May 04 WATCH: President Biden welcomes Team USA Olympians to the White House By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden hailed Team USA for bringing a bit of unity to a pandemic weary nation as he hosted a White House celebration with about 600 athletes from this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing and the coronavirus-delayed Summer Games held in… Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: President Biden remarks on deficit progress in bid to counter critics By Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to highlight deficit reduction in remarks noting that the government will pay down the national debt this quarter for the first time in six years. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:03 'This Will Not Pass' shines light on 2020 election, GOP tensions and Biden's first year By Cybele Mayes-Osterman Even before it was published Tuesday, the new book “This Will Not Pass" has been making waves in Washington with its revelations about the fallout from the Jan. 6 insurrection, lingering tensions within the Republican Party and the first year… Continue watching
May 03 WATCH: Biden says overturning Roe would be a 'radical,' 'fundamental shift' for the country By Zeke Miller, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press President Joe Biden is blasting what he calls a "radical" leaked draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. Continue reading
May 03 What's next for abortion rights after Supreme Court leak? By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The stunning leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade has shocked Washington. It also sparked a lot of questions about what it could mean for the future of abortion in the United States. Continue reading
May 03 WATCH: Biden visits Lockheed Martin plant as weapons stockpile grows strained by Ukraine conflict By Aamer Madhani, Ben Fox, Associated Press President Joe Biden is crediting the assembly line workers at a Javelin missile plant for doing lifesaving work in building the antitank weapons that are being sent to Ukraine. Continue reading
May 02 Biden to meet with parents of missing journalist Austin Tice By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Biden paid tribute in his remarks to journalists who are missing or detained and also said at the event that he wanted to meet with the Tices to speak about their son. Continue reading
May 02 Push to arm Ukraine may put strain on U.S. weapons stockpile By Ben Fox, Aamer Madhani, Dan Huff, Associated Press When President Joe Biden visits a Lockheed Martin plant on Tuesday that manufactures an antitank weapons system, he's certain to herald the U.S.-made arms as a gamechanger in Ukraine's stiff resistance to the Russian invasion. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Biden restores Eid al-Fitr celebration at White House By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Monday, restoring celebrations of the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan at the White House after his predecessor scrapped them. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki held a news briefing on Monday as President Joe Biden continues to consider student loan forgiveness and activists turn up the pressure for my debt relief. Continue reading