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Biden Nominates 3 to Postal Board as Delays Persist
President Joe Biden has nominated three postal experts to the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service.
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Lawyers Have Found the Parents of 105 Separated Migrant Children in Past Month
The lawyers working to reunite immigrant parents and children separated by the Trump administration reported on Wednesday that they have found the parents of 105 children in the past month, NBC News reports.
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Biden Lifts Trump-Era Ban Blocking Legal Immigration to US
President Joe Biden has lifted a Trump-era ban issued during the pandemic that lawyers said was blocking most legal immigration.
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Biden Revokes Trump Orders on ‘Anarchist' Cities and More
President Joe Biden has formally revoked a series of presidential orders and memorandum signed by Donald Trump.
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Biden Administration Withdraws From Transgender Athlete Case
The Biden administration has withdrawn government support for a federal lawsuit in Connecticut that seeks to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ high school sports
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Senate Confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN Ambassador
President Joe Biden’s choice for United Nations ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has been confirmed by the Senate.
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School Testing Can Be Delayed But Not Canceled, Feds Say
The Education Department says it will not allow states to forgo federally required standardized testing in schools this year, but it will let states delay the tests or hold them online to provide flexibility during the pandemic
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Key Senators Oppose Biden Budget Pick, Confirmation at Risk
A moderate Republican, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, has joined Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah in saying he’ll vote against confirming President Joe Biden’s nominee for budget director.
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Garland Says He Will ‘Supervise the Prosecution of White Supremacists' as AG
Merrick Garland told U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing on Monday that he will supervise prosecution of white supremacists if confirmed to lead the Department of Justice.
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Merrick Garland Gets Emotional Explaining Motivation for Serving as Attorney General
An emotional Merrick Garland describes the anti-semitism his family came to this country to escape, telling lawmakers at his confirmation hearing his motivation to be attorney general is out of “obligation to the country to pay back.”
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Beyond 100M: Biden Team Aiming for Bigger Vaccine Numbers
One month into Joe Biden’s presidency, the government is on a glide path to reach his initial goal of administering 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office.
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Biden Defends Progress on COVID as Weather Delays 6M Shots
President Joe Biden has toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant
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Biden Pledges ‘Enough Vaccine By July'
Touring a Pfizer manufacturing plant in Michigan, President Joe Biden says the U.S. is currently on track to vaccinate all Americans who want the shot by summer.
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Biden Rolling Out Plan for $4 Billion Global Vaccine Effort
White House officials say Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting to announce that the U.S. will soon begin releasing $4 billion for an international effort to bolster the purchase and distribution of coronavirus vaccine for poor nations.
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Biden Repudiates Trump on Iran, Ready for Talks on Nuke Deal
The Biden administration says it’s ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal.
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US Reverts to Targeted Immigration Enforcement Under Biden
The Biden administration is giving new marching orders to U.S. immigration authorities
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Netanyahu and Biden Speak About Pandemic, Iran, Peace Effort
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken, ending speculation about why the new president had not reached out.
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From City Halls, the Plea for COVID-19 Aid Is Bipartisan
Local government leaders are trying again to secure billions of dollars in federal aid as they cobble together city budgets amid the economic uncertainty of the pandemic
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‘We Will Not Fail:' Biden Urges Unity in Pandemic Recovery
President Joe Biden issued a President’s Day message calling on the nation to work together to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.
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Biden White House Seeks to Turn Page on Trump
The end of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial opens a new chapter for his successor in the White House