Jan 18 Biden White House moves to protect data from politics after Trump census pressure By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Biden White House this month pushed to protect statistical agencies like the U.S. Census Bureau from political interference. Continue reading
Jan 17 How’s he doing? Americans weigh in on Biden’s performance By Associated Press President Joe Biden took office at a particularly polarized time in American history, so it's not surprising that citizens are divided on his performance at the one-year mark. Continue reading
Jan 14 Biden to hold news conference next Wednesday amid agenda roadblocks By Associated Press The news conference comes as Biden is attempting to salvage his voting rights initiative and economic agenda, both of which lack the votes to move forward in the evenly-split Senate. Continue reading
Jan 14 WATCH: Biden reflects on program designed to fix 15,000 U.S. bridges By Associated Press President Joe Biden announces his administration's plan to help rebuild the nation's bridges as part of the infrastructure law approved in November. Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: Senate debates voting rights legislation unlikely to pass By Alan Fram, Associated Press Biden said that even if the voting measure failed — as seemed certain — he'd stay in the fight “as long as I have a breath in me.”… Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: Sinema blunts voting bill’s chances as Biden pushes Senate By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press President Joe Biden is set to meet privately with Senate Democrats at the Capitol, a visit intended to deliver a jolt to the party's long-stalled voting and elections legislation. Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: Biden to double free COVID tests, add N95s, all in order to fight omicron By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Biden says his administration will also make the most protective N95 masks available for no charge. Continue reading
Jan 11 WATCH: Biden, Harris deliver remarks in Georgia on protecting voting rights, election integrity By Alexandra Jaffe, Colleen Long, Jeff Amy, Associated Press President Joe Biden says that he supports changing Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation, declaring that changing the rules would be to protect the “heart and soul of our democracy.”… Continue reading
Jan 10 Joe Biden’s silence on Guantanamo Bay frustrates closure advocates as prison turns 20 By Ben Fox, Associated Press Advocates for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center were hopeful when President Joe Biden took office. And they were relieved this summer as the U.S. released a prisoner. Many are now increasingly impatient. Continue reading
Jan 07 What you need to know about the free at-home COVID tests promised by the Biden administration By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Despite the high public demand for tests, White House officials say it will still be several more weeks before these kits are available to be shipped. Continue reading