Biden visits US-Mexico border as migrant crisis spirals
The president walked a muddy stretch of the border and inspected a busy port of entry, but he did not appear to meet with migrants.
Trump sued over death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick after Jan. 6 attack
Former President Donald Trump is named in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that his 'campaign of lies' played a significant role in the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.
Biden to visit El Paso on first trip to border Sunday
The border city of El Paso, Texas is preparing for a visit from President Joe Biden after a historic rise in illegal border crossings.
Biden to award Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 people on Jan. 6 anniversary
Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the attack, will receive a posthumous award.
Biden toughens immigration policy as Cuban migrants overwhelm Florida officials
After months of criticism for his administration's handling of the border, President Joe Biden is cracking down on illegal crossings as the crisis in the southwest now spreads to Florida.
Biden intends to make his first visit to US-Mexico border
The Biden administration has yet to lay out any systemic changes to manage an expected surge of migrants should the restrictions end.
Chicago awarded $144M to improve four bridges over the Calumet River
A multi-million dollar project to rehab four bridges along the Calumet River was announced Wednesday.
VP Kamala Harris to visit Chicago today touting projects funded by Infrastructure Law
President Biden and Vice President Harris along with senior administration officials are visiting bridges across the country to start the year by introducing projects to improve the countries infrastructure. Harris will stop in Chicago Wednesday afternoon.
VP Harris to visit Chicago introducing grants for 4 South Side bridge projects
Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Chicago Wednesday to introduce a multi-million dollar project to rehabilitate four bridges on the South Side.
Biden pardons six people convicted of murder, drug, alcohol crimes
The pardons by the president come months after he pardoned thousands of people for federal pot convictions.
Who's running for president in 2024?
Former President Donald Trump is the first and only major candidate, so far, who has formerly announced a run.
House clears $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid
A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House on Friday as lawmakers race to finish their work for the year and avoid a partial government shutdown.
House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid
The bill runs for 4,155 pages, not including amendments the Senate added.
'Let's spread a little kindness,' Biden tells Americans in Christmas address
"I sincerely hope this holiday season will drain the poison that has infected our politics and set us against one another," President Biden said in his Christmas address.
As Hanukkah begins, President Biden and others condemn rising antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League tracked 2,717 antisemitic instances of assault, harassment and vandalism last year, the highest number since it tracking them in 1979.
‘Remain in Mexico’: Federal judge blocks Biden bid to end Trump-era policy
Under former President Donald Trump, about 70,000 asylum-seekers were forced to wait in Mexico for U.S. hearings under the policy introduced in January 2019, which President Joe Biden suspended on his first day in office.
Classified JFK documents released
President Biden ordered the release of 12,879 documents relating to the attack, including many from the CIA's personality file on Lee Harvey Oswald that it maintained both before and after JFK's killing.
Senate passes bill to fund government through Dec. 23, heads to Biden's desk
The Senate has passed legislation to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for the holidays and a new Congress is sworn in.
US unseals thousands of classified JFK assassination documents
President Biden ordered the release of 12,879 documents relating to the attack, including many from the CIA's personality file on Lee Harvey Oswald that it maintained both before and after JFK's killing.
10 years after Sandy Hook, Biden says 'we should have societal guilt'
Ten years after Sandy Hook, President Biden says “we should have societal guilt for taking too long” to address gun violence.