President Joe Biden outlined his plan to address the nation’s rising inflation in a live address Tuesday. Americans are paying more for essential commodities like gas and food than they have in a generation as the country experiences a 40-year high inflation rate that has gone up every month since Biden took office, reaching 8.5 […]

White House press secretary Jen Psaki made a plea for “peaceful” protests on Monday following a weekend of Catholic churches being vandalized, arson at an anti-abortion group’s headquarters, and pro-choice protestors marching on the homes of Supreme Court justices. In opposition to a draft majority Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked to […]

The Biden administration announced Monday it’s launching a nationwide program for high-speed Internet at a discounted cost. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) comes as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law President Joe Biden signed last year, with $14.2 billion of the bill’s $1.2 trillion set aside for the program. The plan will “ensure the most […]

The White House says it’s working with a “broad range of groups” to try to ensure abortions continue to be legal across the United States. This comes after a draft majority Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked on Monday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday that the […]

President Joe Biden has issued a response to a document reportedly leaked from the Supreme Court that suggests the high court has decided to strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 seminal precedent that made abortion legal throughout the United States. While the document written by Justice Samuel Alito that Politico describes as an “initial […]

U.S. President Joe Biden is requesting an additional $33 billion from Congress to further fund Ukraine in its war with Russia. That amount would bring the total U.S. support to Ukraine to nearly $50 billion since Russia first invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Biden’s request includes $20.4 billion in military assistance along with $8.5 billion in economic assistance. The package […]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told House members Wednesday that it has cost taxpayers roughly $72 million to halt construction on the wall along the U.S. southern border. Mayorkas testifies this week in front of multiple Congressional subcommittees as his department requests a $2.9 billion increase in discretionary spending for the next […]

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the first use of his presidential powers to grant clemency, pardoning three felons and commuting the sentences of dozens more. The U.S. Constitution grants presidents the power to forgive convictions or shorten sentences. Biden is pardoning former Secret Service Agent Abraham Bolden, 86. Bolden became the first black man to […]

Twitter announced on Monday that it had reached a final agreement to be acquired by Elon Musk for approximately $44 billion, prompting mixed reactions as users prepare for a new content moderation policy. The new announcement concludes a three-week saga of Musk’s total acquisition of the social media corporation, which began on April 4 when Musk […]

President Joe Biden announced Thursday the United States will spend an additional $1.3 billion in military and economic aid to Ukraine as it fights off the Russian invasion. Biden also added that he will be requesting more money from Congress to continue future financial assistance to Ukraine. The renewed support from U.S. taxpayers comes as […]

The White House announced this week it’s restoring environmental regulations scaled back during the Trump administration. In 2020, then-President Donald Trump moved to roll back provisions in the Nixon-era National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in an effort to cut red tape and make it easier to complete infrastructure projects. “The United States can’t compete and […]

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki seemed to suggest on Wednesday that the president is not making any plans to delay the lifting of Title 42—the public health policy that limits immigration and is set to end next month. Title 42 is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order that was invoked in […]

The Biden administration is directing federal agencies to prioritize purchasing American-made iron and steel for infrastructure projects. A document released Monday from the Office of Management and Budget offers guidance on how to implement “made in America” requirements from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan signed into law in November. The law specifies that federal agencies […]

The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously Thursday to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which governs the general election debates. In a statement, RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the commission is “biased and has refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms to help ensure fair debates including hosting debates before voting begins and selecting moderators who […]

President Joe Biden announced new executive actions Monday restricting ghost guns and has made another nomination for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register Monday a final rule on ghost guns—unregistered firearms that can be built using a […]

President Joe Biden is taking steps meant to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Alongside the government health plan’s chief architect, former President Barack Obama, at the White House Tuesday, Biden announced plans to fix the “family glitch” in the ACA and signed an executive order that will “protect and strengthen […]

President Joe Biden, along with other leaders from the trilateral AUKUS international defense partnership, announced on April 5 the group will join in an effort to develop hypersonic missiles. The pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, known as AUKUS, was announced in September 2021. Its main piece is a plan to […]

