Feb 02 WATCH: White House calls vote to remove Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee a ‘political stunt’ By Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The White House is calling Thursday's House vote to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee "a political stunt," after lawmakers voted along party lines to bar her from the House panel. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: Biden urges unity at prayer breakfast meeting By Colleen Long, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden delivered a message of unity at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, the first time the annual event has been held since its leadership and structure were overhauled to distance it from a controversial private religious group. Continue reading
Feb 01 No classified documents found in FBI search of Biden’s beach house, lawyer says By Eric Tucker, Colleen Long, Associated Press The attorney, Bob Bauer, said FBI agents spent three and a half hours searching the home and that, “No documents with classified markings were found.”… Continue reading
Jan 30 Former Twitter executives to testify on company’s handling of Hunter Biden story By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press It will be the first time the three former executives will speak publicly about the company's decision to block a New York Post article on Hunter Biden's laptop in the weeks before the 2020 election. Continue reading
Jan 30 Biden tells Congress he plans to end COVID emergency declarations on May 11 By Zeke Miller, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Biden hails plans for big East Coast railroad tunnel fix By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Greeted by the cheerful blare of a train horn, President Joe Biden stood Monday before a decrepit rail tunnel that he estimated he's been through 1,000 times — fearing for decades it might collapse. Continue reading
Jan 29 McCarthy and Biden to meet for discussion on debt limit, spending By Hope Yen, Associated Press House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday he is looking forward to discussing with President Joe Biden a “reasonable and responsible way that we can lift the debt ceiling ” when the two meet Wednesday for their first sit-down at the… Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: White House says Biden, Nichols family are calling for peaceful protests By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday said President Joe Biden has been briefed about Tyre Nichols' encounter with police but neither he nor White House officials have seen the video. Continue reading
Jan 26 WATCH: Biden delivers Lunar New Year remarks following California shootings By Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday honored 18 people killed in two California mass shootings, saying “we have to be there” with the communities that have been forever scarred by gun violence. Continue reading
Jan 26 Biden administration proposes new race and ethnicity categories for federal surveys By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A Middle Eastern and North African category would be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes would be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify. Continue reading