Mar 17 WATCH: Irish prime minister speaks virtually after positive COVID test during White House St. Patrick’s Day event By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Joe Biden met virtually Thursday with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin after the visiting leader's positive test for COVID-19 scrambled plans to mark St. Patrick’s Day at the White House. Continue reading
Mar 16 WATCH: President Biden remarks on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden welcomed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act on Wednesday, legislation he has long championed. Continue reading
Mar 16 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks on Biden’s condemnation of Putin By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki says President Joe Biden was speaking "from his heart" when he described Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal. Continue reading
Mar 16 WATCH: President Biden approves more anti-aircraft systems, drones for Ukraine By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The president's comments came as he formally announced his administration was sending an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine, making a total of $2 billion in such aid sent to Kyiv since Biden took office more than a… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 6:29 What the withdrawal of President Biden’s Federal Reserve nominee means for his agenda By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Ebony Joseph Sarah Bloom Raskin has withdrawn her name from consideration to the Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday after a stalemate in the Senate over her nomination. Fed policymakers are expected to raise interest rates this week, for the first time in… Continue watching
Mar 15 WATCH: President Biden gives remarks on Equal Pay Day, Women’s History Month By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden marked Equal Pay Day on Tuesday by spotlighting new steps aimed at closing the gender pay gap for federal workers and contractors. And he urged private companies to do likewise. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Biden will travel to Europe for Ukraine talks By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 14 WATCH: President Biden asks local officials to help push for funding By Associated Press Biden used an address to the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference to highlight the one year anniversary of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) and to appeal for local leaders to continue to push for more funding… Continue reading
Mar 13 Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35 By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base in western Ukraine on Sunday, killing 35 people in an attack on a facility that has served as a crucial hub for cooperation between Ukraine and the NATO countries supporting it… Continue reading
Mar 12 US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department says it’s paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face “serious and credible” threats from Iran. Continue reading