White House press secretary Jen Psaki has offered her response to reports from media outlets saying she has made plans to leave her job for a gig at MSNBC. News that Psaki plans to leave the White House in May and is in exclusive talks with the left-wing news agency was first reported by Axios, […]

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the United States will release an unprecedented 180 million barrels of oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) over the next several months. The oil will be put out into the market at a pace of one million barrels per day on average for the next six months […]

President Joe Biden told reporters Monday he is “not walking back” his Saturday comments when he said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “should not remain in power.” Biden made the initial comment about the Russian leader at the end of a speech in Warsaw, Poland when he said, “for God’s sake this man cannot remain […]

President Joe Biden says the United States and Canada may have to up their food production in order to offset shortages in Europe caused by the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Each of the two warring nations are among the top producers of agricultural commodities in the world—each specializing in products like wheat, maize, […]

President Joe Biden announced new economic sanctions against Russia along with the latest aid package for Ukraine on Thursday amid the ongoing war between the two countries. The United States is adding again to its list of Russian targets to include 400 new individuals and entities receiving “full blocking” sanctions. This latest tranche includes 48 state-owned defense companies, more than 300 […]

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has again tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, she announced in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. The press secretary said she had two “socially-distanced” meetings with President Joe Biden on Monday, ahead of the president’s planned trip to Europe this week, and that Biden has tested […]

President Joe Biden is issuing a “call to action” to the U.S. private sector to prepare for potential cyber attacks from Russia. In a statement Monday, Biden said his administration is reiterating warnings “based on evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks.” White House cyber security adviser Anne Neuberger later […]

The White House announced Thursday its coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients is stepping down after managing the federal response to the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus for more than a year, which included coordinating the largest-ever government distribution of vaccines. In a statement, President Joe Biden announced that Zients will be replaced by […]

The White House has avoided questions related to an ongoing Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and the now infamous laptop belonging to Hunter uncovered by journalists in 2020. The laptop containing emails detailing how Hunter used his father’s political power as leverage in overseas business dealings was first […]

President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million in new support to Ukraine Wednesday bringing the total U.S. military aid to Ukraine this week to $1 billion. The defense package meant to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine includes 800 anti-aircraft systems and 9,000 anti-armor systems, Biden said. It also includes 7,000 small […]

President Joe Biden is planning to travel to Europe next week amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the White House announced Tuesday. The President will attend a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, on March 24 “to discuss ongoing deterrence and defense efforts in response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine” White […]

Russia has announced sanctions against U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and a list of other top-ranking U.S. officials and well-known American figures in a tit-for-tat exchange with the West amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a statement Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that, in response to unprecedented U.S. sanctions […]

The United States is warning China of consequences if it aids Russia in the war with Ukraine. While the nature of these consequences has not been made clear, officials have said that the United States will initiate a response in the event of Chinese aid to Russia’s war effort. “Should [China] provide military or other […]

President Joe Biden has announced the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies against Russia in response to the now weeks-long Russian military campaign in Ukraine. In an address Friday, Biden said he will sign bipartisan legislation that will revoke Russia’s permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status with the United […]

President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order Thursday meant to explore the possible creation of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). This is a digital currency that would be issued by a central bank like the Federal Reserve unlike cryptocurrencies like bitcoin which are not controlled by a single entity. The […]

President Joe Biden says gas prices in America that are already at historical highs are going to continue to go up and that there’s not much that can be done about it at this time. On Tuesday the president announced a ban on Russian energy imports as the latest move from the United States to […]

President Joe Biden announced a ban on all Russian oil imports Tuesday in the latest move from the United States to isolate Russia’s economy in response to its invasion of Ukraine. This latest measure comes in addition to sanctions already placed on Russian financial systems and individuals in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. “This is a move that […]

The White House says no decision has been made on whether the United States will ban Russian oil imports in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This comes as oil and gas prices reach record highs, the Biden administration continues talks with large oil producers around the world, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers announce […]

The White House says it is not advocating to displace Vladimir Putin, in response to comments from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) suggesting the Russian president should be “taken out.” Graham posted on Twitter Thursday that the only way the Russian conflict with Ukraine will end “is for somebody in Russia to take [Putin] out.” “You […]

