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Keisha Lance Bottoms leaving White House, returns to Atlanta

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has appointed a former Columbia, South Carolina, mayor to be a top White House adviser. Steve Benjamin will take over the White House Office of Engagement from former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who is returning to…

Why TikTok is being banned for some federal employees

By Associated Press

The White House is giving U.S. federal agencies 30 days to delete popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices amid growing concerns about security.

WATCH: White House announces task force to crack down on migrant child labor

By Associated Press

The Biden administration said Monday that it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of the illegal exploitation of migrant children for labor in the U.S.

WATCH: White House urges higher fines for train safety violations after derailment

By Associated Press

The White House is calling on congressional Republicans to increase the fines levied on rail companies for safety violations, as a fiery Feb. 3 train derailment in Ohio has become a political lightning rod.

White House defends response to toxic train derailment in Ohio

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Biden administration is defending its response to a freight train derailment in Ohio that left toxic chemicals spilled or burned off, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done.

WATCH: White House speaks on toxic train derailment in Ohio

By Associated Press

The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a toxic freight train derailment in Ohio two weeks ago, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done.

WATCH: Biden calls for ‘sharper rules’ on unknown aerial objects

By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is developing “sharper rules” to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects.

White House reports nearly 18 percent drop in people with medical debt

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Among the programs they say contributed to less debt was an expansion of the Obama-era healthcare law that added 4.2 million people with some form health insurance.

News Wrap: Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue

In our news wrap Friday, new violence erupted in the Middle East when a Palestinian gunman opened fire near a synagogue in east Jerusalem, the head of the UN Refugee Agency accused Russia of kidnapping Ukrainian children and the U.S.

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WATCH: White House says Biden, Nichols family are calling for peaceful protests

By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday said President Joe Biden has been briefed about Tyre Nichols' encounter with police but neither he nor White House officials have seen the video.