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Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat and close ally of President Joe Biden, said on CNN Thursday morning that if Israel pursues a large-scale military operation in Rafah without making provisions for citizens, it would be time for the U.S. to condition aid to Israel. “I think we […]

Via White House Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is now speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a source familiar with the call told ABC News, their first conversation since seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Biden had strongly condemned the incident, saying he was “outraged.” […]

Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden spoke on the phone Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first conversation since meeting last November in California. The two leaders were set to speak about climate change, the economic relationship between the U.S. and China as well as progress on artificial intelligence and […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, top lawmakers and administration officials are condemning Russia’s wrongful detention of journalist Evan Gershkovich and reiterating their commitment to bringing him home. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has now spent one year in Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison on espionage charges his newspaper and the U.S. government have […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden is teaming up with two of his Democratic predecessors — former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — to ramp up enthusiasm for his reelection campaign at a star-studded fundraiser Thursday night in New York City. The evening is expected to rake in more than $25 […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden gave remarks Tuesday on the Baltimore bridge collapse, telling residents “we’re going to stay with you as long as it takes.” “It’s my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstruction in that bridge. I expect the Congress to support my effort,” […]

Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that about 78,000 public service workers will have $5.8 billion in federal student loan debt forgiven by his administration. The borrowers, which include teachers, nurses, firefighters and others enrolled in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, have “dedicated their careers to serving their […]

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona, on March 20, 2024. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that about 78,000 public service workers will have their student loans forgiven by his administration. The workers, which include teachers, nurses, firefighters and others, have […]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of President Joe Biden making campaign stops on Tuesday in Arizona and Nevada, advisers are laying out why they still place him in a better position than former President Donald Trump to win those two key battlegrounds, despite Biden’s mediocre polling in the early lead-up to the […]

Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Israel’s expected military invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza was the focus of President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call Monday — their first in more than a month — with the White House saying Biden is still not satisfied that Israel will do enough to prevent […]