President Joe Biden announced Friday changes to the requirements for products purchased by the federal government to be considered “made in America.” The change to the 1978 Buy American Act will gradually increase the percentage of a product’s components required to be manufactured domestically in order to receive a “made in America” designation. Under the […]

President Joe Biden announced Thursday the United States is adding to the list of oligarchs it’s sanctioning in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The expanded list of “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s cronies” includes eight Russian elites and their family members. Those individuals will be cut off from the U.S. financial system and their […]

The White House is signaling restraint in imposing a ban on Russian oil as an addition to the list of sanctions meant to punish President Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine. Several members of Congress from both sides of the aisle have criticized a carve-out in U.S. sanctions exempting gas and oil, saying that […]

President Joe Biden addressed the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, said the United States has “reached a new moment” in the COVID-19 pandemic, and called on Congress to pass piecemeal elements of his stalled agenda to deal with the increasing costs for Americans in his first State of the Union speech Tuesday. Biden led with […]

President Joe Biden on Tuesday authorized the Department of Energy (DOE) to release 30 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic petroleum reserves, representing half of a coordinated 60-million-barrel release from International Energy Agency (IEA) member states. The move comes as part of an effort to stabilize oil markets amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine […]

President Joe Biden announced additional sanctions and export restrictions against Russia Thursday in response to a Russian attack against Ukraine launched in the early hours that morning. In a televised address on Feb. 24, Biden vowed to impose new sanctions against four additional Russian banks as well as additional members of Moscow’s elite inner circle […]

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced new sanctions related to the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. On Monday, Russian Vladimir Putin declared two regions within Ukraine to be independent and then signed a decree authorizing troops to move into the two breakaway regions. In response Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Sholz announced a halt to the certification […]

The White House has announced sanctions in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to recognize the independent sovereignty of two regions in Eastern Ukraine. In a televised address Monday, Putin challenged Ukrainian statehood, saying the country was created by Bolshevik, communist Russia after the revolution of 1917. He then went on to say he […]

A new Pentagon audit of last year’s U.S. military-led civilian evacuation of Afghanistan found that dozens of Afghans considered potentially dangerous were brought to the United States. According to the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General report (pdf) published Tuesday, DoD’s National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) has identified “50 Afghan personnel in the United States […]

President Joe Biden has warned, pushing back on Russian claims that it has lessened its troops along the border of Ukraine as false, that Russia may engage in a false-flag operation as use that to justify their entry into Ukrainian territory. Before boarding Marine One on Thursday, Biden told reporters that the United States predicts […]

President Joe Biden is ordering the release of former President Donald Trump’s White House visitor logs as part of an ongoing Congressional investigation into the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump has fought to keep these and other records of his presidency in the National Archives private, citing executive privilege. But […]

President Joe Biden continues to caution against a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine despite reports of Russia withdrawing some of its troops from the Ukrainian border. Not long after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he is open to security talks with the West and that some Russian forces are leaving their position near […]

The White House is continuing to signal urgency as it relates to a Russian invasion of Ukraine. During a press briefing Friday, national security adviser Jake Sullivan reiterated to reporters that Russia could invade Ukraine any day and added that an invasion could occur before the completion of the Beijing Olympics, which are set to […]

President Joe Biden said Monday “there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2” gas pipeline to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine. In a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Feb. 7, the two leaders showed a united front in posing the threat of “far-reaching, severe” sanctions against Russia if it moves […]

The White House offered some pushback Friday to a joint statement issued by Beijing and Moscow. Russia’s Vladimir Putin met with China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympics Friday, and the two issued a joint statement. Without naming the United States, the lengthy statement mentions a minority of actors on the international […]

The United States is deploying about 3,000 troops to Eastern European ally countries, amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the Pentagon announced on Feb. 2. The deployment includes about 2,000 troops going to Germany and Poland and a 1,000-member mounted cavalry unit moving to Romania from Germany, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told news outlets on Feb. 2. Kirby said […]

