Jan 09 WATCH: Biden meets Mexico's President López Obrador for welcome ceremony By Associated Press President Andres Manuel López Obrador formally welcomed his American counterpart, President Joe Biden, to the Palacio Nacional -- the first time since 2014 that Mexico has hosted a U.S. president. Continue reading
Jan 08 Biden meets border officials in El Paso on first stop of visit to U.S.-Mexico border By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry Sunday on his first trip to the region after two years in office, a visit shadowed by the fraught politics of immigration… Continue reading
Jan 08 Ahead of Biden's U.S.-Mexico border visit, migrants fear new rules By Andres Leighton, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden is scheduled to arrive in El Paso Sunday afternoon on his first, politically thorny visit to the southern border before traveling on to Mexico City to meet with North American leaders. Continue reading
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