Fact-checking Biden’s first news conference as president
President Joe Biden held the first formal news conference of his presidency on Thursday, taking questions in the East Room of the White House on…
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Jill Biden cancels trip to Alabama with Jennifer Garner in wake of deadly tornadoes
A scheduled trip to Alabama by first lady Jill Biden on Friday was canceled Thursday evening after deadly tornadoes swept through the state. Biden…
Continue Reading Two Capitol riot cases acknowledge plea talks with the Justice Department
Plea talks between the Justice Department and some defendants in the Capitol riot cases are still in the works, two court proceedings made clear on…
Continue Reading Congress looks to Biden as an ally as it tries to finally rewrite authority for the war on terror
There’s a new movement afoot to finally curb the President’s 9/11 war powers, and the Republicans and Democrats pushing it have hope in a…
Continue Reading Biden, a President who doesn’t insult people — or our intelligence
Anyone hoping President Joe Biden’s first formal news conference Thursday would produce a series of gaffes and misstatements must be deeply…
Continue Reading GOP-controlled Georgia legislature speeds sweeping elections bill to governor’s desk
In the span of a few hours Thursday, the GOP-controlled Georgia legislature sped a sweeping elections bill through both chambers, putting the…
Continue Reading Biden warns North Korea of ‘responses’ if they continue to test ballistic missiles
President Joe Biden warned that there would be “responses” if North Korea continues to fire ballistic missiles following the hermit…
Continue Reading Democratic divisions on Biden’s agenda broader than just Manchin
The push by liberal Democrats to enact President Joe Biden’s sweeping agenda is running into problems beyond just Sen. Joe Manchin: A handful…
Continue Reading Lawmakers advance legislation to go further than Biden administration in punishing Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi murder
A House committee on Thursday two bills taking aim at Saudi Arabia in the wake of last month’s intelligence report implicating the…
Continue Reading Speed read Biden’s news conference
President Joe Biden opened his first presidential news conference Thursday with a new promise to get 200 million Covid vaccine shots in American arms…
Continue Reading Biden says he agrees with Obama that filibuster is ‘a relic of the Jim Crow era’
President Joe Biden said Thursday during the first formal news conference of his presidency that he agreed with former President Barack Obama that…
Continue Reading Wyoming Senate kills bill backed by Donald Trump Jr. in attempt to defeat Liz Cheney
A Wyoming Senate bill to create election runoffs failed on Wednesday, despite Donald Trump Jr.’s campaign to pass it in an attempt to defeat…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from Biden’s first White House news conference
Convening his first formal news conference Thursday, President Joe Biden stepped into a swirl of issues that have bubbled up at the two-month mark of…
Continue Reading US to resume diplomatic ties with Palestinians that were cut under Trump
The US will resume diplomatic ties with Palestinians that were cut under the Trump administration, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda…
Continue Reading Georgia bill that would restrict voting access sent immediately to state Senate after House vote
Georgia’s sweeping Republican-backed election-law overhaul bill was sent immediately to the state Senate after it was passed earlier Thursday…
Continue Reading Biden slams GOP vote-restriction bills as ‘sick’ and ‘un-American’ while Georgia moves to suppress the vote
President Joe Biden on Thursday slammed a slew of Republican efforts to suppress the vote as “un-American” as Georgia’s state House…
Continue Reading Biden pressed over crisis at the southern border in his first White House news conference
President Joe Biden spent much of his first presidential news conference on Thursday facing questions about the crisis on the southern border,…
Continue Reading Biden says access will be provided to border facilities, but doesn’t give timeline
President Joe Biden said plans are underway to provide journalists access to border facilities, but didn’t provide a timeline on when that…
Continue Reading Biden says he ‘can’t picture’ US troops being in Afghanistan next year
President Joe Biden said he “can’t picture” US troops being in Afghanistan next year. Biden has been wrestling with a May 1…
Continue Reading Biden faces tough questions over crisis at the southern border in first White House news conference
President Joe Biden participated in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, facing the most intense questioning on the crisis at the…
Continue Reading Biden calls state GOP voting restrictions efforts ‘sick’ and ‘un-American’
President Joe Biden said he will “do everything” in his power to halt efforts to restrict voting rights, saying during Thursday’s…
Continue Reading Senate votes to extend Paycheck Protection Program to deliver pandemic relief to businesses
The Senate voted 92-7 on Thursday to extend the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government’s key relief effort to deliver aid to small…
Continue Reading Biden announces new vaccination goal in his first White House news conference: 200 million shots in first 100 days
President Joe Biden participated in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, where he’s expected face a wide-ranging set of…
Continue Reading Georgia House passes sweeping bill that would restrict voting access, setting up final vote next week
The Republican-led Georgia House of Representatives on Thursday passed its version of a sweeping election overhaul bill, moving it one step closer to…
Continue Reading US conducted more than two dozen cyber operations targeting foreign threats to the 2020 election
The US conducted more than two dozen cyber operations targeting foreign threats to the 2020 American election before they could interfere with or…
Continue Reading Joe Biden holds 1st press conference of his presidency
President Joe Biden will hold the first official press conference of his presidency Thursday afternoon — a time-honored tradition that will come…
Continue Reading Banker who loaned $16 million to Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to new conspiracy charge
Former banker Stephen Calk, who loaned Paul Manafort $16 million in an alleged bid to win a position in the Trump administration, pleaded not guilty…
Continue Reading Biden expected to announce new vaccination goal in his first White House news conference
President Joe Biden is scheduled to participate in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, where he’s expected face a wide-ranging…
Continue Reading Supreme Court says New Mexico woman can sue police over excessive force even though she escaped from officers
The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a case of a woman in New Mexico who argued she should be able to bring a claim of excessive force against…
Continue Reading Biden has left Trump’s China tariffs in place. Here’s why
Former President Donald Trump started a controversial trade war with China three years ago, putting tariffs on roughly $350 billion of Chinese-made…
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