The proposed U.S. response in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine includes sanctions on Russian elites and their family members, according to the White House. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday the United States is considering sanctions packages against Russian inner circle members who play a role in government decision […]

President Joe Biden announced Thursday he will appoint the first-ever black woman to the United States Supreme Court by the end of February. Biden made the announcement alongside retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer who officially announced his intention to step down at the end of the high court’s term this summer. “While I’ve been […]

At the White House press briefing on Wednesday, press secretary Jen Psaki refused to answer speculative questions about the future of the Supreme Court but did say that President Joe Biden remains committed to his campaign promise to appoint the first ever black woman to the high court in the event of a vacancy. This […]

The Pentagon announced Monday that at the direction of President Joe Biden it’s placing 8,500 American troops at a “heightened readiness to deploy” in support of Eastern NATO allies should the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine warrant. Department of Defense (DoD) press secretary John Kirby stressed to reporters at a Jan. 24 briefing that “no […]

The Biden administration has moved to increase the minimum wage for all federal employees to $15 an hour, according to a Jan. 21 release from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The change will boost pay for 67,000 of the total 2.2 million federal employees. Most of those impacted work for the Department of Defense (DOD). […]

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva Friday as part of an effort to seek diplomacy and avoid a Russian invasion of Ukraine. These were the latest in a series of high-level talks between the two countries in recent weeks to address Russia’s move to amass roughly 100,000 […]

President Joe Biden and White House officials are seeking to clarify statements the president made on Jan. 19 suggesting that a “minor incursion” from Russia against Ukraine would elicit a lesser response from the United States and its allies than a full-scale invasion of Ukraine would. Russia has amassed roughly 100,000 troops along its border […]

President Joe Biden continued to blame Republican opposition for impeding his domestic agenda and predicted that Russia “will move in” on Ukraine during his second formal press conference as president on Wednesday, the eve of his first year in office. During the roughly two-hour session with reporters, Biden discussed the immediate issues of inflation, attempts […]

The White House announced Wednesday it will make 400 million N95 masks free to the American public starting next week. This comes days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced its preference for N95 masks over cloth ones, saying they provide more protection. Studies have shown masks to have varying levels of […]

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky’s recent comments on COVID-19 deaths were in reference to a study on vaccinated populations, according to a CDC spokesperson. In an interview with Good Morning America on Jan. 7, Walensky said that an overwhelming number of deaths, 75 percent, occurred in people who had […]

President Joe Biden Tuesday directed the federal government to double its purchase of Pfizer’s oral antiviral treatment, Paxlovid. This addition increases the U.S. total purchase from Pfizer from 10 million to 20 million therapeutic courses of the new pill. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of Paxlovid last month for […]

President Joe Biden’s administration announced a new initiative on Monday to address the high prices Americans are paying for meat. The steady rise in the cost of food nationally over the past year has been driven by sharp increases in meats and poultry. Over the past 12 months leading up to November, the cost of […]

President Joe Biden took part in a 50-minute telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday. On the call, Biden urged Putin to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine, making clear that the United States and its allies and partners will respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine, according to a statement from White House press secretary […]

President Joe Biden has scheduled a leader-to-leader telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin for Thursday Dec. 30. According to a senior administration official, the call comes at the request of Russia to discuss a “range of security and strategic issues.” Russia has amassed troops at the border of Ukraine in recent weeks with estimates […]

President Joe Biden now says there is “no federal solution” to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This gets solved at the state level,” Biden said at a meeting Dec. 27 with the National Governors Association (NGA), and the White House COVID-19 response team. “It ultimately gets down to where the rubber meets the road and that’s where […]

President Joe Biden has signed a bill banning imports from China’s Xinjiang region amid concerns over forced labor, the White House announced Thursday. The bill represents another step in U.S. pushback against Beijing’s treatment of China’s Uyghur Muslim population. The Biden administration formally condemned China’s abuse of the Uyghurs as genocide in a report released […]

