Dec 08 WATCH: Biden announces release of nearly $36 billion to aid pensions of union workers By David A. Lieb, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The federal aid is intended to stop severe cuts to the retirement incomes of more than 350,000 Teamsters workers and retirees. The Biden administration says it's the largest-ever federal payment to a union pension fund. Continue reading
Dec 08 Griner release 'right choice,' say family of American left behind in Russian prisoner swap By Mike Householder, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Paul Whelan's brother said his family supported the U.S. government's agreement to a prisoner exchange that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner but left Whelan behind. Continue reading
Dec 08 American views on Biden and economy steady but critical: poll By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadership and the national economy as his second year in the White House comes to a close. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: Biden lauds Brittney Griner's release from Russia as part of prisoner swap By Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Paul Whelan, an American jailed for nearly four years, remains in Russia. Continue reading
Dec 07 Biden signs law curbing nondisclosure agreements that block victims of sexual harassment from speaking out By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed legislation curbing the use of confidentiality agreements that block victims of sexual harassment from speaking publicly about misconduct in the workplace. Continue reading
Dec 07 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks at the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden is calling again for a ban on so-called assault weapons, calling it “simple common sense.”… Continue reading
Dec 06 Biden effort to protect abortion access hindered by strict state laws By Amanda Seitz, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Biden administration is searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women, but those efforts are bumping up against strict new state laws enacted in the months after the Supreme Court stripped the constitutional right. Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: Biden visits Arizona semiconductor site, highlights job growth By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden visited the site for a new computer chip plant in Arizona, using it as a chance to emphasize how his policies are fostering job growth in what could be a challenge to the incoming Republican House majority. Continue reading
Dec 02 WATCH: Biden speaks to Boston IBEW union members at phone bank for Sen. Warnock campaign in Georgia By Zeke Miller, Bill Barrow, Colleen Long, Associated Press Biden hit the phones with fellow Democrats Friday for Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock's runoff election. He fetched hot coffee for volunteers, too, and thanked them for their work. But this busy phone bank was nowhere near Georgia. Continue reading
Dec 02 WATCH: Biden signs bill creating labor agreement for railway workers By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden will sign a bill Friday to avert a freight rail strike that he said could have plunged the U.S. into recession. Continue reading