Oct 16 Jill Biden hits the campaign trail again, this time supporting Vice President Kamala Harris By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Jill Biden has resumed campaigning for the first time in months. But she's no longer pushing Democrats to support her husband, President Joe Biden. Instead, the first lady is now putting her energy toward boosting Vice President Kamala Harris' bid… Continue reading
Oct 16 WATCH: White House previews Biden’s trip to Germany, delayed by hurricane response By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House confirmed Biden will depart for his quick trip to Berlin on Thursday, giving him the chance to huddle with key ally German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 9:27 Bob Woodward discusses ‘War,’ his new book breaking down world conflicts and U.S. politics By Nick Schifrin, Stephanie Kotuby, Dan Sagalyn, Alexa Gold Few journalists working today have covered as many presidents as the Washington Post's Bob Woodward. His latest book, "War," is about war in Ukraine, war in the Middle East and a war for the American presidency. Nick Schifrin sat down… Continue watching
Oct 15 Israel tells U.S. it won’t strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, White House officials say By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. officials say the Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites as it looks to strike back following Iran’s missile barrage earlier this month. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: Biden speaks at Philadelphia’s City Committee dinner By Josh Boak, Associated Press According to figures released Tuesday by the National Labor Relations Board, there were 3,286 petitions filed with the government in fiscal 2024, up from 1,638 in 2021. Continue reading
Oct 13 Biden presses Congress for more disaster aid as he visits Florida to survey Hurricane Milton damage By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Sunday at the devastation inflicted on Florida's Gulf Coast by Hurricane Milton as he presses Congress to approve additional emergency disaster funding. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Biden and Harris discuss federal response after Helene and Milton strike U.S. By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held a briefing Friday at the White House on the federal response and recovery in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Biden gives update on recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton strikes Florida By Josh Boak, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday publicly admonished Donald Trump, telling his predecessor to “get a life, man” and try to help people impacted by a pair of devastating hurricanes rather than spreading misinformation about the federal response. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Florida recovers from Hurricane Milton By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said at Thursday's White House briefing that the government has “the capability and the capacity to respond to and recover from multiple simultaneous disasters” in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Continue reading
Oct 10 U.S. inflation drops to lowest point in 3 years at 2.4 percent, some price pressures remain By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Consumer prices rose just 2.4% in September from a year earlier, down from 2.5% in August and the smallest annual rise since February 2021. Continue reading