Aug 19 How Jill Biden’s DNC speech is a milestone for her as first lady By Darlene Superville, Associated Press On Monday night, the first lady will stand before the Democratic National Convention to do her part to highlight her husband's 50 years of public service. Her words will mark the beginning of an end for her, too. Continue reading
Aug 19 Biden’s journey to this year’s DNC: ‘When you get knocked down, get up’ By Josh Boak, Associated Press In Chicago, President Joe Biden has decided to show the difference between stepping aside and quitting. Continue reading
Aug 16 WATCH: Biden designates 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Springfield, Ill. By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In August 1908, mobs of white residents tore through Illinois' capital city under the pretext of meting out judgment against two Black men. Two innocent Black men were hanged, dozens of homes and businesses in Springfield's majority-Black neighborhoods were burned… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 6:42 Biden administration strikes deal to cut prices on some of Medicare’s costliest drugs By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Murrey Jacobson, Jackson Hudgins, Ian Couzens, Alexa Gold Medicare reached agreements with major pharmaceutical companies to cut the cost the government pays for ten prescription drugs used by millions of Americans. It marks the first time the government has been able to negotiate directly with drugmakers, a result… Continue watching
Aug 15 Here’s a list of drugs affected by Biden’s latest Medicare pharmaceutical price cuts By Associated Press The savings range from 79 percent for Januvia, a drug to treat diabetes, to 38 percent for Imbruvica, which is used to treat blood cancers. Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: Biden and Harris announce deal to cut Medicare prices of popular drugs By Amanda Seitz, Zeke Miller, Associated Press “I've been waiting for this moment for a long long time," President Joe Biden said Thursday, during his first policy-oriented appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris since leaving the presidential race. “We pay more for prescription drugs, it’s not hyperbole,… Continue reading
Aug 14 Report: Hunter Biden sought U.S. government help for gas company Burisma By Associated Press Hunter Biden asked the U.S. ambassador to Italy for help regarding an energy project a Ukrainian gas company was pursuing while his father was vice president, according to The New York Times. Continue reading
Aug 13 WATCH: Biden speaks about progress made toward ‘cancer moonshot’ By Will Weissert, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press “We’re moving quickly because we know that all families touched by cancer are in a race against time,” President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 12 Hunter Biden’s lawyers argue past foreign business dealing has no place in upcoming tax trial By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Lawyers for the president's son say prosecutors are inappropriately trying to insert “politically-charged” allegations about Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings into the upcoming federal tax trial. Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: White House says Iran could launch retaliatory strike on Israel this week By News Desk and Associated Press Kirby told reporters that “it is difficult to ascertain at this particular time if there’s an attack by Iran or its proxies what it could look like,” but that the U.S. and its allies were preparing for “a significant set… Continue reading