Jan 07 WATCH: Trump won’t rule out use of military force to seize Panama Canal and Greenland in first remarks since vote certification By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump also said he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America," saying that has a “beautiful ring to it.”… Continue reading
Jan 06 Biden meets with Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated Maduro By Zeke Miller, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The meeting came just days ahead of President Nicolás Maduro's contested inauguration to a third term. Continue reading
Jan 06 Biden urges incoming Democratic lawmakers to reach across the aisle during Trump’s term By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press President Joe Biden is calling on incoming Democratic lawmakers to always be mindful of other people's perspectives — even when they may be wrong. Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: Biden speaks at prayer service for victims of New Orleans attack, paying tribute to city’s strength By Colleen Long, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Joe Biden told mourners in New Orleans on Monday that they are not alone as he paid tribute to victims of the deadly New Year’s attack and channeled the pain felt by their loved ones. Continue reading
Jan 06 Biden bans new offshore drilling in most federal waters in last-minute effort to block possible action by Trump administration By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Biden said he is using authority under the federal Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect offshore areas along the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and portions of Alaska's Northern Bering Sea from future oil and… Continue reading
Jan 06 Biden to speak, meet with families in New Orleans following the French Quarter attack that killed 14, injured 30 By Colleen Long, Associated Press Biden on Monday will visit the city where an Army veteran drove a truck into revelers in the French Quarter, killing 14 and injuring 30 more. Continue reading
Jan 05 Biden signs bill that raises Social Security payments for millions of Americans By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and in other public service jobs. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 2:19 News Wrap: Freezing winter storm front begins moving across the U.S. In our news wrap Saturday, millions of Americans are bracing for a winter storm that will send temperatures plunging, new clues could soon emerge about the cause of last week’s deadly passenger plane crash in South Korea, and Biden awarded… Continue watching
Jan 04 WATCH: Biden honors Hillary Clinton, Bill Nye, Magic Johnson and others with Medal of Freedom By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press President Joe Biden will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy and science. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: Biden awards Medal of Honor and Medal of Valor to military heroes, first responders By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to military recipients who displayed heroism and self-sacrifice in combat and the Medal of Valor to first responders who put their own lives at risk to save others. Continue reading