May 01 WATCH: Biden hosts White House reception celebrating Eid al-Fitr, marking end of Ramadan By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The U.S. Secret Service said it blocked a Muslim mayor from Prospect Park, New Jersey, from attending a White House celebration with Biden to belatedly mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Biden takes jab at McCarthy over debt plan during remarks for National Small Business Week By News Desk In his White House speech celebrating small businesses, Biden portrayed the House Republicans' plan as an attempt to extort spending cuts from the administration by putting the federal government at risk of default. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: U.S. evacuates more private citizens from Sudan clashes In our news wrap Sunday, the U.S. continued evacuating private American citizens from Khartoum to Port Sudan, police are still searching for a Texas man who allegedly shot and killed five of his neighbors, General Mills is recalling some flour… Continue watching
Apr 30 WATCH: President Biden gives remarks at White House Correspondents' Dinner By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press While Biden spent the majority of his speech focused on the issue of press freedom, he also jabbed at some of his most vocal political critics. Continue reading
Apr 29 Bipartisan senators urge Biden to step up seizures of Iranian oil amid sanctions By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press A dozen senators are making a bipartisan appeal to President Joe Biden to reinvigorate the power of U.S. authorities to seize Iranian oil assets under an enforcement program they say has been allowed to languish. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Biden attends White House Correspondents' Dinner, hosted by Roy Wood Jr. By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The White House Correspondents' Association dinner — known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington — took a more solemn tone this year as what many see as the brazen attack on press freedom across the globe was on… Continue reading
Apr 28 Biden declares Fort Lauderdale a disaster area after flooding By Associated Press Biden's Friday declaration means that Broward County residents, businesses and local governments that suffered damage are now eligible for loans and other federal relief. Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Biden awards football trophy to Air Force Academy By Associated Press President Joe Biden awarded the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the Air Force Academy for winning football games against its rival U.S. service academies. Continue reading
Apr 28 House votes to reinstate solar panel tariffs paused by Biden By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries. President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar panel installations in the U.S., a key part of his climate agenda. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Biden greets hundreds of kids on Take Our Kids to Work Day By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday greeted scores of children for Take Our Kids to Work Day at the White House, fielding questions on everything from his breakfast to what he does all day. Continue reading