Mar 01 Biden steps to State of the Union lectern at fraught moment By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden is aiming to navigate the country out of a pandemic, reboot his stalled domestic agenda and confront Russia’s aggression. Continue reading
Feb 25 Biden administration joins E.U. and U.K. sanctions against Putin for Ukraine invasion By Raf Casert, Associated Press With a military intervention in Ukraine off the table, countries around the world are looking to heap more financial punishment on Moscow. Continue reading
Feb 02 Biden to commit to new ‘moonshot’ goal of halving cancer death rate over 25 years By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden is committing to reduce the cancer death rate by 50% over the next 25 years. Continue reading
Jan 20 AP-NORC poll: One year into presidency, Biden’s approval rating hits new low By Aamer Madhani, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press President Joe Biden ends his first year in the White House with a clear majority of Americans for the first time disapproving of his handling of the presidency in the face of an unrelenting pandemic and roaring inflation. Continue reading
Jan 03 As worries about U.S. democracy grow, Democrats and activists push Biden for voting rights legislation By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden only rarely talks about last January's violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the conspiratorial lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 5:12 Roadblocks may be ahead for President Biden’s infrastructure projects By PBS NewsHour President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ bill did not make it through the Senate before the holiday break and faces more trouble as Senator Joe Manchin says he will not vote for the $2 trillion social spending bill. But the administration… Continue watching
Dec 19 Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2T bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’ By Hope Yen, Associated Press The West Virginia senator cited a multitude of factors weighing on the economy and the potential harm he saw from pushing through the “mammoth” bill, such as persistent inflation, a growing debt and the latest threat from the omicron variant. Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a news briefing amid tornado response By News Desk President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week's devastating tornadoes that killed at least 64 people and displaced thousands more. Continue reading
Nov 25 Polyp in Biden’s colon was benign, potentially pre-cancerous By Associated Press A doctor's report says the polyp removed from President Joe Biden’s colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: ‘Unite the Right’ trial jury begins deliberations in Virginia In our news wrap Friday, jury deliberations began in Virginia in the civil trial of white nationalists at the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to repeal controversial farm laws, after thousands… Continue watching