Biden administration

WATCH: Biden touts COVID-19 response as FDA advisors debate use of booster shots

By News Desk and Associated Press

President Joe Biden touted the progress his administration has made in battling COVID-19 Thursday, as he stressed the need to continue vaccinating Americans who have not yet received their shots.

Administration sets plan for 7 offshore wind farms by 2025

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The projects are part of the administration's plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, generating enough electricity to power more than 10 million homes.

WATCH: Psaki says Gov. Abbott is ‘putting politics ahead of’ health with vaccine mandate ban

By Associated Press

With the governor of Texas leading the charge, conservative Republicans in several states are moving to block or undercut President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers before the regulations are even issued.

More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax

By David McHugh, Danica Kirka, Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden has been one of the driving forces behind the agreement as governments around the world seek to boost revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biden to expand 2 Utah national monuments cut by Trump

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Environmental and tribal groups had sued to reverse the cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. But the reductions were applauded by conservative state leaders who considered the size of both monuments U.S. government overreach.

Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

A federal judge has ordered Texas to suspend a new law that has banned most abortions in the state since September. The order Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman freezes for now the strict abortion law known as Senate…

Congress foresees short-term debt fix amid perilous standoff

By Kevin Freking, Josh Boak, Associated Press

Democrats are signaling they are receptive to an offer from Republican leader Mitch McConnell that would allow for an emergency debt limit extension into December.

WATCH: White House COVID Response Team holds news briefing

By Associated Press

The United States is on course to have about 200 million at-home COVID-19 rapid tests available per month beginning in December, according to the White House.

WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House briefing

By News Desk

With tensions rising between the global powers, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end, a senior Biden administration official said Wednesday.

Black colleges’ funding hopes dim amid federal budget battle

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Annie Ma, Associated Press

They now stand to receive just a small fraction of the original amount, perhaps as little as $2 billion in competitive grant funding that could be used for educational programs and infrastructure.