Jan 05 WATCH: Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medals on Jan. 6 anniversary By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden has conferred high honors on those who stood against the Jan. 6 Capitol mob two years ago and the menacing effort in state after state to upend the election. Continue reading
Jan 05 Biden signs bill aiming to ease costs for prison calls By Colleen Long, Associated Press Biden has signed into law a bill aimed at easing the cost for prisoners to call family and friends. The legislation clarifies that the Federal Communications Commission can set limits for fees on audio and video calls inside corrections facilities. Continue reading
Jan 05 Biden announces new border restrictions for Nicaraguans, Cubans and Haitians By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Biden administration says it'll immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, a major expansion of an existing effort to stop Venezuelans attempting to enter the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: Biden announces tougher border restrictions, offers legal path for 30,000 each month By Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the U.S. will immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally. Continue reading
Jan 04 Biden announces plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border By Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden says he intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in connection with his meeting next week in Mexico City with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. Continue reading
Jan 04 WATCH: I hope they get their act together,’ Biden says of Republican vote for House speaker By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden says House Republicans' inability to unify behind a speaker candidate is "embarrassing" and "not a good look" for the country. Continue reading
Jan 04 WATCH: Biden, McConnell make bipartisan trip to Kentucky amid House GOP chaos By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden is in Kentucky visiting a dilapidated bridge that's getting a federal facelift and talking up the virtues of bipartisanship with Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: White House says Biden won’t ‘insert himself’ into House speaker battle By Associated Press The future of House leadership remained unclear Tuesday as McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the… Continue reading
Dec 30 Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed a $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations through September 2023, the end of the federal budget year. Continue reading
Dec 28 WATCH: Student debt relief is in legal limbo, but advocates still have a ‘toolbox’ of solutions By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn President Joe Biden’s latest student debt cancellation plan, designed to clear up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some 40 million Americans, is going to be in legal limbo until the Supreme Court rules on its constitutionality. Continue reading