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have been exchanging rare compliments in recent days. In a speech Dec. 21 on his administration’s strategy for dealing with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, Biden noted he had received his booster shot for the virus and then went on to praise Trump for getting his […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday funding for a new initiative aimed at reducing violent crime. The DOJ says it is steering $1.6 billion towards addressing a “range of public safety challenges,” according to a department press release. “The Department of Justice is committed to supporting our state and local partners to combat […]

The Pentagon has updated its policy regarding extremism among military personnel. The revised policy comes as the result of a Counter Extremist Activity Working Group established in the Spring by Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin. Officials say the new policy does not seek to focus on any one ideology, thought, or political orientation, but to define […]

The Biden administration has announced a new plan to increase the number of truckers on American roadways amid a national shortage of drivers. The plan includes $30 million in funding to try to expedite the process for the Commercial Drivers License (CDL). The Department of Labor (DOL) is also funding $8 million for trucking apprenticeship […]

President Joe Biden took an aerial tour over parts of Kentucky Wednesday morning to assess storm damage from deadly weekend tornadoes, and later in the day approved the federal government covering the entire cost for cleanup. Over the weekend, Biden approved Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s request for a major disaster declaration, making federal funding available for the […]

The evacuation of American citizens from Afghanistan continues months after the withdrawal of U.S. troops, according to a State Department release Monday.

President Joe Biden confirmed Wednesday that sending troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion is “not on the table.” The president took questions Dec. 8 before departing for Kansas City, Missouri. When asked about placing troops on the ground in Ukraine, Biden said, “That is not on the table. “We have a […]

President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States and its allies would respond “with strong economic and other measures” in the event of Russian military escalation against Ukraine. The two leaders took part in a two-hour bilateral video call Tuesday, Dec. 7. The call started shortly after 10 a.m. and finished shortly after noon. According to […]

The White House’s new plan to combat corruption—both domestically and overseas—seeks to, among other things, add new regulations on the real estate industry. The United States’ Strategy on Countering Corruption, a 38-page document released Dec. 6, outlines five pillars characterizing its goals. These are: modernizing, coordinating, and resourcing U.S. government efforts to fight corruption; curbing […]

U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart will speak next week amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine, according to the Kremlin.

The Biden administration announced plans to spend billions of dollars to ramp up United States vaccine production. Officials said on Nov. 17 that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will reach out to mRNA vaccine manufacturers to identify opportunities to scale up production with the goal of increasing capacity to a billion doses […]

An Iranian navy helicopter flew very close to a United States warship in the Gulf of Oman in an incident that eventually ended without escalation, a Pentagon official said Nov. 15. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters the helicopter circled the U.S. Navy’s multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex three times, coming within 25 yards […]

The White House says President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 15. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed plans for the meeting to reporters Nov. 12, saying the leaders would discuss ways to responsibly manage competition between the  countries, as well working together where interests align. But Psaki […]

The Biden administration has released the new rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that requires 84 million private-sector workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The administration has also announced its rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requiring 17 million health care workers at facilities that receive federal funding to be […]

President Joe Biden says that police officers who refuse to receive the vaccine for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, should be fired. At a CNN presidential town hall on Oct. 21, moderator Anderson Cooper asked Biden “should police officers, first responders be mandated to get vaccines? And if not, […]

President Joe Biden has called on the private sector supply chain to “step up” amid growing concerns around logistical bottlenecks and increasing inflation. Biden’s comments in a speech on Oct. 13 came following announcements that the Port of Los Angeles will move to a 24/7 service—a step the Port of Long Beach made several weeks […]

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday it’s not clear when a new rule from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) requiring more than 80 million private sector workers to take the COVID-19 vaccine will go into effect. President Joe Biden’s executive order, announced Sept. 9, is set to require all […]

President Joe Biden received his COVID-19 vaccine booster shot on camera in the White House Monday just days after a third dose was recommended for certain groups by a CDC advisory committee. Third doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have been approved by the FDA and CDC for people over the age of 65, people over […]

The White House claims its new vaccine mandate for private-sector workers is legal under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. A new rule is expected in the coming weeks from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to require all workers at private businesses with 100 employees or more to be vaccinated for […]