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Biden confuses Taylor Swift with Britney Spears in remarks on his 81st birthday
The president was giving remarks at the White House’s annual turkey pardoning ceremony when he mistakenly referred to Spears instead of Swift.
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Taylor Swift might be hotter than ever, but President Biden is still Team Britney
President Joe Biden is seemingly not a Swifty, mixing up one pop superstar for another. “You could say it’s harder than getting a ticket to the Renaissance tour or for [Britney Spears’] tour,” he said at the White House’s annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon. “It’s kind of warm in Brazil right now.”
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Biden announces agreements made with Chinese President Xi
President Joe Biden announced three agreements made with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to ‘pick up the phone' for any urgent concerns: ‘That's progress'
President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping opened their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year Wednesday with a solid handshake ahead of talks with far-reaching implications.
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Biden says his goal for Xi meeting is to get US-China communications back to normal
President Joe Biden said on the eve of his much-anticipated meeting with China’s Xi Jinping that his goal for the talks is simply to try to get U.S.-Chinese communications back on stable ground after a tumultuous year.
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Biden's initial confidence on Israel gives way to the complexities and casualties of a brutal war
President Joe Biden has said the Israel-Palestinian conflict can’t go back to the “status quo” before Hamas’ brutal surprise attack on Oct. 7 but charting a new path in the region will require a change in the U.S. approach.
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Biden and Xi will meet Wednesday for talks on trade, Taiwan and managing fraught US-China relations
The White House says President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss a range of regional and global issues when they meet next week in the San Francisco Bay area.
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Biden names technology hubs for 32 states and Puerto Rico to help the industry and create jobs
The Biden administration on Monday designated 31 technology hubs spread across 32 states and Puerto Rico to help spur innovation and create jobs in the industries that are concentrated in these areas.
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Biden says support for Israel and Ukraine is ‘vital' for US security, will ask Congress for billions
President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America’s national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in a rare Oval Office address as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries.
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Biden to deliver a prime-time foreign policy address Thursday
The address comes on the heels of the president’s trip to Israel to show support in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks.
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Summit with Arab leaders called off as President Biden heads to Israel
The high-stakes presidential trip is emblematic of Biden’s belief that the United States should not turn back from its central role on the global stage and his faith that personal diplomacy can play a decisive role.
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Biden says Hamas must be eliminated entirely, but ‘there must be a path to a Palestinian state'
Long-standing tensions between Israel and the Palestinian territories escalated last Saturday after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a deadly attack.
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Pres. Biden announces $7B for clean hydrogen hubs across the country
The Biden administration has selected clean-energy projects from Pennsylvania to California for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and production of hydrogen fuel. That’s a key component of President Joe Biden’s agenda to slow climate change.
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President Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into classified documents
The White House says President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of the special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents.
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Biden pledges continued support for Ukraine amid turmoil in Congress
After Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-California, was removed as Speaker of the House, President Joe Biden expressed concern that congressional infighting could upend efforts to support Ukraine. “It’s overwhelmingly in the interest of the United States of America that Ukraine succeed.”
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Biden announces $9 billion in additional student debt relief
President Joe Biden announced student debt relief for an additional 125,000 Americans on Wednesday under the Higher Education Act, clearing $9 billion in student loans for select groups of borrowers.
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Biden challenges Congress to end the ‘poisonous atmosphere in Washington' after McCarthy's ouster
The day after Congress voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-California, as Speaker of the House, President Joe Biden called on the House to work together to avoid partisan roadblocks. “We have a lot of work to do and the American people expect us to get it done.”
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Selma Blair helps White House salute landmark disability legislation
Actor and disability rights advocate Selma Blair has helped President Joe Biden salute the legacy of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, displaying a touch of the comedic timing that made her a star in Hollywood hits like “Legally Blonde” and “Cruel Intentions.”
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Biden's new student debt relief plan will focus on these 5 borrower groups first—here's what to know
The Department of Education is moving forward with its plan to provide debt relief to federal student loan borrowers.
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Biden on Feinstein: ‘The country is going to miss her dearly'
President Joe Biden called Dianne Feinstein ‘a pioneering American’ and ‘true trailblazer’ following the California senator’s passing Thursday night.