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Biden to host Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves at the White House to discuss legal pathways for migrants

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden will host Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves at the White House on Tuesday, following an agreement between the two nations on legal pathways for migrants.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Hawaiian wildfire death toll climbs

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Maui next week in the aftermath of the deadliest wildfires in the U.S. in more than a century, the White House announced Wednesday.

WATCH: White House holds briefing as Hunter Biden’s lawyers announce plea deal update

By News Desk

Attorneys for Hunter Biden are pushing to keep part of a plea deal they reached with the prosecutor whose new status as special counsel has intensified the tax investigation into the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Biden promises relief from record heat

By News Desk

Biden unveiled plans to ramp up federal resources to help people endure extreme heat and to boost climate resilience measures in parts of the Southwest.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Hunter Biden appears in court for tax crimes

By Claudia Lauer, Randall Chase, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The plea deal in Hunter Biden’s criminal case unraveled during a court hearing Wednesday after a federal judge raised concerns about the terms of the agreement that has infuriated Republicans who believe the president’s son is getting preferential treatment.

WATCH: White House holds briefing as feds sue Texas governor over floating border barrier

By Tia Goldenberg, Isaac Scharf, Associated Press

The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican's latest aggressive tactic to try stopping migrants from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico.

WATCH: White House holds briefing amid hearing on the IRS investigation of Hunter Biden

By Associated Press

GOP lawmakers have summoned IRS whistleblowers to testify publicly for the first time about claims the Justice Department improperly interfered with a tax investigation into Biden’s son Hunter.

WATCH: White House holds briefing as Russia retaliates for Crimea bridge attack

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Tuesday as Ukraine claims it shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa.

WATCH: White House national security adviser says U.S. is pressing for the release of reporter who has spent 100 days in Russian jail

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The Kremlin earlier this week suggested that it was open to a possible prisoner exchange that could involve Gershkovich, but it underscored that such talks must be held out of the public eye.

WATCH: Secret Service investigating discovery of cocaine in the West Wing lobby, White House says

By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

On Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the White House had confidence in the Secret Service. “The president think it's incredibly important to get to the bottom of this,” she said.