White House: First Lady Jill Biden to Undergo ‘Procedure'
The White House says President Joe Biden will accompany his wife, Jill Biden, early Wednesday morning to an appointment where she will undergo a “common medical procedure.”
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Over 4,000 Migrants, Many Kids, Crowded Into Texas Facility
The Biden administration for the first time has allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children. A tour Tuesday revealed a severely overcrowded tent structure where more than 4,000 migrants were crammed into a space intended for 250 and the youngest ones are kept in a large playpen with mats on the floor for sleep... -
Blinken Ends Trump Rights Plan Promoting Conservative Agenda
In a sharp rebuke to Trump-era policies, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has formally scrapped a blueprint championed by his predecessor to limit U.S. promotion of human rights abroad to causes favored by conservatives like religious freedom
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Bidens Pay Tribute at Vietnam Veterans Memorial
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have paid tribute at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to mark the 48th anniversary of the departure of the last U.S. combat troops from the war zone.
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Vice Presidents' Policy Projects Come With Political Risks
For decades, the job of a vice president was to try to stay relevant, to avoid being viewed, in the words of one occupant of the post, as “standby equipment.”
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Biden Invites Russia, China to First Global Climate Talks
President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration
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Biden Hits at China's Xi; N. Korea Resumes Missile Testing
This week, President Joe Biden called out China in a press conference, saying Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn’t have a “democratic bone in his body,” even comparing him to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Words that China is not taking without a response. Plus, North Korea resumes missile testing while rejecting new attempts a... -
Biden to Hold 1st Formal Press Conference as President
Joe Biden will hold his first formal press conference since taking office today – the longest a new president has gone without one in 100 years in 64 days. He is expected to face questions on a slew of current U.S. crises: immigration, gun violence, and the pandemic.
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Biden Vows Action on Migrants as He Defends Border Policy
The White House is hoping to use President Joe Biden’s first news conference since taking office to celebrate passage of the giant COVID-19 relief package
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Mysterious New System at Border Keeps Migrants Guessing
The fate of thousands of migrant families who have recently arrived at the Mexico border is being decided by a mysterious new system under President Joe Biden
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Biden's Disciplined Agenda Rollout Tested by the Unexpected
In less than a week, two mass shootings have overshadowed President Joe Biden’s “Help is Here” tour, during which he planned to herald the ways his administration is helping Americans recover from the pandemic
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Crowded Border Holding Facilities Turn Scrutiny to Biden Administration
Released photos of crowded holding facilities for migrants at the border has turned the country’s eyes on the Biden Administration’s handling of the border crisis. The White House and state department officials will travel to Mexico and Guatemala to discuss the cause of the sudden influx of migrants, and how to slow it down.
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Biden Expands ‘Obamacare' by Cutting Health Insurance Costs
President Joe Biden is pledging that his $1.9 trillion rescue package will build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act
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Photos of Migrant Detention Highlight Biden's Border Secrecy
President Joe Biden’s administration has tried for weeks to keep the public from seeing images from the border like those released Monday.
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‘Speak Out:' Biden, Harris Decry Racism During Atlanta Visit
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are offering solace to Asian Americans and a reeling nation as they visit Atlanta just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women
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Buttigieg Says Biden Plan Will Usher in a New Transportation Era
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says an infrastructure plan expected soon from President Joe Biden will offer a “once in a century” opportunity to remake transportation in the United States, with cars and highways no longer king
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Biden Weighs Keeping US Troops in Afghanistan Until November
President Biden is considering keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan until November, rather than withdrawing them by a May 1 deadline outlined in an agreement his predecessor negotiated with the Taliban, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
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In Pennsylvania, Biden Showcases Aid to Small Businesses
President Joe Biden has visited a small, minority-owned business in suburban Philadelphia to showcase his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package
