Joe Biden

Biden appointee resigns over president's handling of war in Gaza

A policy adviser at the Department of Education who campaigned for President Biden has resigned over the president's handling of the war in Gaza.

January 4, 2024 12:05pm CST

Biden will start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about dire stakes of the 2024 election

President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary War to mark the third anniversary of the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection and visiting the South Carolina church where a white gunman massacred Black parishioners.

January 3, 2024 6:37pm CST

Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges in DC, federal lands

"Criminal records for marijuana use and possession have imposed needless barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities," Biden said. "It’s time that we right these wrongs."

December 22, 2023 8:31am CST

Car collides with Biden's motorcade in Delaware

While Biden was walking from the campaign office to his waiting armored SUV, a sedan hit a U.S. Secret Service vehicle.

December 17, 2023 8:08pm CST

House approves impeachment inquiry into Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation

The House has authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

December 13, 2023 9:14pm CST

Hunter Biden responds to GOP subpoena: 'What are they afraid of?'

“What are they afraid of? I’m here, I’m ready," Hunter Biden said outside the Capitol.

December 13, 2023 9:42am CST

Biden to host Hanukkah ceremony at White House amid fears of rising antisemitism

Antisemitism has only intensified since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and other militants sparked Israel's ongoing war in Gaza -- which faces heightened criticism for the mounting Palestinian death toll.

December 11, 2023 1:21pm CST

Kennedy Center honorees Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick and more celebrated at star-studded gala

The newest group of Kennedy Center honorees, including comedian Billy Crystal and actor Queen Latifah, are being feted Sunday night at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and entertainment.

December 3, 2023 8:10pm CST

Biden targets Rep. Lauren Boebert's district in Colorado visit

The White House says Biden will speak about clean energy and “how self-described MAGA Republicans like Boebert are threatening those investments, jobs, and opportunities."

November 29, 2023 2:28pm CST

Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown

The temporary spending bill, which ensures the government remains open until after the holidays, does not include any wartime aid for Ukraine or Israel, nor does it offer humanitarian funding for Palestinians.

November 17, 2023 5:39am CST

Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US 'not going anywhere'

President Joe Biden has made America's case to CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco that the United States is committed to high standards in trade that will benefit economies across the Pacific.

November 16, 2023 5:32pm CST

China's Xi Jinping tells Biden as talks open: 'Planet Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed'

U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have emerged from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications.

November 15, 2023 9:01pm CST

Biden, Xi Jinping to meet in San Francisco amid fraught US-China relations

Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.

November 10, 2023 9:24am CST

Biden lays flowers outside bar where a shooter opened fire in Maine as he mourns with community

The president has already visited other communities scarred by mass shootings. He's been to Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and Monterey Park, California, just in roughly the past year.

November 3, 2023 3:18pm CDT