Maegan Vazquez
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Biden calls out Republican who hailed broadband money after opposing law
The White House has focused on the congressional Republicans along with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (Ala.), who welcomed broadband money after voting against the infrastructure law in 2021. → Read More
Arizona governor signs order to prevent criminalization of abortion
The order comes one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. → Read More
Ethics panel expands Santos probe to include conduct covered in federal indictment
The expansion of the investigation comes a month after Santos was indicted on federal charges, which include wrongfully claiming unemployment benefits. → Read More
White House Covid-19 Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha leaving the administration
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that Covid-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha is leaving the administration. → Read More
Biden to appoint coordinator to address book bans ahead of Pride Month event
President Joe Biden will appoint a new federal coordinator to address the increase in book bans enacted across different states – part of a slew of new actions the administration will announce on Thursday aimed at protecting the LGBTQ+ community. → Read More
McCarthy set to send the House home without a debt limit deal
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appears set to send members home after votes on Thursday, signaling that debt negotiations with the White House will continue as the risk of a first-ever default grows. → Read More
McCarthy tells Republicans he's 'nowhere near' a debt limit deal with Biden as deadline nears
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Republicans during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that he’s not close to a bipartisan deal with President Joe Biden to avoid a first-ever default on the nation’s debt. → Read More
McCarthy and Schumer optimistic about the state of debt talks
Two days after his second recent meeting in the Oval Office to discuss raising the debt ceiling, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sounded positive about the direction of debt limit talks, telling CNN he sees how they can get to a deal and that he wants a bill on the floor next week. → Read More
Biden says he’s confident leaders will reach an agreement on debt limit
President Joe Biden on Wednesday sought to lay out how he’ll continue to negotiate with congressional leaders on the budget to raise the debt ceiling – underscoring that all parties agreed that the United States would not default. → Read More
Biden cancels visits to Australia and Papua New Guinea as debt ceiling negotiations continue
President Joe Biden is canceling his upcoming visits to Papua New Guinea and Australia due to the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations in Washington, the White House confirmed Tuesday. → Read More
White House and McCarthy teams agree to meet directly on debt negotiations following Tuesday talks
Congressional leaders from both parties emerged from their meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday unable to convey how they’re on a clear path to raise the nation’s borrowing limit and avoid a historic default. And in a sign that Biden will have to be hands-on as debt talks continue, the White House has scrapped part of his upcoming trip abroad. → Read More
Biden facing political pressures from both parties over handling of migration challenge
President Joe Biden is coming under sustained pressure from both sides of the aisle over the administration's handling of the expiration of Title 42, the controversial Trump-era pandemic public health restriction that became a key tool to turn back migrants at the US-Mexico border. → Read More
Biden's second debt limit meeting with congressional leaders postponed
President Joe Biden's anticipated meeting originally scheduled for Friday with congressional leaders aimed at discussing a deal to avert a default on the national debt has been postponed, a White House spokesperson said. → Read More
Biden to meet with congressional leadership as threat of national debt default looms
President Joe Biden is set to meet with congressional leadership on Tuesday amid a stalemate in Washington to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default that would have catastrophic economic consequences. → Read More
Biden calls for release of wrongfully detained Americans abroad during White House Correspondents Dinner
President Joe Biden called for the release of detained journalists and citizens abroad at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday, before poking fun at everything from his age to Elon Musk. → Read More
Biden says he 'took a hard look' at his age when considering his reelection run
President Joe Biden says he "took a hard look" at his own age as he contemplated whether to seek reelection, marking his first substantive response to a question about his decision to run for president again since he announced his 2024 bid on Tuesday. → Read More
Key committee advances Biden’s labor secretary nominee
A Senate committee voted along party lines on Wednesday to move forward with President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Department of Labor, marking a key milestone in the nomination process amid high-level efforts by the White House to secure Julie Su's confirmation. → Read More
Biden announces reelection bid, saying battle for nation’s soul isn’t complete
President Joe Biden formally announced his bid for reelection Tuesday, setting off a battle to convince the country his record merits another four years in the White House and his age won't impede his ability to govern. → Read More
White House calls on federal banking agencies to reverse Trump administration’s regulatory rollbacks
The Biden White House is calling on federal banking regulators to institute a number of changes intended to provide more oversight on large regional banks and reduce the risk of a future banking crisis. The administration announced its regulatory push on Thursday in response to the recent collapse of two large regional banks, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and subsequent market concerns… → Read More
Efforts to strengthen the world's democracies are working, Biden says
President Joe Biden addressed the second Summit for Democracy on Wednesday from the White House, building on what he billed as his administration's "enduring commitment to boost democracy globally," where he sought to assure participants that democratic institutions work. → Read More