Mar 22 WATCH: White House says U.S. review of Afghanistan withdrawal will be released in April By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday that the work was nearly complete and that the administration was readying the release next month. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host an arts and humanities award ceremony By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Springsteen, who has sold around 140 million albums, is among a dozen individuals and groups that Biden has chosen to honor with arts medals during a White House ceremony on Tuesday. First lady Jill Biden also participated. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Biden announces creation of national monuments, marine sanctuary in West By Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden has established national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary southwest of Hawaii. Biden announced the measures Tuesday at a White House summit on conservation. Continue reading
Mar 20 Biden issues 1st veto of his presidency, taking on new Republican Congress By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden has issued the first veto of his presidency in an early sign of shifting White House relations with the new Congress since Republicans took control in January. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: ‘Ted Lasso’ cast visits White House to promote mental health care By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Mental health and looking after one another is a theme of the show, Jason Sudeikis told reporters from behind the lectern as he helped press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre open her daily White House briefing. Continue reading
Mar 19 Biden calls Israel’s Netanyahu with ‘concern’ over judicial plan as protests enter 11th week By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press, Associated Press President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “express concern” over his government’s planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system that has sparked widespread protests across Israel and to encourage compromise. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Biden hosts Ireland’s Taoiseach Varadkar for White House St. Patrick’s Day reception By Colleen Long, Chris Megerian, Associated Press While the annual Washington tradition is about celebrating the historic bonds of Ireland and the United States, Biden also took time to reflect on the approaching 25th anniversary of the U.S.-brokered Good Friday accord. Continue reading
Mar 17 Biden calls for tougher penalties for executives of failed banks By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to allow regulators to impose tougher penalties on the executives of failed banks, including clawing back compensation and making it easier to bar them from working in the industry. Continue reading
Mar 16 China accuses U.S. of spreading disinformation, suppressing TikTok By Associated Press China is accusing the United States of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok following reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app. Continue reading
Mar 15 How the 2008 financial crisis fuels today’s populist politics By Will Weissert, Associated Press Mike Pence and Bernie Sanders are hardly political allies. But after two large bank failures, the conservative former vice president and the democratic socialist senator are striking remarkably similar tones. Continue reading