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Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration will end both the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency on May 11, the White House informed Congress on Monday night. The current public health emergency is in place through April, while the national emergency is in place until March. They began in 2020, soon after […]
Official White House Photo by Hannah Foslien (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is expected to pose two questions to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a Wednesday meeting and will challenge the speaker to commit to avoiding a catastrophic default and unveil a specific, detailed and comprehensive budget, according to a White House memo obtained first […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When President Joe Biden signed the $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act in August, supporters hailed the measure as the largest climate investment in the nation’s history — but questions remained about what the spending would ultimately achieve. The majority of the funding took the form of tax credits meant to […]
uschools/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday held the White House’s first-ever Lunar New Year reception only days after a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, during a Lunar New Year celebration. “It’s wonderful to see so many friends on this special holiday, even as we gather with such heavy hearts,” the president […]
Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday gave both of her 2021 inaugural outfits to The First Ladies Collection, part of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Biden presented her ocean blue dress and matching overcoat, designed by Alexandra O’Neill, which she wore to the presidential swearing-in ceremony on Jan. […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — In a major increase of U.S. support to Ukraine, President Joe Biden has signed off on sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to the war-torn country as concerns mount over a new Russian offensive this spring. “Secretary [Lloyd] Austin has recommended this step because it will enhance […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is expected to name Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff, replacing Ron Klain, who is set to step down in the coming weeks, according to several sources familiar with the matter. No official announcement has been made. The White House did not respond to […]
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said Thursday he has “no regrets” as the investigation continues into the classified documents found at his home and office. Biden broke his silence on the issue during a trip to California to survey storm damage. He had not answered questions on the matter since […]
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Another spending fight looms between the White House and Congress, reviving similar stalemates in 2011 and 2013 under President Barack Obama. Then, as now, Congress was divided — a Republican House and a Democratic Senate — and the White House had a Democratic president. Then, as now, ascendant House Republicans […]
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday again avoided questions about an investigation into documents marked classified found at his home and office, six days after a special counsel was named to investigate the matter. Biden had no public events planned for Wednesday, after spending the holiday weekend […]