Joe Biden

Via press release from the White House: Today, America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman, and humanitarian. Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend. But, what’s extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear …

CBS News reports: President Biden and his family are heading to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands for a final holiday before he leaves the White House next month. The trip has become an annual one for the Bidens, who in the past have stayed at a wealthy donor’s home on the island. It’s the third year in a …

Axios reports: Medicare’s $2,000 prescription drug cap will take effect at the start of the new year. The yearly limit on out-of-pocket payments, under the Inflation Reduction Act, is expected to lower millions of seniors’ medical costs. It will have a particularly significant impact for patients taking expensive drugs to treat cancer and other serious conditions. Overall, 3.2 million Americans …

“It should be called the Biden Tunnel. It is the most complex infrastructure project funded by Joe Biden. It will provide a third tunnel across the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey, one of the most important interstate links in the country. “As the vehicular traffic has increased across the Hudson River over the last 50 years, …

The Associated Press reports: The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird. President Joe Biden signed into law legislation sent to him by Congress that amends the United States Code to correct what had long gone …

CBS News reports: President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences. Their sentences will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The three inmates who didn’t get clemency are the convicted murderer in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, the gunman at Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, and the …

Reuters reports: Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden secured his 235th appointment to the federal judiciary on Friday, narrowly surpassing President-elect Donald Trump’s first-term tally by one with a record number of women and people of color named to the bench. The Democratic-led U.S. Senate voted to confirm two of Biden’s nominees to serve as life-tenured federal trial court judges in …

The New York Times reports: President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 convicted of nonviolent crimes, the largest grant of clemency by an American president in a single day, the White House announced in a statement on Thursday. The commutations affect mostly those who had been released from prison and placed in home confinement …

The New York Times reports: President Biden issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son Hunter on Sunday night after repeatedly insisting he would not do so, using the power of his office to wave aside years of legal troubles, including a federal conviction for illegally buying a gun and for tax evasion. In a statement issued by the …

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden on Sunday had the AIDS Memorial Quilt spread on the White House South Lawn for the first time in observance of World AIDS Day. Gathered with the president and his wife, Jill, were survivors, family members and advocates to memorialize the lives lost to the epidemic. The president emphasized the federal government’s support …

Axios reports: President-elect Trump used Thanksgiving as an opportunity to attack “Radical Left Lunatics” while outgoing President Biden emphasized gratitude in his final holiday message as president. Trump made punishing “enemies within” central to his reelection bid, which saw Republicans rewarded with control of both chambers of Congress and the presidency. Trump’s Thanksgiving message shows he feels no need to …

ABC News reports: The American economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual pace from July through September on strong consumer spending and a surge in exports, the government said Wednesday, leaving unchanged its initial estimate of third-quarter growth. U.S. gross domestic product — the economy’s output of goods and services — slowed from the April-July rate of 3%, the Commerce …

ABC News reports: President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a deal brokered by the U.S. “to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.” “This has been the deadliest conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in decades,” Biden said in remarks from the Rose Garden. Biden said the agreement reached will go into effect early …

ABC News reports: Peach and Blossom are the two lucky turkeys from Minnesota who escaped a fowl fate of ending up on someone’s Thanksgiving table this year when they were pardoned Monday by President Biden at the White House. “This event marks the official start of the holiday season here in Washington,” Biden said to what he said was a …

ABC News reports: President Biden is set to address the nation Thursday morning in the aftermath of former President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. The president, who until four months ago was seeking reelection himself, will address the nation on the election results and the transition of power, with his predecessor set to return to the White …

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden has called President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his election victory and to invite him to the White House to discuss the transition. The White House says staff would coordinate a date “in the near future.” Biden plans to address the nation tomorrow on the election results, which will have sharp implications for …

The Washington Post reports: The U.S. economy continued its expansion in the third quarter, growing at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent, and offering a spurt of good news for Vice President Harris just days before the election. The latest gross domestic product report offers a snapshot of a robust economy that has remained steady following a 3 percent reading …

Axios reports: President Biden said after his call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that it’s time to “move on” and end the war in Gaza after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Biden has been personally pushing for months for a hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza, and he hopes to reach a breakthrough in the …

Reuters reports: Wall Street closed up on Monday, with both the S&P 500 and the Dow posting fresh record highs, as investors bought into technology stocks ahead of a busy week packed with corporate earnings and crucial economic data. On a somewhat subdued day for trading, given bond markets were shut due to the federal holiday, U.S. equities maintained the …

Bloomberg News reports: President Joe Biden said Congress should come back to pass emergency relief after Hurricane Milton wreaked havoc overnight on Florida’s Gulf Coast, leaving millions without power and causing tornadoes that killed at least ten people. “I think the Congress should be coming back and moving on emergency needs immediately,” Biden said at the White House on Thursday. …