Apr 30 WATCH: Biden celebrates Amtrak's 50 years on the rails By Darlene Superville, Associated Press As a U.S. senator, Biden was a fixture on Amtrak trains between his home in Wilmington, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., when the Senate was in session. He continued riding Amtrak as vice president. He has sometimes been referred to as… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 6:17 Biden's 100 days: Where the president stands on his campaign promises By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee, Alex D'Elia 100 days into his presidency, President Joe Biden has already faced historic challenges. In his televised first address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, he laid out his plans to prepare the country for the future by strengthening… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 8:38 HHS Sec. Becerra on bipartisanship, health care and immigration By Amna Nawaz The Biden administration on Wednesday laid out a $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, which focuses on child care and education. As President Biden pushes these sweeping new policies, he's relying on his cabinet secretaries to help in the negotiation effort. Continue watching
Apr 29 Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it's safe By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The court says the EPA had delayed acting on the widely used bug-killer chlorpyrifos for nearly 14 years. The EPA has been ordered to act within 60 days. Continue reading
Apr 29 Biden turns to Georgia to begin pitch for huge spending plan By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press With his visit to a state he won by fewer than 12,000 votes, Biden set out to build public support for his plan and try to persuade resistant Republicans that his massive proposal is an investment that the country can't… Continue reading
Apr 29 Key takeaways from Biden's first joint address to Congress By Daniel Bush Speaking on the eve of his 100th day in office, President Joe Biden touched on a wide range of issues in addition to the pandemic during his first joint address to Congress, urging Republicans to work with Democrats to tackle… Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Biden says U.S. government is about all Americans By Associated Press President Joe Biden has ended his first address to a joint session of Congress by reaching to evoke the sweep of history. He says the notion of “we the people” is actually “the government, you and I.”… Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Biden presses for 'reasonable reforms' on guns By Associated Press During his address to Congress on Wednesday night, the president said “this is not a Democrat or Republican issue” but “it’s an American issue.”… Continue reading
Apr 28 Read Joe Biden's first address to Congress By Associated Press President Joe Biden used his first address before a joint session of Congress to make the case that his administration has made progress during the first 100 days he's been in office, confronting the public health and economic maelstrom caused… Continue reading
Apr 28 WATCH: Biden says he intends to raise taxes on richest By Associated Press President Joe Biden says he’s “not looking to punish anybody” but does plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans. Continue reading