Gas prices: Why are they so high, and will a gas tax holiday help?

President Joe Biden and lawmakers are feeling political pressure over soaring gas prices as inflation hits levels not seen since 1981. At the current price, a driver with a 14-gallon tank is paying $66 to fill up.

Biden reacts to Supreme Court gun decision: 'Deeply disappointed'

President Biden is "deeply disappointed" with a Supreme Court gun decision that struck down a New York law restricting access to concealed carry permits Thursday.

Congress considering gas tax holiday as Minnesotans pay more at pump

High gas prices this summer have drivers feeling the pain each time they pull up to the pump, but would a gas tax holiday being approved by Congress help?

Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes

Biden wants to suspend the 18.4 cents-a-gallon tax on gas and 24.4 cents-a-gallon on diesel fuel, administration officials say. Prices are averaging about $5 a gallon nationwide.

US sending $1 billion more in aid to Ukraine

President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. will send an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest single tranche of weapons and equipment since the war began.

Biden tells oil refiners: Produce more gas and diesel, fewer profits

In a draft letter to refiners, Biden said their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record-high gas prices.

Shipping prices, supply chain issues the focus of bill headed to Biden

A bill to regulate the prices that international shipping companies can charge to carry goods from U.S. manufacturers and commodities from farmers is headed to the desk of President Biden.

Biden blames pandemic, Putin as high US inflation persists

In President Joe Biden’s estimation, the U.S. is in a strong position to overcome the worst inflation in more than 40 years. But so far, inflation just keeps getting the better of the U.S. economy and of the Biden administration.

Summit of the Americas: Biden lauds democratic unity despite no-shows

President Joe Biden says democracy is an “essential ingredient” for the Western Hemisphere's future, an implicit rebuttal to leaders from around the world who boycotted the Summit of the Americas because authoritarians were not invited.

Biden: US to send medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine

The U.S. plan tries to strike a balance between helping Ukraine battle Russia while not providing arms that could allow Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russia.

'2nd Amendment was never absolute,' Biden says in gun reform talk

The president hinted Monday that there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting.

Biden, first lady visit grieving families in Uvalde

The visit to Uvalde is President Biden’s second trip in less than two weeks to comfort a community in mourning after a mass shooting.