Jun 12 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden undergoes root canal By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Biden's personal physician, Kevin O'Connor, said in a memo released by the White House that Biden reported the pain in his lower right premolar on Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: White House hosts College Athlete Day to celebrate NCAA champion teams By News Desk Vice President Kamala Harris saluted more than a thousand U.S. college athletes from championship teams who gathered Monday at the White House South Lawn, saying that sports have a "very special way of bringing people together."… Continue reading
Jun 11 Biden hosts Pride Month celebration at White House, voices LGBTQ+ support By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Pride Month is being celebrated this year as state lawmakers have introduced at least 525 bills and enacted 78 bills that whittle away at LGBTQ+ rights, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Biden discusses economic security for military members and veterans at Fort Liberty By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday will sign an executive order that aims to bolster job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose careers are often disrupted by their loved ones' deployments. Continue reading
Jun 08 WATCH: Biden and Sunak hold White House talks on challenges to Ukraine and world economy By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launched wide-ranging talks at the White House on Thursday. They are pledging to work in lockstep as the globe tries to adapt to a period of rapid economic, political and technological… Continue reading
Jun 08 Biden marks Pride Month with new initiatives to help and protect LGBTQ+ communities By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden announced initiatives Thursday to protect LGBTQ+ communities from attacks, help youths with mental health and homelessness, and counter book bans. Continue reading
Jun 08 WATCH: Biden, Sunak vow to stick together on Ukraine, deepen cooperation on clean energy, AI By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The leaders’ wide-ranging talks Thursday at the White House also covered China, economic security, an emerging critical minerals agreement and more. Continue reading
Jun 07 Rishi Sunak arrives in Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on the agenda By Jill Lawless, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The U.S. and the U.K. are the two biggest military donors to Ukraine, and the war will be the focus of Sunak's White House meeting with President Joe Biden on Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 07 Biden vetoes bill to cancel student loan debt relief By Associated Press "It is a shame for working families across the country that lawmakers continue to pursue this unprecedented attempt to deny critical relief to millions of their own constituents," Biden said in a statement when announcing his veto. Continue reading
Jun 07 What you need to know about the Republican-FBI clash over a Biden-related document By Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The yearslong feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor as lawmakers prepare a resolution to hold bureau director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. Continue reading