Jan 25 WATCH: First lady Biden rallies educators around gun violence prevention at White House By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Jill Biden on Thursday declared that “enough is enough” as she did her part to encourage school leaders to promote storing firearms safely to help protect children. Continue reading
Nov 27 WATCH: Memorial service for Rosalynn Carter, with Jimmy Carter and Bidens attending By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The tribute service marked the second day of a three-day schedule of public events celebrating the former first lady and global humanitarian who died Nov. 19 at home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 96. Continue reading
Sep 11 WATCH: Jill Biden calls swearing in of the 1st woman national archivist ‘momentous’ By Will Weissert, Associated Press First Lady Jill Biden saluted Colleen Shogan, the first woman to be sworn in as national archivist, saying that democracy's power is "made real with access to history, unfiltered and uncensored."… Continue reading
Sep 05 Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, President Biden’s results still negative By Associated Press First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. Continue reading
Aug 28 Biden will observe 9/11 in Alaska after Asia trip By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will participate in the annual observance at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in lower Manhattan. Continue reading
Aug 28 Bidens drop by a D.C. middle school math class to welcome back students By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The Bidens went to Eliot-Hine Middle School, located east of the U.S. Capitol, to mark the District of Columbia's first day of school for the 2023-24 year. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Biden says government will help Maui ‘for as long as it takes’ in fire recovery By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Biden told survivors of Hawaii's wildfires that the nation "grieves with you" and promised that the federal government will help Hawaii "for as long as it takes" to recover from the deadliest wildfire in the United States in more than… Continue reading
Jun 21 Jill Biden and India’s Modi visit National Science Foundation By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The first lady typically takes the spouse of a visiting leader on an outing in the Washington area, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi was traveling alone. Continue reading
Jun 20 WATCH: Jill Biden says consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade ‘go far beyond the right to choose’ By Associated Press The first lady invited the women from Texas, Florida and Louisiana to the White House to help highlight the one anniversary Saturday of the Supreme Court decision overturning its 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade. Continue reading
May 26 Jill Biden to promote empowerment for women, youth on trip to Mideast, North Africa, Europe By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The first lady's office says she'll depart Wednesday on a six-day trip that will take her to Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Portugal. Biden will focus throughout on education, and empowering women and young people. Continue reading