Jun 22 WATCH: President Joe Biden calls on Congress to pass 3-month gas tax suspension By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an election-year move meant to ease financial pressures that was greeted with doubts by many lawmakers. Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: President Biden visits clinic to celebrate COVID-19 vaccines for children under five By Associated Press President Joe Biden visited a vaccination clinic Tuesday to celebrate that virtually all Americans can now get a COVID-19 shot Tuesday after the authorization of vaccines for kids under 5 over the weekend. Continue reading
Jun 20 President Biden says he’s considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The administration is increasingly looking for ways to spare the public from higher prices at the pump, which began to climb last year and surged after Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Gas prices nationwide are averaging just under $5 a… Continue reading
Jun 17 WATCH: President Biden hosts climate meeting amid rising gas prices By Seth Borenstein, Chris Megerian, Associated Press With both soaring energy prices and a warming planet weighing on world at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, Biden on Friday talked about trying to ease the pain of high gas prices while pushing more long-term green… Continue reading
Jun 17 Biden optimistic about the country’s future and says Americans should be, too By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden weighs in on the economy, guns, Russia and more during his first media interview since February. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Biden signs new shipping law he says will cut consumer costs By Will Weissert, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday meant to make shipping goods across oceans cheaper — a move the White House says will help lower retailer costs that have remained high since the start of the coronavirus pandemic… Continue reading
Jun 16 President Biden says a recession is ‘not inevitable’ By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the American people are "really, really down" after a tumultuous two years with the coronavirus pandemic, volatility in the economy and now surging gasoline prices that are hitting family budgets. Continue reading
Jun 15 President Biden issues executive orders to counter state actions he sees as anti-LGBTQ By Will Weissert, Associated Press The orders seek to discourage "conversion therapy," which is a discredited practice that aims to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: President Biden signs order pushing back against state anti-LGBTQ laws By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden issued an executive order Wednesday to stymie what what he called discriminatory legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community by Republican-controlled states. Continue reading
Jun 15 Biden calls for more production and lower profits in letter to U.S. oil refiners By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden wants U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel. Continue reading