and others were gunned down at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Politics Feb 07 White House review finds top science adviser mistreated staff An internal review last year, prompted by a workplace complaint, found evidence that Lander bullied staffers and treated them disrespectfully.
Politics Feb 07 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a news briefing A White House review found credible evidence that top scientist Dr. Eric Lander violated its “Safe and Respectful Workplace Policy," but the administration plans to keep him on the job after giving him counseling.
Politics Feb 03 WATCH: Biden speaks on an overnight raid that killed an Islamic State leader in northern Syria The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed Thursday, blowing himself up along with members of his family during an overnight raid carried out by U.S. special operations forces in northwestern Syria, President Joe Biden said.
Politics Feb 03 Islamic State leader killed during U.S. raid in northern Syria, says Biden President Joe Biden says an elite U.S. military force killed one of the world's most wanted terrorists, the leader of the Islamic State group, during an overnight raid in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.
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.
Politics Jan 27 WATCH: Biden says first Black woman justice on Supreme Court ‘long overdue’ He praised retiring Justice Stephen Breyer as a model public servant and promised a nominee by the end of February. Breyer joined Biden at the White House, a day after news broke of the 83-year-old’s upcoming retirement.
Politics Jan 27 As Biden considers Supreme Court justice replacement, three contenders emerge as frontrunners President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court.
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 19 As officials stress importance of N95s, White House will make 400 million available for free The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week.