Biden signs sweeping climate orders targeting US oil, gas and coal emissions
Biden’s orders will pause new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters and target fossil fuel subsidies.
At least 90,000 more Americans projected to die from COVID-19 in the next 4 weeks, White House warns
The Biden administration is projecting that as many as 90,000 Americans will die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks.
Biden orders DOJ to end reliance on private prisons as part of executive actions on racial equity
As part of his agenda on racial equity, President Joe Biden ordered the DOJ end its reliance on private prisons and directed the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to take steps necessary to promote equitable housing policy.
Biden signs executive order for government to buy more US goods
President Joe Biden signed on Monday an executive order that aims to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers, according to administration officials.
Biden administration looks to 'speed up' efforts to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
The Biden administration is exploring ways to expedite getting Harriet Tubman’s image on the $20 bill, an Obama-era endeavor that stalled during the Trump administration.
Biden reverses Trump's ban on transgender people in military
President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to reverse a Pentagon policy that largely bars transgender individuals from joining the military, dumping a ban ordered by President Donald Trump in a tweet during his first year in office.
President Biden's dogs officially move in to White House
President Joe Biden officially has his furry friends with him at the White House, including the first rescue dog to ever live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
400 Minnesota National Guard troops return from inauguration deployment
Four hundred Minnesota National Guard troops started returning home Saturday after serving out a nearly week-long inauguration mission in Washington, D.C.
Biden signs executive orders on $15 minimum wage for federal workers, food aid increases
President Joe Biden plans to take executive action to provide a stopgap measure of financial relief to millions of Americans.
Biden and Harris appeal for hope, ask Americans to 'see beyond crises' on Inauguration Day 2021
President Joe Biden called on Americans to overcome their divisions, declaring in his first address in office that “without unity, there is no peace.”
Student loan payment pause extended through Sept. 30 by Biden executive orders
After an executive order by President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Education will extend the pause on student loan payments and collections until Sept. 30, 2021.
Biden signs 10 executive orders on pandemic, warns things will ‘get worse before they get better’
On his second day as commander in chief, President Joe Biden signed 10 executive orders aimed at getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control, but issued a stark warning to Americans: “Things are going to continue to get worse before they get better.”
Biden to keep FBI Director Christopher Wray
The White House press secretary says President Joe Biden has confidence in FBI Director Chris Wray and plans to keep him in the job.
Biden immigration bill changes 'alien' to 'noncitizen' as part of overhaul
Immigration activists and lawmakers have long battled over language related to immigration. Many now refer not to illegal immigrants but "undocumented" immigrants.
Under Biden, world leaders hope for renewed US cooperation
World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his predecessor Donald Trump ridiculed.
Biden revokes Trump report promoting 'patriotic education', disbands 1776 Commission
President Joe Biden revoked a recent Trump administration report that aimed to promote “patriotic education” in schools but that historians mocked and rejected as political propaganda.
President Biden makes first tweet from @POTUS: Here's what it said
Shortly after speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C., President Biden made his first tweet from the @POTUS account.
Activists hold march in Minneapolis to demand policy changes under Biden
The push for progressive policy change in Washington D.C. hit the streets of Minneapolis on Inauguration Day as liberal activists say President Joe Biden has a lot to prove.
Biden says Trump left 'very generous' letter for him before departing White House
It’s traditional for outgoing presidents to leave a note for their successor.
Biden signs executive orders on COVID-19, immigration, rejoining Paris climate accord and WHO
In his first hours as president, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive actions that reversed his predecessor’s orders on immigration, climate change and handling of the coronavirus pandemic.